2002 VOLVO S60 Problems & Recalls

Message board throttle body position sensor controls the speed of the car is having issues having a problem accelerating

InJanuary 3, 2021, I received a recall for the front driver airbag but replacement parts were not available. OnApril 19, 2021I received a letter the parts were available were and for me to contact a Volvo dealer to replace the front driver's airbag.free of charge. I called Volvo Cars to let me know...

2002 VOLVO S60. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NHTSA SAFETY RECALL 21V-766. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE NO VOLVO DEALERSHIPS WITHIN A REASONABLE DISTANCE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO HAVE THE NECESSARY PARTS SENT TO A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE SHOP.

The contact owns a 2002 Volvo S60. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V766000 (Air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The ...

AIR BAG THROW SHARDS OF METAL BUT VOLVO SAY I SHOULDN'T DRIVE IT BUT WON'T GIVE LOANER CAR, THEY WON'T HELP US AT ALL WITH THE SITUATION

BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN IN THE GARAGE

Mileage: 120,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT SMELLED A FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE F...

Mileage: 134,000

TAKATA RECALL [XXX]. FOR MY SSN NUMBER, DRIVER LICENSE NUMBER CALL ME FOR THAT INFORMATION I DON'T LIKE TO PUT IT ON WEBSITE SO THAT OTHER PEOPLE CAN GET IT BUT HERE'S MY VIN [XXX] EMAIL IS [XXX] THE WHOLE DASHBOARD MY LIGHTS WON'T COME ON THE KEY WONT COME OUT I HAVE TO WAIT 5 OR 10 MIN TO WAIT FOR...

Mileage: 157,000

TAKATA RECALL [XXX]. FOR MY SSN NUMBER, DRIVER LICENSE NUMBER CALL ME FOR THAT INFORMATION I DON'T LIKE TO PUT IT ON WEBSITE SO THAT OTHER PEOPLE CAN GET IT BUT HERE'S MY VIN [XXX] EMAIL IS [XXX] THE WHOLE DASHBOARD MY LIGHTS WON'T COME ON THE KEY WONT COME OUT I HAVE TO WAIT 5 OR 10 MIN TO WAIT FOR...

Mileage: 157,000

TAKATA RECALL [XXX]. FOR MY SSN NUMBER, DRIVER LICENSE NUMBER CALL ME FOR THAT INFORMATION I DON'T LIKE TO PUT IT ON WEBSITE SO THAT OTHER PEOPLE CAN GET IT BUT HERE'S MY VIN [XXX] EMAIL IS [XXX] THE WHOLE DASHBOARD MY LIGHTS WON'T COME ON THE KEY WONT COME OUT I HAVE TO WAIT 5 OR 10 MIN TO WAIT FOR...

Mileage: 157,000

TAKATA RECALL [XXX]. FOR MY SSN NUMBER, DRIVER LICENSE NUMBER CALL ME FOR THAT INFORMATION I DON'T LIKE TO PUT IT ON WEBSITE SO THAT OTHER PEOPLE CAN GET IT BUT HERE'S MY VIN [XXX] EMAIL IS [XXX] THE WHOLE DASHBOARD MY LIGHTS WON'T COME ON THE KEY WONT COME OUT I HAVE TO WAIT 5 OR 10 MIN TO WAIT FOR...

Mileage: 157,000

SERVICE LIGHTS SCROLL IN SPORADIC MOTION FLIPPING THROUGH CONSTANT ALERTS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AIR BAG LIGHT, CONSTANT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS GOING ON, FUEL DOOR WONT OPEN, BOTH FRONT SEATS HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, OBVIOUS BURN THRU ON PASSENGER SIDE INDICATES ITS BEEN OVERHEATED AND DANGEROUS. EVERYT...

Mileage: 140,000

SERVICE LIGHTS SCROLL IN SPORADIC MOTION FLIPPING THROUGH CONSTANT ALERTS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AIR BAG LIGHT, CONSTANT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS GOING ON, FUEL DOOR WONT OPEN, BOTH FRONT SEATS HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, OBVIOUS BURN THRU ON PASSENGER SIDE INDICATES ITS BEEN OVERHEATED AND DANGEROUS. EVERYT...

Mileage: 140,000

SERVICE LIGHTS SCROLL IN SPORADIC MOTION FLIPPING THROUGH CONSTANT ALERTS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AIR BAG LIGHT, CONSTANT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS GOING ON, FUEL DOOR WONT OPEN, BOTH FRONT SEATS HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, OBVIOUS BURN THRU ON PASSENGER SIDE INDICATES ITS BEEN OVERHEATED AND DANGEROUS. EVERYT...

Mileage: 140,000

FUEL LEAK FIRE HAZARD WON'T PASS INSPECTION. GAS SMELL. CAR LEAKING WHILE PARKED.

Mileage: 99,000

I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN BRONX, NY ON 8/16/2017 THAT CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO MY 2002 VOLVO S60. THANKFULLY, I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN MY CAR. I HAD JUST LEFT MY LAST DESTINATION, MOVING SLOWLY AND DRIVING STRAIGHT FOR A SHORT BLOCK OR SO, WHEN MY 2002 VOLVO S60, WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF ...

Mileage: 44,500

FUEL LEAKING FROM GAS TANK WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING, PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE AND SLIGHTLY AFT OF THE FUEL FILTER.

Mileage: 207,000

I HAVE A VOLVO S60 2002- WITH VERY LOW MILES AT 114.000. IT HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT A MAJORITY OF IT'S LIFE AND IS TRULY IN MINT CONDITION. I RECENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO VOLVO FOR MAINTENANCE CHECK UP (UNDERSTANDABLY) AND ALSO BECAUSE AN AIR-BAG LIGHT CAME ON. IT READS SRS AIRBAG SERVICE URGENT. ...

Mileage: 114,000

FUEL ODOR NOTED ON PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR, TOWARD THE BACK OF VEHICLE NEAR TANK, CAR HAS 137,000 MILES ON IT, PURCHASED NEW, LIVE IN KANSAS AND GARAGE KEPT. NO LEAKS NOTED UNDER CAR, VEHICLE IS STILL STARTING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (VALENTI VOLVO CARS OF WATERTOWN LOCATED AT 105 COMMERCIAL ST WATERTOWN, CT 06795), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS N...

Mileage: 171,000

POSIBLE TASKATA RECALL AIR BAG LIGHT ON/ENGINE MISSING BAD/TRANMISSION SHIFT FAST AND HARD-SUN ROOF DON'T WORKS HAD TUNE-UP DONE CHANGE TURBO CHARGER REPLACED/REPLACED TROLLDER BODY-REPLACE THE RADIATOR BETWEEN AND A/C EVAPORATOR THAT CONNECT FROM TURBO AND TROLLER BODY ROUGH IDLEING WHILD STARTING...

Mileage: 175,000

POSIBLE TASKATA RECALL AIR BAG LIGHT ON/ENGINE MISSING BAD/TRANMISSION SHIFT FAST AND HARD-SUN ROOF DON'T WORKS HAD TUNE-UP DONE CHANGE TURBO CHARGER REPLACED/REPLACED TROLLDER BODY-REPLACE THE RADIATOR BETWEEN AND A/C EVAPORATOR THAT CONNECT FROM TURBO AND TROLLER BODY ROUGH IDLEING WHILD STARTING...

Mileage: 175,000

POSIBLE TASKATA RECALL AIR BAG LIGHT ON/ENGINE MISSING BAD/TRANMISSION SHIFT FAST AND HARD-SUN ROOF DON'T WORKS HAD TUNE-UP DONE CHANGE TURBO CHARGER REPLACED/REPLACED TROLLDER BODY-REPLACE THE RADIATOR BETWEEN AND A/C EVAPORATOR THAT CONNECT FROM TURBO AND TROLLER BODY ROUGH IDLEING WHILD STARTING...

Mileage: 175,000

THE DRIVER'S CONTROL DOOR MODULE (DDM) HAS FAILED (VERY COMMON ON THE S60). THIS MODULE CONTROLS THE WINDOWS, DOOR LOCKS, REAR-VIEW MIRRORS, AND CHILD-SAFETY LOCKS ON THE REAR DOORS. NOW, BOTH REAR DOORS ARE PERMANENTLY LOCKED, AND CAN ONLY BE OPENED WITH THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES. I FEEL THIS IS A...

Mileage: 105,000

TIRES BEGAN "CHUNKING". THROWING VISIBLE PEICES OF RUBBER WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 81,352

MICHELIN PILOT SPORT AS PLUS TIRES ARE CHUNKING ON SIDEWALLS AND TREAD COMING OFF IN LARGE PIECES. STARTED AS CRACKS THEN BEGAN FLYING OFF THE TIRES ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING. TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AND INFLATION CHECKED REGULARLY. THE CAR HAS AN ALARM FOR TIRE INFLATION.

