2012 VOLVO S60 Problems & Recalls

Engine has failed and is unrepairable. The car has been maintained well according to the manufacturer’s guidelines with regular oil changes. It has only 94,875 miles. The mechanic said that there is probably a piston gasket failure leading to oil leak into the engine. This appears to have been rep...

At temperatures around 90* and higher the rear camera flickers and is unusable. This happens without any warning and when vehicle attempting to reverse.

At temperatures around 90* and higher the rear camera flickers and is unusable. This happens without any warning and when vehicle attempting to reverse.

Discovered that my engine is burning oil. There was no warning from my vehicle or from Volvo (during regular maintenance) that this was happening. It was just sudden that the check engine light went on and I checked the oil and found that it was basically empty. Volvo confirmed that the engine is bu...

The contact owns a 2012 Volvo S60. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, an unknown belt fractured, and the vehicle failed to start. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called the local dealer, who informed the contact about diagnostic testing, but the vehicle was not ...

Mileage: 80,000

While driving or parked water is dripping down my window shield. This obstructs my view and distracts me from driving. It further distracts my driving if I have to wipe away the water which usually leads to smearing which causes further obstruction to my field of vision.

original windshield never replaced unglueing to the point where you can push the glass and have it move and minor seepage of water

The contact owns a 2012 Volvo S60. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, she smelled a burning odor in the interior of the vehicle, after which the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The contact was able to coast to the shoulder of the roadway, where the vehicle failed...

Mileage: 137,000

On June 2, 2023 I went to start my car and the engine would not turn over. The dashboard displayed a number of warning lights and messages (DSTC Service Required, SRS Airbag Service Urgent, Transmission Service Required, Coolant System Service Required). When the tow truck driver arrived later that...

On June 2, 2023 I went to start my car and the engine would not turn over. The dashboard displayed a number of warning lights and messages (DSTC Service Required, SRS Airbag Service Urgent, Transmission Service Required, Coolant System Service Required). When the tow truck driver arrived later that...

Surpintine belt shredded due to faulty belt tensioner. Shreds of belt wedged between crankshaft timing sprocket on engine causing engine to jump timing while driving down highway and vehicle lost all power and very hard to steer due to all valves in motor bent because of poor design. Definitely a s...

The contact owns a 2012 Volvo S60. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The vehicle was later towed to the local dealer who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the drive belt had failed, causing damage to the timing cover and other d...

Mileage: 62,000

I bought used s60 and sent car to auto shop due to engine seize . I was told The engine needed to be replaced. I has replacement done. Car ran good and I was pleased. Months later, the vehicle made a clicking noise when I arrived home. When I checked the oil the following morning, there was no o...

I bought used s60 and sent car to auto shop due to engine seize . I was told The engine needed to be replaced. I has replacement done. Car ran good and I was pleased. Months later, the vehicle made a clicking noise when I arrived home. When I checked the oil the following morning, there was no o...

These headlight assemblies commonly develop significant water ingress problems as they age. Owners report issues in wet climates even when these cars were relatively new, resulting in bulb ignition problems as water finds it way into the ballasts, resulting in high-voltage shorting. The water in the...

The contact owns a 2012 Volvo S60. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 MPH, the driver’s side rear door opened unintendedly without the driver touching the door handle. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and inspected the vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated th...

Mileage: 150,000

The contact owns a 2012 Volvo S60. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 MPH, the driver’s side rear door opened unintendedly without the driver touching the door handle. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and inspected the vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated th...

Mileage: 150,000

I have experienced the steering in my car to become looser over time. I have found the culprit to be a plastic tension cap on the steering rack itself. The cap appears to have stripped and backed out completely and is now resting against the subframe. There is no warning of this happening and very h...

Our seat belts have been problematic because the passenger side is sticky and has to be moved around before it will disengage. When I took it to a dealer they said it was fine and just needed a little lubrication. Lubrication did not help the problem

The steering wheel trim peeled and created a razor sharp surface at the bottom which sliced through my finger and caused pain and bleeding. It is difficult to avoid touching the sharp part of the steering wheel especially at highway speeds. This startled me while driving and distracted me while I at...

The drivers seat belt to lock in place or unlock gets stuck ! Makes it very difficult to ge try out of my vehicle daily. This is a major concern if i am ever in an emergency and cannot get out of my seat

The front windshield has a faulty gasket, I put sealant from Autozone but didn’t help. Water falls down the windshield causing skewed vision. I’m also afraid that there may be some type of short, which can cause damage either parked or driving.

On December 1, 2021 I was driving my 2012 Volvo S60 T5, that I purchased 3/2021 with 99,489 miles on it, on the highway and it stalled without warning after almost crashing. There were no warning alerts or check engine light that came on the dashboard and the car had 1,000 miles until the next oil c...

I have a 2012 S60R. I just received the recall notice for the front seat belts last week. In September of 2021, the warning light on the dash board intermittently comes on with a warning sound stating that my rear seat belt is not in use. This happens while starting the car and driving. There are no...

My wife and I were driving to BWI airport for a 10:30am flight from Virginia Beach in the Express Lane on I-95N going 75mph when all of a sudden at 8:30am the engine seized and I got a message telling me I would experience "Reduced Engine Performance" as my car puttered to a stop with white smoke po...

My wife and I were driving to BWI airport for a 10:30am flight from Virginia Beach in the Express Lane on I-95N going 75mph when all of a sudden at 8:30am the engine seized and I got a message telling me I would experience "Reduced Engine Performance" as my car puttered to a stop with white smoke po...

My wife and I were driving to BWI airport for a 10:30am flight from Virginia Beach in the Express Lane on I-95N going 75mph when all of a sudden at 8:30am the engine seized and I got a message telling me I would experience "Reduced Engine Performance" as my car puttered to a stop with white smoke po...

It looks as if my car should have been included in the 62Vin recall for engine sensor not stating low oil. Car started to knock and shutoff with no warning for low oil pressure. Diagnostic show oil was issue but even when completely drained car still does not display low oil which caused motor to bl...

When I first bought this Volvo there was condensation in both of the headlights then took it for a test drive and I really liked it and when I got back the dealer said if I was to buy it he would take care of both headlights so I assumed that he did but I bought it and left and was driving and then ...

