2002 Volvo S60 Complaint Log

THERE WERE FOUR OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. AS WE WERE DRIVING HOME FROM THE MALL, WE NOTICED A BRIEF INTERRUPTION IN THE LIGHTS AND RADIO. A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD, THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND THE CAR SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT CRANKED BACK UP IN LESS THAN A MINUTE. WE DROVE APPROXIMATELY TWO MORE MILES AND PULLED INTO OUR DRIVEWAY AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. WE HEARD A SOUND LIKE AN ALARM, BUT IT WAS SO FAINT; BEFORE WE HAD TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT FURTHER, THE CAB BEGAN TO FILL WITH BLACKISH GREY SMOKE INTO THE BACKSEAT AREA. WE ALL GOT OUT QUICKLY AND WALKED TO THE BACK OF THE CAR. I NOTICED FLAMES BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT (WHERE THE BATTERY IS LOCATED) AND TOLD MY HUSBAND. HE OPENED THE TRUNK (BURNING HIS FINGERTIPS), AND FLAMES SHOT UP INTO THE AIR. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911 BECAUSE THE FLAMES WERE HIGH AND FAST-MOVING. THE 911 DISPATCHER INSTRUCTED US TO STAY AWAY FROM THE CAR AND NOT TRY TO PUT THE FIRE OUT DUE TO THE OBVIOUS DANGERS OF A FAST-MOVING CAR FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED WITHIN FIVE MINUTES AND BEGAN PUTTING THE FIRE OUT; HOWEVER, THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS UP TO THE ENGINE, WHICH WAS NOT BURNED. AFTER INSPECTION, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DEEMED IT A LOSS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I HAVE CONTACTED VOLVO, BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO ME AS OF YET. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, AND WE ARE WORRIED THAT VOLVO MAY HAVE MISSED ONE. FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS, I AM REPORTING THIS SAFETY HAZARD. THE CAR REMAINS IN OUR DRIVEWAY AWAITING INSURANCE ADJUSTMENT; HOWEVER, I AM HOPEFUL THAT EITHER VOLVO OR SOMEONE WHO DOES SAFETY INSPECTIONS WOULD CLAIM THE CAR TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE FURTHER. *TR

BEGAN TO NOTICE STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. ALSO NOTICED THAT STARTING THE VEHICLE WHEN ENGINE IS COLD BECAME MORE DIFFICULT. RESEARCHED VARIOUS FORUMS AND NHTSA AND DISCOVERED THAT VOLVO HAS HAD 2 RECALLS FOR FUEL PUMPS. MY VEHICLE EXHIBITED SAME SYMPTOMS AS DETAILED IN BOTH NHTSA RECALLS. CALLED VOLVO AT 800-458-1552 AS INSTRUCTED IN THE NHTSA RECALL NOTICE. INFORMED THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SYMPTOMS DETAILED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF RECALL. ALSO CONTACTED LOCAL VOLVO DEALER REGARDING RECALL NOTICE. DEALER WOULD DIAGNOSE PROBLEM - IF PART OF THE RECALL, THEY WOULD REPLACE. DEALER CALLED BACK, INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL. I CANCELLED APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSIS. ANOTHER LOCAL REPAIR SHOP SPECIALIZING IN EUROPEAN VEHICLES VERIFIED THAT FUEL PUMP HAS CRACKS AND IS LEAKING FUEL. A FULL RECALL TO INCLUDE ALL VIN'S SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE FACT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN TWO PREVIOUS RECALLS FOR THE SAME ISSUE SHOWS THAT THERE IS A SYSTEMIC FLAW WITH THIS PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN THE SMELL OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 86,635.

MY VOLVO S60 IS BECOMING DIFFICULT TO START AND IS BEGINNING TO SMELL LIKE GASOLINE. I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING ONLINE AND THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE THE FUEL FILTER. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL IN OTHER STATES LIKE ARIZONA AND FLORIDA BUT APPARENTLY VOLVO HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR CARS IN CALIFORNIA. IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO DRIVE A CAR THAT IS LEAKING FUEL DUE TO A MANUFACTURES DEFECT REGARDLESS OF WHAT STATE YOU LIVE IN. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THE NHTSA INSTRUCT VOLVO TO INCLUDE ALL STATES IN THE RECALL OF THE DEFECTIVE FUEL FILTER. PLEASE SEND ME ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS REQUEST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO FUEL SEEN LEAKING ON THE GROUND. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V152000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP); HOWEVER THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS INELIGIBLE FRO REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT AND INFORMED THE OWNER THAT HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR EXPENSE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000. UPDATED 10/10/12*CN UPDATED 10/17/12

THE CAR JUST BEGAN TO EMIT A FUEL SMELL WHILE PARKED. THE SMELL IS NEAR THE GAS TANK AND TENDS TO LINGER IN THE AIR DISSIPATE AND THEN RESURFACE. SOME TIMES ITS STRONG OTHER TIMES IT IS FAINT. IT ALSO TENDS TO COMES INTO THE INTERIOR COMPARTMENT AND CAN AT TIME BECOME OVER WHELMING CAUSING MY CHILDREN AND I TO GET HEADACHES AND NAUSEOUS. I COULD NOT FIND ANY PRESENCE OF A LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE NEAR THE AREA OF CONCERN. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IS GARAGED MOST OF THE TIME. *TR

GAS IS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE CAR. CAR IS HARD TO START. *TR

I AM A RESIDENT OF TEXAS. I JUST BOUGHT A 2002 VOLVO S60 ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO, AND I'VE NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN AND AROUND CAR. THERE IS A LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP AND WHEN CAR IS PARKED, FUEL FORMS A PUDDLE UNDER CAR. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE A CAR IN THIS CONDITION, BOTH FOR MYSELF BUT ALSO FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. I SEARCHED ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING RECALL INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION WEBSITE: MAKE: VOLVO MODEL: S60 MODEL YEAR: 2002 MANUFACTURER: VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. MFR'S REPORT DATE: DEC 17, 2009 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V483000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE09039 COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP RECALL STATES THAT AS REMEDY FOR THIS ISSUE: "DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL PUMP INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE, AND IF NECESSARY REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP WITH A PART OF A MODIFIED DESIGN. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 15, 2010. " HOWEVER, WHEN I CONTACTED ROGER BEASLEY VOLVO OF AUSTIN, TX, I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR TO THE TUNE OF $720. *TR

MY GAS TANK CRACK AND I THINK IT SHOULD OF BEEN RECALL IT HAPPEN ON ITS OWN. *TR

THE CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE SHIFT FLARES AND SLIPPAGE WHEN SHIFTING UP FROM 1 TO 2, 2 TO 3 OR SHIFTING BETWEEN THE SAME GEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL ODOR OF FUEL. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM,GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