Mileage: 57,000

"TAKATA RECALL" I JUST GOT MY 2002 VOLVO S60 AS A GIFT AND WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE PROBLEMS THAT IT CONSISTS OF BECAUSE OF ALL THE RECALLS ON IT PLEASE HELP ME I NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE TO TAKE CARE OF MY KIDS AND TO GET...

"TAKATA RECALL" I JUST GOT MY 2002 VOLVO S60 AS A GIFT AND WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE PROBLEMS THAT IT CONSISTS OF BECAUSE OF ALL THE RECALLS ON IT PLEASE HELP ME I NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE TO TAKE CARE OF MY KIDS AND TO GET...

"TAKATA RECALL" I JUST GOT MY 2002 VOLVO S60 AS A GIFT AND WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE PROBLEMS THAT IT CONSISTS OF BECAUSE OF ALL THE RECALLS ON IT PLEASE HELP ME I NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE TO TAKE CARE OF MY KIDS AND TO GET...

"TAKATA RECALL" I JUST GOT MY 2002 VOLVO S60 AS A GIFT AND WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE PROBLEMS THAT IT CONSISTS OF BECAUSE OF ALL THE RECALLS ON IT PLEASE HELP ME I NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE TO TAKE CARE OF MY KIDS AND TO GET...

"TAKATA RECALL" I JUST GOT MY 2002 VOLVO S60 AS A GIFT AND WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE PROBLEMS THAT IT CONSISTS OF BECAUSE OF ALL THE RECALLS ON IT PLEASE HELP ME I NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE TO TAKE CARE OF MY KIDS AND TO GET...

"TAKATA RECALL" I JUST GOT MY 2002 VOLVO S60 AS A GIFT AND WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE PROBLEMS THAT IT CONSISTS OF BECAUSE OF ALL THE RECALLS ON IT PLEASE HELP ME I NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE TO TAKE CARE OF MY KIDS AND TO GET...

"TAKATA RECALL" I JUST GOT MY 2002 VOLVO S60 AS A GIFT AND WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE PROBLEMS THAT IT CONSISTS OF BECAUSE OF ALL THE RECALLS ON IT PLEASE HELP ME I NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE TO TAKE CARE OF MY KIDS AND TO GET...

"TAKATA RECALL" I JUST GOT MY 2002 VOLVO S60 AS A GIFT AND WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE PROBLEMS THAT IT CONSISTS OF BECAUSE OF ALL THE RECALLS ON IT PLEASE HELP ME I NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE TO TAKE CARE OF MY KIDS AND TO GET...

"TAKATA RECALL" I JUST GOT MY 2002 VOLVO S60 AS A GIFT AND WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE PROBLEMS THAT IT CONSISTS OF BECAUSE OF ALL THE RECALLS ON IT PLEASE HELP ME I NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE TO TAKE CARE OF MY KIDS AND TO GET...

"TAKATA RECALL" I JUST GOT MY 2002 VOLVO S60 AS A GIFT AND WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE PROBLEMS THAT IT CONSISTS OF BECAUSE OF ALL THE RECALLS ON IT PLEASE HELP ME I NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE TO TAKE CARE OF MY KIDS AND TO GET...

"TAKATA RECALL" I JUST GOT MY 2002 VOLVO S60 AS A GIFT AND WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE PROBLEMS THAT IT CONSISTS OF BECAUSE OF ALL THE RECALLS ON IT PLEASE HELP ME I NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE TO TAKE CARE OF MY KIDS AND TO GET...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GAUGES, METERS, AND LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT ALSO OBSERVED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DID NOT DISPLAY THE VEHICLE MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGN...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT ALSO OBSERVED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DID NOT DISPLAY THE VEHICLE MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGN...

Mileage: 140,000

VEHICLE GAUGES TEND TO ALL GO OFF AND ALL DIALS GO DOWN AS IF VEHICLE ISN'T ON. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG VOLVOS AND THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED. I WAS DRIVING AT LEAST 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND THIS HAPPENED TO ME. *JS

Mileage: 200,000

I AM SMELLING GAS ALL THE TIME MY RADIO CHANGE CHANNEL ON IT,S OWN, AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON THE FRONT RIGHT & LEFT CONTROL ARM TIE ROD END SHAFT CV SHAFT ALL IS BAD ALL @ THE SAME TIME HOW COULD IT BE ????

I AM SMELLING GAS ALL THE TIME MY RADIO CHANGE CHANNEL ON IT,S OWN, AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON THE FRONT RIGHT & LEFT CONTROL ARM TIE ROD END SHAFT CV SHAFT ALL IS BAD ALL @ THE SAME TIME HOW COULD IT BE ????

I AM SMELLING GAS ALL THE TIME MY RADIO CHANGE CHANNEL ON IT,S OWN, AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON THE FRONT RIGHT & LEFT CONTROL ARM TIE ROD END SHAFT CV SHAFT ALL IS BAD ALL @ THE SAME TIME HOW COULD IT BE ????

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF T...

Mileage: 107,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS STEAM COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE LOW COOLANT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VE...

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL ODOR OF FUEL. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK FRACTURED AND NEEDED ...

Mileage: 110,000

MY GAS TANK CRACK AND I THINK IT SHOULD OF BEEN RECALL IT HAPPEN ON ITS OWN. *TR

DEFECTIVE PEP BOYS DEFINITY HP 800 PASSENGER TIRES DUE TO PREMATURE TREAD WEAR. PURCHASED 10-14-2014 MILEAGE 121,798. AS OF 4-22-2015 PEP BOYS MEASURED TREAD DEPTH AT 5/32 ON ALL 4 TIRES,MILEAGE 129,891. TIRES HAVE 55,000 PRO RATED WARRANTY. SIDEWAYS TREAD CLOSEST TO CENTER OF TIRE GONE TO ALMOST...

WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES TO COMPLAIN THAT NOT ONLY DID THE INSIDE OF THE CAR ALWAYS SMELL LIKE FUEL, BUT THE DRIVER AND ALL HER CLOTHES SMELLED LIKE FUEL. WE WERE TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. I FIND IT IRONIC THAT YEARS AFTER THE FACT, VOLVO CONTACTS US TO TELL US T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, A FUEL ODOR EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE ...

Mileage: 106,539

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITHOUT WARNING FUEL STARTED LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,100.

Mileage: 200,100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 150,830

I HAVE A GAS/FUME SMELL COMING FROM MY CAR ,I CAN SMELL THE FUMES WHEN I STAND NEXT TO VEHICLE. DO YOU KNOW WHAT I SHOULD CHECK OR ANY RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE. THANK YOU *TR

WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE ABOVE VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED ON YOUR RECALL NOTIFICATION LIST. THANK YOU! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ACCELERATION PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND SUDDENLY SURGED FORWA...

Mileage: 170,000

VOLVO IS REFUSING TO DO RECALL WORK NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE09039 VOLVO SAFETY RECALL #R220 09V-483 THE FUEL PUMP IS ONE OF THE TYPE VOLVO IS TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP IS SPRAYING GAS EVERYWHERE THE SERVICE MANAGER SAYS TO DRIVE IT IN TO HAVE IT INSPECTED THAT'S AFTER I TOLD HIM ITS SPRAYI...

Mileage: 136,909

THE VEHICLE JUST STOPS WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF THE PANEL LIGHTS COME ON CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. HAD TO REPLACE THE OCM SENSOR AND THE ECM SENSOR MCKIVITT VOLVO IN SAN LEANDRO ([XXX]) SERVICE MGR. HAS NEVER MENTION ANY TYPE OF RECALLS TO THE CAR. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTION AT MY COST. HAD ...

Mileage: 60,000

THE 2002 VOLVO S60 HAD SAT OUTSIDE DURING THE DURATION OF A VERY HOT DAY. WHILE WAITING STOPPED AT THE PARKING LOT STOP SIGN ABOUT TO ENTER ROAD TRAFFIC A SOUND RESEMBLING AN UNCOILING SPRING WAS DETECTED AND THE SEAT BELT TENSION LET GO AND THE BELT WENT SLACK ONTO MY LAP. THERE CAR WAS NOT IN MO...

Mileage: 72,000

THE CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE SHIFT FLARES AND SLIPPAGE WHEN SHIFTING UP FROM 1 TO 2, 2 TO 3 OR SHIFTING BETWEEN THE SAME GEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR EMITTING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REP...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR EMITTING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REP...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SHE SMELLED FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NO...

