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Vehicle Speed Control complaints
42 reportsClear category filter88,590 miles · Feb 22, 2006
Vehicle Speed Control
SPEED CONTROL PROBLEM. MY 2001 VOLVO S60 LOST POWER LAST NIGHT, WHILE I WAS IN THE FAST LANE DRIVING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 5! I RAPIDLY LOST SPEED AND BY SOME MIRACLE WAS ABLE TO WEAVE THROUGH TRAFFIC TO THE ROADSIDE. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN BUT IT WAS AS IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE ENGINE. I MANAGED TO PROC…
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SPEED CONTROL PROBLEM. MY 2001 VOLVO S60 LOST POWER LAST NIGHT, WHILE I WAS IN THE FAST LANE DRIVING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 5! I RAPIDLY LOST SPEED AND BY SOME MIRACLE WAS ABLE TO WEAVE THROUGH TRAFFIC TO THE ROADSIDE. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN BUT IT WAS AS IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE ENGINE. I MANAGED TO PROCEED AT FAST IDLE SPEED TO AN OFF RAMP AND FOUND A PARKING LOT, WHERE I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. I CONTACTED THE COMPANY I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT I TRY TO RE-START THE ENGINE, WHICH I DID AND THE PROBLEM HAD CORRECTED ITSELF. I HAVE SCHEDULED MY VOLVO FOR SERVICE. THE IRONY IS THAT MY WIFE HAS A 2001 VOLVO XC STATION WAGON AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH HER VEHICLE LAST SEPTEMBER. THE VOLVO DEALER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING AN ECM AND RE-PROGRAMMING IT. THE PROBLEM WITH HER VOLVO XC HASN'T RE-OCCURRED. THE REAL CONCERN IS THAT IN BOTH INSTANCES, WE WERE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEED WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AND ONLY BY PURE LUCK DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT!!*JB
NHTSA ODI #10150961
Mileage unknown · Jan 30, 2006
Vehicle Speed Control
2001 VOLVO S60 2.4T WITH 88,000 MILES AND RECORD OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE BEGAN SPUTTER AND SHOW A PERFORMANCE REDUCED MESSAGE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP ACCELERATING AND SLOW DOWN TO A CRAWL. THIS HAPPENED ONCE ON A MAJOR STREET, AND THEN AGAIN ON THE INTERSTATE. BOTH TIMES I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC QUICKLY, THANKFULLY …
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2001 VOLVO S60 2.4T WITH 88,000 MILES AND RECORD OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE BEGAN SPUTTER AND SHOW A PERFORMANCE REDUCED MESSAGE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP ACCELERATING AND SLOW DOWN TO A CRAWL. THIS HAPPENED ONCE ON A MAJOR STREET, AND THEN AGAIN ON THE INTERSTATE. BOTH TIMES I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC QUICKLY, THANKFULLY PREVENTING ANY POTENTIAL INCIDENTS. THE MECHANIC, WHO HAS IT NOW, INDICATED THE COMPUTER RECOGNIZED A THROTTLE PROBLEM, BUT NOTHING FROM THERE. VARIOUS OUTLETS MENTIONED A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MECHANISM, THAT WAS NOT BEING PUBLICLY REPORTED BY VOLVO.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10149008
72,220 miles · Jan 29, 2006
Vehicle Speed Control
SEVERAL EPISODES OF SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. EPISODE 1/28/06 NEARLY RESULTED IN COLLISION AT INTERSECTION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THROUGH TURN. ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING: "REDUCED POWER" MAX SPEED 18 MPH, UPHILL 5 MPH. ENGINE ROUGH, ETM FAILURE.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10148927
56,357 miles · Jan 18, 2006
Vehicle Speed Control
(1) AT AROUND 6:30AM, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2006, I WAS DRIVING IN SAN FRANCISCO GOING DOWNHILL. ONCE I HIT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, I BEGAN TAKING A LEFT TURN. (2) IN THE PROCESS OF CONDUCTING MY LEFT TURN, MY CAR COMPLETELY STALLED AND ALL POWER STEERING WAS LOST. HAD THERE BEEN PARKED CARS ON THE ROAD THAT MORNING, I WOULD…
