2013 Volvo S60

WE BELIEVED THE 2013 VOLVO S60 WAS LEAKING OIL BUT THE MECHANIC FROM LOCAL SERVICE STATION DID NOT FIND A LEAK. THE LOCAL MECHANIC CALLED BOSTON VOLVO SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VOLVO S60'S HAS PISTON RING PROBLEMS AND TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO BOSTON VOLVO FOR CONFIRMATION. BOSTON VOLVO CONFIRMED VEHICLE HAS THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL WAS SEEPING INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONSUME A MINIMUM OF 2 TO 3 QUARTS OF OIL DAILY. THE CONTACT HAD TO ADD 2 TO 3 QUARTS OF OIL PER DAY. THE CONTACT HAD CONTACTED CHERRY HILL VOLVO CARS (1810 RTE 70 W, CHERRY HILL, NJ 08002, (856) 665-4050) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT FAILURE COULD BE RELATED TO THE COILS OR THE PISTONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY WHERE HER HUSBAND CHECKED THE OIL LEVELS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL CONSUMPTION FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FOUR QUARTS OF OIL WAS ADDED IN THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THERE WERE NO OIL LEAKS VISIBLE. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

I HAVE OWNED MY 2013 S60 VOLVO FOR 3.5 YEARS. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, I STARTED NOTICING THAT MY CAR WAS BURNING/ CONSUMPTION AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGE INTERVALS. I GET MY OIL CHANGED ON THE RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE, BUT I ALWAYS HAVE TO ADD OIL BEFORE THE NEXT SCHEDULED SERVICE. I STARTED DOING RESEARCH AND IT APPEARS THAT A RECALL WAS DONE FOR SOME CARS, BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. PEOPLE PAY A LOT OF MONEY FOR THESE CARS AND TO HAVE A MAJOR COMPONENT FAILURE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. I AM REQUESTING THAT YOU REVIEW AND EXPAND THIS RECALL INCLUDING MY CAR AND THE HUNDREDS OF CARS WITH THE SAME DEFECTS. HTTPS://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/VOLVO/S60/ENGINE-BURNING-OIL-PROBLEMS.PHP HTTPS://VOLVO.OEMDTC.COM/312/HIGH-OIL-CONSUMPTION-2013-2016-VOLVO

I RECENTLY HAD A RECALL ON A VOLVO FOR DOOR LATCHES. WHEN LOOKING AT OTHER RECALLS, I FOUND THAT THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON MY VEHICLE, INDICATING LOW OIL PRESSURE, WAS A RECALL ON A PRIOR YEAR, SAME MAKE AND MODEL. I DID FURTHER RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THE CAR HAD A POSSIBLE RECALL OF THE WRONG DATE OF MANUFACTURE. I WAS ASSURED BY VOLVO THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED; HOWEVER, IT IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES, WAS THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL, SAYS IT WAS MADE IN THE SAME CITY, AND I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE TITLE ALONG WITH GETTING AN ORIGINAL DATE OF SELL FOR THE VEHICLE. I BOUGHT IT FROM A BUY HERE, PAY HERE PLACE, AND IT HAD AN YELLOW X ON THE INSIDE OF THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I THINK IT WAS AFFECTED BY THE PRIOR RECALL AND THAT I CAN NOT GET ALL THE NEEDED RECALLS BECAUSE THE PRIOR MISPRINT OF THE YEAR WAS NEVER CORRECTED BEFORE IT WAS SOLD TO THE DEALER.

THE CAR HAS BEEN HAVING AN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. TRYING TO STAY AHEAD OF IT, I WAS CHANGING THE OIL EVERY 5K WITH FULL SYNTHETIC. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR STARTED VIBRATING, I RECEIVED A MESSAGE "REDUCE SPEED OR SHIFT UP", AND A BLINKING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ULTIMATELY DUE TO THE HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION I HAD A BENT VALUE AND NO COMPRESSION OUT OF THE 4TH CYLINDER. VOLVO DID NOT ASSIST IN THE REPAIRS OR ACKNOWLEDGE ANY MANUFACTURING ISSUE SINCE THE CAR WAS NOT REGULARLY SERVICED BY A CERTIFIED VOLVO DEALERSHIP AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRED 3 MONTHS EARLIER.