Mileage: 163,000

RECALL DONE. BUT VOLVO SAYS THROTTLE BODY IS BAD,SHOULD THROTTLE BODY BE COVER? IF PROGRAM IS EXTENDING SWEEPS INTERNALLY OF POTENTIOMETERS. WOULD THAT WEAR PATTERN FROM PREVIOUS PROGRAM WEAR OUT POTENTIOMETERS,CREATING MORE PROBLEM WITH THROTTLE BODY.VOLVO SHOULD REPLACE THROTTLE BODY.AS A SAFETY A...

Mileage: 225,000

HANDBOOK SAYS TRANSMISSION NEVER HAS TO BE SERVICED BUT IT IS NOT. TRANSMISSION SLIPS GOING IN AND OUT OF THIRD GEAR CAUSING HIGH REVS AND TIRE SPIN. I AM A MECHANIC AND THE ISSUES ARE THAT THIS TRANSMISSION HAS NO ACCESSIBLE FILTER WITHOUT REMOVING THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AND NUMBER 4 SERVO CAP IS ...

SMELL GASOLINE, HAD THAT FIX, BUT AUTO HARD START WHEN HOT, NOT WHEN COLD, TAKE AWHILE FOR AUTO TO START, BELIEF TO BE THE GASOLINE PUMP. NEED RECALL INF. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 85,862

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN I...

Mileage: 160,000

SMELL OF GAS LEAKING BUT NO LEAK ON GROUND...HAS RECALL FOR SAMETHING. *TR

Mileage: 126,200

TOOK VEHICLE IN QUESTION TO MY MECHANIC DUE TO STARTING ISSUE AND FUEL SMELL. HE DIAGNOSED A SIGNIFICANT FUEL LEAK DUE TO A CRACKED FLANGE ON THE FUEL PUMP. HE FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM FOR THIS EXACT MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF VOLVO. CALLED VOLVO AND THEY REJECTED REQUEST FOR ...

Mileage: 168,000

FUEL PUMP LEAK , DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS RECALLED FOR CRACKED FUEL PUMP UNDER CAMPAIGN # 07V152000. R176 AND CAR IS NOW TOO OLD TO HAVE FREE REPAIRS I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF RECALL AND THE CAR WAS PURCHASED USED BUT FROM A VOLVO NEW CAR DEALER, CAN I BE MADE WHOLE? *TR

Mileage: 160,000

FUEL PUMP LEAK , DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS RECALLED FOR CRACKED FUEL PUMP UNDER CAMPAIGN # 07V152000. R176 AND CAR IS NOW TOO OLD TO HAVE FREE REPAIRS I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF RECALL AND THE CAR WAS PURCHASED USED BUT FROM A VOLVO NEW CAR DEALER, CAN I BE MADE WHOLE? *TR

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO OPERATE BY NOT RETRACTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VE...

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE FUEL FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS A FUEL PUMP LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENC...

Mileage: 119,000

NOTICED A BURNING SMELL WHILE DRIVING, AND SMOKE EMANATING FROM LEFT SIDE OF DRIVER'S SEAT. FELT AROUND AND MY HAND WAS BURNED. PULLED OVER TO FIND THAT THE HEATING ELEMENT INSIDE THE SEAT HAD BURNED THROUGH THE CUSHION AND LEATHER LEAVING A HOLE ON THE SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. SEARCHING THE INTER...

Mileage: 109,000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK, POWER TO THE ELECTRONICS LISTED BELOW WERE LOST INEVITABLY AND MANY WARNING LIGHTS/MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE DASH (ALSO LISTED BELOW UNDER SYMPTOMS). THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS THAT THIS WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN NOR IS THERE ANY EXPLANATION FOR WHY IT HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING ON...

Mileage: 229,000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK, POWER TO THE ELECTRONICS LISTED BELOW WERE LOST INEVITABLY AND MANY WARNING LIGHTS/MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE DASH (ALSO LISTED BELOW UNDER SYMPTOMS). THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS THAT THIS WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN NOR IS THERE ANY EXPLANATION FOR WHY IT HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING ON...

Mileage: 229,000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK, POWER TO THE ELECTRONICS LISTED BELOW WERE LOST INEVITABLY AND MANY WARNING LIGHTS/MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE DASH (ALSO LISTED BELOW UNDER SYMPTOMS). THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS THAT THIS WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN NOR IS THERE ANY EXPLANATION FOR WHY IT HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING ON...

Mileage: 229,000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK, POWER TO THE ELECTRONICS LISTED BELOW WERE LOST INEVITABLY AND MANY WARNING LIGHTS/MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE DASH (ALSO LISTED BELOW UNDER SYMPTOMS). THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS THAT THIS WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN NOR IS THERE ANY EXPLANATION FOR WHY IT HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING ON...

Mileage: 229,000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK, POWER TO THE ELECTRONICS LISTED BELOW WERE LOST INEVITABLY AND MANY WARNING LIGHTS/MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE DASH (ALSO LISTED BELOW UNDER SYMPTOMS). THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS THAT THIS WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN NOR IS THERE ANY EXPLANATION FOR WHY IT HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING ON...

Mileage: 229,000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK, POWER TO THE ELECTRONICS LISTED BELOW WERE LOST INEVITABLY AND MANY WARNING LIGHTS/MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE DASH (ALSO LISTED BELOW UNDER SYMPTOMS). THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS THAT THIS WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN NOR IS THERE ANY EXPLANATION FOR WHY IT HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING ON...

Mileage: 229,000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK, POWER TO THE ELECTRONICS LISTED BELOW WERE LOST INEVITABLY AND MANY WARNING LIGHTS/MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE DASH (ALSO LISTED BELOW UNDER SYMPTOMS). THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS THAT THIS WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN NOR IS THERE ANY EXPLANATION FOR WHY IT HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING ON...

Mileage: 229,000

WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK, POWER TO THE ELECTRONICS LISTED BELOW WERE LOST INEVITABLY AND MANY WARNING LIGHTS/MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE DASH (ALSO LISTED BELOW UNDER SYMPTOMS). THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS THAT THIS WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN NOR IS THERE ANY EXPLANATION FOR WHY IT HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING ON...

Mileage: 229,000

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THERE WAS FULL BATTERY POWER AND THE COMPUTER STATED IT WAS THE IMMOBILIZER CHECK MANUAL. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE AND CAR SAT OVERNIGHT.THE VOLVO S60 RESTARTED IN THE MORNING. THE CAR RAN FINE FOR A DAY AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE ANTENNA RIN...

Mileage: 42,000

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THERE WAS FULL BATTERY POWER AND THE COMPUTER STATED IT WAS THE IMMOBILIZER CHECK MANUAL. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE AND CAR SAT OVERNIGHT.THE VOLVO S60 RESTARTED IN THE MORNING. THE CAR RAN FINE FOR A DAY AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE ANTENNA RIN...

Mileage: 42,000

FROM AROUND OCT. OF 2011 I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING TROUBLE WITH MY THROTTLE BODY OR AS VOLVO CALLS IT 'ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE'. THESE PROBLEMS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, STALLING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, ROUGH STARTING/ NOT STARTING AT ALL, REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE NOT ALLOWING FOR SAFE SPEED TO...

Mileage: 125,000

FROM AROUND OCT. OF 2011 I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING TROUBLE WITH MY THROTTLE BODY OR AS VOLVO CALLS IT 'ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE'. THESE PROBLEMS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, STALLING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, ROUGH STARTING/ NOT STARTING AT ALL, REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE NOT ALLOWING FOR SAFE SPEED TO...

Mileage: 125,000

THE CAR JUST BEGAN TO EMIT A FUEL SMELL WHILE PARKED. THE SMELL IS NEAR THE GAS TANK AND TENDS TO LINGER IN THE AIR DISSIPATE AND THEN RESURFACE. SOME TIMES ITS STRONG OTHER TIMES IT IS FAINT. IT ALSO TENDS TO COMES INTO THE INTERIOR COMPARTMENT AND CAN AT TIME BECOME OVER WHELMING CAUSING MY CHI...

Mileage: 84,756

I AM A RESIDENT OF TEXAS. I JUST BOUGHT A 2002 VOLVO S60 ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO, AND I'VE NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN AND AROUND CAR. THERE IS A LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP AND WHEN CAR IS PARKED, FUEL FORMS A PUDDLE UNDER CAR. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE A CAR IN THIS CONDITION, BOTH FOR MYSELF...

Mileage: 107,000

I AM A RESIDENT OF TEXAS. I JUST BOUGHT A 2002 VOLVO S60 ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO, AND I'VE NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN AND AROUND CAR. THERE IS A LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP AND WHEN CAR IS PARKED, FUEL FORMS A PUDDLE UNDER CAR. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE A CAR IN THIS CONDITION, BOTH FOR MYSELF...

