2004 Volvo S60

2004 VOLVO S60 REGULARLY SERVICED BY VOLVO. BOUGHT NEW, WELL MAINTAINED, EXC COND, & OIL CHANGED EVER 3000 MILES. ONLY 68K MILES PRESENTLY BUT MANY PROBLEMS SINCE BOUGHT NEW. #1) REPLACING BURNED OUT REAR/FRONT HEADLIGHT BULBS CONSTANTLY. #2) CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE 40K MILES. WASN'T TOO CONCERNED AT FIRST BECAUSE ONLY ISSUE I SEEMED TO HAVE WAS HESITATION SOMEWHAT WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER BEING PARKED. UNTIL ONE DAY VEH WOULDN'T ACCELERATE BEYOND A ROLL AFTER BEING STOPPED FOR RED LIGHT. A FEW DAYS LATER DRIVING APPROX 50 MPH UPHILL CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING AND STALLED. BOTH TIMES I WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO SIDE OF ROAD, RESTART & MAKE IT HOME. SCARED ME ENOUGH THOUGH TO TAKE TO VOLVO NEXT DAY. FUEL SENSOR GAUGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I CHECKED IF COVERED UNDER RECALL - FOUND MY CAR WASN'T BASED ON VIN, ANOTHER FAIRLY COSTLY REPAIR. #3 - AC FAN WOULDN'T GO OFF ONE DAY - FAN RUNNING FULL BLAST & CONTROL SWITCH WOULDN'T REGULATE OR WORK. FAN CONTINUED TO RUN EVEN WHEN I TURNED OFF IGNITION. DEAD BATTERY NEXT MORNING NEEDED JUMP START. AC FAN MODULAR BAD - MODULAR REPAIR DONE & THEN FAN SOMEHOW BURNED OUT DUE TO NEW MODULAR WHEN MECHANIC TESTING REPAIR - NOW FAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VERY COSTLY REPAIR ONCE AGAIN. #3 - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER MONTHS TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, CHECKING OIL, ETC. TOLD LIGHT PROBABLY JUST FAULTY. THEN CHECK OIL LIGHT BLINKS - CAR HAD LESS THAN 1/2 QT OIL & I HAD MAJOR ENGINE DAMAGE. HAD COMPLETE ENGINE REBUILT & VERY EXPENSIVE. ENGINE RUNNING GREAT. NOW 2 MOS LATER & I HEAR A METAL TO METAL NOISE/SOUND WHEN MAKING TURNS - PREFERABLY RIGHT HAND - & COMING FROM RGHT FRONT SIDE OF CAR. MECHANIC CAN'T SEE SAFETY ISSUES WHEN UP ON RACK. HAS NO CLUE. NOISE ANNOYING AND CONCERNING. IT SOUNDS LIKE WHEEL IS GOING TO FALL OFF CAR. I AM SURE IT WILL COST ANOTHER FORTUNE . HOWEVER ONCE REPAIRED - TRADING IN. I LOVED MY CAR...HOWEVER NO LONGER FEEL VEH IS SAFE OR DEPEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. HE RECEIVED ENGINE ERROR CODES THAT WERE REFERENCED IN RECALL ID NUMBER: 07V226000. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62000. UPDATED 11/3/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL RAIL SENSOR IS BAD AND HIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 11/05/09/.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) IN OCTOBER OF 2008. THE FAILURE HAS RECENTLY RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE RECURRENCE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND THE MECHANICS ARE ATTEMPTING TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO A RECALL. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED DURING THE RECALL REPAIR IS FAILING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. SUDDENLY,THE ENGINE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STARTED THE ENGINE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON A SEPARATE OCCASION FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR FAILED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 77,000.

DISPLAYS "CHECK ENGINE" MOST OF THE TIME AND DOWNLOADS TO A FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. AUTO HESITATES PERIODICALLY AND HAS ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS STALLED COMPLETELY. 07V226000 HAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM BUT VOLVO SAYS MY VIN NOT AFFECTED. SEEMS FROM SEEING OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH SAME PROBLEM THAT VOLVO UNDERESTIMATED THEIR PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND THEN STALLED. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. FIVE MINUTES AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ITSELF. TWO DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,450.

2004 VOLVO S60 ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, ERROR CODE OF "FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR" INDICATED BY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT/ONBOARD DIAGNOSTICS. EXACT SAME PROBLEM IS ALREADY PART OF NHTSA RECALL BULLETIN REFERENCE NUMBER(S): 07V226000 HOWEVER, NOT ALL 2004 S60 VIN'S ARE BEING COVERED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION! SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER/STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS COULD EASILY RESULT IN A FATAL ACCIDENT FOR PASSENGERS AND OTHER MOTORISTS. VOLVO NEEDS TO EXPAND THE RECALL/BULLETIN TO INCLUDE ALL 2004 VOLVO S60 MODELS! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 50 MPH AND SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THIS BECAME A PATTERN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO DATE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 92,000.