2001 Volvo S60

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2002· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  2001 VOLVO S60. NO DESCRIPTION GIVEN. *JB

• 12/30/2010· WHEELS

  OPTIONAL WHEELS (17") CORRODE SO TIRE BREAKS SEAL CAUSING AIR LOSE AND DESTRUCTION OF TIRE. OUR CAR HAS ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD 6 TIRES REPLACED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/29/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL ODOR WHEN EXITING VEHICLE AFTER PARKING. FUEL RESIDUE OBSERVED ON THE SIDE OF THE GAS TANK WHEN LOOKING UNDER THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOT SURE IF COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY.*TR UPDATE 1/9/09: WEB USER COMMENTS: ISSUE RESOLVED, VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. HOWEVER, TO BE SURE I WAS COVERED BEFORE VISITING THE DEALER, I HAD TO REMOVE THE SEAT BOTTOM AND THE PUMP COVER AND VERIFY THE FUEL LEAK WAS AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP. THEN THE SERVICE MANAGER AGREED I WOULD BE COVERED. ---- THIS MAIL WAS SENT USING THE CONTACT FORM FROM HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV WEB

• 12/27/2014· POWER TRAIN

  IN 2008, AT ABOUT 93K MILES, THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 VOLVO S60 FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN THOROUGHFARE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO AVOID BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAD A VOLVO DEALER INSTALL A NEW VOLVO TRANSMISSION. IN 2014, AT ABOUT 123K MILES (OR ABOUT 30K MILES ON THE NEW TRANSMISSION), THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL STREET. AGAIN, I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. A SEARCH OF THE NHTSA DATABASE AND OTHER ONLINE SOURCES SHOWED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURES WITH VOLVOS LIKE MINE. VOLVO OF NORTH AMERICA REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP FIX THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION DESPITE INFORMATION THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION THEY HAVE BEEN USING. *TR

• 12/27/2011· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL INTERMITTENTLY AND EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

• 12/27/2008· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I GOT THE ETM VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL RECALL FIXED BUT MY CAR IS DOING IT AGAIN. IS IT NORMAL FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN AND CAN I GET IT FIXED FOR FREE AGAIN? PLEASE LET ME KNOW BECAUSE MY CAR IS STARTING TO STALL OUT ON ME AND I'M AFRAID OF GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. THANK YOU *TR

• 12/19/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED HIS VEHICLE HESITATED AND SURGED. RIGHT BEFORE THE VEHICLE HESITATED OR SURGED IT LOST POWER. IT STARTED AS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT IS NOW OCCURRING DAILY. THE RATE OF SPEED DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FACTOR. HOWEVER, IT DOES OFTEN OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. BUT, IT HAS OCCURRED AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER CLEANED THE ELECTRIC CONTROL (ETM), AND THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR ONE WEEK. THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND WAITED TWENTY MINUTES. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED, AND HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THEY ARE DISCUSSING REPLACING THE ETM AND OTHER PROCEDURES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/16/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS SEEPING FROM THE TANK NEAR THE PUMP AND ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

• 12/16/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  MAKING A LEFT TURN, CHANGING LANES, SLOWING DOWN. ENGINE REVVED UP TO NEAR MAXIMUM. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. AFTER ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL SPEED, NO FURTHER PROBLEMS UNTIL 12/14/11. ON THAT DATE, A REPEAT OF THE SURGE. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 7 YEARS. THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED ONLY AFTER THE LAST SERVICE AT THE DEALER. *TR

• 12/13/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  2001 VOLVO S60 - GAS LEAK FROM ABOVE THE FUEL TANK. STRONG GAS ODOR, DISCOVERED FUEL DRIPPING DOWN SIDE OF TANK UNDER VEHICLE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. DROVE FOR AT LEAST 2 WEEKS OR MORE BEFORE I FIGURED OUT IT WAS MY CAR THAT CREATING THAT GAS SMELL AT LIGHTS (ONLY NOTICED WHEN WINDOW WAS DOWN). UNTIL VEHICLE BEGAN LEAKING A LOT OF GAS AND ODOR WAS OVER POWERING. WAS TOLD VOLVO'S "EXTENDED WARRANTY" WOULD NOT COVER THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP BECAUSE THE "EXTENDED WARRANTY" WAS ONLY FOR 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. ONE DAY AFTER REPAIR AN EVEN WORSE GAS LEAK APPEARED UNDER VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE ABOVE REAR GAS TANK. NOT RESOLVED AS OF DATE OF COMPLAINT. PUDDLE OF GAS UNDER VEHICLE. GAS ODOR STRONG REALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC. ADDITIONAL COMPLAINT: INTERMITTENT LURCHING OR SURGING OF SAME VOLVO S60 AT LOW SPEEDS SHORTLY AFTER STARTING. IT LUNGES FORWARD AND THEN PULLS BACK WITH NO DEPRESSING OF ACCELERATOR. IT IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION SO THE LURCHING IS VERY ALARMING CONSIDERING NO ADDITIONAL DEPRESSION OF THE ACCELERATOR IS HAPPENING WHEN IT RANDOMLY LUNGES FORWARD. USUALLY STOPS LUNGING AFTER 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. *TR