Mileage: 107,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO FUEL SEEN LEAKING ON THE GROUND. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. ...

Mileage: 155,000

BEGAN TO NOTICE STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. ALSO NOTICED THAT STARTING THE VEHICLE WHEN ENGINE IS COLD BECAME MORE DIFFICULT. RESEARCHED VARIOUS FORUMS AND NHTSA AND DISCOVERED THAT VOLVO HAS HAD 2 RECALLS FOR FUEL PUMPS. MY VEHICLE EXHIBITED SAME SYMPTOMS AS DETAILED IN...

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE THROTTLE FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TRIED TO ENGAGE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE NEEDED TO ...

Mileage: 140,000

THERE WERE FOUR OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. AS WE WERE DRIVING HOME FROM THE MALL, WE NOTICED A BRIEF INTERRUPTION IN THE LIGHTS AND RADIO. A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD, THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND THE CAR SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT CRANKED BACK UP IN LESS TH...

Mileage: 133,000

THERE WERE FOUR OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. AS WE WERE DRIVING HOME FROM THE MALL, WE NOTICED A BRIEF INTERRUPTION IN THE LIGHTS AND RADIO. A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD, THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND THE CAR SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT CRANKED BACK UP IN LESS TH...

Mileage: 133,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN THE SMELL OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 86,635.

Mileage: 86,635

MY VOLVO S60 IS BECOMING DIFFICULT TO START AND IS BEGINNING TO SMELL LIKE GASOLINE. I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING ONLINE AND THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE THE FUEL FILTER. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL IN OTHER STATES LIKE ARIZONA AND FLORIDA BUT APPARENTLY VOLVO HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR CARS IN CALIFORNIA. IT IS...

I'VE HAD MY CAR ALL OF 4 MONTHS AND I STARTED TO NOTICE WHEN IT GOT REALLY HOT OUTSIDE (SUMMER) AND WHEN I WENT TO START MY CAR IT WOULD STALL AS IF IT WAS HAVING A HARD TIME STARTING UP. LONG STORY SHORT I TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER, THEY RUN A DIAGNOSTICS TEST AN TELL ME THERE IS A CRACK IN MY FUEL ...

Mileage: 135,000

GAS IS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE CAR. CAR IS HARD TO START. *TR

Mileage: 138,600

PURCHASED USED S60 IN NOVEMBER 2011 WITH 137,000 MILES. A FEW WEEKS LATER VARIOUS PROBLEMS MANIFESTED: SCRAMBLED LETTERS IN DASHBOARD MESSAGE, DRIVER DOOR LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY WORKED, RADIO SELF TUNED TO DIFFERENT STATION, SPEEDOMETER GIVING FALSE READINGS OR STUCK AT CURRENT SPEED OR READING ZERO,...

Mileage: 147,021

PURCHASED USED S60 IN NOVEMBER 2011 WITH 137,000 MILES. A FEW WEEKS LATER VARIOUS PROBLEMS MANIFESTED: SCRAMBLED LETTERS IN DASHBOARD MESSAGE, DRIVER DOOR LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY WORKED, RADIO SELF TUNED TO DIFFERENT STATION, SPEEDOMETER GIVING FALSE READINGS OR STUCK AT CURRENT SPEED OR READING ZERO,...

Mileage: 147,021

PURCHASED USED S60 IN NOVEMBER 2011 WITH 137,000 MILES. A FEW WEEKS LATER VARIOUS PROBLEMS MANIFESTED: SCRAMBLED LETTERS IN DASHBOARD MESSAGE, DRIVER DOOR LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY WORKED, RADIO SELF TUNED TO DIFFERENT STATION, SPEEDOMETER GIVING FALSE READINGS OR STUCK AT CURRENT SPEED OR READING ZERO,...

Mileage: 147,021

ELECTRICAL PANEL FAILS (GAS GAUGE SAYS EMPTY), PASSENGER AND REAR DOOR LOCKS, FUEL DOOR, AND TRUNK OPENING ALSO FAILS. INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AS CANNOT OPEN THE DOORS UNLESS PULLING THE DOOR LOCK UP MANUALLY FROM INSIDE THE CAR SO THEREFORE CAN'T GET TO CHILDREN IN THE BACKSEAT WITHOUT CRAWLING THROUG...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE RE...

Mileage: 124,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SMELL OF FUEL WOULD ENTER THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 07V152000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT ...

Mileage: 132,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVER...

Mileage: 187,045

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60 2.4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN A LOUD EXPLOSION EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND SMOKE ENTERED THE INTERIOR. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT OIL WAS NOT FLOWING INTO THE ENGINE AND THE BEARINGS WERE...

Mileage: 49,000

MY 2002 S60 WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL FOR FUEL FUMES IN THE CABIN RELATED TO THE FUEL PUMP FRACTURE. SINCE THE REPAIR, FUEL FUMES ARE VERY EVIDENT IN THE CABIN ON OCCASION. THE MILEAGE ALSO APPEARS TO LESSENED. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (KNOWN AS DRIVER INFORMATION MODULE) COMPLETELY DIED WHILE DRIVING. CHECKED VOLVO FORUMS ONLINE AND SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. REPLACEMENT IS THE ONLY OPTION. $1500. MANY PEOPLE ARE DRIVING WITHOUT KNOWING THEIR SPEED OR FUEL LEVEL. ME INCLUDED. CAN'T AFFORD $1500 REPAIR B...

Mileage: 145,821

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: ...

Mileage: 167,000

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.

Mileage: 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 152,00...

Mileage: 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

Mileage: 57,500

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

Mileage: 57,500

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

Mileage: 57,500

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 ...

Mileage: 100,000

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 SIG...

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 RE...

Mileage: 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 I...

Mileage: 133,000

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

Mileage: 125,000

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 DO...

Mileage: 45,164

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 DO...

Mileage: 45,164

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO STRIKE HER HEAD ON THE WINDOW AND SUFFER INJURIES. THE FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTAC...

Mileage: 148,000

2002 VOLVO S60 - TRANSMISSION CLUNKS WHEN ENGAGING GEAR IN DRIVE. PROBLEM IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE. HESITATION TO ENGAGEMENT CAN BE UP TO 2 SECONDS, THEN ENGAGES VERY HARSHLY PRODUCING THE "CLUNKING". WAS TOLD A SOFTWARE FLASH MAY CORRECT ISSUE BUT I AM RELUCTANT TO SPEND $80 TO...

Mileage: 85,000

I WAS STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT WAITING TO TURN LEFT. UPON LIGHT TURNING GREEN, I ACCELERATED TO TURN LEFT. CAR, WITHOUT WARNING, LOST ACCELERATION, STEERING, AND BRAKING AS IF IN LIMP HOME MODE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I THEN PUT CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF ENGINE. ...

Mileage: 66,000

I WAS STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT WAITING TO TURN LEFT. UPON LIGHT TURNING GREEN, I ACCELERATED TO TURN LEFT. CAR, WITHOUT WARNING, LOST ACCELERATION, STEERING, AND BRAKING AS IF IN LIMP HOME MODE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I THEN PUT CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF ENGINE. ...

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD AS THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND...

Mileage: 156,000

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE O RING. THE DEALER HAS MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE...

Mileage: 60,000

VIN: [XXX]. WHILE STARTING THE CAR THE LAST WEEK THE "ENGINE CHECK AND SERVICE ENGINE " WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP. I HAD IT CHECKED AND FOUND OUT THE ETM (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE) IS FAULTY. CALLED VOLVO USA AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY TOLD ME MY CAR, WHICH IS A TURBO, IS NOT PART OF TH...

Mileage: 130,400

ON A 2002 VOLVO S60, THE DRIVER'S INFORMATION MODULE INTERMITTENTLY BLANKS OUT RENDERING THE VEHICLE WITH NO SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE. THE SPEEDOMETER (AND WHOLE MODULE) MIGHT NOT WORK FOR DAYS. *LN

Mileage: 115,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ETM PARTS FOR THE THROTTLE MODULE MOVED INTO LIMP MODE WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DRIVE SLOWLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE ETM PARTS WERE REPLACED BUT AFTER A COUPLE DAYS, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 40,598

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO LIMP HOME MODE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY MOVE 5 MPH. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT; IT PERFORMED CORRECTLY AFTER THE RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKE...

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO LIMP HOME MODE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY MOVE 5 MPH. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT; IT PERFORMED CORRECTLY AFTER THE RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKE...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED WHEN IT SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD ONLY BLOW OUTSIDE AIR INTO THE VEHICLE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ...

Mileage: 152,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED WHEN IT SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD ONLY BLOW OUTSIDE AIR INTO THE VEHICLE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ...

