2004 Volvo S60

MY CAR WAS DYING ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON A REGULAR STREET ROAD. ENDED UP BEING THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR WHICH IS ON THE RECALL LIST BUT DIDN'T COME UP FOR MY VIN. I WAS DEALING WITH THIS FOR 6 MONTHS OR SO AND IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY CAR ISN'T ON THE RECALL LIST. ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND EXHIBIT A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS BEFORE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

LOSS ACCELERATION IN THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. THE CAR WOULD NOT SPEED UP AND CONTINUE TO SLOW DOWN BUT NEVER CAME TO A FULL STOP. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GO PASS 40 MPH IN THE CAR AND ACCELERATION WAS SLOW. FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN, THE DEALER SAID THROTTLE BODY AND OIL COLLECTION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I REPLACED BOTH. IT HAPPENS AGAIN, TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT PERSON, THE MECHANIC SAID FUEL CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I REPLACED THAT. IT HAPPEN THE THIRD TIME AND TOOK IT TO DEALER AND HE INFORMED ME THE SPARK PLUGS. I REPLACED THAT. NOW, THE PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPENING. *TR

I HAD MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AT MY LOCAL VOLVO REPAIR SHOP AND ONE OF THE ITEMS I HAD THEM INVESTIGATE WAS A FUEL SMELL. THEY TOLD ME THEY FOUND A CRACK AT FUEL PUMP SENDER RH SIDE. THEY MENTIONED THAT THEY THOUGHT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS SINCE THEY HAVE SEEN IT SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT MY VOLVO DEALER. I JUST LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT BUT IT DOES NOT LIST THE STATE WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND RESIDE? I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE REPAIR SHOP DID CONTACT A LOCAL DEALER FOR ME AND THE DEALER TOLD THEM THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL? I GUESS I WILL CONTACT SOME OTHER LOCAL DEALERS THIS WEEK AND SEE WHAT THEY SAY? SEEMS LIKE COLORADO SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THIS RECALL EVERY STATE NEAR US IS PART OF IT. IF I CANT GET THIS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL WHAT SHOULD I DO TO MAKE IT HAPPEN? *TR

DRIVING HOME AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR (YEAH), I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, SO MY SPEED WAS DESCENDING AND THE CAR STALLED. I WROTE IT OFF AS MY FAULT BECAUSE IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL 3 MONTHS LATER. WITHIN THE PAST 3 WEEKS THE CAR HAS STALLED WHILE IN MOTION APPROX. 6 TIMES. VOLVO STATED THE RECALLED PART FOR THIS ISSUE WAS REPLACED IN 2009. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND HAVE A APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIR, AT MY EXPENSE BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY REPLACED. MEANWHILE I WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR DUE TO THE LACK OF SAFETY. WISH I WOULD HAVE RESEARCHED THE CAR MODEL BEFORE PURCHASE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, CAR LOST ACCELERATION AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED GOING AT THIS SPEED I COULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ALL CODES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE 181 RECALL. CALLED VOLVO AND VOLVO STATED THAT THIS VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL YET I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND HAVE THE SAME EXACT ENGINE CODES WHEN RUNNING A DIAGNOSTICS TEST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO ACCELERATE WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE FUEL PRESSURE SYSTEM. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

I OWN A 2004 VOLVO S60. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AFTER MY MECHANIC TOLD ME MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS DUE TO THIS RECALL. VOLVO SAYS THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL AT FIRST, BUT UPON CALLING THE CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS. HOWEVER, THEY SAY IT IS VIN SPECIFIC AND THAT MINE IS NOT COVERED. MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF, FOR THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE MY ENGINE TO STALL OUT AT ANYTIME AND CAUSE MY STEERING WHEEL TO JERK AROUND ON THE HIGHWAY. TO ME, THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM, SOUNDS LIKE THAT IT COULD POTENTIALLY KILL ME ON THE ROAD. HOW CAN SOMETHING THAT CAN BE THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS NOT BE VOLVOS RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX? JUST BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER IS DIFFERENT DOES NOT MEAN THE PROBLEM IS ANY LESS SERIOUS, THOUGH VOLVO SEEMS TO THINK IT IS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN ODOR OF GASOLINE. A FUEL LEAK WAS ALSO DISCOVERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE SEAM OF THE FUEL TANK WAS ROTTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK WAS REPLCACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL; HOWEVER, SHE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL REGULATOR PRESSURE SENSOR HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,600.