2004 VOLVO S60 Power Train Problems

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY - THE SAME THING HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IDLING (NO JERK, ONLY AN "CLICK" SOUND). IT HAPPENS ANYTIME BUT SEEMS WORSE IN THE SUMMER BUT I THINK IT'S HOT-HEAT RELATED. THE OTHER ISSUES ARE RELATED: -THE INTERIOR LIGHTS USUALLY COME ON -THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES COMPLETELY BLANK/LIGHTS GO OFF/NO AVAILABLE EMERGENCY LIGHTS -THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAKE ONE WIPE SOMETIMES -THE "REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPEN" WARNING COMES ON -THE "BRAKE FAILURE STOP SAFELY" WARNING COMES ON AND SOMETIMES "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT COMES ON. NOT ALL OF THESE SYMPTOMS OCCUR EACH TIME. THERE ARE MORE SEVERE AND LESS SEVERE INCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE DRIVING 45 MILES PER HOUR AND ABOUT TO GET ON THE ON RAMP ON TO I-10. CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

APPROXIMATE A MONTH LATER AFTER I BROUGHT 2004 VOLVO S60 AT DEC 2011, WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN FREEWAY TO POST OFFICE, WHAT A SUDDEN, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, I PRESS THE ACCELERATE PEDAL, BUT IT WAS NOT RESPONSE, BUT THE CAR STILL HV A LITTLE MOMENTUM, THEN IT TURN IT TO THE CORNER AND THE CAR WAS STOPPED. I TURN OFF THE KEY AND RESTART THE CAR AGAIN, IT WORKED.AFTER A YEAR, THE PROBLEM COME BACK AGAIN AND THE FREQUENCY BECOME MORE, UP TIL DEC, 2012, 3 MORE TIMES SAME PROBLEM INCURRED. IT WAS SCARY. *TR

Mileage: 78,500

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 VOLVO S60. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS, AND I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY. I WENT TO PUT MY S60 IN PARK, AND IT WOULD NOT GO PAST NEUTRAL INTO EITHER REVERSE OR PARK. MY S60 HAS A GEARTRONIC TRANSMISSION (GEARTRONIC IS ESSENTIALLY THE BRAND NAME OF THE VOLVO MANUMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOURCE: HTTP://WWW.EHOW.COM/INFO_7784643_GEARTRONIC-TRANSMISSION.HTML#IXZZ1K1HJ4JPR) THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT IF I NEEDED TO GO INTO REVERSE I COULDN'T, AND BECAUSE I COULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK AND THEREFORE COULD NOT REMOVE MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THERE WERE NO NOTICEABLE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE OF THE GEARTRONIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT KNOB, BUT IT IS A VALID SAFETY ISSUE, AND MAY RESULT IN A RECALL IF THIS FAILURE OCCURS IN MORE VOLVOS WITH THE GEARTRONIC TRANSMISSION. ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN GATHER FROM VOLVO DEALERS AND OTHER REPUTABLE VOLVO SERVICE BUSINESSES CAN POTENTIALLY GATHER ENOUGH ISSUES WITH THE GEARTRONIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT KNOB TO ISSUE A RECALL. THIS ISSUE, IF IT HAS OCCURRED OR DOES OCCUR IN OTHER VOLVOS WITH THE GEARTRONIC TRANSMISSION AND GEAR SHIFT KNOB, MAY CAUSE THE DRIVER TO NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT INTO OR OUT OF CERTAIN GEARS, AND MAY RESULT IN THE CARS NOT BEING ABLE TO BE PUT INTO PARK. THIS COULD RESULT IN SAID VEHICLES ROLLING AFTER TURNED OFF. ALSO, THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF SAID VEHICLES IF THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO BE SHIFTED INTO PARK. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT MY DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OVER THE SIDEWALK AND STRUCK THE BUILDING. TRANSMISSION POPPED IN REVERSE AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS. EVEN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. I FORCED THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE TO GET IT TO STOP AFTER GOING IN REVERSE FOR APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND BUILDING (PICTURES AVAILABLE). NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

ANGLE GEAR FAILURE IN VOLVO S60R AWD. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SKIP A GEAR. THIS RESULTS IN UNEVEN ACCELERATION, MAKING MERGING INTO TRAFFIC HAZARDOUS. IT ONLY HAPPENS SPORADICALLY. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

THE GEAR SHIFT HEAD DISINTEGRATED IN MY HAND AS I SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO DRIVE CAUSING THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO BE SHIFTED INTO ANY GEAR BUT "DRIVE". COULD NOT TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE INTO THE NEAREST VOLVO DEALER. CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN DIRE IF I HAD TO STOP FOR A ROAD/POLICE EMERGENCY. *NM

Mileage: 28,000

2004 S60AWD ANGLE GEAR LEAK REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF GEAR AT 14,300 MILES. THE ANGLE GEAR SENDS POWER TO THE REAR WHEELS, AND IF IT FAILS, IT TAKES THE TRANSMISSION WITH IT. WHILE MINE WAS CAUGHT EARLY AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, A TRACK RECORD OF THE ANGLE GEAR LEAKING AND FAILING IS BEING SEEN. VOLVO NEEDS TO EXTEND WARRANTY ON THIS ITEM. *NM

Mileage: 14,300

VOLVO S60 2004, 9000 MILES, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHILE LEAVING A TRAFFIC LIGHT (ACCELERATING) AND AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 20 MPH THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. NO POWER FOR STEERING AND BRAKES. WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF THE DEFECT OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY? THE CAR WAS SERVICED AT VOLVO GARAGE ACCORDING TO MAINTENANCE PROGRAM (6000 MILES). NOW THEY SAID THAT THE DEFECT WAS DUE TO THE AIR ADMISSION SYSTEM, WHICH WAS FOUND TO BE DIRTY. *AK

Mileage: 9,000

TRANSMISSION FLARE. *JB

Mileage: 2,900

VEHICLE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT RESULTS IN A SERIOUS DELAY WHEN DECELERATING RAPIDLY. THE DELAY MAKES IT SEEM AS THOUGH THE THROTTLE HAS "STUCK" FOR 2-3 TENTHS OF A SECOND. THE "R" IS TOUTED AS A PERFORMANCE VEHICLE AND THIS DELAY IN THROTTLE RESPONSE IS DOWN RIGHT DANGEROUS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN HARD. THIS DELAY OCCURS EVERY TIME ONE DECELERATES QUICKLY FROM FULL THROTTLE. VOLVO SAYS IT IS "NORMAL". *JB. *AK