2004 Volvo S60

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 VOLVO S60 ON THE NJ TURNPIKE. WINDS REPORTED THAT DAY TO BE UP TO 50 MPH AND I AM DRIVING AT AROUND 50 TO 60 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD SOUND FROM THE REAR OF MY CAR. I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN TO ENTER ONTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE ON THE TURNPIKE DRAGGING THE BUMPER AS I PULLED OVER. WHEN I GOT OUT TO INSPECT I FOUND THAT MY BUMPER COVER HAVE BLEW OFF OF THE CAR AND WAS HANGING ON DUE TO A WIRE THAT WAS CONNECTED TO IT ON THE RIGHT SIDE. I CALLED MY VOLVO DEALER AND WAS OFFERED AN APPT TO BRING IT IN. THE SERVICE MANAGER ALONG WITH HIS REGIONAL REP IS DISPUTING THAT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. THEY ARE SAYING THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE AND THAT IT COULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED BECAUSE IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED AND WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPLACEMENT UNLESS IT IS PAID FOR BY ME. NEITHER THE DEALER OR THE REP IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS INCIDENT AND WHY THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED. IT IS BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT THIS BUMPER COVER DID NOT COMPLETELY DISLODGE CAUSING FATALITIES TO OCCUR HAD THE WIND BLEW IT IN THE PATH OF OTHER CARS ON THE ROADS. NOT ONLY AM I NOT GETTING GOOD SERVICE VOLVO IS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY WHICH IS THE CORE OF THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE CONSUMERS. MY CHARACTER AND MY INTEGRITY AND CREDIBILITY IS BEING CHALLENGED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HIS REGIONAL REP RATHER THE REASON FOR THE BUMPER COMING OFF IN THIS WAY. MY CONFIDENT IN THE SAFETY OF THE CAR AND VOLVO CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN DESTROYED. VOVLO IS SAYING THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE HEARD OF A BUMPER BLOWING OFF. THERE IS ALWAYS A FIRST AND BEING THE FIRST DOES NOT INDICATED THAT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE HAPPENED. *JB

ON SEPTEMBER 18 I WAS TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE 10 WHEN MY 2004 VOLVO S60 COMPLETELY STOPPED RUNNING WHILE GOING 70 MPH. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR OUT OF THE TRAFFIC (NO POWER TO DRIVE TO THE SHOULDER). MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY USELESS. I CALLED 911 AND ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO GET HELP BEFORE I WAS HIT (I WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE DUE TO MOVING TRAFFIC ON EITHER SIDE OF ME). AFTER 50 MINUTES I WAS HIT IN THE REAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BERGERON VOLVO. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND THE VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 1 MONTH BEFORE. IT ONLY HAS 24,000 MILES. *JB

2004 S60AWD ANGLE GEAR LEAK REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF GEAR AT 14,300 MILES. THE ANGLE GEAR SENDS POWER TO THE REAR WHEELS, AND IF IT FAILS, IT TAKES THE TRANSMISSION WITH IT. WHILE MINE WAS CAUGHT EARLY AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, A TRACK RECORD OF THE ANGLE GEAR LEAKING AND FAILING IS BEING SEEN. VOLVO NEEDS TO EXTEND WARRANTY ON THIS ITEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT THE TIRES TOUCHES THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER PLACED STEERING BLOCKS ON THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH TIMES THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE CONTROL ARMS. HOWEVER NONE OF THESE EFFORTS REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. UPDATED 2/24/2006 - POWER STEERING RESERVOIR LEAKED FLUID FROM THE BOTTOM HOSE NEAR THE CLAMP. THE CONSUMER HEARD A METAL ON METAL SOUND WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL. THE DEALER MODIFIED THE STEERING STOPS. AL FOUR TAILLIGHT AND BOTH LOW BEAM BULB WENT OUT. *NM

VOLVO S60 2004, 9000 MILES, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHILE LEAVING A TRAFFIC LIGHT (ACCELERATING) AND AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 20 MPH THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. NO POWER FOR STEERING AND BRAKES. WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF THE DEFECT OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY? THE CAR WAS SERVICED AT VOLVO GARAGE ACCORDING TO MAINTENANCE PROGRAM (6000 MILES). NOW THEY SAID THAT THE DEFECT WAS DUE TO THE AIR ADMISSION SYSTEM, WHICH WAS FOUND TO BE DIRTY. *AK

DT: CONSUMER OWNED A 2004 VOLVO S60. ON GOING SINCE APRIL OF 2005 ENGINE REBUILT DUE TO STALLING. VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC AND DID NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. ALSO, VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AT ONCE FOR NO REASON. WHILE DRIVING AFTER THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT AND WAS MERGING ONTO I87 NORTH AND VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE RAMP ONTO THE SHOULDER. THEN PAUSED FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES TO REGAIN COMPOSURE AND THEN RESTARTED ENGINE. VEHICLE RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. CONSUMER SAID THAT STALL ONLY HAPPENED TWICE. DEALER REPLACED MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR, BUT VEHICLE STILL DID NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. CONSUMER THOUGHT THAT VEHICLE DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 RPMS. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS. CONSUMER WORRIED ABOUT HER LIFE WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE.*AK