PURCHASED USED S60 IN NOVEMBER 2011 WITH 137,000 MILES. A FEW WEEKS LATER VARIOUS PROBLEMS MANIFESTED: SCRAMBLED LETTERS IN DASHBOARD MESSAGE, DRIVER DOOR LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY WORKED, RADIO SELF TUNED TO DIFFERENT STATION, SPEEDOMETER GIVING FALSE READINGS OR STUCK AT CURRENT SPEED OR READING ZERO, FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTION, ALL INSTRUMENTS ON PANEL FLICKERED, ALL INSTRUMENTS WENT "DARK" WHILE DRIVING. AT FIRST RESTARTING CAR WOULD CLEAR PROBLEM. THEN FREQUENCY BETWEEN FAILURES INCREASED. JUST BEFORE COMPLETE FAILURE - CAR NEEDED TO BE "COLD" FOR INSTRUMENTS TO WORK - WITH INSTRUMENTS FAILING ONCE ENGINE WARMED. FINALLY IN FEBRUARY 2012 AT ABOUT 147,021 MILES THE PANEL COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE DRIVING - GIVING DRIVER NO READINGS (SPEED, FUEL, TEMP, MILEAGE, OR WARNING INDICATORS) AND WOULD NOT RESET. INTERNET FORUMS OF VOLVO OWNERS SUGGESTED IT WAS A DRIVER INFORMATION MODULE FAILURE. OWNERS FORUMS PINPOINTED 3 PROBABLE CAUSES OF A DIM FAILURE - 1. LOOSE CONNECTION OF THE MOTOROLA MICROCHIP, 2. LOOSE CAPACITOR/RESISTOR 3. LACK OF PROTECTION FROM HEAT/HEAT TRANSFER TO INDIVIDUAL PRONGS IN MICROCHIP OR BETWEEN CAPACITOR/RESISTOR AND THE CIRCUIT BOARD. SOME ELECTRICALLY SAVVY OWNERS FIXED BY REFLOWING/RESOLDERING/HEAT PROTECTING SAID COMPONENTS. OUR LOCAL VOLVO DEALER CONFIRMED DIM FAILURE AND QUOTED APROX. $1500 FOR A NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND 3 HRS. LABOR. WE CHOSE TO SEND DIM/INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OUT FOR A REFURBISHMENT TO BAA REMANUFACTURING INC. ON REINSTALLATION WARNING MESSAGE READ "SRA/AIRBAG-SERVICE URGENT". ASKED DEALER TO CLEAR DIM CODE FIRST, THEN FROM SRS MODULE PER BAA-REMAN INSTRUCTIONS. DEALER JOB DESCRIPTION/RECEIPT STATED THEY CLEARED CODES DIM 0001, 0003, 0005, 0006, E003, SRS 00D4, E003. NO PROBLEMS WITH LOCKS/RADIO/INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SINCE REMANUFACTURE IN THE LAST 10,000 MILES/5 MONTHS. VOLVO'S ORIGINAL DIM CIRCUIT BOARD POORLY DESIGNED/ASSEMBLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PADDING FOR THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT THEN BEGAN TO NOTICE A PUDDLE OF FUEL WOULD FORM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. A WEEK AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE GAS CAP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSITANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,045.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SMELL OF FUEL WOULD ENTER THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 07V152000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (KNOWN AS DRIVER INFORMATION MODULE) COMPLETELY DIED WHILE DRIVING. CHECKED VOLVO FORUMS ONLINE AND SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. REPLACEMENT IS THE ONLY OPTION. $1500. MANY PEOPLE ARE DRIVING WITHOUT KNOWING THEIR SPEED OR FUEL LEVEL. ME INCLUDED. CAN'T AFFORD $1500 REPAIR BILL. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. *TR

FROM AROUND OCT. OF 2011 I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING TROUBLE WITH MY THROTTLE BODY OR AS VOLVO CALLS IT 'ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE'. THESE PROBLEMS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, STALLING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, ROUGH STARTING/ NOT STARTING AT ALL, REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE NOT ALLOWING FOR SAFE SPEED TO BE MAINTAINED, COSTLY REPAIR WORK WITH NO IMPROVEMENT, AND BOUTS OF SELF ACCELERATING AT STOPS WITH PARKING BRAKE AND FOOT BRAKE ENGAGED. I HAVE RESEARCH A VOLVO RECALL/ WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY, CONTACTED VOLVO CUSTOMER SERVICE ONLY TO GET THE RUN-AROUND. VARIOUS WEB FORUMS ENCOURAGE OWNER EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS TO FILE COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA TO HELP COME TO A RESOLUTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, A RANDOM GAUGE WOULD FAIL ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, INCLUDING THE FUEL GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACT WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 169,000.

VOLVOS-60 24T TOOK CAR TO DEALER BILL GRAY VOLVO FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME WITH AIR BAG PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM INOPERABLE AND DEALER REFUSES TO CORRECT PROBLEM OR TO EVEN ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR SAME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT AND NOTICED THAT THE SURFACE WAS WET WITH FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V483000 (COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP), BUT THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT ONE OF THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 128,000.

