2003 Volvo S60

DRIVER SIDE, REAR CHILD SEAT ANCHOR WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY. THE ANCHOR WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. OUR CHILD'S CAR SEAT WOULD LATCH TO IT, BUT AFTER 2 YEARS OF SON RIDING IN SEAT, WE WERE MOVING THE SEAT TO OTHER SIDE TO ACCOMMODATE A 2ND SEAT AND ANCHOR CAME OUT WITH CAR SEAT. VOLVO ADMITTED MANUFACTURE MISTAKE, BUT REFUSED TO CERTIFY SAFETY OF VEHICLE OR BUY VEHICLE BACK AT BLUE BOOK. TRACY FABER AT VOLVO CARS USA WAS LEAD AND DETAILED LETTER WAS FAXED TO HER IN JANUARY 2013. ANYONE WITH A VOLVO NEEDS TO CHECK SECURITY OF CHILD ANCHORS. I SOLD CAR TO A DEALER UNDER FULL DISCLOSURE AS COULD NOT VERIFY SAFETY OF CHILD SEAT ANCHORS AND A VEHICLE WITHOUT ANCHORS WAS WORTHLESS TO ME. TOOK A LARGE FINANCIAL LOSS ALL BASED ON VOLVO'S MISTAKE. WILL NEVER BUY A VOLVO OR FORD PRODUCT EVER AGAIN BASE DON THIS ISSUE. WE WERE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND WILL GLADLY SHARE OUR EXPERIENCE WITH ANYONE THAT HAS HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND THE GAUGES STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY TO APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE THIRD TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE ECM. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TURBO WAS REPLACED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

THE DASH INFORMATION SYTEM WILL RANDOMLY GO BLANK AND DISPLAY SRS AND BRAKE FAILURE, ALONG WITH ALL INFORMATION LIGHTS BLINKING ON AND OFF. ALSO THE ANALOG GAUGES LIKE THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE WILL GO TO "0" AND EMPTY OR JUST MOVE ERATICALLY TO ANY NUMBER OR POSITION WHILE DRIVING. AT NIGHT SOMETIMES THE ENTIRE DASH OR INFORMATION CENTER WILL GO BLACK (NO LIGHTS AT ALL) AND ON ODD OCCASIONS ONE HEADLIGHT MAY GO OUT AND COME BACK ON. *TR

DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOING ON AND OFF-HAD IT TESTED SEVERAL TIMES-STAYS OFF--NO GAUGES OR LIGHTING-THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL VOLVOS AND I AM THINKING IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE-AND WHY HAD IT NOT BEEN RECALLED YET?? THIS IS A REPAIR THAT I HAVE TO FIX-AS IT IS ALMOST 1500 DOLLARS---VOLVO FORUMS HAS SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THIS--BEFORE I GET REPAIR I AM WONDERING IF VOLVO SHOULD CONTRIBUTE--- *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND ACCELERATING TO 35 MPH, ENTIRE DASHBOARD BLACKED OUT. NO SPEEDOMETER, NO ODOMETER, NO GAS GAUGE,NO MESSAGE. RADIO, WINDOWS, AND AIR CONDITIONING CONTINUED TO WORK NORMALLY, AS DID HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNALS. I TURNED OFF ENGINE AND THEN RESTARTED CAR. SAME SYMPTOMS. THE THIRD TIME I RESTARTED CAR I RECEIVED MESSAGE ON PANEL, SRS/AIRBAG SERVICE URGENT LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. I COULD NOT RETRIEVE ANY OTHER INFORMATION REGARDING AVERAGE SPEED, HOW FULL GAS TANK IS, ETC. I JUST WENT OUT TO MY CAR, WHICH HAS BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 21/2 HOURS SINCE THE INCIDENT, TO GET THE MILEAGE FOR THIS REPORT AND PANEL LIGHTS HAVE DISAPPEARED AGAIN! I WILL GET CAR TO MECHANIC TOMORROW, BUT I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN,AND ESPECIALLY WITH NIGHT TIME OR HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY DRIVING! MY MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 94,000 MILES. I COULD NOT GET A READING FROM MY ODOMETER AS THE PANEL IS BLACKED OUT AGAIN! *TR

THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DEAD, AND WILL NOT COME BACK TO LIFE. THE TACHOMETER, ODOMETER, SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE ARE OFF AS THOUGH THE CAR IS OFF. SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE QUOTED ME $1200+ TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INSTRUMENTS WENT DEAD WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND LEAVE ME WITHOUT THE INFORMATION I NEED TO SAFELY DRIVE. VOLVO SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPLACE THE FAULTY PARTS, THERE A QUITE A FEW FORUMS ON THE INTERNET WHERE OTHER VOLVO DRIVERS HAVE THE SAME INSTRUMENT FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE SRS AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL UNTIL THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO BOTH ADVISED THAT THE DRIVER INFORMATION MODULE WITHIN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY DURING AN IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

SINCE ABOUT THREE MONTHS AFTER I GOT MY CAR IN 2010 THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. THE GAUGES DO NOT MOVE OR TURN ON WHATSOEVER AND THE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON. I HAVE LOOKED ON VOLVO FORUMS AND IT SAYS THAT THE MOTOROLLA CHIP IN THE DASHBOARD IS DEFECTIVE IN ALL OF THE 2001-2003 MODELS. IT IS RATHER SCARY IN MY OPINION NEVER KNOWING HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE OR HOW FAST I AM GOING. *TR