2001 VOLVO S60 Complaints

VEHICLE IS HARD TO START, COUPLED WITH A STRONG FUEL SMELL EMITTING FROM THE FUEL TANK FILL NECK. *TR

DRIVING 2001 VOLVO S60 2.4T AT 30 MPH, STEPPED BRAKES AND THEY LOCKED UP (CAR HAS ABS) CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL. WENT INTO SPIN AND CRASHED OVER CURB, BREAKING BOTH PASSENGER SIDE RIMS AND GAUGING REAR TIRE. HAD TO BE TOWED; ONE WEEK LATER, CAR STILL IN SHOP. MECHANIC CAN FIND NO REASON FOR THIS...NO FAULT CODES ON COMPUTER, FLUIDS, WIRES, ETC ALL FINE. *TR

I BEGAN NOTICING A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IN MY GARAGE. SINCE NO FUEL IS STORED THERE I KNEW IT WAS COMING FROM MY VEHICLE, A 2001 VOLVO S60. I TRIED TO IDENTIFY A LEAK SOURCE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE GAS SMELL IS STRONGEST AT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL WELL. I AM CONCERNED THAT AT SOME POINT A FIRE MAY RESULT. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO A LOCAL SHOP AND HAD IT UP ON A LIFT. NEITHER THE TECH NOR I WAS ABLE TO ID A LEAK, BUT I AM STILL HAVING THE STRONG GAS ODOR. *TR

2001 VOLVO S60 GAS LEAK AT TOP OF GAS TANK. STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN GARAGE. GAS LEAK CLOSE TO EXHAUST PIPE. LEAK NOT LARGE. SMALL PUDDLE ON GROUND AND PASSENGER SIDE OF GAS TANK WET FROM TOP OF TANK DOWN (MID WAY UP TANK). *TR

2001 VOLVO S60 HAS INTERMITTENT SURGING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AT IDLE, ENGINE RPM DROPS BELOW 500 AND NEARLY DIES. *TR

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC THROTTLE IN 2001 VOLVO S60. FORTUNATELY OCCURRED IN PARKING LOT WITH VEHICLE AT REST. VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED RESPONDING TO THROTTLE. TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND DID VISUAL AND TACTILE SURVEY OF THROTTLE PEDAL AREA. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS SITUATION HAD VEHICLE BEEN AT SPEED. *TR

I WAS PLANNING TO GO INTO WORK A BIT LATER THAN USUAL SO I LOADED UP MY TWO YOUNGEST BOYS INTO THE CAR FOR MY WIFE, AFTER SHE PULLED OUT I NOTICED NUMEROUS WET SPOTS ON MY CARPORT, THERE IS ENOUGH TREE POLLEN ON THE CARPORT THAT IT HOLDS THE FUEL EVIDENTLY FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. UPON SEEING THE SPOTS ON THE CARPORT I RAN MY FINGER THROUGH THE AREA AND BEFORE I HAD MY HAND WITHIN A FOOT OF MY NOSE I COULD CLEARLY IDENTIFY THE SMELL. I NORMALLY LEAVE FOR WORK HOURS BEFORE MY WIFE AND KIDS DEPART FOR SCHOOL AND I NORMALLY ARRIVE HOURS AFTER THEY ARE HOME, IT HAS TAKEN ME A WHILE TO NOTICE THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVER THE SOURCE. OUR CARPORT IS OPEN ON THREE SIDES, IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS WE HAVE NOTICED A VERY STRONG GASOLINE SMELL, I THOUGHT IT WAS FROM A GAS CAN I KEPT NEARBY. AFTER REMOVAL OF THE GAS CAN WE CONTINUED TO SMELL THE GASOLINE, IT IS SO STRONG THAT EVEN IN AN OPEN AREA IT WILL ACTUALLY MAKE YOU NAUSEOUS WITHIN MINUTES. I QUESTIONED MY WIFE ABOUT HER GAS MILEAGE AND ANY OUT OF THE ORDINARY PERFORMANCE IN THE CARE LATELY, SHE STATED THAT THE GAS MILEAGE HAS DECREASED SEVERELY IN THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS AND THE CAR RUNS VERY ROUGH AS FAR AS IDLING AND ACCELERATION. I USED A FLOOR JACK TO RAISE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR AND DISCOVERED THAT THE GAS TANK HAS A LEAK ON THE TOP OF IT OR THE OUTLET FUEL LINE ABOVE THE TANK HAS A LEAK. NORMALLY THE CAR CAN BE DRIVEN BY MY WIFE FOR HER DAY TO DAY PURPOSES FOR TWO WEEKS ON A FULL TANK NOW IT WILL NOT MAKE ONE FULL WEEK. THERE HAS BEEN NO INCIDENT WHERE ANYONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKING COULD BE A FATAL DEFECT AT SOME POINT IF NOT DISCOVERED AND REPAIRED PROPERLY. I DID SOME INVESTIGATING ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THE FILING AND RECALL IN ARIZONA AND NEVADA ID # 07V152000. I HAVE TO WONDER WHO DECIDED THAT THESE TWO STATES WERE THE ONLY ONE'S HOT ENOUGH TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM? I HAVE TAKEN NUMEROUS PICTURES AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO SUPPLY THEM IF NECESSARY. THANK YOU *TR

2001 VOLVO S60 T5 AFTER ABOUT 30 MILES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING, I CAME TO A STOP DUE TO TRAFFIC. WHEN TRAFFIC STARTED MOVING, I NOTICED JERKING AND HARD SHIFTING. THE TRANSMISSION SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE. I EVENTUALLY HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR 4000.00. THE 2001 S60 TRANSMISSION ISSUE IS VERY COMMON AND SHOULD BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE BY VOLVO. *TR

FUEL ODOR WHEN EXITING VEHICLE AFTER PARKING. FUEL RESIDUE OBSERVED ON THE SIDE OF THE GAS TANK WHEN LOOKING UNDER THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOT SURE IF COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY.*TR UPDATE 1/9/09: WEB USER COMMENTS: ISSUE RESOLVED, VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. HOWEVER, TO BE SURE I WAS COVERED BEFORE VISITING THE DEALER, I HAD TO REMOVE THE SEAT BOTTOM AND THE PUMP COVER AND VERIFY THE FUEL LEAK WAS AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP. THEN THE SERVICE MANAGER AGREED I WOULD BE COVERED. ---- THIS MAIL WAS SENT USING THE CONTACT FORM FROM HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV WEB

I GOT THE ETM VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL RECALL FIXED BUT MY CAR IS DOING IT AGAIN. IS IT NORMAL FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN AND CAN I GET IT FIXED FOR FREE AGAIN? PLEASE LET ME KNOW BECAUSE MY CAR IS STARTING TO STALL OUT ON ME AND I'M AFRAID OF GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. THANK YOU *TR