THE VEHICLE JUST STOPS WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF THE PANEL LIGHTS COME ON CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. HAD TO REPLACE THE OCM SENSOR AND THE ECM SENSOR MCKIVITT VOLVO IN SAN LEANDRO ([XXX]) SERVICE MGR. HAS NEVER MENTION ANY TYPE OF RECALLS TO THE CAR. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTION AT MY COST. HAD TO GET A SMOG IN AUG 2013, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME BACK ON NOT ALLOWING ME TO SMOG WITH OUT REPAIRS TO OXYGEN SENSORS, DURING THIS VISIT MY CONTROL ARMS WERE NOTICEABLY BROKEN, THEY SAID NOTHING. I FOUND OUT WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK AFTER THEM CHANGING THE OXYGEN SENSORS TO PASS SMOG AND I GOT THE SMOG AND A OIL CHANGE THEY NOTIFIED ME, I HAD THEM REPLACED BY A CHEAPER MECH IN APRIL 2014 @ 75,000 MILES. NOW IT'S AUGUST 2014 AND I WAS DRIVING DOWN VERY STEEP HILL@ 45MPH AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF CAUSING LIMP MODE AND ME HITTING A CURB TO STOP. TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP@ 84,601 MILES AND BEING TOLD IT'S NORMAL, CLEAN OR REPLACE THE ETM SENSOR NOW CHARGING ME $2,000. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED RECALL. I'M LOST NOW WITHOUT A VEHICLE. ISN'T VOLVO SUPPOSED TO FIX THIS ISSUE OR DO WE HAVE TO DIE AND THEN YEARS LATER YOU GUYS AT VOLVO CORPORATION FIGURE THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION.. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT TO DO??? ALL THIS SERVICE MANAGER WANTS IS MONEY AND DOESN'T CARE ABOUT ANYONE'S SAFETY. I WAS LAUGHED AT TODAY BEING TOLD THAT OH YOU'VE ONLY TRAVEL 25,000 MI AND I'VE SEEN YOU 4 TIMES SINCE THEN, IT'S NOT A HONDA AND YOU REALLY HAVE TO PUT SOME MUSCLE INTO IT WHEN IT DOES THIS LIMP MODE. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH ALONG WITH MY FAMILY AND WAS LAUGHED AT IN MY FACE WITH A SMILE TELLING ME HE'LL CALL AND TELL ME HOW MUCH$$$. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD STOP WORKING SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

MY TWO-YEAR-OLD SON RIDES REAR-FACING IN HIS SUNSHINE KIDS RADIAN XTSL, INSTALLED WITH SUPERLATCH AND THE REAR-FACING TETHER. I AM A CERTIFIED CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY TECHNICIAN, SO I KNOW THE INSTALLATION WAS CORRECT. WHEN MY SON PLACES HIS FOOT ON THE TILT LOCK MECHANISM OF THE SUPERLATCH, IT SIGNIFICANTLY LOOSENS IT. IT LOOSENS IT SO MUCH THAT THE CHILD RESTRAINT MOVES MORE THAN 1" FROM SIDE-TO-SIDE AND FRONT/BACK. HE DID THIS WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. WHEN I HAD INITIALLY PLACED HIM IN HIS CHILD RESTRAINT, THERE WAS A TIGHT INSTALLATION (I ALWAYS CHECK), BUT WHEN WE ARRIVED AT OUR DESTINATION, IT WAS VERY LOOSE WHEN I TOOK HIM OUT. THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED THAT HOW HE PUTS HIS FOOT ON THE TILT LOCK MECHANISM. IF WE HAD BEEN IN A MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION DURING THIS TIME, THERE IS A GREAT CHANCE THAT HE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIED. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED SUNSHINE KIDS VIA EMAIL. THEIR REPRESENTATIVE WAS QUICK TO RESPOND TO ME AND THEY SENT ME A REPLACEMENT SUPERLATCH. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE NEW SUPERLATCH. THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS MADE ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BUT THAT SUNSHINE KIDS HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO "REPLICATE THIS ISSUE" IN THEIR "EXTENSIVE TESTING." SHE SAID THAT THE NEW RADIANS MADE AFTER FEBRUARY 2011 ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE NEW UPDATED SUPERLATCH. THEY HAVE ADDED A RETAINER CLIP TO ALL TILT LOCK MECHANISMS ON THE SUPERLATCH WHICH CHANGES THE RELEASE ANGLE AND PREVENTS ANY LOOSENING. THEY ALSO OFFER THE UPDATED TILT LOCK MECHANISM TO ANY CUSTOMER WHO HAS A CONCERN ABOUT THEIR SUPERLATCH. I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL, BECAUSE THERE MAY BE MANY CUSTOMERS WHO ARE UNAWARE OF THIS DEFECT. EVEN IF THE INSTALLATION IS CORRECT WHEN YOU PLACE YOUR CHILD IN THE CHILD RESTRAINT, THE LOOSENING CAN OCCUR, UNKNOWINGLY, WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING AND POSES SERIOUS RISK TO PASSENGERS. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2002, MAKE=S60, MODEL=VOLVO) *KB

THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE IT AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. HOWEVER, NO CODES ARE COMING UP. THEY SEE NO ISSUE WITH THE CAR. *TT

ELECTRICAL PANEL FAILS (GAS GAUGE SAYS EMPTY), PASSENGER AND REAR DOOR LOCKS, FUEL DOOR, AND TRUNK OPENING ALSO FAILS. INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AS CANNOT OPEN THE DOORS UNLESS PULLING THE DOOR LOCK UP MANUALLY FROM INSIDE THE CAR SO THEREFORE CAN'T GET TO CHILDREN IN THE BACKSEAT WITHOUT CRAWLING THROUGH THE FRONT SEAT AND MANUALLY UNLOCKING THEIR DOOR. HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE CAR BECAUSE GAS GAUGE FAILS AND CANNOT GET FUEL DOOR TO OPEN CONSITENTLY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO REFUEL. CAR ALARM WENT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND COULD NOT OPEN THE CAR DOORS TO TURN IT OFF BECAUSE OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND THEREFORE BATTERY DRAINED. IT IS REALLY DANGEROUS TO NOT BE ABLE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE CAR DOORS. A CHILD COULD GET TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE OR SOMEONE COULD GET INTO THE CAR FOR FEAR OF LOCKING DOORS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THEM UNLOCKED. THIS PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET -REAR ELECTRICAL MODULE FAILURE AND VOLVO NEEDS TO ADDRESS AS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

VERY STRONG PERSISTENT GASOLINE VAPOR EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF CAR WITH VERY SERIOUS FIRE SAFETY ISSUE. MATCHES SYMPTOMS RELATED TO KNOWN RECALL#'S 09V48300 AND 07V152000 (WHICH HAVE REGION SPECIFIC CRITERIA RELATED TO DRAMATIC TEMPERATURE CHANGES THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE STATE OF DELAWARE, BUT DOES INCLUDE NUMEROUS OTHER STATES SUCH AS VIRGINIA THAT SHARES A SIMILAR CLIMATE PROFILE). THE CAR IN QUESTION IS A VOLVO S60 2002. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO LIMP MODE AND DECELERATE TO 15 MPH UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO STRIKE HER HEAD ON THE WINDOW AND SUFFER INJURIES. THE FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE NON-DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND AN INVESTIGATOR TO EXAMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE STATED THAT IF THE SIDE AIR BAGS WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED, SHE WOULD NOT HAVE STRUCK THE WINDOW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD AS THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND THEN DECELERATED. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS PARKED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFERED FOR THE ETM UNIT IN THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AS THE CONTACTS VEHICLE BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