• 12/11/2015· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, AN ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT AND THE CONTACT DISCOVERED FUEL PRESENT ON THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000. UPDATED 02/10/16*LJ; UPDATED 05/10/18*JB *TR

• 12/11/2006· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER NHTSA RECALL #06V441000 CONCERNING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. IT WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. HOWEVER, IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO SUGGESTED THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/10/2006· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. 2001 VOLVO S60 T5. VEHICLE WILL FAIL TO SHIFT GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING. USUALLY OCCURS WHEN PROCEEDING FROM A STOP, USUALLY WHEN TURNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, PRINCETON VOLVO, AND ALTHOUGH THEIR MECHANIC EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM, THEY INDICATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT COULD CAUSE THE PROBLEM. NOW I LEARN THAT VOLVO HAS HAD NUMEROUS REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS, USUALLY INVOLVING THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL MODULATOR. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT THE AFORESAID DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BY MAKING A SOFTWARE CHANGE, BUT THIS ONLY MADE THE PROBLEM WORSE. *JB

• 12/09/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  2001 VOLVO S60 FAILURE OF GAS PUMP. STRONG GAS ODOR LEAKING GAS THRU TOP OF PUMP, HARD TO START, DANGEROUS LEADING TO HAZARDOUS EVENTS. VOLVO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP BUT ONLY OFFERS A RECALL IN TWO STATES THEY CONSIDER TO HAVE HOT CLIMATES. I LIVE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THEY DO NOT CONSIDER THIS TO BE A RECALL STATE. LET ME TELL YOU IT IS OVER 80 DEGREES IN WINTER TIME AND WELL OVER HIGH 90'S IN SUMMER AND OVER 100 IF YOU FACTOR IN THE HUMIDITY. I FIXED THE CAR IT COST ME $642.01, I WOULD LIKE FOR VOLVO TO PAY ME BACK. THE COST OF THE PUMP AND SEAL WERE $400.00 ALONE. I THINK THAT AS A CONSUMER I SHOULD BE PROTECTED NOT ONLY THAT, BUT WHAT IS VOLVO WAITING TO WARN PEOPLE OF THIS DEFFECT. THIS IS A DEADLY SITUATION DO NOT WAIT UNTIL SOMEBODY DIES FOR YOU TO TAKE ACTION, THE FIRE AND GAS INHALATION ARE CATASTROPHIC. I HAVE ALL THE PAPER WORK I WOULD LIKE TO GET MY MONEY BACK AND I WOULD LIKE FOR THE OWNERS OF VOLVO'S TO BE AWARE OF THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT FOR SOMEBODY OR A FAMILY TO DIE BEFORE YOPU TAKE ACTION. *TR

• 12/08/2003· POWER TRAIN

  FOR BOTH OUR 2001 VOLVO S60 2.4T AND OUR 2003 VOLVO XC90 2.5T AWD, THERE HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR A TRANSMISSION DEFECT (ESSENTIALLY SAME TRANSMISSION IN BOTH VEHICLES PER VOLVO TECH SUPPORT). BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD THERE IS. *AK INTERMITTENT/UNPREDICTABLE FAILURE TO ENGAGE 3RD IN TIMELY FASHION WITH RESULTANT LOSS OF ACCELERATION AS VEHICLE IS FUNCTIONALLY IN NEUTRAL FOR 0.5 TO 2.5 SECONDS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN PULLING ON TO A HIGHWAY. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED 2 NEAR COLLISIONS (ALMOST BEING STRUCK FROM BEHIND). VOLVO TECH SUPPORT ACKNOWLEDGES A FLAW IN DESIGN CAUSING SERVO FLUID AIR LOCK IN THE 2001 MODEL. A NEW TRANSMISSION IS SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED FOR OUR S60, BUT IF THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURING IN OUR 2003, WILL THIS CORRECT THE PROBLEM? THE XC90 THEY SAY CAN BE REPAIRED WITH "UPGRADED SOFTWARE" INSTALLATION (WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR THAT VEHICLE) BUT THIS REMEDY FAILED WHEN PERFORMED ON THE 2001. WE HAVE LET THE DEALER KNOW WE FEEL BOTH VEHICLES ARE UNSAFE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND WE ARE NOW STUCK WITH THEM TRYING TO REMEDY BOTH GLARING SAFETY DEFECTS.

