2004 Volvo S60

FAILURE OCCURRED WITH PIRELLI P-ZERO ROSSO 235/40-18 TIRES. FAILURE OCCURRED IN CONSTRUCTION ZONE WITH VEHICLE TRAVELING 5 MI OVER POSTED SPEED LIMIT. ROAD WAS BEING REFINISHED. LEFT FRONT TIRE IMPACTED WITH RAISED MANHOLE. IMPACT CAUSED BULGE IN TIRE SIDEWALL. SIMILAR EVENT ALSO HAPPENED IN APRIL 2006 WHEN DRIVING SAME CAR IN ANOTHER CONSTRUCTION ZONE. DROVE OVER STEEL PLATE IN ROAD AT SLIGHTLY ABOVE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. LEFT FRONT TIRE IMPACTED PLATE AND BULGE APPEARED. IN BOTH INCIDENTS, TWO NEW TIRES HAD TO BE PURCHASED (4 TOTAL). *TR

LATE LAST SUMMER, UPON STARTING UP MY CAR, I NOTICED A HISSING NOISE COMING FROM THE CENTER PANEL ON THE DASHBOARD. DIDN'T REALLY THINK ANYTHING OF IT UNTIL I TRIED TO TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THE CAR MADE THE SAME HISSING NOISE. NOISE LASTS ONLY 5-10 SECONDS UPON STARTUP OF THE CAR OR THE AC, BUT NOW THE AC ONLY BLOWS HOT AIR. TOOK CAR TO VOLVO DEALERSHIP HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE TO RIP OPEN THE ENTIRE FRONT PANEL TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. AS I HAVE BEEN TOLD TWICE PREVIOUSLY BY THIS DEALERSHIP THAT I NEED SERVICE THAT I DID NOT REALLY NEED (THIS WAS NOW THE THIRD TIME), I CHOSE TO HOLD OFF ON LETTING THEM PERFORM SUCH A TASK. INSTEAD, I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM TO HIM. HE LET ME KNOW THAT WHEN THERE WAS NO FREON LEFT IN THE AC UNIT. THEY REPLACED IT AND WITHIN ONE DAY, IT HAD COMPLETELY LEAKED. THEY THEN PERFORMED AN INSPECTION ON THE AC AND EITHER THE COMPRESSOR OR THE HOSES HAS A MAJOR LEAK IN IT. I HAVE NO ACCIDENTS AND THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT CURRENTLY. THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST DETECTED AT LESS THAN 45,000 MILES ON IT. ESTIMATE ON REPAIR WAS $1500+. AT 22,500 MILE CHECKUP, VOLVO REPLACED RADIATOR ON CAR. MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT VOLVO DEALERSHIP MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE AC UNIT AT THAT TIME SINCE THEY ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY. IN ADDITION, AS I NOTICED ON ANOTHER PERSON'S COMPLAINT FORM, I ALSO HAVE THE RUBBING OF THE FRONT TIRES WHEN TURNING. QUITE ANNOYING AND I DO MY BEST TO AVOID THE FRICTION AT ALL COSTS. DOESN'T OCCUR ON NORMAL TURNS, JUST WHEN MANEUVERING FOR PARKING SPACES OR GETTING OUT OF MY PARKING GARAGE. *TR

I OWN A VOLVO S60 AND HAVE UNDER 30,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. YESTERDAY I SUFFEREDTHE SECOND BLOW OUT ON THE CONTINENTAL CONTITOURING CONTACT TIRES, 215/55R16 93H CH95. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS AS THESE TIRES APPEAR TO BE DEFECTIVE WITH TWO BLOW OUTS IN UNDER 30,000 MILES. THE TIRES ARE RATED TO 60,000 MILES. *AK

2004 VOLVO S60 R WITH 18" TIRES. INSIDE DRIVER TIRE CONTACTS INSIDE DRIVER TIRE WALL. WEAR WILL CAUSE PREMATURE TIRE FAILURE. DEALER HAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED THAT THIS "RUBBING" IS NOT A PROBLEM. I HAVE COMPLAINED MULTIPLE TIMES. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE TIRE DAMAGE. THE SIDE WALL AND CORNER TREAD IS WORN THROUGH TO THE STEEL BELT AND CORD. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT DUE TO ALIGNMENT, BUT MATCHES UP WITH THE RUBBING OF THE TIRE WELL WALL. *JB

BOUGHT VOLVO S60 AWD FROM VOLVO OF DANBURY JULY 2004. SEPTEMBER 1, 2004 NOTICED A BUBLE ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. ON 10/25/2004 MY WIFE HAD A BLOW OUT ON I84 ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE WHILE DRIVING ON A NEWLY PAVED HIGHWAY ROAD. NEARLY INJURING HERSELF AND CARS AROUND HER ON THE 3 LANE HIGHWAY SHE BARELY MADE IT OVER TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. THE ENTIRE WALL OF THE TIRE WAS SEPERATE FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE ALL THE WAY AROUND. THE TIRE IS A PIRELLI P6 FOURSEASONS TIRE. P235/45 R17. ONCE THE DOUGHNUT TIRE WAS PUT ON I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO THE NEAREST VOLVO DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS BOUGHT, AND THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TIRE BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR BOTH TIRES AT A COST OVER 300 IN TOTAL. I STATED THAT THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW AND ONLY HAD 8K MILES, AND THEY SAID I WOULD NEED TO CONTACT PIRELLI. I CALLED PIRELLI AND THEY SAID I WOULD NEED TO CONTACT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. I CALLED THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD REPORT BECAUSE ALL WAS DUE TO ROAD HAZARDS. MY WIFE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING, THEREFORE THESE TIRES ARE NOT MADE FOR DRINVING ON NORMAL ROADS ESPECIALLY WITH ONLY 8K MILES ON THE TIRES. I PUT A COMPLAINT INTO VOLVO CORPORTATE AND THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED MY CALL. MY CONCERN IS FOR MY WIFES SAFETY AND THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF REPLACING NEW TIRES ESPECIALLY IN A CAR THAT IS KNOWN FOR SAFETY, AND FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE PAID FOR THE CAR. NO ONE IS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY AND VOLVO KEEPS PUTTING THESE TIRES ON THEIR CARS THAT ARE GOING TO CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO EITHER MY WIFE AND OR THE CARS THAT ARE DRIVING NEXT TO HER.*AK