Mileage: 152,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AND STALLED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE MORE HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE MORE THE RPM GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE BUT THE VEHICLE ONLY SLOWED DOWN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT...

Mileage: 85,000

I WAS STUCK IN HIGH WAY TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES, ONCE THE TRAFFIC CLEARED I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT COULD NOT, I WAS AFRAID I WAS GOING TO GET HIT BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET MY VEHICLE UP TO A SAFE SPEED (THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE). I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO AT LEAST 50 MPH TO GET IT HOM...

Mileage: 145,000

I WAS STUCK IN HIGH WAY TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES, ONCE THE TRAFFIC CLEARED I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT COULD NOT, I WAS AFRAID I WAS GOING TO GET HIT BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET MY VEHICLE UP TO A SAFE SPEED (THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE). I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO AT LEAST 50 MPH TO GET IT HOM...

Mileage: 145,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE REDUCED IN SPEED GOING TO 35 MPH. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A VOLVO DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE ETM AND WAS REPLACED IT AT TH...

Mileage: 110,000

FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE CAR. FUEL PUMP WITH CRACKS SPILLS GAS ALL OVER THE TANK BELOW. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

2002 VOLVO S60 EXPERIENCED A VERY SUDDEN REDUCTION IS SPEED AND HAD TO BE DRIVEN HOME IN LIMP MODE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MARTEN'S VOLVO WHERE IT HAD THE SOFTWARE UPDATED AND THE THROTTLE CLEANED. THIS SOUNDS VERY MUCH LIKE IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED ...

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 TO 50 MPH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE ENGINE ON AND OFF AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY...

Mileage: 162,000

I HAD 5 INCIDENTS WHILE I WAS DRIVING THAT MY VEHICLE GOT OUT THE CONTROL AFTER NOTICED THE ANTI-SKID LIGHT MESSAGE CAME ON. I HEAR THE SAME SITUATION TO OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL. I WENT TO VOLVO ABOUT THE ANTI-SKID SITUATION AND THEY FOUND AND A FACTORY FAULT IN THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE THAT CAUSE F...

Mileage: 122,134

I HAD 5 INCIDENTS WHILE I WAS DRIVING THAT MY VEHICLE GOT OUT THE CONTROL AFTER NOTICED THE ANTI-SKID LIGHT MESSAGE CAME ON. I HEAR THE SAME SITUATION TO OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL. I WENT TO VOLVO ABOUT THE ANTI-SKID SITUATION AND THEY FOUND AND A FACTORY FAULT IN THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE THAT CAUSE F...

Mileage: 122,134

TWO MALFUNCTIONS EXIST WITH THE 2002 VOLVO S60. THE FIRST ONE IS A FAULTY DRIVER'S INFORMATION MODULE DEFECT THAT CAUSES A TOTAL MALFUNCTION OF THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. SPECIFICALLY, THE DASHBOARD GOES COMPLETELY BLANK WHILE DRIVING AND ALL OF THE GAUGES BECOME INOPERABLE, INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER. ...

Mileage: 89,126

TWO MALFUNCTIONS EXIST WITH THE 2002 VOLVO S60. THE FIRST ONE IS A FAULTY DRIVER'S INFORMATION MODULE DEFECT THAT CAUSES A TOTAL MALFUNCTION OF THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. SPECIFICALLY, THE DASHBOARD GOES COMPLETELY BLANK WHILE DRIVING AND ALL OF THE GAUGES BECOME INOPERABLE, INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER. ...

Mileage: 89,126

STRONG FUEL SMELL, ESPECIALLY WHEN STANDING BESIDE THE CAR. DEALERSHIP IS UNSURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, BUT MECHANIC NOTICED GAS LEAKING ABOVE THE TANK. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS (SEE ONLINE VOLVO FORUMS), AND A NATIONWIDE RECALL MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE. I URGE THE AGENCY...

Mileage: 77,000

I PRESENTLY OWN A 2002 VOLVO S60 SEDAN. ON OCTOBER 14TH, 2009, AT APPROX. 5:30 AM, THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM MY VEHICLE, CAUSING FAILURE OF MY UPPER BALL JOINT, THEN SEPARATING MY CV JOINT AND SHAFT FROM MY TRANSMISSION. THIS IN TURN, CAUSED EXTENSIVE BODY DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE...

Mileage: 89,000

DEFECTIVE: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. *TR

Mileage: 54,024

DEFECTIVE: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. *TR

Mileage: 54,024

FOR ABOUT A WEEK OUR 2002 VOLVO S60 HAS HAD A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE AND HAS BEEN HARD TO START. THE GASOLINE SMELL IS ALWAYS THERE, AND STARTING THE CAR IS A PROBLEM EVERY TIME. WE LIVE IN TEXAS, WHERE IT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY HOT, AND A LITTLE RESEARCH SEEMED TO POINT TO A PROBLEM WITH THE FUE...

Mileage: 78,063

I OWN A VOLVO S60 AND AM HAVING PROBLEMS (RACING IDLE, UNCONTROLLABLE CRUISE CONTROL, AND COMPLETE DYING OF ENGINE RANDOMLY) WHICH ARE RELATED TO EVENTUAL FAILURE OF THE ETM WHICH COULD BE A CATASTROPHIC EVENT, RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. VOLVO HAS ISSUED A LIMITED RECALL BUT IN ORDER TO B...

Mileage: 113,400

I OWN A 2002 VOLVO S60 ABOUT 4-5 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED MY CAR SMELT LIKE GAS. I THOUGHT THIS WAS ODD SINCE IT WAS WINTER. I TOOK IT INTO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT WAS LEAKING GAS. HE THEN ADVISED ME ABOUT THE RECALL FOR 2002 S60S. I LOOKED ONLINE ABOUT THE RECALL AND SURE ENOUGH MY MAKE AND MODEL HA...

I HAVE A 2002 VOLVO S60 THAT IS RECALLING CARS WITH LEAKING FUEL PUMPS. WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND IT'S BEEN LEAKING GAS SLOWLY AND NOW GAS IS COMING OUT OF OUR CAR A LOT. I CALLED VOLVO AND THEY AREN'T ABLE TO REPAIR THE CAR BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED FOR MY VIN IN JULY 2002. I DO ...

EXTENDED RECALL 07V152000 DESCRIPTION FOR FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT - FIRE HAZARD. ASIDE FROM FUEL ODOR, IT SHOULD INCLUDE SETTING OF DASH MIL INDICATOR OF ODB11 SMALL EMISSIONS LEAK AS A PRECURSOR INDICATION OF FUEL LEAK. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT RETRACTED AND WOULD NOT MOVE TO ENGAGE THE PASSENGER. IT WAS STUCK IN PLACE. THE DEALER EXAMINED IT AND SAID IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO FIX BECAUSE IT IS A 'CLOSED SYSTEM' AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY WOULD CHARGE OVER $650 TO REPLACE IT FOR PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

Mileage: 86,350

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE MORE THAN 15 TO 20 MILES PER HOUR. THE FAILURE OCCURS OFTEN WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. ANOTHER ME...

Mileage: 112,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE PA TURNPIKE, MY GLASS SUNROOF INEXPLICABLY JETTISONED OUT OF THE CAR. THE GLASS WAS INTACT AND SHATTERED ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY, I WAS DRIVING IN THE SLOW LANE AND THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME. THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS AVOIDED, ...

Mileage: 135,000

I HAVE A VOLVO S60 2002 AND IN OCTOBER IN A CHEKPOINT THE BORDER PATROL AGENT NOTICED AN ODOR OF FUEL AND A LEAK HE WAS SOME WHAT ALARMED AND SO I WAS INSPECTED AND SO ON I STARTED TO RESEARCH FOR THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT MY CAR HAD A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP NHTSA CAMPAIGN 07V152000 THAT MATCHED ...

Mileage: 70,000

2002 VOLVO S60 2.4T MODEL. PICKED UP MY CAR FROM AN AUTHORIZED VOLVO REPAIR CENTER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS ADVISED THAT I NEEDED A NEW GEAR BOX. THIS GEAR BOX RUNS AT A COST OF $2,000 WITH ABOUT 4 OR 5 HOURS OF LABOR AT $400. THE CAR HAS ONLY 77,000 MILES ON IT AND I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT...

Mileage: 77,000

GAS SMELL ON 02 VOLVO S60 LIKE LISTED ON NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V152000 AND VOLVO HAS CAMPAIGN NUMBER R176. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALL STATES AS WE ALL HAVE HIGH TEMPERATURES. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ...

Mileage: 102,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ...