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(1) AT AROUND 6:30AM, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2006, I WAS DRIVING IN SAN FRANCISCO GOING DOWNHILL. ONCE I HIT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, I BEGAN TAKING A LEFT TURN. (2) IN THE PROCESS OF CONDUCTING MY LEFT TURN, MY CAR COMPLETELY STALLED AND ALL POWER STEERING WAS LOST. HAD THERE BEEN PARKED CARS ON THE ROAD THAT MORNING, I WOULD HAVE DIRECTLY HIT THEM DUE TO THE LACK OF POWER STEERING AS I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES TO STOP FROM HITTING THE SIDEWALK. IMMEDIATELY, THE "REDUCED PERFORMANCE" LIGHT CAME ON AND FORTUNATELY, AFTER 10 MINUTES OF LEAVING MY CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START, I WAS ABLE TO START IT AGAIN AND DRIVE IT BACK TO MY HOME. (3) I TOOK THE CAR TO ROYAL MOTORS, 1525 HOWARD STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ETM FAILURE. HOWEVER, VOLVO HAD INSTRUCTED THEM TO FIRST ATTEMPT TO CLEAN THE ETM AND SEE IF THERE ARE ANY FAILURES AFTER CLEANING. I TOLD THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN, I MAY NOT BE IN SAN FRANCISCO AS I COMMUTE ON THE FREEWAY TO WORK IN PALO ALTO EACH DAY. THEY SAID THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO HAVE VOLVO PAY FOR THE ETM FAILURE. SO, I SIMPLY SAID OKAY AND RECEIVED MY CAR BACK THE NEXT DAY. *NM
NHTSA ODI #10148047
65,000 miles · Jan 11, 2006
Vehicle Speed Control
THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE OF MY 2001 VOLVO S60 FAILED. THE VEHICLE WOULD GO FROM A NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION (ROAD LOAD, APPROX. 45 MPH) TO A REDUCED SPEED OF A MAX. 20 - 25 MPH. AFTER TRAIL AND ERROR, I LEARNED THAT AFTER 5 TO 6 ENGINE RESTARTS, I COULD GET THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE NORMAL, WITHOUT THE REDUCED POWER. BUT OVER TIME T…
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THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE OF MY 2001 VOLVO S60 FAILED. THE VEHICLE WOULD GO FROM A NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION (ROAD LOAD, APPROX. 45 MPH) TO A REDUCED SPEED OF A MAX. 20 - 25 MPH. AFTER TRAIL AND ERROR, I LEARNED THAT AFTER 5 TO 6 ENGINE RESTARTS, I COULD GET THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE NORMAL, WITHOUT THE REDUCED POWER. BUT OVER TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD GO BACK INTO THE SAME REDUCED POWER MODE. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10147427
35,000 miles · Jan 5, 2006
Vehicle Speed Control
DT*:THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOST POWER AND LURCHED FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THEN, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITH FORCE. THE PROBLEM BECAME CURRENT AND HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10147005
Mileage unknown · Dec 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 VEH…
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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
NHTSA ODI #10145636
70,000 miles · Nov 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
NHTSA ODI #10143387
81,000 miles · Nov 2, 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 LAN…
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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
NHTSA ODI #10141597
64,800 miles · Oct 25, 2005
Engine And Engine CoolingVehicle Speed Control
CAR WOULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWER, CAUSING UNSAFE SITUATIONS IN TRAFFIC. WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON ALONG WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND MESSAGE SAYING "REDUCED PERFORMANCE". FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AT FIRST AND INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WOULD GO BACK TO NORMAL. *NM
NHTSA ODI #10140698
Official recalls
8Sep 30, 2021
Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2001-2006 S80 and 2001-2009 S60 vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the driver's air bag, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 29, 2021. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo's number for this recall is R10125.