• 12/07/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  MY VOLVO S60 IS IDLING VERY ROUGH. IT IS NOT SHOWING ANY CODES BUT I SUSPECT IT'S THE ETM. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON VEXED'S WEBSITE I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS CAR DUE TO THE IMPROPER DESIGN OF THE ETM MADE BY MAGNETI MARELLI. I'M HOPING STEPHEN MCHENRY WILL GET VOLVO TO REDESIGN THIS ILL DESIGNED PART. *TR

• 12/07/2004· AIR BAGS

  THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT EH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION PRIOR TO HER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS A CRACKED TRANSMISSION, POWER STEERING LEAK, OIL LEAK AND TWO DEPLOYED AIR BAGS. *JB *NM

• 12/02/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATSFire

  MY WIFE DROVE THE 2001 VOLVO S60 AND NOTICED A NOXIOUS BURNING SMELL AND IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT HOME. SHE THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING EXTREMELY WRONG WITH THE HEATER. I DROVE THE CAR 3 DAYS LATER AND AFTER 3 MINUTES NOTICED THE BURNING SMELL AS WELL. I TURNED OFF THE HEATER, AND THE SMELL CONTINUED. I SAW SOME SMOKE TO MY LEFT SIDE AND NOTICED THE SEAT HAD A HOLE THAT WAS MELTING AND BURNING. I TURNED OFF THE HEATED SEAT AND ENSURED THE SEAT DID NOT BURN FURTHER. *TR

• 12/02/2011· AIR BAGS,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING, THE PANEL AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE AIR BAG MAY NEED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

• 12/01/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER STATED THAT 6 MONTHS AGO HE REPLACED REAR BRAKES AND CALIPERS AT 15,000 MILES. CURRENTLY, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, AND WAS TOLD THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS. *AK

• 11/29/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP STARTED LEAKING AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE09039. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE LEAK WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP PART, THAT DEVELOPED CRACKS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS IN A LOCATION WITH EXTREME CLIMATES AND TEMPERATURE CYCLING AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL 09V483000. THE MECHANIC FOUND GAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP PLASTIC PORTION OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY FLANGE. UPDATED 12/15/11.*JB

• 11/28/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL PUMP IS LEAKING, CAUSING CAR TO SMELL LIKE GASOLINE. POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. *TR

• 11/26/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS: FIRST, THE LIGHT BULBS, INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNALS, ON MY 2001 VOLVO S60 HAD TO BE REPLACED AT LEAST EVERY TWO MONTHS. THIS IS CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH VISIBILITY AND ALSO WITH THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT -- THEY DON'T LIKE IT WHEN I'M DRIVING THROUGH TOWN WITH NO LIGHTS ON. SECOND, THE INTERIOR LAMPS ABOVE MY DASHBOARD AND THE SUNROOF STOPPED WORKING ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. FOR NO SEEN REASON, I WON'T BE ABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE SUNROOF (NOT GREAT WHEN IT'S RAINING AND I CAN'T GET IT CLOSED) AND THE LIGHTS WON'T WORK EITHER. *JB

• 11/24/2003· TIRES

  PIRELLI FOUR SEASONS P6, TIRE SIZE P235/45 R 17, DOT NO. XBCUC236, I HAVE HAD THREE INSTANCES WHERE THE TIRES HAVE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN DEFLATION WHILE PARKING ALONG A VALLEY CURB. NO DAMAGE TO THE TIRES BUT HAD TO HAVE THEM REMOUNTED AND BALANCED. I HAVE ALSO HAD TWO INSTANCES WHERE THE TIRES HAD SUDDEN DEFLATION WHILE DRIVING, ONCE AT 35 MPH AND ONCE AT 70 MPH. IN BOTH INSTANCES, I WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY AWARE OF THE DEFLATION AND THE TIRES WERE RUINED AS THEY WERE DRIVEN FLAT. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE TIRES AND THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY IMPACTS TO THEM PRIOR TO DEFLATION. THE TIRES WERE PROVIDED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON MY 2001 VOLVO S60. *LA

