2004 Volvo S60

THE PCV "FLAME TRAP" HAS CLOGGED IN MY 2004 VOLVO S60 WITH ONLY 41,000 MILES AND AS IT TURNS OUT, THIS IS A $1200 JOB. I WOULDN'T BE SO DISMAYED HAD I NOT DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY PREVALENT PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS GUARANTEED TO HAPPEN TO YOUR CAR PRIOR TO 100,000 MILES. THAT THERE IS NEARLY NO AMOUNT OF MAINTENANCE ONE CAN DO TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM. THE WORST PART ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IS THAT IF IT'S NOT REPAIRED PROMPTLY, IT WILL LEAD TO OIL BURNING AND THE DAMAGING OF VARIOUS SEALS IN THE ENGINE WHICH WILL LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. VOLVO HAS EXTENDED ITS WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THIS PROBLEM ON ITS S40 MODEL CARS WHICH SHARE THE ENGINES IN THE S60, YET HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THIS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM IN ITS S60 MODELS. *TR

WHEN TURNING A CORNER. I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE THIS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME A WEEK LATER, AND THEN SEVERAL ADDITIONAL TIMES. I TOOK THE CAR TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HE CHECKED IT OUT BUT COULDN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. HE ONLY SPECULATED THAT IT COULD BE THE PVC BOX, BUT THAT THEY WERE NOT SURE IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 100K AFTER THIS HAPPENED ABOUT EIGHT TIMES IN THE NEXT 3 MONTHS, I TOOK THE CAR TO VOLVO DEALER. THEY CHECKED IT OUT, AND TOLD ME IT MAY BE THE PVC BOX, BUT THEY WERE NOT SURE THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND WHO SAID IT WAS THE CATALYTYIC CONVERTER. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR A YEAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS AND CABIN FILTER. HE TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP/SERVICE TO HAVE THE COMPUTER RESET. HE SAID, BECAUSE THE CAR LOOSES PRESSURE AND STALLS WHEN YOU MAKE A QUICK TURN. I CALLED VOLVO THEY SAID THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR TO VOLVO TO GET AN OIL CHANGE. THEY TOLD ME THE CAR STALLED OUT ON THE MECHANIC 3 TIMES AND THE CHECK ENGIINE LIGHT WAS ON. THEY CHECKED THE CAR ON THE COMPUTER AND TOLD ME THE ENGINE COILS NEEDED REPLACING. THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I PAID FOR THE ENGINE COILS TO BE REPLACED AND SOME OTHER WORK WHICH TOTALED $1350.00. I PICKED THE CAR UP ON FRIDAY, ON MONDAY, WHILE TURNING A CORNER THE CAR STALLED OUT, NO POWER, NO STEERING, JUST ONBOARD LIGHTS. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON TUESDAY MORNING. I EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR WAS UNDER RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED IT, BUT IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURING AGAIN. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND VOLVO SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AND FIX THESE CARS. THERE ARE SOME SERIOUS MECHANICAL/ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TT