Nov 4, 2020
Volvo Car USA LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2001-2003 S80 and S60 vehicles sold or ever registered in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The driver side frontal air bag inflator may rupture, sending metal fragments into the passage compartment, when the driver side air bag is deployed.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Metal fragments can strike vehicle occupants increasing the risk of serious injury or death.
Remedy: Volvo Car will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver side air bag module, free of charge. The recall began April 20, 2021. Owners may contact Volvo Car customer service at 1-800-458-1552. Volvo Car's number for this recall is R10058.
Nov 8, 2010
VOLVO IS RECALLING CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH GARMIN 760 PORTABLE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) UNITS BECAUSE THE BATTERIES ON THOSE UNITS MAY OVERHEAT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: AN OVERHEATED BATTERY COULD LEAD TO A FIRE.
Remedy: VOLVO ADVISES OWNERS TO PLEASE STOP USING THE GARMIN PORTABLE GPS DEVICE IMMEDIATELY, AND VISIT THE GARMIN WEBSITE TO DETERMINE IF THEIR UNIT IS AFFECTED. THE UNIT'S BATTERY WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW BATTERY AND A SPACER WILL BE INSERTED ON TOP OF THE BATTERY NEXT TO THE PCB. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 18, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GARMIN AT 866-957-1981 OR VISIT GARMIN'S WEBSITE AT WWW.GARMIN.COM/NUVIBATTERYPCBRECALL.
Dec 18, 2009
VOLVO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2001-2005 S80, MODEL YEAR 2001-2004 V70, S60, XC70 AND MODEL YEAR 2003-2005 XC90 VEHICLES SOLD IN OR REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, ARIZONA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, NORTH CAROLINA, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, UTAH, VIRGINIA AND THE U.S. TERRITORIES. WHEN EXPOSED TO CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (HOT CLIMATE AND TEMPERATURE CYCLING) OVER TIME AND IN COMBINATION WITH VARYING FUEL QUALITY, THE FUEL PUMP CAN DEVELOP CRACKS IN THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE CONDITION OCCURS VEHICLE OWNERS MAY NOTICE FUEL SMELL AND/OR FUEL LEAK WHICH, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL PUMP INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE, AND IF NECESSARY REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP WITH A PART OF A MODIFIED DESIGN. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 15, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
Apr 5, 2007
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA AND NEVADA, DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF FUEL QUALITY AND CLIMATE CONDITIONS, THE FUEL PUMP MAY, IN CERTAIN CASES, EXPERIENCE A REDUCED FUNCTIONALITY. THE MOST COMMON SYMPTOMS WOULD BE FUEL ODOR.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 10, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
Nov 15, 2006
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A COMBINATION OF THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR IRREGULARITIES, A DIRTY THROTTLE HOUSING, AND/OR INEFFICIENT SOFTWARE CALIBRATION MAY CAUSE A WARNING LAMP TO LIGHT AND THE SUBSEQUENT ONSET OF LIMP HOME MODES.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS RESULTED IN A HIGH NUMBER OF VEHICLES GOING INTO THE LIMP HOME MODE WITHOUT NEED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE CURRENT SOFTWARE UPGRADE ONTO THE INVOLVED VEHICLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 29, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
Sep 13, 2004
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, UNDER CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS, SOME ELECTRIC COOLING FANS MAY OVERHEAT POTENTIALLY CAUSING HEAT DAMAGE AND, IN RARE INSTANCES, A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE COOLING FAN. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 29, 2004. CUSTOMERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO CARS AT 1-800-458-1552.
Aug 1, 2003
CERTAIN PASSENGER CARS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 225, "CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS." THE SECOND ISOFIX GUIDE WAS NOT INSTALLED IN THESE VEHICLES AND, IN CERTAIN CASES, THE OWNER'S MANUAL ISOFIX INFORMATION IS INCORRECT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
Remedy: OWNERS WILL RECEIVE A LETTER/PACKAGE CONSISTING OF THE SECOND ISOFIX GUIDE WITH INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS, AND IN CERTAIN CASES, THE CORRECTED OWNER'S MANUAL MAY BE PROVIDED. IF THE OWNER WANTS TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLE TO A VOLVO DEALER FOR INSTALLATION OF THE GUIDE, IT WILL BE PERFORMED AT NO CHARGE TO THE OWNER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 19, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.