When I first bought this Volvo there was condensation in both of the headlights then took it for a test drive and I really liked it and when I got back the dealer said if I was to buy it he would take care of both headlights so I assumed that he did but I bought it and left and was driving and then ...

When I first bought this Volvo there was condensation in both of the headlights then took it for a test drive and I really liked it and when I got back the dealer said if I was to buy it he would take care of both headlights so I assumed that he did but I bought it and left and was driving and then ...

This in regards to a vehicle I purchased on March 30, 2021. It is a 2012 Volvo S60 T5 VIN #[XXX]. When I purchased the car it had 99,489 miles on the odometer and when the vehicle became an issue it was at 104,409 miles on the odometer. I purchased it on Craigslist from a physician in Maine. On Dece...

When I purchased the 2012 volvo S60 back in June we started to drive and it said low beam out and later found out that it was the drivers side low beam took it back and they tried a new headlight but didn't work but we found the problem it was the ballast to the hid bulb was bad changed it bam fixed...

The contact owns a 2012 Volvo S60. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, the oil pressure warning light was illuminated. The contact pulled over and parked on the side of the road and turned off the vehicle but it was unable to be restarted. The contact stated the vehicle was not drivable. The ve...

Mileage: 133,000

I had the car about 3 months from a dealership. I was driving through the hills near my house, at first no problem. After about 4 turns or so this red light would come on saying something like low oil pressure and the car would stall a bit til I was out of the turn. Didn’t say anything about needi...

I was driving on my way back home. When my car started to knock. As I was slowing down to pull over. My oil pressure light came on. Granted, the reason was unknown. I had just recently checked the oil level. I got out to check the dipstick to find smoke coming out where the dipstick was. Curious as ...

I was driving on my way back home. When my car started to knock. As I was slowing down to pull over. My oil pressure light came on. Granted, the reason was unknown. I had just recently checked the oil level. I got out to check the dipstick to find smoke coming out where the dipstick was. Curious as ...

Volvo arrived at the hiking trailhead parking lot at approximately 10 miles an hour, slowed down more to select parking space then turn right into space in front of a cement outhouse. Space had a cement parking block. As the car was about to come to a complete stop in the space, it suddenly accele...

Volvo arrived at the hiking trailhead parking lot at approximately 10 miles an hour, slowed down more to select parking space then turn right into space in front of a cement outhouse. Space had a cement parking block. As the car was about to come to a complete stop in the space, it suddenly accele...

I was on my was home from work and I Engine Started to malfunction In the middle of the street I got help to push out of the street waited a few minutes and it started back up thank God it got me home but now I’m still having problems

I was on my was home from work and I Engine Started to malfunction In the middle of the street I got help to push out of the street waited a few minutes and it started back up thank God it got me home but now I’m still having problems

APRIL B2021. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY VEHICLE STALLED . I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT THE CAR FEARFUL OF MY SAFETY I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TOW THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A VOLVO DEALERSHIP WHICH REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE THE CAR. SO I GOT IT TOWED TO A CERTIFIED SHOP. I WAS TOLD THA...

Mileage: 101,000

WINDSHIELD SEPARATING FROM THE CAR AT THE TOP. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FROM WATER RUNNING DOWN THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD THAT CAN NOT BE CLEARED EXCEPT BY HAND WHILE DRIVING. ALSO LIKELY TO CAUSE WATER DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR!

Mileage: 126,436

WINDSHIELD SEPARATING FROM THE CAR AT THE TOP. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FROM WATER RUNNING DOWN THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD THAT CAN NOT BE CLEARED EXCEPT BY HAND WHILE DRIVING. ALSO LIKELY TO CAUSE WATER DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR!

Mileage: 126,436

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V378000 (SEAT BELTS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. NAPLETON'S M...

MY CAR HAS WATER IN THE LEFT BACK DOOR, AND I AM CERTAIN IT IS FROM THE RECALL OF THE LOCKS. I USE TO PARK IN MY GARAGE AND THE CAR IS NO LONGER GARAGE KEPT AND IT HAS RAINED A LOT. I CAN HEAR THE WATER SWISHING AROUND WHEN I STOP THE CAR. I WANT TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT DID TH...

SIRIUS RADIO MODULE FAILURE CAUSE CONTROL AND DISPLAY OF BACK UP CAMERA, NAVIGATION, HANDS FREE PHONE, AND RADIO TO STOP WORKING.

Mileage: 75,000

SIRIUS RADIO MODULE FAILURE CAUSE CONTROL AND DISPLAY OF BACK UP CAMERA, NAVIGATION, HANDS FREE PHONE, AND RADIO TO STOP WORKING.

Mileage: 75,000

EXTREMELY HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION WAS EVENTUALLY DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS DUE TO FAULTY PISTON RINGS, WHICH WERE REPLACED AT A HIGHLY-DISCOUNTED COST ON 1/17/20 AT 100,573 MILES. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON 1/16/21 (MILEAGE WAS THEN ABOUT 105,000 MILES) I GOT AN ALERT THAT THERE WAS NO OIL PRESSURE AND CAR...

Mileage: 105,000

THE CAR DISPLAYED A LOW OIL WARNING, SO I CHECKED AND THE OIL WAS A LITTLE LOW SO I ADDED A QUART. THE LIGHT DISAPPEARED. THE NEXT DAY, SAME THING HAPPENED, BUT OIL LEVEL WAS FULL. THE LIGHT AGAIN WENT OUT. LATER THAT DAY, THE LOW OIL LIGHT CAME BACK ON, SO I PULLED OVER AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO...

Mileage: 130,000

CAR NEVER WARNED OF LOW PRESSURE OR OIL LOW. CAR STARTED TO SHIMMY AND BLOW WHITE SMOKE. IT CAN NO LONGER BE DRIVEN. PISTON HEADS BLEW DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION.WILL COST APPROX 7 TO 8 THOUSAND TO FIX.

Mileage: 60,000

CAR NEVER WARNED OF LOW PRESSURE OR OIL LOW. CAR STARTED TO SHIMMY AND BLOW WHITE SMOKE. IT CAN NO LONGER BE DRIVEN. PISTON HEADS BLEW DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION.WILL COST APPROX 7 TO 8 THOUSAND TO FIX.