Mileage: 102,000

VOLVO S60 DRIVEN ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH FOR 30 MINUTES, LARGE BANG, THEN COMPLETE BLOWOUT - ALL THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE MICHELIN TIRE IN THE BACK RIGHT SIDE. TIRES HAD BEEN INSPECTED VISUALLY AUG. 17 BY OWNER, MAY 6 BY VOLVO DEALER AND WERE IN GOOD SHAPE. IN MAY, 2008, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE, SAM...

Mileage: 95,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT NOTICED A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP. FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, THE ODOR WAS VERY OVERPOWERING, BUT WAS ALSO NOTICEABLE FROM INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THERE WERE ALSO FUEL STAINS ON THE FUEL TANK THAT WERE NOTI...

Mileage: 157,000

I HAVE A 2002 S60 VOLVO. IT IS HARD TO START WHEN COLD AND THERE IS A SLIGHT GAS ODOR. NHTSA CAMPAIGN # IS 07V15200 AND VOLVO CAMPAIGN IS R176. I UNDERSTAND IT IS A FAULTY FUEL PUMP AND VOLVO REFUSES TO REPLACE IT BECAUSE I DO NOT LIVE IN NEVADA OR ARIZONA. I LIVE IN FLORIDA ABD IT IS HOT HERE AL...

Mileage: 96,000

THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY BROKE. DEALER SAID THE ONLY FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL ASSEMBLY, AS LINKAGE FOR DOOR IS BUILT INTO DOOR PANEL. DEALER ESTIMATE TO REPLACE PANEL $575. IT APPEARS LIKE VEHICLES HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER SHOUL...

THROUGH NORMAL USE, IN THE COURSE OF THE LAST TWO YEARS BOTH OF THE FRONT INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLIES HAVE BROKEN. MANUFACTURER'S SUGGESTED FIX IS TO REPLACE ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL ASSEMBLY, AS LINKAGE FOR DOOR IS BUILT INTO DOOR PANEL, AN EXORBITANT COST AND EXTRAVAGANT FIX FOR SOMETHING SO...

Mileage: 77,125

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I COASTED OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY IDLE, AND EVEN THAT WAS ROUGH. THE MESSAGE INDICATOR ON THE DASH SAID SOMETHING LIKE "REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE". I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO...

Mileage: 106,004

ON A CAR THAT IS DRIVEN 7,500 MILES PER YEAR, I JUST SPENT $1,068 TO REPLACE AN ALTERNATOR AND $157.18 FOR A NEW BATTERY BECAUSE VOLVO REFUSED TO HAVE A RECALL OR COVER THEIR KNOWN FAILING ALTERNATORS. THIS CAUSE MY CAR TO FAIL ON THE 101 FREEWAY AND LEFT ME STRANDED IN TRAFFIC ON MILBRAE AVENUE. *...

Mileage: 44,445

I OWN A 2002 VOLVO S60 AND HAVE HAD A STRONG FUEL ODOR. IT DOES NOT START RIGHT AWAY WHEN TURNING THE KEY, MOST TIMES IT TAKES PUMPING THE PEDAL FOR THE CAR TO START. I LIVE IN NORTH CAROLINA WHERE THE WEATHER IS HOT. I HAVE READ IN A RECALL (NHTSA HAS A CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V152000 AND VOLVO HAS CA...

EXPERIENCE EXTREME GAS SMELLS WHICH PERMEATED INTO THE HOUSE VIA GARAGE WALLS. AFTER HAVING IT INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE DELIVERY MECHANISM OF THE TANK. REPLACED PARTS AND PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

WE ARE A 2 VOLVO FAMILY (HAVING PURCHASED THEM "PRE-CERTIFIED FROM VOLVO 2 AND 3 YEARS AGO RESPECTIVELY). BOTH CARS (2002 S60 & 2001 CROSS COUNTRY) HAVE HAD TO HAVE THEIR TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED SINCE PURCHASE - MINE ONCE (SO FAR) AND MY HUSBAND'S THREE TIMES - ALL BEFORE 55,000 MILES. I WENT ONLIN...

Mileage: 55,000

THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NO. 07V152000. REF. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. IN THIS CASE YOU INDICATE THAT THE PROBLEM INVOLVES VEHICLES REGISTERED IN ARIZONA AND NEVADA. I AM HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH A VEHICLE IN FLORIDA. MAYBE THIS PROBLEM IS NOT LIMITED TO ONLY 2 STAT...

Mileage: 36,700

I NOTICED A FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, WHICH STEADILY GOT WORSE. I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC AND FOUND THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING. I PAID TO HAVE IT REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

FUEL PUMP LEAKAGE AND SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VOLVO S60. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND VOLVO HAS ISSUED A RECALL IN THE STATES OF NEVADA AND ARIZONA FOR A DEFECTIVE PLASTIC PUMP HOUSING. R176 IS VOLVO'S RECALL NUMBER AND NHTSA'S NUMBER IS 07V152000. VOLVO REFUSED TO REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP AS I'M IN...

Mileage: 68,264

FUEL SMELL VOLVO S60 YEAR 2002 NHTSA HAS A CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V152000 AND VOLVO HAS CAMPAIGN NUMBER R176. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE VEHICLE UNNECESSARILY GOES INTO UNEVEN ENGINE IDLING WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 10-30 MPH. THE FAILURE PREVENTS THE BRAKES FROM WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ROLL INSTEAD OF STOPPING. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE...

Mileage: 59,554

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE VEHICLE UNNECESSARILY GOES INTO UNEVEN ENGINE IDLING WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 10-30 MPH. THE FAILURE PREVENTS THE BRAKES FROM WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ROLL INSTEAD OF STOPPING. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE...

Mileage: 59,554

LEAKING GAS FROM THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. CURRENTLY HAVE A NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V152000 THAT ONLY COVERS CARS IN ARIZONA AND NEVADA. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

MY VOLVO LEAKS GASOLINE FUMES. UPON SOME INVESTIGATION I FOUND THE NHTSA HAS A CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V152000 AND VOLVO HAS CAMPAIGN NUMBER R176 ADDRESSING THIS EXACT PROBLEM. VOLVO WILL ONLY FIX THESE PROBLEMS AT DEALER COST IN ARIZONA AND NEVADA. HOW IS THIS? THIS MAKES NO SENSE. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V152000 I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY FUEL PUMP ON MY 2002 VOLVO S60, BUT BECAUSE I AM NOT IN ARIZONA OR NEVADA, VOLVO WON'T REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP. JUST BECAUSE I LIVE IN CALIFORNIA DOESN'T MEAN HAVE LESS CHANCE OF A FIRE. *JB

Mileage: 67,560

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V152000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONF...

Mileage: 68,000

I AM APPEALING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE REGARDING THE CAR'S INCLUSION IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN 06V-441000. IN PARTICULAR, I HAVE A 2002 VOLVO S60 2.4T W/37,500 MILES. WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT 2 MONTHS AGO, MY CAR'S ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERED, AND WHEN I GOT ONTO A MAJOR ROADWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY W...

Mileage: 37,500

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT 2 MONTHS AGO, THE ENGINE OF MY 2002 VOLVO S60 2.4T W/37,500 MILES, BEGAN SPUTTERING, AND WHEN I GOT ONTO A MAJOR ROADWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE, WHEREBY IT WENT 5 MILES PER HOUR MAXIMUM. THE SUDDEN CHANGE IN SPEED ALMOST RESULTED IN MY CAR GETTIN...

Mileage: 36,215

SEP 29,2006 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE CAR SHUT OFF AS SHE WAS MAKING A TURN. SHE ALSO NOTED THE SIGNAL LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS WERE ACTING ERRATICALLY. COME MONDAY WE ARE SCHEDULING A VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE THE REASON BEING SUPPOSE SHE HAD BEEN IN HIGHWAY TR...

Mileage: 67,644

SEP 29,2006 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE CAR SHUT OFF AS SHE WAS MAKING A TURN. SHE ALSO NOTED THE SIGNAL LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS WERE ACTING ERRATICALLY. COME MONDAY WE ARE SCHEDULING A VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE THE REASON BEING SUPPOSE SHE HAD BEEN IN HIGHWAY TR...

Mileage: 67,644

CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE ERRATICALLY WITH NO CHANGE IN ACCELERATOR POSITION WHILE ON A 250 MILE TRIP. AT ONE POINT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS A TRUCK THE CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND ACTED LIKE IT WOULD STALL THEN JUST AS SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS THERE WERE ...

Mileage: 48,750

2002 VOLVO S60 TIRE PROBLEMS. *TS PIRELLI, FOUR SEASONS TIRES. *NM

I WAS DRIVING A CAR AND IT JUST LOST ALL POWER AND TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE IS UNDERPERFORMING. THE THROTTLE JUST DROPPED AND EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS RUNNING , IT WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. I THANK GOD THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT ON A HIGHWAY WHERE THERE WAS ROOM TO PULL OVER SAFELY. I DO NOT EVEN WANT TO ...

