2002 VOLVO S60 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACT WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 169,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD STOP WORKING SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, A RANDOM GAUGE WOULD FAIL ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, INCLUDING THE FUEL GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

VOLVOS-60 24T TOOK CAR TO DEALER BILL GRAY VOLVO FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME WITH AIR BAG PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM INOPERABLE AND DEALER REFUSES TO CORRECT PROBLEM OR TO EVEN ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR SAME. *TR

MY CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE COMPUTER TURNS OFF MY A/C FOR NO REASON WHEN I TURN ON THE A/C IT HAPPENS WHEN IT IS VERY HOT OUTSIDE. I HAVE HAD TO MAKE NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE SOFTWARE UPDATED WHICH DID NOT COST ANYTHING. WHEN THE CCM FIRST STARTED DOING THIS VOLVO THOUGHT IT WAS MY A/C COMPRESSOR AND I SPENT $1,200 ON A NEW A/C COMPRESSOR HOPING THAT WOULD FIX MY PROBLEM. IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND THE RESULT IS I GET VERY HOT IN MY CAR WHEN IT TURNS OFF WHILE IM DRIVING AND I HAVE TO KEEP FIDDLING WITH IT WHILE DRIVING TO MAKE IT STAY ON. *TT

MY TWO-YEAR-OLD SON RIDES REAR-FACING IN HIS SUNSHINE KIDS RADIAN XTSL, INSTALLED WITH SUPERLATCH AND THE REAR-FACING TETHER. I AM A CERTIFIED CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY TECHNICIAN, SO I KNOW THE INSTALLATION WAS CORRECT. WHEN MY SON PLACES HIS FOOT ON THE TILT LOCK MECHANISM OF THE SUPERLATCH, IT SIGNIFICANTLY LOOSENS IT. IT LOOSENS IT SO MUCH THAT THE CHILD RESTRAINT MOVES MORE THAN 1" FROM SIDE-TO-SIDE AND FRONT/BACK. HE DID THIS WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. WHEN I HAD INITIALLY PLACED HIM IN HIS CHILD RESTRAINT, THERE WAS A TIGHT INSTALLATION (I ALWAYS CHECK), BUT WHEN WE ARRIVED AT OUR DESTINATION, IT WAS VERY LOOSE WHEN I TOOK HIM OUT. THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED THAT HOW HE PUTS HIS FOOT ON THE TILT LOCK MECHANISM. IF WE HAD BEEN IN A MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION DURING THIS TIME, THERE IS A GREAT CHANCE THAT HE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIED. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED SUNSHINE KIDS VIA EMAIL. THEIR REPRESENTATIVE WAS QUICK TO RESPOND TO ME AND THEY SENT ME A REPLACEMENT SUPERLATCH. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE NEW SUPERLATCH. THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS MADE ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BUT THAT SUNSHINE KIDS HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO "REPLICATE THIS ISSUE" IN THEIR "EXTENSIVE TESTING." SHE SAID THAT THE NEW RADIANS MADE AFTER FEBRUARY 2011 ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE NEW UPDATED SUPERLATCH. THEY HAVE ADDED A RETAINER CLIP TO ALL TILT LOCK MECHANISMS ON THE SUPERLATCH WHICH CHANGES THE RELEASE ANGLE AND PREVENTS ANY LOOSENING. THEY ALSO OFFER THE UPDATED TILT LOCK MECHANISM TO ANY CUSTOMER WHO HAS A CONCERN ABOUT THEIR SUPERLATCH. I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL, BECAUSE THERE MAY BE MANY CUSTOMERS WHO ARE UNAWARE OF THIS DEFECT. EVEN IF THE INSTALLATION IS CORRECT WHEN YOU PLACE YOUR CHILD IN THE CHILD RESTRAINT, THE LOOSENING CAN OCCUR, UNKNOWINGLY, WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING AND POSES SERIOUS RISK TO PASSENGERS. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2002, MAKE=S60, MODEL=VOLVO) *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT AND NOTICED THAT THE SURFACE WAS WET WITH FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V483000 (COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP), BUT THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT ONE OF THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 128,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO LIMP MODE AND DECELERATE TO 15 MPH UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE IT AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. HOWEVER, NO CODES ARE COMING UP. THEY SEE NO ISSUE WITH THE CAR. *TT

VERY STRONG PERSISTENT GASOLINE VAPOR EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF CAR WITH VERY SERIOUS FIRE SAFETY ISSUE. MATCHES SYMPTOMS RELATED TO KNOWN RECALL#'S 09V48300 AND 07V152000 (WHICH HAVE REGION SPECIFIC CRITERIA RELATED TO DRAMATIC TEMPERATURE CHANGES THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE STATE OF DELAWARE, BUT DOES INCLUDE NUMEROUS OTHER STATES SUCH AS VIRGINIA THAT SHARES A SIMILAR CLIMATE PROFILE). THE CAR IN QUESTION IS A VOLVO S60 2002. *TR