I WAS STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT WAITING TO TURN LEFT. UPON LIGHT TURNING GREEN, I ACCELERATED TO TURN LEFT. CAR, WITHOUT WARNING, LOST ACCELERATION, STEERING, AND BRAKING AS IF IN LIMP HOME MODE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I THEN PUT CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF ENGINE. CAR STARTED BACK UP AND DROVE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INDICATOR LIGHTS. TOOK CAR TO LOCAL GARAGE AND NO CODES CAME UP. THEN AGAIN ON MARCH 23, 2011 CAR AGAIN LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND STEERING. THIS TIME THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. NO WARNING INDICATORS WERE LIT. PUT CAR INTO PARK AND IT STARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TOOK CAR TO DEALER ON MARCH 25, 2011. THE DEALER SAID NO CODES CAME UP AND THEY WERE HAVING TROUBLE DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE. AFTER 4 DAYS THEY CALLED TO TELL ME IT COULD BE THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED (COST $660). HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT SAY FOR SURE IF THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. I AM GETTING THE SUGGESTED REPAIRS DONE. HOWEVER AFTER READING THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS DESCRIBING THIS SAME FAILURE, I FEEL VERY UNEASY ABOUT DRIVING MY CAR. VOLVO NEEDS TO ADDRESS THESE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. I DRIVE MY CAR WITH TWO SMALL KIDS IN THE BACK SEAT EVERYDAY. I AM TERRIFIED THIS FAILURE WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY MODEL AND YEAR CAR FOR THIS TYPE OF FAILURE, HOWEVER MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED.

VIN: [XXX]. WHILE STARTING THE CAR THE LAST WEEK THE "ENGINE CHECK AND SERVICE ENGINE " WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP. I HAD IT CHECKED AND FOUND OUT THE ETM (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE) IS FAULTY. CALLED VOLVO USA AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY TOLD ME MY CAR, WHICH IS A TURBO, IS NOT PART OF THEIR RECALL. IF THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IS COMMON TO 360,000 VOLVOS AND WARRANTY EXTENDED TO 200,00 MILES OR 10 YEARS WHY THEN ARE THEY (VOLVO) REFUSING TO FIX MY ETM PROBLEM. SINCE MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ETM MALFUNCTION, PRIOR TO THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRES, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY CAR BE PART OF THE VOLVO RECALL BEFORE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCE HAPPENS. SO FAR NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE WITH THE PROBLEM. THE WARNING LIGHT "ENGINE CHECKS AND SERVICE ENGINE" CONTINUE TO LIT UP UNINTERRUPTED WHENEVER THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. *TR

ON A 2002 VOLVO S60, THE DRIVER'S INFORMATION MODULE INTERMITTENTLY BLANKS OUT RENDERING THE VEHICLE WITH NO SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE. THE SPEEDOMETER (AND WHOLE MODULE) MIGHT NOT WORK FOR DAYS. *LN

MY 2002 S60 WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL FOR FUEL FUMES IN THE CABIN RELATED TO THE FUEL PUMP FRACTURE. SINCE THE REPAIR, FUEL FUMES ARE VERY EVIDENT IN THE CABIN ON OCCASION. THE MILEAGE ALSO APPEARS TO LESSENED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ETM PARTS FOR THE THROTTLE MODULE MOVED INTO LIMP MODE WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DRIVE SLOWLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE ETM PARTS WERE REPLACED BUT AFTER A COUPLE DAYS, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD UPGRADE THE SOFTWARE WHICH WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE UPGRADE WAS PERFORMED BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,598 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,892. UPDATED 04/25/11 *BF UPDATED 12/19/2011 *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AND STALLED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE MORE HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE MORE THE RPM GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE BUT THE VEHICLE ONLY SLOWED DOWN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

2002 VOLVO S60 EXPERIENCED A VERY SUDDEN REDUCTION IS SPEED AND HAD TO BE DRIVEN HOME IN LIMP MODE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MARTEN'S VOLVO WHERE IT HAD THE SOFTWARE UPDATED AND THE THROTTLE CLEANED. THIS SOUNDS VERY MUCH LIKE IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). HOWEVER, THE DEALER SAID THAT MY VEHICLE (TURBO ENGINE) IS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. *TR

