VOLVO Complaints

2004 VOLVO S60R, EXPERIENCE TOTAL ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE JUST QUIT RUNNING. CW A DIAGNOSTIC INVESTIGATION BY THE DEALER, CONFIRMED THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR WAS AT FAULT. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 420.69. THE CONSUMER INQUIRED ABOUT A RECALL. HOWEVER, HE WAS INFORMED HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 07V226000. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING THE SAME FAILURES AS LISTED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN ROUTE AT NIGHT AROUND 730 AND A CAR WAS TRYING TO GET IN MY LINE AND I ASSUME THEY DID NOT SEE ME. I TRIED TO MOVE TO THE LEFT TO GET OUT OF THE WAY BUT MY STEERING WHEEL WAS SO TIGHT I COULD NOT VEER AWAY FROM THE CURB. DUE TO THIS I HAVE NUMEROUS REPAIRS THAT NEED TO BE PAID AND MY POWER STEERING WAS TIGHT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, IT WAS ALMOST HARD FOR A STRONG MAN TO TURN THE WHEEL. I TRIED POWER STEERING FLUID WHEN I STARTED TO NOTICE THE PROBLEM AND IT DID NOT HELP. *TR

VEHICLE IGNITION ASSEMBLY FAILED, IMMOBILIZING CAR. KEY WOULDN'T MOVE PAST "I" POSITION, PREVENTING IT FROM STARTING. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND THE TRANSMISSION COULDN'T BE MOVED FROM THE PARK POSITION. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO VOLVO DEALER FOR REPAIR. *TR

THE VEHICLE SMELLED OF GASOLINE AND NEEDED TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPAIRED, SPENDING 700 DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND A BURNING ODOR EMITTED FROM THE AIR BAG. HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

THE 2.4L 2004 VOLVO S60 EXPERIENCES ERRATIC BEHAVIOR AND ENGINE FAILURE WHEN OPERATING MULTIPLE CONCURRENT ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. WHEN THESE SYSTEMS (OPERATED WITHIN SPECIFIED GUIDELINES) ARE USED CONCURRENTLY THEY CAUSE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: ENGINE FAILURE, LOSS OF POWER STEERING, LOSS OF BRAKES. THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF ELECTRICAL CHANNELS THAT HAVE BEEN USED TO TRIGGER THE ENGINE FAILURE: BRAKES, INDICATOR LIGHTS (RIGHT OR LEFT) HEATED SEATS (X2) FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROST MULTIPLE S60 MODEL OWNERS HAVE REPORTED HAVING EXPERIENCED THIS SAME ENGINE FAILURE WHICH CANNOT BE DETECTED BY THE MANUFACTURES DIAGNOSTICS TEST. WHEN TESTED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND COMPUTER ALL PRESENT POSITIVE READ-OUTS. HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/REPLACED-MAP-SENOR-AND-MAF-AIRFLOW-ENGINE-LIGHT-BACK-ON-HESITATE-STILL-CUT-OFF-321 HTTP://COMMUNITY.CARTALK.COM/DISCUSSION/2290017/VOLVO-S60-ENGINE-CUTS-OFF-WHILE-TURNING HTTPS://ANSWERS.YAHOO.COM/QUESTION/INDEX?QID=20110502120739AA0TJSR THIS IS A SERIOUS CONDITION THAT COULD RESULT IN A COLLISION OR EVEN DEATH. A RECALL ON THIS MODEL IS BEING IMMEDIATELY REQUESTED. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLVO S40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUNROOF LEAKED WATER CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS TO FAIL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRAIN HOSE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL GRADUALLY BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 4/20/15*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE EMITTED AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRE CEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.