Mileage: 60,000

RECALL NOTICE ON 11/2019 TO REPLACE ALL DOORS DUE TO A SAFETY ISSUE (RECALL #: R89978: DOOR LATCHES). RECENTLY ON 12/1/2019, 12/23/2019 AND 1/5/2020 I NOTICED THAT MY REAR RIGHT DOOR SLIGHTLY OPENED WHILE CITY DRIVING IN SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD (LOTS OF STOPS) AND THE DOOR SIGNAL DID NOT INDICATE. THE...

Mileage: 71,430

RECALL NOTICE ON 11/2019 TO REPLACE ALL DOORS DUE TO A SAFETY ISSUE (RECALL #: R89978: DOOR LATCHES). RECENTLY ON 12/1/2019, 12/23/2019 AND 1/5/2020 I NOTICED THAT MY REAR RIGHT DOOR SLIGHTLY OPENED WHILE CITY DRIVING IN SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD (LOTS OF STOPS) AND THE DOOR SIGNAL DID NOT INDICATE. THE...

Mileage: 71,430

AS I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND MY CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND THEN IT TURNED OFF I WAS UNABLE TO TURN ON MY HAZARDS TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS OR PULL OVER TO THE SIDE, AFTER A COUPLE SECONDS THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND I PUT THE CAR IN P AND STARTED IT AGAIN. IT HAPPENED AGAIN LATER O...

Mileage: 136,000

AS I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND MY CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND THEN IT TURNED OFF I WAS UNABLE TO TURN ON MY HAZARDS TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS OR PULL OVER TO THE SIDE, AFTER A COUPLE SECONDS THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND I PUT THE CAR IN P AND STARTED IT AGAIN. IT HAPPENED AGAIN LATER O...

Mileage: 136,000

AS I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND MY CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND THEN IT TURNED OFF I WAS UNABLE TO TURN ON MY HAZARDS TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS OR PULL OVER TO THE SIDE, AFTER A COUPLE SECONDS THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND I PUT THE CAR IN P AND STARTED IT AGAIN. IT HAPPENED AGAIN LATER O...

Mileage: 136,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V378000 (SEAT BELTS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED TOM WOOD VOLVO (4620 E 96TH ST, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46240; (317) 848-7447) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE LOW OIL LEVEL WARNING LIGHT FLASHED ON THEIR INSTRUMENT PANEL AND DISAPPEARED. THE CONTACT ADDED A QUART OF OIL AND APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING, SHE BECAME AWARE OF A ...

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE LOW OIL LEVEL WARNING LIGHT FLASHED ON THEIR INSTRUMENT PANEL AND DISAPPEARED. THE CONTACT ADDED A QUART OF OIL AND APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING, SHE BECAME AWARE OF A ...

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHERRY HILL VOLVO CARS (1810 MARLTON PIKE WEST, CHERRY HILL, NJ 08002, (856) 665-4050) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTAC...

Mileage: 151,031

2012 VOLVO 60, NEEDS NEW ENGINE. VOLVO STATES ITS NOT WORTH REPAIRING AT 81K MILES. VIN # [XXX] THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED CERTIFIED IN 2015 FROM BILL GRAY VOLVO, 2897 MURRYSVILLE ROAD PENNSYLVANIA, 15317 I BOUGHT A CERTIFIED 2012 VOLVO S60 T5, VIN # [XXX] IN 2005 FROM A DEALER IN P...

Mileage: 82,000

MY CAR DOESN'T NOTIFY ME THAT THE ENGINE OIL IS LOW. LAST YEAR, I DROVE ALL THE WAY TO MISSISSIPPI WITHOUT IT WARNING THAT THE OIL WAS LO WITH BARELY ANY OIL ON THE DIP STICK. WE STOPPED TO CHECK IT WHEN WE GOT GAS AND THAT IS HOW WE KNEW. IT HAS BEEN LOW SEVERAL TIMES THIS YEAR WITHOUT NOTIFYING...

Mileage: 135,000

MY CAR DOESN'T NOTIFY ME THAT THE ENGINE OIL IS LOW. LAST YEAR, I DROVE ALL THE WAY TO MISSISSIPPI WITHOUT IT WARNING THAT THE OIL WAS LO WITH BARELY ANY OIL ON THE DIP STICK. WE STOPPED TO CHECK IT WHEN WE GOT GAS AND THAT IS HOW WE KNEW. IT HAS BEEN LOW SEVERAL TIMES THIS YEAR WITHOUT NOTIFYING...

Mileage: 135,000

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH EXTERIOR BODY PAINT, COMPLAINED TO VOLVO AND SHOWED IT TO DEALER AS PER THEIR ADVISE, DEALER AGREED THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE THERE WITH LIMITED MILES AND MAINLY LOCAL DRIVING WITH THIS CAR. SCRATCHES ALL OVER THE BODY AND THIS WAS THERE WITH IN 4 YEARS OF CAR AND I HAVE TRIED ...

Mileage: 42,325

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF OIL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFA...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE VOLVO STORE LOCATED AT 1051 WEST WEBSTER AVE, WINTER PARK, FL 32...

Mileage: 79,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE VOLVO STORE LOCATED AT 1051 WEST WEBSTER AVE, WINTER PARK, FL 32...

Mileage: 79,000

THERE WAS ONE INCIDENT THAT MY CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WOULD STALL FOR A BIT AND WHEN I TRIED TO MAINTAIN THE SAME SPEED I WAS GOING AT, I WOULD PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND THE SPEED WOULD NOT CHANGE, IT CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF...

Mileage: 81,300

INTERIOR ADHESIVE CHROME TRIM DELAMINATING AND VERY SHARP CAUSING A CUT HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND CENTER CONSOLE

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTREME OIL CONSUMPTION WITH THE OIL LEVEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BAUM BOULE...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:19V849000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. (CAPITA...

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION BETWEEN OIL CHANGE INTERVALS. SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS CAR (2/1/2016) I HAVE USED FULLY SYNTHETIC OIL (CASTROL). OIL LEVEL SLOWLY DROPS BETWEEN SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES. PRIOR TO THE LAST SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE (1/10/2020) I CHECKED THE OIL IT IT WAS VERY DANGEROUSLY LOW. THE...