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NHTSA investigations
3PE06053 · Fuel Pump Leakage
Opened Nov 15, 2006 · Closed Apr 5, 2007
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline; Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump; Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly
VOLVO IS RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 1,681 MODEL YEAR (MY) 2001-2002 S60 VEHICLES WITHIN THE STATES OF ARIZONA AND NEVADA TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP.VOLVO REPORTS THAT THE FUEL PUMP IN THESE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A FUEL LEAK AS A RESULT OF FUEL QUALITY AND HOT CLIMATE CONDITIONS.THE MOST COMMON SYMPTOM REPORTED IS FUEL SMELL.NO FIRES, CRASHES OR INJURIES ARE REPORTED.MY 2003 AND LATER S60 VEHICLES CONTAIN A DIFFERENT DESIGN FUEL PUMP.DATA FROM VOLVO INDICATES THAT A HIGHER RATE OF FUEL PUMP ODOR AND/OR LEAKAGE EXISTS WITH VEHICLES REGISTERED IN THE HOT STATES OF ARIZONA AND NEVADA.WARRANTY DATA SHOWS MANY MORE FUEL PUMP CLAIMS FOR MY 2001 AND 2002 (244 AND 140) COMPARED WITH MY 2003, 04, 05 AND 06 (18, 3, 4, AND 1 RESPECTIVELY).FURTHERMORE, THE FUEL PUMP WARRANTY CLAIM ACTIVITY IS HIGHEST IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA AND NEVADA (25% AND 10%) COMPARED WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE US (0.16%) BASED ON VEHICLE SALES POPULATION IN THESE AREAS.FOR ADDITION DETAILS SEE RECALL 07V152.THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED
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Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump
VOLVO IS RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 1,681 MODEL YEAR (MY) 2001-2002 S60 VEHICLES WITHIN THE STATES OF ARIZONA AND NEVADA TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP.VOLVO REPORTS THAT THE FUEL PUMP IN THESE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A FUEL LEAK AS A RESULT OF FUEL QUALITY AND HOT CLIMATE CONDITIONS.THE MOST COMMON SYMPTOM REPORTED IS FUEL SMELL.NO FIRES, CRASHES OR INJURIES ARE REPORTED.MY 2003 AND LATER S60 VEHICLES CONTAIN A DIFFERENT DESIGN FUEL PUMP.DATA FROM VOLVO INDICATES THAT A HIGHER RATE OF FUEL PUMP ODOR AND/OR LEAKAGE EXISTS WITH VEHICLES REGISTERED IN THE HOT STATES OF ARIZONA AND NEVADA.WARRANTY DATA SHOWS MANY MORE FUEL PUMP CLAIMS FOR MY 2001 AND 2002 (244 AND 140) COMPARED WITH MY 2003, 04, 05 AND 06 (18, 3, 4, AND 1 RESPECTIVELY).FURTHERMORE, THE FUEL PUMP WARRANTY CLAIM ACTIVITY IS HIGHEST IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA AND NEVADA (25% AND 10%) COMPARED WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE US (0.16%) BASED ON VEHICLE SALES POPULATION IN THESE AREAS.FOR ADDITION DETAILS SEE RECALL 07V152.THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED
Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly
VOLVO IS RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 1,681 MODEL YEAR (MY) 2001-2002 S60 VEHICLES WITHIN THE STATES OF ARIZONA AND NEVADA TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP.VOLVO REPORTS THAT THE FUEL PUMP IN THESE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A FUEL LEAK AS A RESULT OF FUEL QUALITY AND HOT CLIMATE CONDITIONS.THE MOST COMMON SYMPTOM REPORTED IS FUEL SMELL.NO FIRES, CRASHES OR INJURIES ARE REPORTED.MY 2003 AND LATER S60 VEHICLES CONTAIN A DIFFERENT DESIGN FUEL PUMP.DATA FROM VOLVO INDICATES THAT A HIGHER RATE OF FUEL PUMP ODOR AND/OR LEAKAGE EXISTS WITH VEHICLES REGISTERED IN THE HOT STATES OF ARIZONA AND NEVADA.WARRANTY DATA SHOWS MANY MORE FUEL PUMP CLAIMS FOR MY 2001 AND 2002 (244 AND 140) COMPARED WITH MY 2003, 04, 05 AND 06 (18, 3, 4, AND 1 RESPECTIVELY).FURTHERMORE, THE FUEL PUMP WARRANTY CLAIM ACTIVITY IS HIGHEST IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA AND NEVADA (25% AND 10%) COMPARED WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE US (0.16%) BASED ON VEHICLE SALES POPULATION IN THESE AREAS.FOR ADDITION DETAILS SEE RECALL 07V152.THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED
Fuel System, Gasoline
VOLVO IS RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 1,681 MODEL YEAR (MY) 2001-2002 S60 VEHICLES WITHIN THE STATES OF ARIZONA AND NEVADA TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP.VOLVO REPORTS THAT THE FUEL PUMP IN THESE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A FUEL LEAK AS A RESULT OF FUEL QUALITY AND HOT CLIMATE CONDITIONS.THE MOST COMMON SYMPTOM REPORTED IS FUEL SMELL.NO FIRES, CRASHES OR INJURIES ARE REPORTED.MY 2003 AND LATER S60 VEHICLES CONTAIN A DIFFERENT DESIGN FUEL PUMP.DATA FROM VOLVO INDICATES THAT A HIGHER RATE OF FUEL PUMP ODOR AND/OR LEAKAGE EXISTS WITH VEHICLES REGISTERED IN THE HOT STATES OF ARIZONA AND NEVADA.WARRANTY DATA SHOWS MANY MORE FUEL PUMP CLAIMS FOR MY 2001 AND 2002 (244 AND 140) COMPARED WITH MY 2003, 04, 05 AND 06 (18, 3, 4, AND 1 RESPECTIVELY).FURTHERMORE, THE FUEL PUMP WARRANTY CLAIM ACTIVITY IS HIGHEST IN THE STATES OF ARIZONA AND NEVADA (25% AND 10%) COMPARED WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE US (0.16%) BASED ON VEHICLE SALES POPULATION IN THESE AREAS.FOR ADDITION DETAILS SEE RECALL 07V152.THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED
EA05021 · Throttle Control Malfunction
Opened Dec 6, 2005 · Closed Dec 12, 2006
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control
ON NOVEMBER 14, 2006 VOLVO SUBMITTED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT TO NHTSA CONCERNING ETM FAILURES IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1999 THROUGH 2001 VOLVO MODELS (NOT INCLUDING THE S40 AND V40), MY 2002 S60 AND V70 WITH NATURALLY ASPIRATED ENGINES AND MY 2002 V70S.ACCORDING TO VOLVO, ?A COMBINATION OF THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR IRREGULARITIES, A DIRTY THROTTLE HOUSING AND/OR INEFFICIENT SOFTWARE CALIBRATION MAY CAUSE A WARNING LAMP TO LIGHT AND THE SUBSEQUENT ONSET OF LIMP HOME MODES.VOLVO FURTHER STATED THAT,THIS RESULTED IN A HIGH NUMBER OF THESE VEHICLES GOING INTO LIMP HOME MODE WITHOUT NEED.?VOLVO INDICATED THAT THIS WAS THE MOST SEVERE CONSEQUENCE OF AN ETM FAULT IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.THE RECALL REMEDY IS A SOFTWARE UPGRADE INTRODUCED BY VOLVO ON MARCH 16, 2006 IN A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM.AT THE TIME OF THE NOTIFICATION 161,202 VEHICLES OF THE POPULATION OF 331,301 HAD ALREADY HAD THE SOFTWARE UPLOADED AND WERE THEREFORE NOT INCLUDED IN THE POPULATION COUNT OF THE RECALL. ODI?S ANALYSIS OF COMPLAINTS TO ODI AND VOLVO, VOLVO