• 11/23/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  APPROXIMATELY 10/25/07 BEGAN TO SMELL STRONG FUEL FUMES EMANATING FROM VOLVO 2001 S-60 ALONG WITH A DIFFICULTY IN STARTING THE VEHICLE. ON-LINE INVESTIGATION AND DISCUSSION WITH VOLVO SPECIALIST REPAIR SHOP INDICATES ISSUE RELATED TO FAULTY FUEL PUMP / FILTER WHICH THE CORPORATION IS CURRENTLY RECALLING ONLY NEVADA AND ARIZONA......VOLVO SPECIALIST INDICATED THAT THEY ARE SEEING NUMEROUS VEHICLES (IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA) WITH THE SAME ISSUE. OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN STRONG FUEL FUMES ARE NOTICEABLE AROUND THE VEHICLE.... *TR

• 11/22/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE SMELL OF FUEL EMITTED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 156,000. ..UPDATED 12/12/11 *BF UPDATED 12/13/11

• 11/21/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE DRASTICALLY REDUCED SPEED AND STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/21/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL AND NOTICED A PUDDLE BY THE FUEL TANK. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL OF HIS VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT FOR FREE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V152000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

• 11/21/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN. THE REPAIRS WERE BEING DONE AT CONTACT'S EXPENSE. *AK

• 11/18/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  VEHICLE IS HARD TO START, COUPLED WITH A STRONG FUEL SMELL EMITTING FROM THE FUEL TANK FILL NECK. *TR

• 11/17/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  NEED REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMP, THIS PART HAS BEEN RECALLED IN ARIZONA AND NEVADA BUT NO WHERE ELSE. *TR

• 11/16/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  MY 2001 VOLVO S60, AT 68K MILES, HAD CRACKS IN THE FUEL PUMP, CAUSING A STRONG GAS SMELL DUE TO THE LEAKS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE S60 IN PARTICULAR, SINCE NUMEROUS POSTINGS HAVE BEEN SEEN REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I CALLED THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP, THEY KNEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THIS IS A $1000 REPAIR THAT IS NEARLY CERTAIN FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TELL. APPARENTLY VOLVO HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, BUT ONLY IN ARIZONA AND NEVADA. THE IDEA THAT THE CAR DEVELOPS THIS PROBLEM UPON ENTERING THESE STATES SEEMS AMUSING. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN S60 ISSUE, REGARDLESS OF LOCATION. PERHAPS THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO COVER ALL AFFECTED MODELS/CARS? JOEL MILLER *TR

• 11/15/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I HAVE A 2001 VOLVO S60 WITH A FUEL LEAK ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. *TR

• 11/15/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  2001 VOLVO S60 T5 W/MANUAL TRANSMISSION STALLED ABRUPTLY WITH A "REDUCED POWER" MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD COMPUTER DISPLAY WHILE ACCELERATING ON A HIGHWAY ONRAMP. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AS ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS BEHIND ME AND CAME CLOSE TO COLLIDING WITH MY VEHICLE DUE TO IMMEDIATE DECELERATION W/NO WARNING/BRAKE LIGHTS UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO REACT TO THE UNEXPECTED SITUATION. AFTER PULLING OVER, STOPPING THE CAR FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTING, I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT, BUT IT SEEMED TO RUN ROUGH AND "STUTTER" A BIT FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP. DROVE TO LOCAL VOLVO DEALERSHIP FIRST THING NEXT MORNING AND RESULTING DIAGNOSIS & REPAIR WAS "THROTTLE UNIT INTERNAL FAULT" AND REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE (ETM). ENGINE FAULT CODES WERE: ECM 915D, 916D, 904C, 928A & 903F. REPAIRS TOTALED $1,012.03. *JB

