2012 Volvo S60

CAR DID NOT INDICATE LOW OIL PRESSURE AT ANY TIME. ENGINE SEIZED AND STALLED ON FREEWAY CREATING DRIVING HAZZARD. CAR WAS IN MOTION AT APPROX. 65 MPL, STARTED SHAKING AS IF A TIRE HAD BLOWN. CAR STARTED TO SMELL LIKE BUNED OIL, STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE ONLY ALERT THAT CAME ON WAS THE LOW BATTERY ICON AFTER THE MOTOR SEIZED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MCGRATH VOLVO CARS BARRINGTON (300 MN HOUGH ST, BARRINGTON, IL) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO THE OIL BEING FOUR QUARTS LOW. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V592000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

VOLVO HAS AN INTERNAL SERVICE RECALL FOR THEIR ENGINE OIL SENSORS. THE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND HERE: THEY HAVE STATED THAT THEY FIXED THE SENSOR IN MY VEHICLE; HOWEVER, I STILL EXPERIENCED THE EXACT PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE SERVICE RECALL. MY CAR SHOWED 0 ENGINE OIL LIGHT READINGS, BUT MY ENGINE SEIZED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE. HAD OTHER VEHICLES BEEN AROUND, I WOULD HAVE SURELY BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER (JIM FISHER VOLVO, 2108 W BURNSIDE ST, PORTLAND, OR 97210, (503) 295-5571) INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A PREMATURE INTERNAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

THE CAR WAS CONSUMING OIL AT A SHOCKING RATE - 12 QUARTS OVER THE COURSE OF 2 MONTHS AND THE OIL LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE, EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL! I OPENED A CASE WITH VOLVO USA AT THE TIME AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR TO A DEALER. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A LEAK AND DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AGAIN FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND IT WAS STILL NOT RESOLVED. A FEW WEEKS AFTER MY MOST RECENT VISIT TO THE DEALER, THE CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE WHILE IN TRAFFIC GOING ABOUT 30 MPH. THE CAR WAS DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF ATLANTA TRAFFIC. IT TURNS OUT THE ENGINE "THREW A ROD" AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED ($11K)! THIS CAR HAS 78K MILES ON IT. I AGAIN REACHED OUT TO VOLVO USA AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL GOODWILL REPAIRS WERE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE DEALER AND THE DEALER DID NOT FEEL ANY ASSISTANCE WAS IN ORDER IN THIS CASE. AT THIS TIME I HAVE A VERY GOOD LOOKING AND EXPENSIVE BOAT ANCHOR IN MY DRIVEWAY. AFTER READING MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE, I HAVE ONCE AGAIN REACHED OUT TO VOLVO USA FOR ASSISTANCE. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE 2012 S60 T5 ENGINE.

VEHICLE BURNED THROUGH ALL OIL CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE WITH NO WARNING FROM VEHICLE ELECTRONICS (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS ENGINE BEGAN TO FAIL; WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL TO CLOSEST MECHANIC). VEHICLE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT HAS HAD PREVIOUS RECALL (FOR OIL PRESSURE WARNING) FOR OTHER OF THE SAME MODEL YEAR BUT NOT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE.

ON APRIL 12, 2016 I TOOK MY VOLVO S-60 LEASED BRAND NEW FROM VOLVO AND THE PURCHASED AT THE END OF THE LEASE AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND A CHECK OIL LIGHT. VOLVO HAD A RECALL ON OIL PRESSURE CENSORS (THIS HAD CAUSED OTHER CAR ENGINES TO SEIZE SOMETHING THAT THE NTSB HAS REPORTED ON). THE VOLVO AUTHORIZED DEALER, HERB GORDON, CLAIMED TO HAVE MADE THIS REPAIR. HOWEVER ON JUNE 21, 2016, THE ENGINE SEIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD. THE VOLVO AUTHORIZED DEALER DETERMINED IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE, AT THE TIME, I ASKED ABOUT SIMPLY APPLYING THE COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE (ABOUT $12,000) TO GETTING ME INTO A NEW CAR. VOLVO REFUSED AND WENT AHEAD WITH AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT (THEY HAD MY CAR FROM JUNE 21, 2016 TO AUGUST 1, 2016. THE CAR BROKE DOWN AGAIN ON AUGUST 15, 2016 WHILE MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON THE ROAD FOR A VACATION. WHEN WE RETURNED FROM VACATION THE CAR WAS GIVEN BACK TO US BUT THE PROBLEM NOW IS THAT THE CAR'S VALUE HAS SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHED BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT, THE BLUEBOOK VALUE OF THE CAR IS ON AVERAGE $13,789 BUT THE HIGHEST WE CAN GET FOR IT IS $8,000 BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE DONE TO IT BY VOLVO. WE HAVE TRIED TO GET VOLVO TO WORK WITH US BY MAKING UP THAT DIFFERENCE AS A TRADE IN ON A CAR THEY HAVE IN STOCK. WE HAVE BEEN MET WITH NOTHING BUT HOSTILITY AND ABUSE. IN FACT EARLIER TODAY WE WERE TOLD BY A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT VOLVO TO SHUT UP AND THEN HE HUNG UP ON US,

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE STARTER WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE STILL AT THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V592000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,740.