Mileage: 69,247

AN 8-INCH CRACK APPEARED IN MY VOLVO'S DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW WHILE WE WERE DINING INSIDE. THE NEXT MORNING THE HAIRLINE CRACK HAD CROSSED THE WINDOW, LEFT TO RIGHT. OUR AUTO INSURERS GOT SAFELITE TO REPLACE THE WINDOW. THE SAFELITE EXPERT LOOKED AT THE ORIGINAL FACTORY WINDOW AND DECLARED IT DEFECTIVE ...

Mileage: 68,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTERMARKET RIMS AND TIRES WERE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. WHILE MAKING LEFT TURNS THE TIRES RUBBED AGAINST THE FENDER WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE AN AFTERMARKET SPACER BAR WAS INSTALLED WHICH TEMPORARILY REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. AFTERWARDS, THE D...

Mileage: 42,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTERMARKET RIMS AND TIRES WERE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. WHILE MAKING LEFT TURNS THE TIRES RUBBED AGAINST THE FENDER WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE AN AFTERMARKET SPACER BAR WAS INSTALLED WHICH TEMPORARILY REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. AFTERWARDS, THE D...

Mileage: 42,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTERMARKET RIMS AND TIRES WERE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. WHILE MAKING LEFT TURNS THE TIRES RUBBED AGAINST THE FENDER WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE AN AFTERMARKET SPACER BAR WAS INSTALLED WHICH TEMPORARILY REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. AFTERWARDS, THE D...

Mileage: 42,000

WE PURCHASED A 2002 VOLVO S60 1/21/06 AT 1:30PM WITH 58542 MILES ON IT AND 62 MILES LATER AT 6:54PM WE WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NOT RESPONDING, THE ENGINE ACCELERATING WILDLY AND THEN NO CONTROL OVER THE ENGINE AS IT HAS GONE INTO A LIMP MODE. WE SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR 10 MINUT...

Mileage: 58,604

I DRIVE A 2002 VOLVO S-60. SINCE AUGUST, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ENGINE FAILURE AT RANDOM TIMES, MOST NOTICABLY WHILE BREAKING. AFTER RESEARCHING ON LINE, IT SEEMS THAT OTHER VOLVOS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER 3 MONTHS AGO AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHA...

WHILE DRIVING IN MY VOLVO S60 THIS PAST WEEK I HAD THE SEAT HEATER ON. I NOTICED IT GOT EXTREMELY HOT, THE SEAT SEEMED MUCH HOTTER THAN IT USUALLY GOT WHEN I DO PUT IT ON, AT FIRST I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT SINCE IT HAS BEEN SO COLD I JUST FIGURED "WOW THIS IS WORKING GREAT!" BUT THE NEXT MORN...

DT: THE CONTACT HAS REPLACED 5 PIRELLI TIRES IN FIRST 20,000 MILES OF OWNERSHIP BASED ON PHONE CONVERSATION ON 12-22-2005. RE EVOQ 10131977) SMCH. LAST TIRE REPLACED LAST WEEK, , LEAKED AIR AT BOTH INNER AND OUTER WHEEL WEIGHTS. *AK

Mileage: 20,000

THE ANGEL GEAR FAILED (ALSO KNOWN AS THE BEVEL GEAR) CAUSING A LOSS OF THE AWD SYSTEM. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE EXCESSIVE TORQUE STEER AND EXCESSIVE FRONT WHEEL SPIN. >$2300 REPAIR. DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC REASON FOR THE FAILURE AND THAT THERE WAS NO PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ON THIS PART...

Mileage: 75,000

2002 VOLVO 75,000 MI HAS A DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE WHICH CAUSES CAR TO SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE IN DRIVE. I UNDERSTAND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED IN CALIFORNIA FOR MODEL YEARS 1999-2001. COST TO REPLACE IS $1200.00. *NM

Mileage: 75,000

DT: 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED. HE WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED IN JAN...

Mileage: 50,000

MY 2002 VOLVO S60 STALLED ABOUT 3 TIMES IN THE PERIOD OF A FEW MONTHS DURING THE SPRING OF 2005. IT OCCURRED ONLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. I TOOK IT INTO THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP. THEY RAN ALL KINDS OF TESTS, BUT COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THEY REPLA...

Mileage: 23,477

THOUGHT YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN MY VOLVO S60 STORY ... MY VOLVO DEALER RETURNED MY S60 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE LEASE WAS UP BECAUSE OF A RECURRING PROBLEM WHERE MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THEN IT WOULD STOP COMPLETELY. I LOST COUNT OF THE NUMBER OF TIMES THIS HAPPENED BUT WHEN MY 19 YEAR OLD HAD...

I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE CAR STALLING AND UPON TAKING MY 2002 VOLVO S 60 TO THE DEALER (BOZZANNI VOLVO IN COVINA, CA. THEY HANDLED THAT PROBLEM BY CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY FOR A COST OF ABOUT $500.00. ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AND THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE EN...

Mileage: 55,000

I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE CAR STALLING AND UPON TAKING MY 2002 VOLVO S 60 TO THE DEALER (BOZZANNI VOLVO IN COVINA, CA. THEY HANDLED THAT PROBLEM BY CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY FOR A COST OF ABOUT $500.00. ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AND THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE EN...

Mileage: 55,000

CAR STALLS ON DECELERATION. *JB

Mileage: 72,000

DT: VEHICLE STALLED/DIED/OST POWER WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK

Mileage: 4,000

DT: VEHICLE STALLED/DIED/OST POWER WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *AK

Mileage: 4,000

RECENTLY PURCHASED 2002 VOLVO S60 FOR MY DAUGHTER, CERTIFIED USED. SHE WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED RUNNING, IT DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. JUST READ YOUR ARTICLE ABOUT 1999-2001 AND THOUGHT YOU SHOULD CHECK INTO ALL YEARS. VOLVO SAID IT IS FIXED, WE PICK IT UP TOMORROW, HOWEVER I AM VER...

Mileage: 20,000

ENGINE IS IDLING VERY LOW. HAS DIED ON MAJOR THOROUGHFARES 3 TIMES IN PAST 2 WEEKS. DID RESTART. TAKING IT IN IN 2 DAYS (EARLIEST APPOINTMENT WAS A WEEK FROM WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP). *NM

Mileage: 32,700

I HAVE A VOLVO S60 WITH 17" LOW PROFILE PIRELLI P6 FOUR SEASON TIRES. I HAVE 23,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 5 TIRES FOR SIDE WALL FAILURE AND UNEXPLAINED FLAT TIRES( NO PUNCTURES) I FOUND A WEB SITE THAT LISTS 12 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS BY OTHER VOLVO AND AUDI OWNERS WITH THE SAME F...

THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION FAN REMAINED LIT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. *BF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FOUND NOTING WRONG. *NM

I HAVE A 2002 VOLVO S60 EQUIPPED WITH PIRELLI P6 235/45 R17'S AS OEM OPTION. I HAVE LESS THAN 25,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND I HAVE REPLACED 3 OF THESE TIRES ALREADY. THE FIRST ONE BLEW OUT WITH LESS THAN 5,000 MILES DRIVEN, THE SECOND ONE AT 18,500 AND THE LAST ONE, WHICH ALMOST COST ME TO LOSE CONTROL...

Mileage: 18,500

I PURCHASED A 2002 S-60 AWD IN THE FALL OF 2002, LESS THAN 90 DAYS LATER I DEVELOPED A VIBRATION. THE DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. I TOOK IT TO A REPUTABLE TIRE DEALER AND HAD AN ALIGNMENT AS WELL AS THE PIRELLI TIRES BALANCED. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE ALIGNED TWICE SINCE PURCHASE. I HAVE HAD ...

I PURCHASED A 2002 S-60 AWD IN THE FALL OF 2002, LESS THAN 90 DAYS LATER I DEVELOPED A VIBRATION. THE DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. I TOOK IT TO A REPUTABLE TIRE DEALER AND HAD AN ALIGNMENT AS WELL AS THE PIRELLI TIRES BALANCED. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE ALIGNED TWICE SINCE PURCHASE. I HAVE HAD ...

UPON MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AT 35 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLOW OUT. THIS ALMOST RESULTED IN LOST OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS CAUSED BECAUSE THE TIRE LEAKED AIR. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE BLOWN OUT TIRE WITH THE SPARE, BUT THE SPARE WAS LEAKING AIR ALSO. THE CAUSE O...