FIELD REPORTS AND WARRANTY DATA FOUND THAT ETM FAILURE COULD RESULT IN (1) ENGINE STALL; (2) MECHANICAL LIMP MODE; (3) LUNGING FORWARD DURING LOW-SPEED DRIVING MANEUVERS; AND (4) FALTERING DURING HIGH SPEED MERGES OR WHEN CROSSING TRAFFIC.ODI IDENTIFIED 12 CRASHES RELATED TO ETM FAILURE, WITH 6 CAUSED BY LUNGING INCIDENTS, 3 CAUSED BY STALLING INCIDENTS, 2 CAUSED BY MECHANICAL LIMP MODE AND 1 FROM THE FALTERING CONDITION.ODI'S ANALYSIS OF COMPLAINT DATA AND INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM CONSUMER INTERVIEWS IDENTIFIED 1,289 INCIDENTS WITH SAFETY RELATED CONSEQUENCES (389.1 PER 100,000 VEHICLES), INCLUDING 479 INVOLVING ENGINE STALL (144.6 PER 100,000 VEHICLES) AND 729 INVOLVING MECHANICAL LIMP MODE (220.0 PER 100,000 VEHICLES).ODI'S ANALYSIS OF WARRANTY CLAIM NARRATIVE TEXT SHOWS AT LEAST 14,965 WARRANTY CLAIMS WITH CODES INDICATING AN ETM FAULT RESULTING IN VEHICLE OPERATION IN MECHANICAL LIMP MODE (4.5% OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES). VOLVO?S RECALL ADDRESSES ODI?S SAFETY CONCERNS WITH ETM FAILURES.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SUBJECT VEHICLES TO DETERMINE IF ADDITIONAL ACTION IS REQUIRED.THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS CLOSED.
PE05041 · Throttle Control Malfunction
Opened Jul 26, 2005 · Closed Dec 7, 2005
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control
PE05-041 WAS OPENED ON JULY, 26, 2005, BASED ON 136 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS TO ODI ALLEGING THROTTLE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.ODI HAS NOW RECEIVED 591 COMPLAINTS OF ETM FAILURES WHICH ALLEGE SYMPTOMS WITH POTENTIAL SAFETY RELATED CONSEQUENCES.THESE INCLUDE ALLEGATIONS OF ENGINE STALL, VEHICLE SURGING FORWARD WITHOUT ACCELERATOR INPUT, VEHICLE HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION AND SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED TRANSITION INTO REDUCED PERFORMANCE OPERATION (LIMP MODE).VOLVO SUBMITTED OVER 2,900 COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE ETM IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES DURING PE05-041.ODI'S PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF A SAMPLE THE VOLVO COMPLAINTS IDENTIFIED APPROXIMATELY 55 PERCENT WITH ONE OR MORE OF THE SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED ABOVE.ODI IS CONTINUING ITS ASSESSMENT OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE VOLVO COMPLAINTS. IN NOVEMBER 2005, TO RESOLVE AN INVESTIGATION BY THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD, VOLVO ANNOUNCED THAT IT WOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY COVERAGE TO 10 YEARS / 200,000 MILES FOR THE ETM IN APPROXIMATELY 356,000 MODEL YEAR 1999 THROUGH 2002 PASSENGER CARS SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.UNDER VOLVO'S POLICY, VEHICLES THAT EXPERIENCE ETM FAILURES WILL RECEIVE A VARIETY OF REPAIRS INCLUDING ETM CLEANING, REPROGRAMMING THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND/OR REPLACEMENT OF THE ETM. THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS (EA05-021) TO CONTINUE TO ASSESS THE SAFETY CONSEQUENCES OF ETM FAILURES IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.
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