Mileage: 24,000

THE SENSUS/NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS PLAGUED WITH BUGS. FREQUENTLY MY BLUETOOTH FAILS TO CONNECT, AUDIO RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING FOR ALL SATNAV/RADIO FUNCTIONS, SOMETIMES THE SCREEN FAILS TO LOAD UP AT ALL. ALL SEEMS TO HAPPEN COMPLETELY RANDOMLY. SOME DAYS RADIO FUNCTIONS GREAT BUT SOME DAYS I CAN NOT LIS...

Mileage: 93,000

THE CAR SUFFERS FROM HIGH ENGINE CONSUMPTION, ENGINE OIL RUNS OUT PRIOR TO OIL CHANGE INTERVALS WITH NO EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKS OR OIL BURNING). THIS CAN CAUSE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THE HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY THE DEALER AND SHARED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. VOL...

Mileage: 117,000

2012 VOLVO S60. VIN: [XXX] . ON OR ABOUT 09/09/2019, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC TO REPAIRER/REPLACE THE PASSENGER DOOR LATCH/LOCK, WHICH HAD FAILED. THIS FAILURE PREVENTED ALL LOCKING AND LATCHING SAFETY FEATURES TO OPERATE. THIS CAUSED THE DOOR TO NOT LATCH OR LOCK ALLOWING THE D...

DOOR LATCH AND LOCK FAILURE TO BOTH FRONT DOORS. PASSENGER DOOR LATCH/LOCK PASSENGER DOOR FAILED TO LOCK OR KEEP DOOR CLOSED WHILE IN MOTION. ONE WEEK LATER THE DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH/LOCK FAILED IN SAME WAY, WHICH ALLOWED DOORS TO FLY OPEN DURING A TURN WHILE VEHICLE IN GEAR AND IN MOTION. ELECTRIC DO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL SQUEAKING NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE MAY BE A FAILURE WITH A BELT OR PULLEY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SQU...

Mileage: 113,055

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THE LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE PUSHED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND ...

Mileage: 155,000

LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATES I NEED TO SERVICE MY AIRBAG IMMEDIATELY. THE AIRBAG HAS NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. VOLVO SERVICE SAYS I NEED TO PAY TO REPLACE IT WHEN ITS NEVER BEEN USED.

Mileage: 1

THE OIL WAS CHANGED AT 85,000 MILES. AT APPROXIMATELY 90,000 MILES, THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND IMMEDIATELY DISAPPEARED WHEN MAKING TURNS. THE SENSOR LIGHT DID NOT REMAIN ON THE DASHBOARD. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKING. AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS, THE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING. THE...

Mileage: 90,478

THE OIL WAS CHANGED AT 85,000 MILES. AT APPROXIMATELY 90,000 MILES, THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND IMMEDIATELY DISAPPEARED WHEN MAKING TURNS. THE SENSOR LIGHT DID NOT REMAIN ON THE DASHBOARD. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKING. AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS, THE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING. THE...

Mileage: 90,478

DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR DISENGAGED WHILE TURNING ONTO THE HIGHWAY ACCESS RODE WITH PASSENGERS IN THE BACK, THE REAR PASSENGER NEARLY FELL OUT OF THE CAR. THE DOOR NO LONGER LATCHES WHICH CREATES A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN, MAKING ME UNABLE TO SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 161,000

PURCHASED THIS VOLVO A FEW MONTHS AGO HAD IT FOR A WEEK AND IT BROKE DOWN WHILE IDLING IN MY DRIVEWAY IT WAS TOWED TO VOLVO OF ROANOKE, VA. THEY TOLD ME THE IDLER PULLEY SEIZED UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP TIME. THEY REPLACED THE DIVE BELT AND PUT THE VEHICLE BACK IN TIME AND TOLD ME THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 155,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V592000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO D...

Mileage: 115,000

IN AUGUST OF THIS PAST YEAR MY ENGINE SHUT DOWN AS MY WIFE AND I MADE A TURN. THE MECHANIC THAT I HAD IT TOWED TO SAID THE ENGINE WAS THREE QUARTS LOW AND WAS GETTING NO COMPRESSION AND YET NO CHECK OIL INDICATOR LIGHT TURNED ON. I SPENT $6,000 ON A USED ENGINE. THURSDAY OF LAST WEEK THE SAME TH...

Mileage: 117,000

THE KEYLESS ENTRY FAILED ONE BY ONE. THE RIGHT FRONT FIRST, THEN THE LEFT FRONT DOOR. I WENT TO DEALER, ENDING UP PAYING MORE THAN 500 DOLLARS FOR FIXING IT. THEY SAID THAT IS CAUSED BY THE POOR DESIGN OF THE DOOR HANDLE WHICH ALLOWED THE WATER TO GET INSIDE AND TO DAMAGE THE SENSOR AND WIRES.

Mileage: 118,000

LIKE MANY OF THE COMPLAINS LISTED FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL, MY 2012 VOLVO S60 IS CONSUMING OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES WITH NO WARNING LIGHT OF LOW OIL PRESSURE SHOWING UP. THERE IS NO SMOKE OR PUDDLES INDICATING BURNING OIL OR AN OIL LEAK. WE TRY TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THE OIL BECAUSE THE DEALER SAID SI...

Mileage: 124,000

CPSC: ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2018 AROUND 4:30PM ON A SATURDAY, I WAS RUNNING ERRANDS AND SUDDENLY MY CURTAIN AIRBAGS ON MY 2012 VOLVO DEPLOYED. THERE WAS A HIGH PITCH, LOUD SCREECHING NOISE, A LOUD POP AND ALL THIS DEBRIS SPRAYED ALL OVER ME AND THE INSIDE OF MY CAR AND THESE WHITE PLASTIC AIRBAGS (CURT...

IN OCTOBER 2018. WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 VOLVO ( 88,000 MILES)THE CAR STARTED TO HESITATE IN TRAFFIC THEN IT STOP. I HAD JUST EXIT THE EXPRESS HIGHWAY ON TO A CITY STREET. THERE WAS NO SENSOR LIGHTS OR ENGINE CHECK LIGHT THAT CAME ON AT ALL. TRIED TO CRANK THE CAR BACK UP. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. SUD...

