2011 VOLVO XC60 Complaints

MALFUNCTIONING SEAT BELT LATCHES AND BUCKLES- THE SEAT BELT LATCHES DO NOT RELEASE THE BUCKLE VERY GOOD WHEN NEEDING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE (THEY STICK IN PLACE UNTIL THE LATCH IS HELD AT A SPECIFIC ANGLE WHILE PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON) I DONT BELIEVE THIS IS AN INTENDED SAFETY FEATURE. THIS ISSUE IS PRESENT IN ALL 5 SEAT POSITIONS LATCHES AND BUCKLES IN MY CAR. AFTER SPECIAL ATTENTION TO UNBUCKLE MYSELF, I OFTEN HAVE TO WALK AROUND TO THE BACK DOORS TO GET IN THE BACK SEAT SO I CAN UNLATCH MY SONS BUCKLE ALSO. HE IS 6YRS OLD AND HAS NOT EVER HAD ANY PROBLEM UNBUCKLING HIMSELF IN OUR LAST SUV NOR IN OUR OTHER CURRENT CAR. HE HAS LOTS OF ANXIETY OVER THIS, HE PANICKS AND THEN WILL CRY BECAUSE HE FEELS HE IS TRAPPED IN. ALSO, THE BUCKLES DO NOT ALWAYS LOCK INTO THE LATCH WHEN PUTTING THE SAFETY BELT ON WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE. OFTEN TIMES WHILE IN ROUTE, THE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT COMES ON TO NOTIFY ME THAT A BUCKLE IS NOT ON IN A SEAT POSITION BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THE BUCKLE SOUNDED AND FELT LIKE IT WAS LATCHED, IT WAS NOT.BUPON CHECKING THE SEAT POSITION THE SYSTEM WARNS, THE BELT FLYS RIGHT UP AND OUT OF THE LATCH, INDICATING IT WAS NOT SECURE AFTERALL. THIS ISSUE ALSO PRESENT IN ALL 5 SEAT POSITIONS LATCH AND BUCKLES. THE ISSUES ARE INTERMITTENT BUT OCCURS MORE THAN LIKELY MORE OFTEN THAN WE THINK BECAUSE WE HAVE GOTTEN USED TO THE DEFECTIVE FUNCTIONING AND HAVE ADAPTED TO DURING NORMAL USE OF THE VEHICLE. I AM CONFIDENT THAT MY FAMILY'S RISK OF HARM DURING A TRUE EMERGENCY IS GREATER BECAUSE OF THESE BUCKLES AND LATCHES AND THEIR MALFUNCTIONING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLVO XC60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WAS RESTRAINING THE DRIVER EXTREMELY TIGHTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO ADJUST THE SEAT BELT AND THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS DIFFICULT TO LOCK AND UNLOCK. VOLVO CARS GLEN COVE (79 CEDAR SWAMP RD, GLEN COVE, NY 11542, (516) 231-2400) WAS CONTACTED AND INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD (ORIGINAL, FACTORY) ADHESIVE HAS FAILED AND THE WINDSHIELD IS LOOSE. BESIDES THE ANNOYANCE OF WATER LEAKING IN, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE WINDSHIELD IS A STRUCTURAL COMPONENT WHICH RETAINS THE AIRBAGS AND OCCUPANTS. THIS IS APPARENTLY A FAIRLY COMMON KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE FACTORY WINDSHIELDS.

WINDSHIELD THE FRONT SEAT ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE GETS ABOUT 2+ INCHES OF WATER ON THE FLOOR WHEN IT RAINS. THERE IS A CONSTANT DRIPPING OF WATER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. IT DRIPS DOWN ON THE STEERING WHEEL. IT HAS TO BE DRIPPING ELSEWHERE BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT ACCUMULATES ON THE FLOOR OF THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE. THIS LEAVES A WET DAMP UNPLEASANT SMELL IN THE CAR. TOOK THE CAR TO A GLASS COMPANY TO GET THE WINDSHIELD CHECK AND THE WINDSHIELD IS LOOSE AND SHAKY TO THE TOUCH.

ABS GOES OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN BRAKING AND TURNING AND HAS GOTTEN WORST. FEAR FOR MY LIFE AS SOMEONE CAN REAR END ME AND MY CHILDREN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLVO XC60. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

THE CAR HAS NEEDED 4 BATTERY CHANGES AND THE LAST TWO WERE IN JULY AND OCTOBER. ON ONE OCCASION THE CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT START AT ALL. ON OCTOBER 3, LIKE THE MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE, THE LOW BATTERY SIGN CAME UP. WHEN THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN THE DEALER FINALLY FOUND THAT THERE SOFTWARE GLITCH IN THEIR WORDS THAT WAS KEEPING CERTAIN MODULES OF THE CAR ON DESPITE THE CAR BEING TURNED OFF. WE WERE TOLD A SOFTWARE PATCH WAS APPLIED AND THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE. TODAY, 11/6/2015, THE LOW BATTERY SIGN HAS COME ON AGAIN AND THE CAR HAS AUTOMATICALLY DECIDED TO SWITCH THE RADIO OFF TO CONSERVE POWER TWICE ALREADY. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME WE ARE TRYING TO START THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WE WERE PARKED AND HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE SECOND TIME THE LOW BATTERY SIGN CAME ON AND WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE 3RD TIME THE BATTERY DIED PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE 4TH TIME THE LOW BATTER SIGN CAME ON AGAIN AND I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME THE LOW BATTERY SIGN HAS COME ON AND WE ARE ABOUT TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SIGN CAME ON AGAIN WHEN WE WERE PARKED AND ABOUT TO START THE CAR. ADDITIONALLY, THE BLIND SPOT ASSISTANCE SYSTEM HAS A CAMERA THAT KEEPS MALFUNCTIONING. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY DURING DRIVES WHERE THE CAMERA MALFUNCTIONS. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE ERROR TO GO AWAY IS TO RESTART THE CAR.

THE SEAL IN THE WINDSHIELD FAILED ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN.

WINDSHIELD SEAL FAILED, RESULTING IN WATER LEAK. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THE WINDSHIELD BONDING FAILURE MAY RESULT IN THE AIRBAGS FAILING TO FUNCTION AS THEY SHOULD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLVO XC60. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.