Table 1 shows one common equipment related problems of the 2005 Volvo S60.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Equipment problems |
Applied brake, engine continued to accelerate. I had to pump the brake several times rapidly before the engine decelerated. This has occurred on several occasions.
Transmission has hard eratic shifting from first to second. Then second to third gear with over reving before engaging into gear. Driving around corners transmission completely slips out of gear, over revs and then lunges forward very hard. Very unsafe for the safest brand of car on the market. Recall?.
Twice now over a ten day period first when reducing speed to a stop or then again at a speed of less than 5 mph, the car died. . . First the engine died then all else died. The car went dead. I still had my steering and slowly rolled to the curbed then as I gently put on the brakes the car jerked to a halt. During the second incident the car still jerked after I had stopped. A loud sound of a fan from the engine could be heard. The fan stopped after 10 to 15 seconds. After a minute I restarted the car and made it home both times.
Car cut out and stalled while driving on a busy highway. The car had more than a quarter tank of fuel at the time. This has happened on more than one occasion since I purchased the car early February 2014. This is not safe and there is a high potential for an accident. I have read other Volvo S60's from other years were recalled for the same issue in relation to fuel system. Why was this year not recalled when there is clearly the same problem?.