2005 Volvo S60 Fuel System Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

WITHOUT WARNING OR OTHER PROBLEMS, THE CAR'S ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AT ABOUT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, MESSAGE OF "REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE" CAME ON. ALTHOUGH THE CAR REMAINED TURNED ON, PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL HAD LITTLE TO NO EFFECT ON EITHER THE MOVEMENT OF THE CAR OR THE RPM'S. ONCE THE CAR WAS STOPPED BUT WAS STILL TURNED ON, IT MAINTAINED A STRONG "PULSING" ACTION AND SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. WHEN PUT INTO "DRIVE" AND "REVERSE" GEARS, THE CAR MOVED IN "LIMP MODE" AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH PRESSURE WAS PLACED ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER COASTING IT OFF THE TOW TRUCK, THE CAR STARTED NORMALLY AND RESPONDED NORMALLY WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE AND FORWARD GEARS, BUT THE "REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE" MESSAGE REMAINED. DEALER'S SERVICE COMPUTER INDICATED AT LEAST 10 ERROR CODES, MOST PERTAINING TO FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS. THE SERVICE COMPUTER ALSO INDICATED THAT THE INITIAL AND PRIMARY PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ELECTRONIC FUEL PUMP MODULE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT'S INSPECTION OF THIS ELECTRONIC PART, AND THE STAFF'S EXPERIENCE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON OTHER VOLVO'S MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO 2006, INDICATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC FUEL PUMP MODULE HAD SUFFERED CORROSION DUE TO ITS PLACEMENT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED WHEN A NEW ELECTRONIC FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS INSTALLED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR. I WAS INFORMED BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF NO. AMERICA'S VOLVO CUSTOMER CARE DEPARTMENT THAT THIS DEFECT CONTRIBUTED TO RECALLS OF TWO DIFFERENT VOLVO MODELS OF THE SAME YEAR, BUT NOT THE S60. THE REASON FOR OMITTING THE S60 FROM THE RECALL WAS NOT EXPLAINED, BUT CLEARLY IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED SINCE THE LOCATION OF THE FUEL MODULE AND THE RESULTING PROBLEMS ARE THE SAME. IN ADDITION TO THE HIGH COST OF THE REPAIR, THE UNUSUAL HIGHWAY BREAKDOWN WAS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

INTERMITTENT SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND IN TOWN .. VERY DANGEROUS !!! FUEL PRESSURE SWITCH PART NO. 8699449 HAS FAILED. VOLVO MODEL S60 IN YEARS 2003, 2004 HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR SAME PROBLEM. VOLVO MODEL S40 & V70 IN YEAR 2005 & 2006 HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR SAME PROBLEM. THE PRESSURE SWITCH WITH PART NUMBER 8699449 IS THE REAL PROBLEM ACROSS ALL VOLVO MODELS AND RECALLS SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED CERTAIN MODELS ONLY. ALL MODELS WITH PART NUMBER 8699449 FUEL PRESSURE SWITCH SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

BRAND NEW VOLVO S 60 2.5T LEASED TODAY. DISCOVERED STRONG FUEL SMELL. UPON CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD NOTICED VERY HEAVY FUEL LEAK FROM THE FUEL INJECTORS ON TO THE ENGINE CASING

08/02/2005 2005 VOLVO S 60 I WAS RETURNING FROM VACATION (WE HAD BEEN DRIVING APPR. 1 HR & 30 MIN) AND MY CAR SUDDENLY, WITH NO WARNING, STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER. WE COASTED TO A SIDE STREET AND TRIED TO START THE ENGINE...NOTHING HAPPENED. WE WERE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHERE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS REPLACED. THIS PAST WEEKEND (APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH SINCE THE LAST INCIDENCE) WE WERE AT AN INTERSECTION AND AGAIN THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED AND LOST POWER WITH NO WARNING. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. *JB