Mileage: 88,186

IN OCTOBER 2018. WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 VOLVO ( 88,000 MILES)THE CAR STARTED TO HESITATE IN TRAFFIC THEN IT STOP. I HAD JUST EXIT THE EXPRESS HIGHWAY ON TO A CITY STREET. THERE WAS NO SENSOR LIGHTS OR ENGINE CHECK LIGHT THAT CAME ON AT ALL. TRIED TO CRANK THE CAR BACK UP. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. SUD...

Mileage: 88,186

IN OCTOBER 2018. WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 VOLVO ( 88,000 MILES)THE CAR STARTED TO HESITATE IN TRAFFIC THEN IT STOP. I HAD JUST EXIT THE EXPRESS HIGHWAY ON TO A CITY STREET. THERE WAS NO SENSOR LIGHTS OR ENGINE CHECK LIGHT THAT CAME ON AT ALL. TRIED TO CRANK THE CAR BACK UP. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. SUD...

Mileage: 88,186

ON DECEMBER 24, 2015, OUR 2012 VOLVO S60 FWD T5 ENGINE BROKE DOWN ON A CITY STREET. THE BELT WAS REPLACED AT THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP WITH A STANDARD "VOLVO-BELT." MILEAGE ON THE CAR AT THE TIME WAS 43843. FAST FORWARD TO AUGUST 21, 2018, THE CAR BREAKS DOWN AGAIN ON CITY STREET. CURRENT MILEAGE IS ...

Mileage: 73,114

CONSUMING OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES AND NO WARNING LIGHT OF LOW OIL PRESSURE SHOWS UP. JUST LUCKY TO HAVE CHECKED THE DIP-STICK DURING MY ROUTINE CHECKUP AND FOUND OIL COMPLETELY DEPLETED. ADDED 5 QUARTS OF SYNTHETIC OIL AGAIN CHECKING IN THREE WEEKS I HAD TO ADD ANOTHER 2 QUARTS. THIS IS NOT GOOD AT ...

Mileage: 62,000

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND DISCOVERED WITHIN 45 MILES OF DRIVING THE CAR THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON NOR DID THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. IT WASN'T UNTIL AFTER I ADDED 4QUARTZ OF OIL AND THE ENGINE QUIETED DOWN THAT THE OIL PRESSUR...

Mileage: 80,560

VEHICLE HAD A NO START, NO CRANK CONDITION WHILE PARKED. WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER DETERMINED NO START, NO CRANK CONDITION WAS CAUSED BY OUTDATED SOFTWARE. I DO NOT THINK VOLVO SHOULD DESIGN A CAR TO NOT START IF SOFTWARE IS OUTDATED. HAD I NEEDED TO USE THE CAR TO DRIVE TO HOSPITAL OR SOME OT...

Mileage: 62,450

CAR DID NOT INDICATE LOW OIL PRESSURE AT ANY TIME. ENGINE SEIZED AND STALLED ON FREEWAY CREATING DRIVING HAZZARD. CAR WAS IN MOTION AT APPROX. 65 MPL, STARTED SHAKING AS IF A TIRE HAD BLOWN. CAR STARTED TO SMELL LIKE BUNED OIL, STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE ONLY ALERT THAT CAME ON WAS THE L...

Mileage: 103,000

CAR DID NOT INDICATE LOW OIL PRESSURE AT ANY TIME. ENGINE SEIZED AND STALLED ON FREEWAY CREATING DRIVING HAZZARD. CAR WAS IN MOTION AT APPROX. 65 MPL, STARTED SHAKING AS IF A TIRE HAD BLOWN. CAR STARTED TO SMELL LIKE BUNED OIL, STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE ONLY ALERT THAT CAME ON WAS THE L...

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MCGRATH VOLVO CARS BARRINGTON (300 MN HOUGH ST, BARRINGTON, IL) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO THE OIL BEING FOUR QUARTS LOW. THE MANU...

Mileage: 125,000

VOLVO HAS AN INTERNAL SERVICE RECALL FOR THEIR ENGINE OIL SENSORS. THE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND HERE: THEY HAVE STATED THAT THEY FIXED THE SENSOR IN MY VEHICLE; HOWEVER, I STILL EXPERIENCED THE EXACT PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE SERVICE RECALL. MY CAR SHOWED 0 ENGINE OIL LIGHT READINGS, BUT MY ENGIN...

Mileage: 104,000

AT AROUND 51,000 MILES, THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT BLINKED. WE CHECKED THE OIL AND FOUND THAT WE HAD TO ADD 5 QUARTS ON 11/5/2017. VOLVO ADDED ANOTHER QUART ON 12/26/2017. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE OIL USAGE AND SAFETY, AND ARE KEEPING IN CONTACT WITH OUR VOLVO DEALER TO SEE IF THIS CONTINUES.

Mileage: 51,000

A METAL SILVER PIECE ON STEERING HAS A SHARP EDGE THAT RESULTED IN A CUT ON FINGER WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND TURNING.

Mileage: 39,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER (JIM FISHER VOLVO, 2108 W BURNSIDE ST, PORTLAND, OR 97210, (503) 295-5571) INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A PREMATURE INTERNAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXI...

Mileage: 98,000

THE CAR WAS CONSUMING OIL AT A SHOCKING RATE - 12 QUARTS OVER THE COURSE OF 2 MONTHS AND THE OIL LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE, EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL! I OPENED A CASE WITH VOLVO USA AT THE TIME AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR TO A DEALER. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A LEAK AND DID ...

Mileage: 78,000

ENGINE FAILED AFTER 84,000 MILES. ENGINE WAS CARED FOR WELL; VEHICLE RECEIVED SERVICE AT RECOMMENDED SERVICE INTERVALS. THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THAT RESULT IN AVERAGE WEAR AND TEAR.

Mileage: 84,500

<40K MILES 2ND OWNER BOUGHT CERTIFIED FROM DEALER 2015..2012 VOLVO S60..ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. TOOK TO DEALER IN DAVIE FLORIDA SAYS ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEM..FAN OR AS SUCH..IM SEEING X6 RECALLS ON SIMILAR YEAR MAKE AND MODEL.MY VEHICLE VIN NOT SHOWING ON RECALL ROSTER..DEALER WANTS 1200...

MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A GROCERY STORE LOT. I ENTERED THE VEHICLE TO BACK IT OUT OF ITS PARKING SPOT. IT WAS NEXT TO A FULL SIZED VAN WHICH HAD CARPET CLEANING EQUIPMENT MOUNTED INSIDE. I STARTED THE CAR AND PLACED IT IN REVERSE AS IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I TRIED TO SLOW THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 75,000

MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A GROCERY STORE LOT. I ENTERED THE VEHICLE TO BACK IT OUT OF ITS PARKING SPOT. IT WAS NEXT TO A FULL SIZED VAN WHICH HAD CARPET CLEANING EQUIPMENT MOUNTED INSIDE. I STARTED THE CAR AND PLACED IT IN REVERSE AS IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I TRIED TO SLOW THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 75,000

MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A GROCERY STORE LOT. I ENTERED THE VEHICLE TO BACK IT OUT OF ITS PARKING SPOT. IT WAS NEXT TO A FULL SIZED VAN WHICH HAD CARPET CLEANING EQUIPMENT MOUNTED INSIDE. I STARTED THE CAR AND PLACED IT IN REVERSE AS IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I TRIED TO SLOW THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 75,000

VEHICLE BURNED THROUGH ALL OIL CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE WITH NO WARNING FROM VEHICLE ELECTRONICS (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS ENGINE BEGAN TO FAIL; WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL TO CLOSEST MECHANIC). VEHICLE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT HAS HAD PREVIOUS RECALL (FOR OIL PRESSURE WARNING) FOR OTHE...

Mileage: 127,000

ON APRIL 12, 2016 I TOOK MY VOLVO S-60 LEASED BRAND NEW FROM VOLVO AND THE PURCHASED AT THE END OF THE LEASE AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND A CHECK OIL LIGHT. VOLVO HAD A RECALL ON OIL PRESSURE CENSORS (THIS HAD CAUSED OTHER CAR ENGINES TO SEIZE SOMETHING THAT THE NTSB HAS RE...

Mileage: 52,000

ON APRIL 12, 2016 I TOOK MY VOLVO S-60 LEASED BRAND NEW FROM VOLVO AND THE PURCHASED AT THE END OF THE LEASE AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND A CHECK OIL LIGHT. VOLVO HAD A RECALL ON OIL PRESSURE CENSORS (THIS HAD CAUSED OTHER CAR ENGINES TO SEIZE SOMETHING THAT THE NTSB HAS RE...

Mileage: 52,000

ON APRIL 12, 2016 I TOOK MY VOLVO S-60 LEASED BRAND NEW FROM VOLVO AND THE PURCHASED AT THE END OF THE LEASE AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND A CHECK OIL LIGHT. VOLVO HAD A RECALL ON OIL PRESSURE CENSORS (THIS HAD CAUSED OTHER CAR ENGINES TO SEIZE SOMETHING THAT THE NTSB HAS RE...

Mileage: 52,000

REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE DAUGHTER WAS IN THE BACK SEAT. SHE FELL OUT THE CAR. PERSON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE DOOR JUST FLEW OPEN. PLEASE GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS IMMEDIATELY.

Mileage: 79,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE STARTER WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE STILL AT THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TH...

Mileage: 49,740

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE STARTER WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE STILL AT THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TH...

Mileage: 49,740

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 86,000

MY 2012 S60 HAS LESS THAN 63K MILES AND IT IS BURNING OIL. I'VE NOT SEEN ANY LEAKS OR EXHAUST SMOKE, SO I ASSUMED ALL WAS WELL. DEALER SHIP ADVISED IT'S NORMAL FOR A VOLVO TO LOSS 1-2 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. RECENTLY THE ENGINE FAILED WITH NO WARNING, AND WARRANTY IS OUT. CAN'T BELIEVE A ...

Mileage: 62,785

MY 2012 S60 HAS LESS THAN 63K MILES AND IT IS BURNING OIL. I'VE NOT SEEN ANY LEAKS OR EXHAUST SMOKE, SO I ASSUMED ALL WAS WELL. DEALER SHIP ADVISED IT'S NORMAL FOR A VOLVO TO LOSS 1-2 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. RECENTLY THE ENGINE FAILED WITH NO WARNING, AND WARRANTY IS OUT. CAN'T BELIEVE A ...

Mileage: 62,785

THE CAR IS USING OIL LIKE CRAZY. GOING THRU 3-4 QUARTS EVERY 2000 MILES. STARTED AT 40541 WHEN SERVICED, THEY NOTED IT WAS A QUART LOW. I AM NOW AT 79000. & THE PROBLEM HAS JUST GOTTEN WORSE. I SPOKE TO DEALER ABOUT THIS & THEY ACTED AS IF THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT COULD BE OR WHY. THEY AGREED TO DO ...

Mileage: 79,000

WHEN AT A FULL STOP, WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, ON A HILL AND IN GEAR (DRIVE) THE CAR ROLLS BACKWARDS WHEN REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE BREAK PEDAL. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE UNLESS THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE VOLVO OF SAN DIEGO "TECHNICIAN" CHECKED A 2013 VEHICLE WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION AN...

Mileage: 42,000

WHEN THE CAR IS OUTDOORS, IN TEMPERATURES APPROACHING 100 F, THE REAR (BACKUP) CAMERA FLICKERS OR FAILS ALTOGETHER.

Mileage: 45,355

MY 2012 VOLVO S60 IS USING ONE QUART OF OIL FOR EVERY 900-1000 MILES. THIS IS TOO MUCH. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE PISTON RINGS THAT ARE BAD.

Mileage: 92,000

2012 VOLVO S60. VEHICLE IS AT 64,114 MILES. ABOUT A WEEK AGO, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I NOTICED A HIGH PITCHED WHISTLE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHEN DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT A RUBBER DIAPHRAGM IN THE OIL TRAP HAD RUPTURED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO ON ...

Mileage: 64,114

HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND SOFTWARE PROBLEMS. IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ALL ELECTRONICS WILL GO OFF. ALSO, CAR WONT ALWAYS SHUT DOWN OR START PROPERLY. LOOKED OVER MANY FORUMS AND FOUND THE EXACT COMPLAINTS. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER RECALLS FOR ELECTRICAL AND SOFTWARE FOR THE S60, BUT APPARENTLY TH...