Mileage: 800

WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS TAILING AND DID NOT TRACK PROPERLY. IT ALSO FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE CAUSE OR A REMEDY TO THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN FOUND. *JB

Mileage: 2,000

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED REAR SIDE TIRE SIDEWALL SEPARATED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 9,600

I HAVE A 2002 VOLVO S 60 AWD WITH THE OPTIONAL 17" X 7.5" "THOR" WHEELS AND PIRELLI TIRES. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH 3 SETS OF PIRELLI TIRES IN LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. PIRELLI IS NOT INTERESTED IN THIS ISSUE AS REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THEM HAVE PROVEN UNSUCCESSFUL. DUE TO THE ONGOING PROBLEMS I AM ...

Mileage: 10,000

STEERING WHEEL FROZE AND VEHICLE COULD NOT ACCELERATE. TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO FOUND OUT THAT THE CAUSE WAS A DEFECT IN THE AXLE. *LA WHEN THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE IGNITION CHIP HAD TO BE CHA...

STEERING WHEEL FROZE AND VEHICLE COULD NOT ACCELERATE. TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO FOUND OUT THAT THE CAUSE WAS A DEFECT IN THE AXLE. *LA WHEN THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE IGNITION CHIP HAD TO BE CHA...

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH IT'S STEERING AND GAS PEDAL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK IT CONTINUED TO MOVE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM THE IGNITION CHIP HAD TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL...

Mileage: 18,700

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH IT'S STEERING AND GAS PEDAL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK IT CONTINUED TO MOVE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM THE IGNITION CHIP HAD TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL...

Mileage: 18,700

WITH ONLY 6,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, FRONT LEFT TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE RIM. UPON INSPECTION, THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. (NAR) *LA *CB

Mileage: 6,000

WHILE DRIVING MY VOLVO 2002 S60 AWD I EXPERIENCE WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS AN ENGINE FLARE. WHILE CAR SHIFTS AUTOMATICALLY FROM GEAR TO GEAR THE ENGINE WILL RACE AND THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE WILL JUMP. THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD ONCE THE GEAR FINALLY CATCHES. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR IS COLD OR HOT. I...

I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, CAR WILL STALL IN TRAFFIC, CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN SERVICE MANY MANY TIMES. THE PROBLEMS PERSIST. I HAVE SENT 9 EMAILS TO THEIR HEAD QUARTERS SINCE 12/5, NO REPLY. *LA

Mileage: 1,500

I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, CAR WILL STALL IN TRAFFIC, CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN SERVICE MANY MANY TIMES. THE PROBLEMS PERSIST. I HAVE SENT 9 EMAILS TO THEIR HEAD QUARTERS SINCE 12/5, NO REPLY. *LA

Mileage: 1,500

I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, CAR WILL STALL IN TRAFFIC, CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN SERVICE MANY MANY TIMES. THE PROBLEMS PERSIST. I HAVE SENT 9 EMAILS TO THEIR HEAD QUARTERS SINCE 12/5, NO REPLY. *LA

Mileage: 1,500

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SPIN IF THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED TOO FAR IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE WAS A LACK OF STABILITY IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *AK THE CONTROL ARM BUSHING WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT T...

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SPIN IF THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED TOO FAR IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE WAS A LACK OF STABILITY IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *AK THE CONTROL ARM BUSHING WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT T...

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SPIN IF THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED TOO FAR IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE WAS A LACK OF STABILITY IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *AK THE CONTROL ARM BUSHING WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT T...

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SPIN IF THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED TOO FAR IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE WAS A LACK OF STABILITY IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *AK THE CONTROL ARM BUSHING WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT T...

"ENGINE SYSTEM SERVICE REQUIRED" MESSAGE INTERMITTENTLY APPEARED IN MESSAGE WINDOW, WITH CAUTION SIGN (LIGHTED ORANGE TRIANGLE). GAS PEDAL POSITION SENSOR FAILURE. *AK

Mileage: 11,000

VEHICLE HAS THREE TIRES THAT HAS BUBBLES ON THE SIDEWALLS. *MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT AFTER HITTING A BUMP. IN THE FOLLOWING MONTHS, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED 3 TIRES WITH BUBBLES ON THE SIDEWALLS. (ONE TIRE HAD A BUBBLE THE SIZE OF THE CONSUMERS FIST) THE SIDEWALL WAS SAID TO BE T...

CONSUMER STATED ALL FOUR TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR AT 2300 MILES. *AK

1) DRIVER'S SEAT SHIFTS REARWARD ON ACCELERATION AND SHIFTS FORWARD ON BRAKING. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM 3 OR MORE TIMES, BUT IT RE-PPEARS SHORTLY AFTER REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.*AK 2) VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS (MANUAL TRANSMISSION). GEAR CHANGES ARE VERY 'JERKY', TH...

1) DRIVER'S SEAT SHIFTS REARWARD ON ACCELERATION AND SHIFTS FORWARD ON BRAKING. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM 3 OR MORE TIMES, BUT IT RE-PPEARS SHORTLY AFTER REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.*AK 2) VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS (MANUAL TRANSMISSION). GEAR CHANGES ARE VERY 'JERKY', TH...

1) DRIVER'S SEAT SHIFTS REARWARD ON ACCELERATION AND SHIFTS FORWARD ON BRAKING. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM 3 OR MORE TIMES, BUT IT RE-PPEARS SHORTLY AFTER REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.*AK 2) VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS (MANUAL TRANSMISSION). GEAR CHANGES ARE VERY 'JERKY', TH...

I HAVE A 2002 VOLVO S60 AWD WITH PIRELLI P6 TIRES. BACK IN JANUARY I HAD A BLOWOUT AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. NOW THE 3 REMAINING TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED LARGE BUBBLES IN THE SIDEWALLS. ALL 4 OF MY RIMS ARE BENT. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO VOLVO AND PIRELLI TIRE. THEY BLAME THE ROAD CONDITIONS IN...

Mileage: 18,000

CONSUMER NOTICED BUBBLES IN THE TIRES SIDEWALL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THE DEALER STATED THAT SIDEWALLS ARE FAILING. *AK

Mileage: 8,400

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LOST TENSION WHILE DRIVING AND COMPLETELY UNROLLED AND WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. I CONTACTED MY NEAREST DEALER WHICH IS 30 MILES AWAY AND THEY ADVISED THAT THEY DID NOT FEEL THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND TO CONTACT VOLVO ON CALL. I DID THIS AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE ...

Mileage: 19,620

THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. *JB

FUMES ENTERED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE ODOR WAS THOUGHT TO BE A COSMOLENE LIKE SUBSTANCE, THAT WOULD EVENTUALLY SUBSIDE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. *AK *JB

VOLVO S60, 17 INCHE LOW PROFILE PIRELLI RADIAL TIRES

Mileage: 4,800

I PURCHASED MY NEW 2002 S60 AWD VEHICLE ON NOVEMBER 17, 2002 WITH 76 MILES ON IT AT BOSTON VOLVO VILLAGE IN BOSTON MA. SOON AFTER, I STARTED TO NOTICE VIBRATIONS AND HEAR NOISES, WHICH APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE GAS PETAL. I SCHEDULED MY FIRST OIL CHANGE FOR WEDNESDAY JANUARY 29TH ...

Mileage: 76

2002 VOLVO S60 SUDDENLY STOPPED ON A BUSY TWO-LANE HIGHWAY/COMPLETE ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM FAILURE/UNABLE TO RE-START CAR/CAR TOWED TO DEALER/DEALER ABLE TO RESTART CAR AFTER CAR SAT UNTOUCHED ON LOT FOR SEVERAL DAYS/TWO DIFFERENT VOLVO DEALERSHIPS LOOKED AT CAR AND WERE UNABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY FAILU...

Mileage: 12,800

BULB POSITION FAILURE ERROR MESSAGE. I HAVE BROUGHT IN THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE OF THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT NO BULBS WERE OUT AND THAT THEY CHECKED ALL OF THE CONNECTIONS AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME ERROR MESSAGE IS DISPLAYING AGAIN. SEEMS MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING ...

Mileage: 11,000

I PURCHASED A 2002 VOLVO 2.4T AT THE VOLVO OF CERRITOS IN CALIFORNIA ON MAY 11, 2002. THREE DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE CAR BEGAN MAKING A LOUD RATTLING NOISE IN THE MORNINGS.I RECORDED THE NOISE AND TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE VOLVO OF CERRITOS. I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND EXPLAIN...

TIRE BUBBLE DEVELOPED ON SIDEWALL OF TIRE WITHOUT ANY IMPACT. CAR TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REVIEW AND SERVICE MANAGER SAID THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TIRE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE TIRE UNDER WARRANTY. SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT AND THEN FIGHT IT OUT WITH PIRELLI. MANY PE...