I WAS STUCK IN HIGH WAY TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES, ONCE THE TRAFFIC CLEARED I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT COULD NOT, I WAS AFRAID I WAS GOING TO GET HIT BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET MY VEHICLE UP TO A SAFE SPEED (THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE). I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO AT LEAST 50 MPH TO GET IT HOME. THIS NOW HAPPENS WITHIN APPROX 1-2 MILES OF DRIVING. DUE TO THE HI COST OF REPAIRS FOR THIS VEHICLE I HAD THE DIAGNOSTICS DONE FIRST (COST $90.00), THE RESULT WAS A BAD MASS-AIR SENSOR AND FAULTY THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. I HAD THE MASS-AIR SENSOR REPLACED AT A COST OF $140.00, I THEN HAD THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR CLEANED ( THIS IS WHAT THE DEALERSHIP WILL DO FIRST, BECAUSE OF THE HI COST INVOLVED IN REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY & PROGRAMMING IT) AT A COST OF $180.00. THE CLEANING DID NOT WORK AND THEREFORE THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND PROGRAMMED AT A COST OF $800.00. *TR

I'VE HAD MY CAR ALL OF 4 MONTHS AND I STARTED TO NOTICE WHEN IT GOT REALLY HOT OUTSIDE (SUMMER) AND WHEN I WENT TO START MY CAR IT WOULD STALL AS IF IT WAS HAVING A HARD TIME STARTING UP. LONG STORY SHORT I TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER, THEY RUN A DIAGNOSTICS TEST AN TELL ME THERE IS A CRACK IN MY FUEL PUMP. I CURRENTLY LIVE IN PENNSYLVANIA WHICH IS NOT ONE OF THE STATES LISTED FOR THE FUEL PUMP RECALL. I HIGHLY BELIEVE MY CAR HAD A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP BECAUSE IN THE SPRING TIME, WHEN IT WASN'T SO HOT MY CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. THE VOLVO DEALER SHIP CHARGED ME $98.11/HR TO RUN A DIAGNOSTICS TEST WHICH CAME TO $102.83. THEN ON TOP OF THAT THEY CHARGED ME $795 + TAX FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR TO REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP AFTER FINDING THERE WAS A CRACK IN IT. EVERYONE KEEPS TELLING ME THAT MY FUEL PUMP IS NOT ON THE RECALL BUT IT HAS THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS AS ALL OTHER VOLVO CARS THAT ARE LISTED ON THE RECALL. I'M TRYING TO RESEARCH HOW I COULD FIND OUT HOW THESE PEOPLE KNOW IF MY FUEL PUMP WAS RECALLED OR NOT. I HAVE TWIN 2 YEAR OLD GIRLS THAT I HAD IN MY CAR ALL A WHILE IT WAS HAVING THIS UNKNOWN ISSUE. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL AND COULD OF CAUSED US HARM. LUCKILY MY FATHER IS CAR SMART AND INFORMED ME WHAT THE POSSIBLE ISSUE COULD BE. *TR

FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE CAR. FUEL PUMP WITH CRACKS SPILLS GAS ALL OVER THE TANK BELOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 TO 50 MPH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE ENGINE ON AND OFF AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE OVER $1000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 162,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60 2.4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN A LOUD EXPLOSION EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND SMOKE ENTERED THE INTERIOR. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT OIL WAS NOT FLOWING INTO THE ENGINE AND THE BEARINGS WERE MELTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 49,000.