• 11/13/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  MY 2001 VOLVO S60 STARTED SMELLING LIKE GAS INSIDE THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE VOLVO SPECIALIST WHO SERVICES MY CAR AND HE SAID THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A CRACKED FUEL PUMP CASING. HE SAID THAT IN THE LAST MONTH HE HAS SEEN 5 OR 6 2001 VOLVOS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM IS BECOMING COMMONLY REPORTED AND THAT VOLVO ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM IN NEVADA AND ARIZONA. I THINK THEY NEED TO INCLUDE SOUTH FLORIDA. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THE SERVICE REP SAID THEY HAVE SEEN QUITE A FEW CARDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT WHILE VOLVO WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME, THEY - THE DEALERSHIP - WOULD REPLACE THE PART FOR ONLY LABOR ($130 X 5 HOURS) AND NOT CHARGE THE $500+ PART. *TR

• 11/11/2006· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND ON INTERMITTENT OCCASIONS I HAD EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH IDLE FLUCTUATION AND SLIGHT ERRATIC ACCELERATION AND POWER BEHAVIOR. ON ANOTHER OCCASION I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY AND AS I ACCELERATED INTO POSITION ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR FELT SLOW TO RESPOND AND SLUGGISH, THEN I RECEIVED AN URGENT ENGINE SERVICE REQUIRED MESSAGE ON MY DASH DISPLAY. AS SOON I HAD THE CHANCE I PULLED OVER TO CHECK ENGINE VITALS, OIL, COOLANT ETC, EVERYTHING WAS GOOD AND I HADN'T NOTICED ANY SERIOUS DRIVABILITY ISSUES BUT RELUCTANT TO TRAVEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY. I INQUIRED WITH THE VOLVO DEALER AT MY NEXT SERVICE WHICH COINCIDED WITH THIS MOST RECENT ISSUE. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE FAULT CODE INDICATED PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE/SYSTEM (ETM/ETS), AND THAT I COULD EITHER HAVE IT CLEANED WHICH WOULD BE A TEMPORARY FIX, OR REPLACED WHICH WOULD COST OVER $1000.00. THE SERVICE REP CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE AND THERE WERE NONE THAT APPLIED TO MY VEHICLE AND AS FAR AS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS WERE CONCERNED THERE WERE TWO THAT APPLIED BUT EVEN THOUGH, MY VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT QUALIFY UNDER ANY EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN EUROPE AND SHIPPED IT BACK TO THE U.S. WHAT IS THAT? I THOUGHT ALL VOLVO'S INEVITABLY COME FROM THE SAME PLACE. WHAT SETS MY VEHICLE APART FROM ANY OTHER, ITS STILL U.S. SPEC AND ITS STILL A VOLVO AND WE ARE ALL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS IT APPEARS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM EFFECTING SEVERAL MODEL VEHICLES RANGING FROM YEARS 1999-2002 AND IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING PROBLEM UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AND WHICH VOLVO HAS REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE AND REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM PART THAT IS NOT MECHANICAL AND IN MY OPINION DOES NOT QUALIFY AS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *JB

• 11/10/2008· POWER TRAIN

  IN VOLVO 2001 S60 T5. THE CAR SOMETIMES STOP ACCELERATING FOR SECONDS, AND THEN SUDDENLY IT CLICKS WITH A JOLT AFTER ABOUT A SECOND AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE VALVE BODY AS THE DEALER AND ANOTHER MECHANIC SUGGESTED (TRANSMISSION PART). THIS REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF TRANS. VALVE BODY, SEALING KIT AND TCM UPGRADE. THEN TRANS OIL FLUSH. A TOTAL COST OF $2488 QUOTED FROM GALPIN VOLVO VAN NUYS CALIFORNIA. BELOW IS A PAGE SHOWING DIFFERENT CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.MATTHEWSVOLVOSITE.COM/FORUMS/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?P=20617. *TR

• 11/09/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS IS NOT THE COMPLAINT SHE FILED HER COMPLAINT WAS ABOUT HER GAS TANK DOOR COMING OFF. *AK *TC *SC

• 11/07/2008· POWER TRAIN

  I DRIVE A 2001 VOLVO S60. I PURCHASED IT NEW IN 2002. IT HAS A TOTAL OF 35,000 MILES. I DRIVE THE CAR SHORT DISTANCES AND IN TOWN ONLY. IT STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WITH JERKING FORWARD. THE "TRANSMISSION REQUIRED" "CHECK ENGINE" MESSAGES CAME ON TODAY. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IT TO A VOLVO DEALER WHO COULD NOT EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT THE PROBLEM IS UNTIL AFTER THEY PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT A COST $122.00. I FELT THAT I HAD NO OTHER RECOURSE BUT TO LEAVE IT WITH THEM. I DON'T FEEL THAT MY CAR SHOULD EXPERIENCE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE THE CAR IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD AND IS NOT DRIVEN FOR LONG DISTANCES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR

• 11/06/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS THE SERVICE ENGINE URGENT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE SERVICE ENGINE URGENT WARNING ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) IN 2011. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 205,000.