Mileage: 29,100

1) POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING CONSTANTLY SINCE PURCHASING CAR AT 52K MILES; DIAGNOSED AS RACK AND PINION FAILURE 2) ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE MADE WHISTLING NOISE AT 60K MILES WHILE DRIVING; DIAGNOSED AS PCV FAILURE

Mileage: 52,000

1) POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING CONSTANTLY SINCE PURCHASING CAR AT 52K MILES; DIAGNOSED AS RACK AND PINION FAILURE 2) ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE MADE WHISTLING NOISE AT 60K MILES WHILE DRIVING; DIAGNOSED AS PCV FAILURE

Mileage: 52,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, SUDDENLY I HEARD A LOUD BOOM. I COULD HEAR SOMETHING SLIDING DOWN MY ROOF AND OFF THE BACK OF THE CAR. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON, THEN I HEARD A WIND NOISE ABOVE. I REALIZED THAT MY SUNROOF WAS BROKEN AND GLASS WAS CASCADING DOWN AND FLYING OFF OF MY CAR. IT ...

Mileage: 39,824

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO ENGINE OIL IN THE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TH...

Mileage: 86,111

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A POLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE LOCAL POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE AT THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS ...

Mileage: 29,000

THE ENGINE HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE WAS STRUGGLING TO CRANK. THE ENGINE SHOWED SIGNS OF HESITATION MAKING IT HARD TO MAINTAIN SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS WAS LATER FOUND OUT TO BE DUE TO NO COMPRESSION IN CYLINDER #3. THE VALVES, VALVE GUIDES, AND BEARINGS IN THE ENGINE WERE DESTROYED...

Mileage: 68,540

MY 2012 VOLVO S60 HAD SERIOUS ENGINE NOISE BROUGHT TO THE SHOP THEY THOUGHT IT MIGHT OF BEEN THE FACT THAT I HAD LOW OIL, BUT I HAD JUST GOTTEN MY OIL CHANGED 12/17/14 AND IT WAS 5/27/15 NOW AND I HAD NOT DRIVEN ANYWHERE CLOSE TO 6 THOUSAND MILES TO DEPLETE ALL THE OIL. THE SHOP TOLD ME TO REALLY F...

Mileage: 66,000

MY 2012 VOLVO S60 HAD SERIOUS ENGINE NOISE BROUGHT TO THE SHOP THEY THOUGHT IT MIGHT OF BEEN THE FACT THAT I HAD LOW OIL, BUT I HAD JUST GOTTEN MY OIL CHANGED 12/17/14 AND IT WAS 5/27/15 NOW AND I HAD NOT DRIVEN ANYWHERE CLOSE TO 6 THOUSAND MILES TO DEPLETE ALL THE OIL. THE SHOP TOLD ME TO REALLY F...

Mileage: 66,000

MY 2012 VOLVO S60 HAD SERIOUS ENGINE NOISE BROUGHT TO THE SHOP THEY THOUGHT IT MIGHT OF BEEN THE FACT THAT I HAD LOW OIL, BUT I HAD JUST GOTTEN MY OIL CHANGED 12/17/14 AND IT WAS 5/27/15 NOW AND I HAD NOT DRIVEN ANYWHERE CLOSE TO 6 THOUSAND MILES TO DEPLETE ALL THE OIL. THE SHOP TOLD ME TO REALLY F...

Mileage: 66,000

AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING WHEEL BEZEL, A SHARP EDGE IS EXPOSED. THIS EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND HAS CAUSED LACERATIONS. I SEE NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10503380 AND 10534272 APPEAR TO DESCRIBE THE SAME PROBLEM. (INCIDENT DATE IS APPROXIMATE). *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE LOW OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FOUR QUARTS OF OIL WERE EMPTIED BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAI...

Mileage: 47,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT EMITTED AN ABNORMAL CHEMICAL SMELL THAT CAME THROUGH THE VENTS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED DAILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT MOLD WAS BUILT UP ON THE EVAPORA...

Mileage: 41,000

ON JUNE 1ST ANOTHER CAR FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY AND PULLED INTO THE PATH OF MY CAR WHILE I WAS GOING APPROX. 45MPH. I HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND TURNED TO THE LEFT TO TRY AND AVOID THE CAR AND COLLIDED WITH THE OTHER CAR. I ESTIMATE THE SPEED OF AT LEAST 35MPH AT IMPACT. THE RIGHT FRONT OF ...

Mileage: 30,000

ON THE APRIL 23, 2014, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR SHOT OUT AT HIGH SPEED HE DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT HAPPENED. ON APRIL 24, 2014, I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY IN PARK AS I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE TO SLOWLY ENTER MY GARAGE THE CAR TOOK OFF AT HIGH SPEED TIRES SPUN LEFT TIRE MARKS ON MY PAVEMENT AND I HIT TH...

Mileage: 30,000

ON THE APRIL 23, 2014, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR SHOT OUT AT HIGH SPEED HE DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT HAPPENED. ON APRIL 24, 2014, I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY IN PARK AS I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE TO SLOWLY ENTER MY GARAGE THE CAR TOOK OFF AT HIGH SPEED TIRES SPUN LEFT TIRE MARKS ON MY PAVEMENT AND I HIT TH...

Mileage: 30,000

CAR STALLED (2 TIMES ) WHILE DRIVING IT. COULD NOT STEER OR OPERATE ANY PART OF THE CAR. ONCE I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED MY A TRUCK ON A HIGHWAY. MY VOLVO DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. (I RECENTLY READ ABOUT THE GM IGNITION PROBLEMS AND THAT SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE WHAT W...

Mileage: 3,500

ON AUGUST 24, 2013, I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. A CAR STOPPED SHORT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HIT THAT CAR. I THEN HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD ONLY A FEW SECONDS TO REACT. ANOTHER CAR THEN RE-ENDED ME. MY AIRBAG NOR SEATBELT PRETENTIONERS DEPLOYED. I HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING T...

Mileage: 15,000

ON AUGUST 24, 2013, I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. A CAR STOPPED SHORT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HIT THAT CAR. I THEN HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD ONLY A FEW SECONDS TO REACT. ANOTHER CAR THEN RE-ENDED ME. MY AIRBAG NOR SEATBELT PRETENTIONERS DEPLOYED. I HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING T...

