2004 Volvo S60

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AS SOON AS THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED FIVE MINUTES LATER AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VIN WAS INELIGIBLE UNDER THE RECALL AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

THE DRIVER SEAT OVERHEATED, APPARENTLY FROM A MALFUNCTIONING SEAT WARMER, CAUSING COMBUSTION. THE FIRE BURNED THROUGH THE SEAT PADDING, OUTER LEATHER COVERING, AND THE DRIVER'S CLOTHING. IT BURNED INTO A WALLET IN THE DRIVER'S BACK POCKET, WHICH PROTECTED THE DRIVER FROM A BURN. THE BURN HOLE IN THE SEAT IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A NICKEL. *TR

PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 2010 WITH 51,000 MILES. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH SERVICE ENGINE SOON MESSAGE. CAR WORKED FINE. THEN BRAKE FAILURE MESSAGE CAME ON, BRAKES WORKED FINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO VOLVO DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND A WAY TO "RESET" SYSTEM. GO IN TRUNK, REMOVE BLACK BATTERY CABLE, TOUCH IT TO RED BATTERY CABLE FOR APPROX 10 SECONDS AND THE SYSTEM WILL. WE'VE RESET THE SYSTEM COUNTLESS TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO ALL GAUGES WOULD QUIT WORKING AND CAR WOULD RANDOMLY BRAKE AT ABOUT 45 MPH. PLUS AFTER COMING TO STOP, CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE BUT AFTER IT GOT GOING IT WOULD BE FINE. RESET SYSTEM AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 3 MILES AND HAPPEN AGAIN. VOLVO MECHANIC FOUND AWD (DEM) CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. REPLACED THIS AT $1500 FOR THE PART AND AFTER 50 MILES, GAUGES STILL WORK, NO RANDOM BRAKING AND ACCELERATION IS NORMAL. BUT....SERVICE ENGINE MESSAGE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BACK ON. WAS TOLD THAT ALL MODULES RELATE TO EACH AND IF ONE IS OUT IT CAN AFFECT THE OTHERS. AT ABOUT $1500 PER MODULE, IT IS COST PROHIBITIVE TO REPLACE ALL THESE, 6 TO BE EXACT. VOLVO NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPLACE THESE MODULES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ACTIVATED THE HEATED SEATS AND AFTER A MATTER OF MINUTES, SMOKE BELLOWED FROM THE SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE SEAT WARMER WAS DEACTIVATED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT A ONE INCH HOLE HAD BEEN BURNED INTO THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 300,000. UPDATED 2/12/13 *CN

APPROXIMATE A MONTH LATER AFTER I BROUGHT 2004 VOLVO S60 AT DEC 2011, WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN FREEWAY TO POST OFFICE, WHAT A SUDDEN, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, I PRESS THE ACCELERATE PEDAL, BUT IT WAS NOT RESPONSE, BUT THE CAR STILL HV A LITTLE MOMENTUM, THEN IT TURN IT TO THE CORNER AND THE CAR WAS STOPPED. I TURN OFF THE KEY AND RESTART THE CAR AGAIN, IT WORKED.AFTER A YEAR, THE PROBLEM COME BACK AGAIN AND THE FREQUENCY BECOME MORE, UP TIL DEC, 2012, 3 MORE TIMES SAME PROBLEM INCURRED. IT WAS SCARY. *TR

GOOD AFTERNOON, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, WHEREBY THE BRAKE LINING OF THE E-BRAKE IS OF AN "ORGANIC" COMPOUND AND ACCORDING TO THE VOLVO TECHNICIAN "SWELLS" WHEN IT GETS WET, CAUSING THE E-BRAKE TO LOCK-UP. MY BRIDE WAS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THIS OCCURRED, CAUSING THE ENTIRE BRAKING ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATED PARTS TO BE RIPPED AND BUSTED LOOSE. VOLVO CHARGED US $2100 IN PARTS AND LABOR TO "FIX" THIS. VOLVO TECHS DID SAY THAT THIS HAPPENS ALOT, BUT ALOT AT SPEED (FASTER THAN 25MPH). CAN YOU IMAGINE THIS E-BRAKE LOCK-UP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HOW FREQUENTLY HAS THIS HAPPENED? I HAVE PICTURES OF THE AFFECTED PARTS. THIS IS TOTALLY UNSAFE AND VOLVO KNOWS ABOUT IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED TO PROCEED TO THE CONTACT'S DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,100.