• 11/06/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  STRONG FUEL ODOR AROUND MY 2001 VOLVO S60 STARTING AROUND 11-2-2007. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 40K MILES AND WELL MAINTAINED. THE DEALER STATES THAT THERE IS LEAKAGE FROM THE FUEL PUMP AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

• 11/05/2006· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DEADLOCKS ON MY VEHICLE WILL NOT ALLOW THE LOCKS IN MY VEHICLE TO LOCK DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON, AND MANY VOLVO OWNERS EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN KEEPING MINE AND OTHER FAMILIES SAFE FROM OUTSIDE INFLUENCES SUCH AS CRIMINALS AND CAR JACKINGS. *NM

• 11/05/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  I COMMUTE APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES TO WORK. DURING MY COMMUTE ON NOV. 2, 2005 THERE WAS NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. ALL GAUGES READING WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. I PARKED MY CAR. WENT INSIDE MY PLACE OF WORK. WITHIN 7 (SEVEN) MINUTES I WAS NOTIFIED BY A COWORKER THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE RESULTING ENGINE FIRE TOTALED MY 2001 S60 T5 VOLVO. THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT OF THE ENGINE EXCEPT THE ENGINE BLOCK SITTING UPON THE TRANSMISSION. *JB

• 11/02/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  DRIVING 2001 VOLVO S60 2.4T AT 30 MPH, STEPPED BRAKES AND THEY LOCKED UP (CAR HAS ABS) CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL. WENT INTO SPIN AND CRASHED OVER CURB, BREAKING BOTH PASSENGER SIDE RIMS AND GAUGING REAR TIRE. HAD TO BE TOWED; ONE WEEK LATER, CAR STILL IN SHOP. MECHANIC CAN FIND NO REASON FOR THIS...NO FAULT CODES ON COMPUTER, FLUIDS, WIRES, ETC ALL FINE. *TR

• 11/02/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I WAS ON A LONG TRIP BACK HOME ON 11/29/05 WHEN I NOTICED MY 2001 VOLVO STARTED SURGING AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF THIS IT SHOWED ME A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A MESSAGE APPEARED SAYING " PERFORMANCE REDUCED ". THE CAR WAS BASICALLY SHUTTING DOWN. I WAS DOING 75 MPH AT THE TIME AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER FROM THE LEFT LANE 4 LANES OVER TO THE RIGHT. THIS WAS A LITTLE SCARY DOING 75 MPH. I SAT ON THE SHOULDER FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES AND TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR. I SEEMED FINE SO I CONTINUED ON. THE SAME THING HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES ON THE TRIP HOME. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY 11/1/05 I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A RAMSEY VOLVO TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THEY TOLD ME THE ETM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THEM REPLACE IT. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT IT SEEMS AS IF THIS IS VERY COMMON AMONG VOLVO'S WITH THE ETM AND IT IS QUITE DANGEROUS WHEN THEY FAIL. IF AS MANY FAIL AS I SEE ON THE INTERNET I FEEL VOLVO SHOULD RECALL THE ETM AND FIX IT.*JB

• 10/29/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ERROR TEXT LAMPS OUTAGES: 2 BRAKE LAMP BULBS, 2 TAG LAMP BULBS AND A RIGHT REAR POSITION BULB REPLACED. *NM

• 10/29/2006· STRUCTURE

  MOTOR MOUNT REPLACED. *NM

• 10/29/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  EMISSION SERVICE ERROR TEXT APPEARED INTERMITTENTLY AFTER ONLY TWO MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. SERVICE AT DEALER RESET THE MODULE. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER SAME MESSAGE APPEARED WITH ENGINE KNOCK. DEALER REPLACED KNOCK SENSOR TWICE BUT TO NO AVAIL...THEN REPLACE THE ENGINE ON THIS CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE. *NM

• 10/29/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  LAMP OUTAGE ERROR TEXT: REPLACED BOTH HEADLAMP AND ASSEMBLY. *NM

• 10/29/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  POWER OUTLETS INOPERABLE. DEALER SERVICE REPLACED FUSE (20 AMP BLADE YELLOW). *NM