2004 Volvo S60

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING A VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND BODY GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

I WAS DRIVING 35-40 MPH WHEN A VEHICLE 2 CARS AHEAD OF ME HAD TO MAKE A QUICK STOP. I DID NOT SEE THIS HAPPEN IN TIME, SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND CONSEQUENTLY SMASHED INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, WHO THEN HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM. I TOTALED MY CAR. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND FILLED MY CAR WITH SMOKE (OR WHATEVER THAT IS) HOWEVER, THE DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS RUSHED TO A TRAUMA CENTER AND MY INJURIES INCLUDE MY BACK, NECK AND I LOST A TOOTH FROM MY FACE HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. MY CHEST AND LEGS ARE COVERED IN BRUISES FROM THE SEAT BELT. I AM VERY LUCKY, HOWEVER, I DO NOT LIKE TO THINK OF WHAT COULD HAVE OCCURRED IF I WAS AT A HIGH SPEED AND ON THE FWY. AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE, AND PERHAPS IT WAS NOT DESIGNED TO GO OFF IN THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT? I HIT HEAD ON, NO LOGICAL REASON TO THINK THE PASSENGER AIRBAG GOING OFF AS IT DID, BUT NOT MINE OR DRIVER SIDE. *JB

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND DISPLAYED THE MESSAGE "REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE". DEALER INDICATED IT WAS A CRACKED INTERCOOLER HOSE AND THAT CAUSED THE ISSUE. IT WAS REPLACE AND AFTER ABOUT TWO MONTHS THE SAME SYMPTOMS HAPPENED. IT WAS THEN DIAGNOSED AS A BAD ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. THAT WAS REPLACED AND THE SAME SYMPTOMS HAPPENED WITHIN TWO MONTHS AGAIN. THE CAR NOW DOES NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 10 MPH. THE NEXT DIAGNOSIS WAS TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT STALL OR DECELERATE FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH NO NOTICE. IT IS VERY SIMILAR TO A RECALL FOR MODEL YEARS UP TO 2002. *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

THE CAR HAD FUEL PUMP REPLACED ON 06/30/11 AND AGAIN (UNDER PARTS WARRANTY) AFTER BEING TOWED ON 05/14/13. ON JUNE 10, 2013 THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER AGAIN WITH FUEL SUPPLY ISSUES. AFTER MUCH ANALYSIS, IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PRICE QUOTED FOR THE PART WAS $2447 AND LABOR $1400. THE FUEL PUMP APPARENTLY HAS AN INNER CONNECTOR SEAL (OR RING AND CLIP) THAT IS INTEGRAL TO THE TANK (CANNOT BE REPLACE SEPARATELY) THAT WAS POPPING LOOSE UNDER PRESSURE. AFTER MUCH DEBATE WITH VOLVO OF NORTH AMERICA, THEY GOT APPROVAL TO GIVE ME THE PART AT HALF PRICE--STILL $1223 PLUS AROUND $900 LABOR. IN DISCUSSING THIS WITH THE SHOP FOREMAN, HE HAD TALKED TO VOLVO REGIONAL PEOPLE ONE THE LOOKOUT FOR FLAWS. THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND ALTHOUGH IT WAS RARE IT HAD HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO METAL TALKS THAT ARE 'CALIFORNIA' SPECS. ALTHOUGH VOLVO IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, THEY HAVE NOT NOTIFIED OWNERS OR DONE A RECALL BUT ARE REQUIRING THOSE WITH THE DEFECTIVE PART TO DISCOVER IT AND PAY FOR REPAIRS ON THEIR OWN. I THINK VOLVO SHOULD REFUND MY REPAIR COSTS AND NOTIFY OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME FUEL TANK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO STATED THE TROUBLE CODES DETECTED A DEFECT WITH THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR AND ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V2260000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

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