TWO MALFUNCTIONS EXIST WITH THE 2002 VOLVO S60. THE FIRST ONE IS A FAULTY DRIVER'S INFORMATION MODULE DEFECT THAT CAUSES A TOTAL MALFUNCTION OF THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. SPECIFICALLY, THE DASHBOARD GOES COMPLETELY BLANK WHILE DRIVING AND ALL OF THE GAUGES BECOME INOPERABLE, INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER. THEREFORE, PREVENTING THE DRIVER FROM BEING ABLE TO CONTROL OR MONITOR THE VEHICLE'S SPEED. THE SECOND MALFUNCTION IS THE FRONT AND REAR HEATED 02 OXYGEN SENSORS. THESE MANUFACTURE DEFECTS HAVE A POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER'S INFORMATION MODULE AND THE 02 SENSORS WERE MANDATORY COMPONENTS THAT WERE REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED AS OPPOSED TO REPAIRED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO LIMP HOME MODE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY MOVE 5 MPH. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT; IT PERFORMED CORRECTLY AFTER THE RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES WHERE THE SOFTWARE AS UPDATE AND THE THROTTLE MODULAR AND MASS AIR FLOWS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

MY CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE COMPUTER TURNS OFF MY A/C FOR NO REASON WHEN I TURN ON THE A/C IT HAPPENS WHEN IT IS VERY HOT OUTSIDE. I HAVE HAD TO MAKE NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE SOFTWARE UPDATED WHICH DID NOT COST ANYTHING. WHEN THE CCM FIRST STARTED DOING THIS VOLVO THOUGHT IT WAS MY A/C COMPRESSOR AND I SPENT $1,200 ON A NEW A/C COMPRESSOR HOPING THAT WOULD FIX MY PROBLEM. IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND THE RESULT IS I GET VERY HOT IN MY CAR WHEN IT TURNS OFF WHILE IM DRIVING AND I HAVE TO KEEP FIDDLING WITH IT WHILE DRIVING TO MAKE IT STAY ON. *TT

I HAD 5 INCIDENTS WHILE I WAS DRIVING THAT MY VEHICLE GOT OUT THE CONTROL AFTER NOTICED THE ANTI-SKID LIGHT MESSAGE CAME ON. I HEAR THE SAME SITUATION TO OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL. I WENT TO VOLVO ABOUT THE ANTI-SKID SITUATION AND THEY FOUND AND A FACTORY FAULT IN THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE THAT CAUSE FAILURE TO THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR. I KNOW THIS IS A FACTORY FAILURE AND MALFUNCTION ISSUE FROM VOLVO. THE PART IS AVAILABLE BUT THEY DECLINED TO BE RESPONSIBLE ABOUT THIS MATTER. *TR

I PRESENTLY OWN A 2002 VOLVO S60 SEDAN. ON OCTOBER 14TH, 2009, AT APPROX. 5:30 AM, THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM MY VEHICLE, CAUSING FAILURE OF MY UPPER BALL JOINT, THEN SEPARATING MY CV JOINT AND SHAFT FROM MY TRANSMISSION. THIS IN TURN, CAUSED EXTENSIVE BODY DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. I THANK GOD, THAT I WAS ONLY TRAVELING 20 MILES PER HOUR. IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, I WOULD NOT BE WRITING THIS TODAY. I NOTIFIED DALZELL VOLVO IN DEDHAM, MASS. AND ALSO FILED A CLAIM WITH VOLVO OF NORTH AMERICA, CLAIM NUMBER 376672. MY CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF REPAIRS WAS DENIED BY MR. JOHN WILLETS OF VOLVO. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR ALL THE OTHER OWNERS OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. WHEELS SHOULD NOT BREAK OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED WHEN IT SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD ONLY BLOW OUTSIDE AIR INTO THE VEHICLE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE COMPRESSOR AND RECEIVER DRYER WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ UPDATED 5/24/11 *CN

DEFECTIVE: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. *TR

STRONG FUEL SMELL, ESPECIALLY WHEN STANDING BESIDE THE CAR. DEALERSHIP IS UNSURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, BUT MECHANIC NOTICED GAS LEAKING ABOVE THE TANK. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS (SEE ONLINE VOLVO FORUMS), AND A NATIONWIDE RECALL MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE. I URGE THE AGENCY, AND PUT IT ON NOTICE, THAT FAILURE TO ACT MIGHT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD BE FATAL. *TR