CAR IS BURNING OIL. NO OIL LEAKS DETECTED VIA MECHANIC OR LOSS ON THE GROUND. HAVE TO PUT MULTIPLE QUARTS OF OIL PER MONTH. THE "CHECK OIL PRESSURE" ILLUMINATES TYPICALLY WHEN MAKING A TURN WHICH IS EXTREMELY DISCONCERTING. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE, JUST GOOGLE IT. THEY ARE WELL AWARE THAT THESE CARS WERE INCORRECTLY RATED WITH THE AMOUNT OF OIL INITIALLY. VOLVO HAS DONE NOTHING TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION EVEN THOUGH IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM.

CAR IS BURNING OIL. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE OIL EVERY 2-3 MONTHS WITH NO WARNING AS TO WHEN IT IS COMING. THE "CHECK OIL PRESSURE" LIGHT COMES ON, NORMALLY WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION (SPECIFICALLY, MAKING A TURN), WHEN THERE IS ALREADY BARELY ANY OIL IN THE CAR LEAVING ME VERY LITTLE TIME TO GET IT TO A SHOP TO REPLACE THE OIL. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER (IF NOT THAT SAME DAY), THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL ALSO COME ON. I WENT DIRECTLY TO VOLVO SOUTH SHORE FOR THEM TO DO AN OIL CHANGE ON JUNE 21, 2019 AND MY "OIL PRESSURE" LIGHT FLASHED ON AUGUST 16,2019. BY AUGUST 23, MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST SHOP. THEY RAN THE DIAGNOSTICS REPORT AND TOLD ME THE LIGHT CAME ON BECAUSE THERE WASNT A DROP OF OIL IN THE CAR. ANYTIME I TAKE IT INTO VOLVO TO GET CHECKED, THEY SAY THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING UNLESS THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT IS CURRENTLY ON BUT ITS NOT LIKE I CAN BRING IT TO THEM WHEN IT DOES BECAUSE ITS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE TO THEM/WAIT A FEW DAYS FOR AN APPOINTMENT! BY THAT TIME, I CAN FEEL THE CAR GIVING OUT AND ITS NOT LIKE I CAN TAKE IT ANOTHER 20 MILES TO SEE THEM! THE FACT THAT THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY ADDRESSED IS ASTOUNDING. ITS NOT SAFE AND IT SHOULD NOT BE THE INDIVIDUAL'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE AN ENGINE THIS SOON!

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A MOM & POP MECHANIC THAT I USE. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR IS BURNING OIL. IT NEEDED 3 QUARTS. THEY RESEARCHED ON-LINE AND FOUND A 'TECHNICAL JOURNAL' RELEASED BY VOLVO USA TO IT'S SERVICE DEPARTMENTS ENTITLED 'HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION'. 16 DIFFERENT VOLVOS (MODELS AND YEARS) ARE LISTED IN THIS JOURNAL. MY CAR IS ONE OF THEM. VOLVO KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM, THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND YET THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR THE CARS. LOCAL AND CORPORATE VOLVO DENIED ME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH THIS BECAUSE THE CAR IS 'TOO OLD, WITH TOO MANY MILES'. BUT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THE PROBLEM IS ALSO WITH NEWER MODELS. SO THE FACT THAT MY CAR IS OLDER SHOULDN'T MATTER. MY CAR HAS THE ENGINE THAT HAS THE DEFECT. SHOULDN'T HAVE TO REBUILD THE ENGINE WITH ONLY 116,000 MILES. OBVIOUSLY, IF THEY KNOW OF 16 CARS THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE, IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AND WITHOUT BEING FIXED, IT CAN'T BE DRIVEN. BOTH LOCAL AND USA CONTACTS TREATED MY REQUEST AS AN ISOLATED EVENT, NOT A PART OF A BIGGER PROBLEM - ABOUT WHICH THEY HAVE KNOWLEDGE. AGAIN, THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT!