2004 Volvo S60

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR DURING THE FAILURES. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). AS OF OCTOBER 28, 2008, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,888. UPDATED 12-02-08 *BF UPDATED 12/02/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. ON APPROXIMATELY TWENTY OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND NEED TO BE RESTARTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE BRAKING OR TURNING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT GET AN ERROR CODE FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. RECALL NUMBER 07V226000 IS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE; HOWEVER, THE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

2004 VOLVO S60 2.5 TURBO: NO WARNING TO THE EVENTS. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, THE CAR FEELS AS IF IT HAS HIT A LARGE OBJECT, TEMPORARILY LURCHES AND APPEARS TO MOMENTARILY STALL CREATING A TEMPORARY LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF ALL INSTRUMENT GAUGES, AIR CONDITIONER, WINDOW CONTROLS AND DOOR LOCKS. THE FAN DID CONTINUE TO WORK. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ALSO INDICATED AS WELL AS A WARNING THAT NO BRAKES FUNCTION EXISTED. THE SRS SERVICE AIR BAG URGENT INDICATION IS ILLUMINATED. ON TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING, THE FUNCTIONS OF THE CAR RETURN WITH EXCEPTION THAT THE SRS SERVICE AIR BAG URGENT INDICATION REMAINS. THIS PROBLEM CAN TAKE MONTHS TO REPEAT OR ONLY A MATTER OF MINUTES. IT SEEMS TO BE MORE PREVALENT IN HOT WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE SHOP AT THE VOLVO DEALER AND THEY COULD ONLY CLEAR ALARMS AS THEY SAID THE EVENT CREATED TOO MANY ALARMS/FAULT CODES TO TROUBLESHOOT. THEY DOWNLOADED NEW SOFTWARE REVISIONS TO EACH CONTROL MODULE IN THE CAR. AFTER A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY A MONTH, THE EVENTS BEGAN OCCURRING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO NON OEM MECHANICS AS WELL AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO TROUBLESHOOT THE FAULT. THE VEHICLE IS SCHEDULED TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERS SERVICE SHOP AGAIN. SEARCHING THE INTERNET CHAT ROOMS AND BLOGS, AS WELL AS THIS SITE, THERE APPEARS TO BE NUMEROUS OTHER VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME SAFETY FAULT THAT STALLS VEHICLES IN TRAFFIC AND CREATES VERY SUDDEN AND SEVERE LURCHES IN POWER ULTIMATELY LEADING TO A MOMENTARY STALL OUT WITH LOSS OF ALL INSTRUMENT INDICATIONS TO INCLUDE SPEED, RPM, TURN INDICATOR, ETC. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 VOLVO S60 WITH 57,700 MILES. ALL WORK ON THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DONE BY VOLVO. RECENTLY, WHEN THE AC IS ON, THE FAN SPEED HAS STOPPED RESPONDING TO ADJUSTMENTS. NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN I TRY TO ADJUST THE SPEED AND THEN, ON ITS OWN, THE SPEED WILL CHANGE A FEW MINUTES LATER. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF, THE FAN CONTINUES TO RUN FOR AT LEAST FIVE MINUTES. I'M AFRAID THAT ONE DAY IT WON'T TURN OFF AND WILL DRAIN THE BATTERY. THE VOLVO REP AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FEEL THAT THE REPAIR MAY BE COSTLY AND JUST TO DO THE DIAGNOSTIC IS EXPENSIVE, SO I HAVEN'T HAD IT DONE WHILE I DECIDE WHETHER TO JUST TRADE IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

2004 VOLVO S60 2.5T. PURCHASED THE CAR USED IN SEPT 07. 6-5-08 PANEL DISPLAYED OPEN REAR DOOR WHILE DRIVING 65MPH ON HIGHWAY, MY DOOR WAS NOT OPENED. CAR JERKED AS IF THERE WAS POWER LOSS, AC WENT OFF, BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT ON PANEL, POWER WINDOWS AND LOCKS DID NOT WORK, TEMP 105 , THEN DRIVER PANEL WENT BLACK. CAR JERKED 3 TIMES IN MID TRAFFIC, I WAS SCARED TO DEATH FOR MY LIFE. ARRIVED AT MY EXIT, PULLED OVER TO A GAS STATION, ENGINE STILL RUNNING BUT SLUGGISH, RADIO WAS STILL ON, POWER DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS DID NOT WORK, AC OFF. ENGINE STILL RUNNING SO I MADE IT A COUPLE OF MILES UP THE STREET TO MY HOME. CUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, ALL POWER RETURNED, NOW CHECK ENGINE AND AIR BAG TROUBLE ON PANEL. WENT TO VOLVO DEALER NEXT DAY 6-6-08 NEAR MY HOME, THEY CAN NOT SEE MY CAR TIL NEXT WEEK TUESDAY. WENT TO PEPBOYS, BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR ARE OK, CAN NOT ACCESS ENGINE BOX, MUST GO TO DEALER. CALLED VOLVO FOR TUESDAY 6-10-08 APPOINTMENT. CAR DUPLICATED SAME PROBLEM MONDAY 6-9-08 ON DRIVE HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY TEMP 105 ETC. SEARCHED FOR COMPLAINTS AND RECALLS, MY RECALLS WERE REPORTED COMPLETED WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, FOUND ALL OF THIS VALUABLE INFO ONLINE, WILL SEE DEALER TOMORROW AND TAKE THESE RELATED COPIES OF COMPLAINTS WITH ME. *TR

I WAS LEAVING UCLA PARKING GARAGE (I'M AN RN THERE) WHEN I PUT MY VOLVO 2004 S60 INTO GEAR AND IT TOOK OFF BACKWARDS LIKE A ROCKET, CAR WAS THROWN INTO A CONCRETE POST FAR AWAY FROM WHERE I BEGAN. I IMMEDIATELY PUT CAR IN PARK SINCE I THOUGHT I'D GET OUT AND SEE WHAT ON EARTH HAPPENED, BUT IT THEN LUNGED FORWARD BY ITSELF AND TOOK OFF WITHOUT STOPPING!!! THANK GOD IT WAS 6PM AND NOT AN HOUR EARLIER WHEN MANY STAFF WOULD HAVE BEEN IN GARAGE, I'D HAVE RUN THEM OVER! I ALSO TURNED OFF IGNITION WITH KEY, NOTHING HELPED!! IT KEPT GOING ALONG WITH A MIND OF ITS OWN AT APPROX 15 MPH MAKING A GROWLING WHIRRING SOUND. I WAS ABLE TO STEER CAR AND AVOID OTHER VEHICLES BUT EVENTUALLY HAD TO MAKE SERIOUS DECISION TO PURPOSELY CRASH INTO ANOTHER CONCRETE MASSIVE POST WHICH I DID AND THE "POSSESSED BEAST". FINALLY CAME TO A HALT WITH FLUID POURING OUT ALL OVER,. MY BRAKES DID NOT WORK DURING THIS EVENT, NOT AT ALL, THAT'S WHY I COULDN'T STOP THE CAR (ALONG WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, TRIED PUTTING CAR IN PARK GEAR AND TURNED OFF IGNITION KEY LAST AUGUST WHEN I HAD ONLY 22, 000 MILES ON CAR IT TOOK IT TO VOLVO DEALER TWICE, SINCE CAR WAS OFTEN STALLING AND STOPPING ON THE STREET WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND IT STALLING WHEN THEY TEST DROVE IT BUT THEY MENTIONED THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE AND SAID THAT COULD HELP (WHICH IT DID UNTIL 2, 500 MILES LATER WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE DEALER PAPERWORK INDICATING CAR STALLING AND THAT THEY CLEANED THROTTLE BOX ALSO, THEY SAID I SHOULD BE TAKING CAR ON THE FREEWAY MORE AT HIGH ENOUGH SPEED TO "BLOW OFF THE CARBON" I SPENT FRIDAY NIGHT IN ER WITH NECK/SHOULDER INJURIES, BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER. FORGOT TO MENTION THAT WHEN I TOOK CAR IN FOR SERVICE JULY 2007 DEALER REPLACED FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR AS PER RECALL. DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS SIGNIFICANT. ALSO WROTE ON FORM "DURING INSPECTION FOUND UPPER ENGINE MOUNT COLLAPSED, CAUSE........ ENGINE REPAIR". UPDATED 03-25-08 *BF THE DEALER STATED REAR BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 03/25/08 *TR

I OWN A 2004 VOLVO S60 2.5T AND RECENTLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD. THIS CONCERNS ME BECAUSE OF THE HIGH RISK OF BEING INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I'M WORRIED THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. I'VE CONTACTED MY DEALER (PHILLIPS VOLVO 4980 VIRGINIA BEACH BOULEVARD, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23462) AND THEY INFORMED ME I DO NOT HAVE A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I AM STILL TAKING MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE. I'VE HAD A "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON AND OFF FOR MANY MONTHS NOW, THE DEALERSHIP HAS CHECKED THIS OUT AND SAID I HAVE NO ERRORS AND MY CAR IS FINE. I AM VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THIS DIAGNOSIS. *TR

CARS SHUT OFF ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITH OUT A MOMENTS NOTICE WITHIN A TWO WEEK PERIOD, ONCE AT A STOP SIGN ANOTHER TIME IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN TWO MONTHS. THERE ARE NO SIGNALS OR CODES LISTED ON THE CAR AS TO WHY IT SHUT OFF. CAR DOESN'T HAVE PROBLEM RESTARTING AT ALL. VOLVO DEALER HAS LISTED THIS CAR AS UP TO DATE WITH ALL RECALLS. ISSUE IS YET TO BE RESOLVED, DUE TO MECHANIC'S NOT EXPERIENCING THE SHUT OFF POINT THEY ARE FAILING TO DIAGNOSE THE SITUATION PERIOD. MY SAFETY IS 1ST, HOWEVER MY CAR MAY SHUT OFF AT ANY POINT, SO I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AT ALL. *TR

LTR RE 2004 VOLVO S60 2.5 T STEERING DEFECT; SEEKING STEERING OF MY VEHICLE BE CORRECTED, RE-ENGINEERED TO THAT OF ANY CURRENT VOLVO SEDAN; PLEASE CONTACT HER BY MAIL OR PHONE WITHIN 14 DAYS OF THIS LETTER. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE STEERING WELL WHEN MAKING TURNS. THE DEALER PERFORMED A TEMPORARY FIX BY INSTALLING A STEERING RACK LIMITER TO PREVENT THE TIRE RUBBING. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER BACK ONCE THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A STEERING ENGINEERING DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS OFFERING A STEERING REPLACEMENT KIT THAT COULD BE INSTALLED AT NO COST. ONCE THE REPLACEMENT KIT WAS INSTALLED, THE CONSUMER SOON DISCOVERED THE STEERING RADIUS WAS INCREDIBLY DIMINISHED AND THAT SHE COULD NO LONGER MAKE U-TURNS AT AN INTERSECTION. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE STEERING KIT WAS THE ONLY SOLUTION THAT VOLVO OFFERED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE COOLANT LIGHT WAS ON. THE DEALER STATED THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING. *JB