Mileage: 15,000

ON AUGUST 24, 2013, I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. A CAR STOPPED SHORT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HIT THAT CAR. I THEN HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD ONLY A FEW SECONDS TO REACT. ANOTHER CAR THEN RE-ENDED ME. MY AIRBAG NOR SEATBELT PRETENTIONERS DEPLOYED. I HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING T...

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND THE REAR END SPUN UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DYNAMIC TRACTION CONTROL FAILED TO ACTIVATE AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CURBSIDE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER'...

Mileage: 18,991

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND THE REAR END SPUN UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DYNAMIC TRACTION CONTROL FAILED TO ACTIVATE AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CURBSIDE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER'...

Mileage: 18,991

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALUMINUM ON THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DETACHED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO THE HANDS AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,700.

Mileage: 21,700

THE STEERING WHEEL BEZEL DELAMINATES ON THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND BECOMES VERY SHARP CAUSING CUTS ON HANDS. DEALER REPLACED THE BEZEL AND WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. IT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE OF THE BEZEL. THERE SHOULD BE NO SHARP CUTTING EDGES ON THE S...

Mileage: 3,500

BRAKES COMPLETELY GAVE OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON RT. 85 IN ATLANTA. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND I DIDN'T HIT ANYONE. CALLED VOLVO ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY SENT A TOWING COMPANY. CAR IS STILL IN SHOP AND NOT YET DIAGNOSED. I'M TERRIFIED TO GET BACK INTO THAT CAR! *TR

Mileage: 11,997

THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM AN AUTHORIZED VOLVO DEALER. AFTER LITTLE OVER 12K MILES, THERE IS SEVER PAINT DAMAGE ON THE ENTIRE SURFACE OF THE CAR. THE PAINT APPEARS TO BE BUBBLING FROM UNDERNEATH. REQUIRES $8609.66 TO REPAIR. VOLVO ONLY WARRANTY THE PAINT FOR 12K MILES BUT ADVERTISES THE CAR HAVI...

Mileage: 12,775

PLEASE, PLEASE BACK OFF ON YOUR HEAD REST REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY. PLEASE ALLOW THE CONSUMER TO CHOOSE THE POSITION OF THE HEAD REST. NOT ONLY HONDA, BUT FORD, GM, CHRYSLER, ALL MANUFACTURERS ARE CREATING VERY PAINFUL CAR SEATS SINCE 2009 DUE TO THIS AWFUL HEADREST REQUIREMENT. SEATBELTS ARE A LA...

THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL IN MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN OCCASIONALLY MALFUNCTIONING (ABOUT 10-15 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING MY VEHICLE IN MAY) CAUSING IT TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 5 MPH. THIS CAUSES MY VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY STOP WITHOUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS BEING ACTIVATED. I THEN HAVE TO DEPRE...

Mileage: 7,000

THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL IN MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN OCCASIONALLY MALFUNCTIONING (ABOUT 10-15 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING MY VEHICLE IN MAY) CAUSING IT TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 5 MPH. THIS CAUSES MY VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY STOP WITHOUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS BEING ACTIVATED. I THEN HAVE TO DEPRE...

Mileage: 7,000

THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL IN MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN OCCASIONALLY MALFUNCTIONING (ABOUT 10-15 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING MY VEHICLE IN MAY) CAUSING IT TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 5 MPH. THIS CAUSES MY VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY STOP WITHOUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS BEING ACTIVATED. I THEN HAVE TO DEPRE...

Mileage: 7,000

THIS IS THE SECOND OCCASION ON WHICH THIS DEFECT HAS APPEARED, THE PRIOR INCIDENT HAPPENING IN APPROXIMATELY MARCH 2012, AT A MILEAGE OF APPROXIMATELY 5000 MILES. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR JUST UNDER SIX MONTHS. I LIVE IN A SOUTHEASTERN US STATE AND TRAVELLED TO MY SECOND HOME IN FLORIDA. THE CAR ...

Mileage: 7,000

THIS IS THE SECOND OCCASION ON WHICH THIS DEFECT HAS APPEARED, THE PRIOR INCIDENT HAPPENING IN APPROXIMATELY MARCH 2012, AT A MILEAGE OF APPROXIMATELY 5000 MILES. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR JUST UNDER SIX MONTHS. I LIVE IN A SOUTHEASTERN US STATE AND TRAVELLED TO MY SECOND HOME IN FLORIDA. THE CAR ...

Mileage: 7,000

THIS IS THE SECOND OCCASION ON WHICH THIS DEFECT HAS APPEARED, THE PRIOR INCIDENT HAPPENING IN APPROXIMATELY MARCH 2012, AT A MILEAGE OF APPROXIMATELY 5000 MILES. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR JUST UNDER SIX MONTHS. I LIVE IN A SOUTHEASTERN US STATE AND TRAVELLED TO MY SECOND HOME IN FLORIDA. THE CAR ...

Mileage: 7,000

THE ACTIVE CRUISE CONTROL STOPS FOR NO REASON. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS (~20 TIMES SINCE I PICKED UP THE CAR), THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AS THE TRAFFICS SLOWS DOWN. THE CAR IS ALMOST AT A STOP (5-10 MPH) AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKES COMES ON, THE CARS BRAKES HARD & STOPS AND TH...

Mileage: 5

THE ACTIVE CRUISE CONTROL STOPS FOR NO REASON. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS (~20 TIMES SINCE I PICKED UP THE CAR), THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AS THE TRAFFICS SLOWS DOWN. THE CAR IS ALMOST AT A STOP (5-10 MPH) AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKES COMES ON, THE CARS BRAKES HARD & STOPS AND TH...

Mileage: 5

THE ACTIVE CRUISE CONTROL STOPS FOR NO REASON. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS (~20 TIMES SINCE I PICKED UP THE CAR), THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AS THE TRAFFICS SLOWS DOWN. THE CAR IS ALMOST AT A STOP (5-10 MPH) AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKES COMES ON, THE CARS BRAKES HARD & STOPS AND TH...

Mileage: 5

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60 T5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN THE ATTEMPT TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE REMAIN ON. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED IN REFERENCE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAG...