2004 VOLVO S60 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED FOR ONE SECOND. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER ABNORMALLY. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND ADVISED THAT THE RECALL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT HOWEVER, THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT ANY GIVEN TIME, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD FAIL. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) RECALL. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT APART OF THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.... UPDATED 01/04/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $1000.00 UPDATED 01/12/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT FOUND THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THIS RECALL ADDRESSED A FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR PROBLEM, WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CURRENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO RESTART THE ENGINE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE YET THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN ODOR OF GASOLINE. A FUEL LEAK WAS ALSO DISCOVERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE SEAM OF THE FUEL TANK WAS ROTTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK WAS REPLCACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL; HOWEVER, SHE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL REGULATOR PRESSURE SENSOR HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,600.

NUMEROUS TIMES VEHICLE HAS STALLED SUDDENLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS - ALL POWER IS LOST AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE WILL RESTART AFTER A FEW MINUTES. TAKEN TO LOCAL MECHANIC - UNABLE TO REPLICATE ISSUE. FOUND RECALL FOR 2004 VOLVO S60, BUT VEHICLE VIN NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. MILEAGE AT 55,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED UNTIL CRASHING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,058. UPDATED 05/26/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE MADE A TURN, THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF AT A VERY HIGH SPEED. THE VEHICLE WENT FORM SIDE TO SIDE AS SHE TRIED VERY HARD TO BRAKE AND STEER AWAY FROM THE INCLINE ON THE RIGHT. THIS ACTION CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 0.3 MILES, BEFORE THE VEHICLE AIR LIFTED AND THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE BETWEEN THE REAR DOOR AND REAR QUARTER PANEL HIT THE GUARDRAIL. THE VEHICLE THEN BOUNCED OFF THE GUARDRAIL, CROSSED THE STREET, JUMPED THE GUTTER AND LANDED ON ITS WHEELS IN A NEARBY FIELD, WHERE IT CAME TO A STOP. WHEN SHE TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE, SHE KEPT IN THE LOWEST GEAR, WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND A MESSAGE LIGHT ILLUMINATED STATING DO NOT DRIVE, COOLANT IS LOW. UPDATED 08/24/11

2004 VOLVO S60 STALLED SUDDENLY WHEN TURNING. IT HAS STALLED WHEN PULLING FROM A STOP SIGN. BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED AROUND WITH 100,000 MILES ON THE CAR. COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, STEERING, AND BRAKING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. THERE IS A RECALL FPS FOR THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AS MY CAR, HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN# IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE FIXED. *TR