2004 Volvo S60

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE NOTICED VERY STRONG BURNING SMELL. FELT BURNING SENSATION THROUGH SLACK LEG WHILE STILL DRIVING. NOTICED A HOLE HAD BURNED THROUGH LEATHER ON REAR LEFT SIDE OF DRIVERS SEAT. SMOKE WAS PUMPING OUT OF HOLE IN LEATHER (APPX 1/2-INCH ROUND) FROM SEAT PADDING. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED SEAT WARMER OFF AND THE BURNING STOPPED. AN HOUR LATER, I TURNED SEAT WARMER ON WHILE AUTO WAS RUNNING. SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT OF SEAT HOLE WITHIN ABOUT 30-45 SECONDS. TURNED OFF SEAT WARMER IMMEDIATELY. BURNING STOPPED. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. INSIDE OF AUTO NOW STINKS OF BURNED PLASTIC/FOAM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

PURCHASED AUTO NEW. IT WOULD SEEM THAT I HAVE HAD SOME OF THE SAME PROBLEMS MENTIONED BY OTHERS. CAR STALLING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR, TWICE, VERY SCARY. PULLED OFF AND RESTARTED. (FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR MALFUNCTION) SEEMS THERE IS A RECALL HOWEVER WHEN I INQUIRED MY VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED. COSTLY REPAIR AS MUST PURCHASE PART FROM DEALER. DRIVER SIDE HEAD LAMP, LOW BEAM, HAS BEEN REPLACED SO OFTEN LOST TRACK, OVER HALF A DOZEN TIMES, IS OUT NOW! HAVE NEVER REPLACED PASSENGER SIDE LAMP! I POINT OUT THE OTHER S60'S I SEE ON THE ROAD WITH A HEADLAMP LIGHT OUT TO MY KIDS AS A GAME NOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE THE CONTACT DECELERATED TO MAKE A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL RAIL PRESSURE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY SURGED FORWARD AND THEN STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT INQUIRED WITH THE MANUFACTURER OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60R. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE VOLVO MODEL YEAR 2004 S60R WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE 2004 VOLVO S60 WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. UPDATED 2/28/11 *CN UPDATED 03/03/11*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60R. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING AND SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WHICH FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE AFTER THE INITIAL TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 07V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

MY CAR STALLED TWICE AT LOW SPEED, BOTH TIMES WAS ABLE TO RE-START IMMEDIATELY. AFTER THE 2ND INCIDENT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH A GENERIC OBD-II CODE OF P0192. ONLINE RESEARCH HAS FOUND THIS CODE RELATES TO THE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. VOLVO HAS RECALL #R-181 IN PLACE BUT I AM TOLD BY VOLVO CARE THAT MY CAR IS EXCLUDED FROM ELIGIBILITY FOR THIS RECALL BASED ON THE CHASSIS NUMBER - DESPITE HAVING THE SAME ENGINE CODE (61) AND EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AS DESCRIBED IN THE VOLVO RECALL NOTICE. I HAVE FOUND A NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS WEBSITE FORUMS AND EVEN THIS (NHTSA) WEBSITE. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT VOLVO MAY HAVE TO RE-VISIT THE CRITERIA FOR HOW THEY DETERMINED WHICH VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED BY THIS FAULTY FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. HAVING TO PAY $300+ OUT OF POCKET FOR A KNOWN FAULTY PRODUCT IS INSULTING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED A TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS AND THROTTLE BODY BE CLEANED, WHICH WAS COMPLETED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN A FEW MONTHS WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED INDICATING THAT THE AIR PRESSURE WAS INACCURATE OR THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE CONTACT INQUIRED WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,245 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,000.