Electrical System Problems of Volvo S60 - part 2

While I was going down a small side street that is a hill, the air conditioning system suddenly went off and immediately the entire car's mechanisms ceased. The engine stopped and the car was unstearable and the brakes were not working. I had my foot on the brake and that was not responsive, the car slid with all electrical systems not working and the brake not holding the car or stopping the movement of the car. I could not start the car to get the engine going. I could not stop nor start the car that slid into a major street that is a thoroughfare for a hospital. I had no control of the car at all. I attempted at least 7 times to start the Volvo that requires keeping your foot on the brake and turning a small switch that is located right next to the cup holder. Nothing would work. I called Volvo on call who instead of immediately helping told me to call 911 since the car slid into the middle of the major street and it was an emergency regarding my safetly . A police officer came after a few minutes and blocked the traffic. Meanwhile, I was suddenly able by the 9 or 10th time to start the car and move it to the side of the road. The police officer drove in back of me literally a block away from where the Volvo dealer just happened to be located. There were no warning messages prior to the car ceasing. The car is now in the Volvo dealership who upon receiving it said that I must have gotten the ignition switch wet. This is totally false. I did not have any liquids nor should that be a reason why a car suddenly stops and becomes a piece of metal in the middle of the road. What's worse was that there is no emergency brake on this model. My life was in danger and I am lucky that I was not hit. A passenger got out of her car and stood next to mine in the middle of the road with oncoming traffic coming at my driver's side. Volvo dealership is claiming it's the starter switch and it must have shorted. There is a defect and safety problem requiring investigating.

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My 2020 S60 t5 r-design had 3 broken sensors, a safety recall, malfunctioning brakes which caused the car to veer, and most recently a leaking a/c hose. All problems from the factory (out of thin air) within the first 12 months of my lease. After numerous complaints to Volvo car USA, I was offered a generic and dismissive answer that Volvo �is not in the position� to offer a trade assist or any help. No explanation to a loyal Volvo customer. They're simply �sorry� that I had to take off work to service their car and was told to uber home (no courtesy loaner). After the most recent service visit, I demanded Volvo either replace the car or terminate the lease, but the agent thought servicing the vehicle 5 times (because parts were breaking) was absolutely normal. She was stunned I do not have a positive attitude now that my car was fixed. I demanded contact to the regional manager, but my agent (who turned out to be supervisor) refused to forward any information. My car would go through a review process with �special parameters�, but the supervisor of the headquarters of Volvo cars USA was incapable of answering what the parameters were, when this review would take place, or who is reviewing my case� nothing was transparent, and for all I know, this review could have been arbitrary. As expected, �Volvo is not in the position�� Volvo sent an automated customer satisfaction survey, to which I provided feedback of my awful experience. Sadly, the same agent handling my case responded �thank you� and that was it. I guess my feedback and problems caused by Volvo do not really interest Volvo? so by Volvo �parameters,� a car breaking 5 times is normal, there is no quality control of their cars, and customer service is inexistent (3 or 4 �professionals� in headquarters serving north America is inexistent).

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Sirius radio module failure cause control and display of back up camera, navigation, hands free phone, and radio to stop working.

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Parking break can become temporarily unavailable and when this happens the information center does not relay any other information when the auto is running! gps, tire pressure, etc low gas, etc information is voided. Three times car had to be repair, apparently water, coffee etc can get into the switch as the switch is located next to the cup holders between the seats. Bad location or poor design of the switch? serious "because running information" is voided on dash!. First repair was free, second time the repair was to cost $500. Third time (at a different dealership)repair was no cost ("coffee or other may have gotten into the switch" one mechanic not related to Volvo suggested that they simply disconnect the battery, wait and reconnect so that the computer system is voided for a few minutes. Vehicle was in motion on city and highway when problem occured. . .

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Tl the contact owns a 2012 Volvo S60. The contact stated that while making a left or right turn, the low oil level warning light flashed on their instrument panel and disappeared. The contact added a quart of oil and approximately three weeks later while his wife was driving, she became aware of a knocking sound coming from the vehicle. The contact checked the vehicle and confirmed the knocking sound. The contact checked the dipstick and noticed that it was dry. The contact had not contacted a dealer or a certified mechanic. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact the local dealer for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 103,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Volvo S60. The contact stated that while driving, the srs warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who repaired the vehicle under NHTSA campaign number: 20v378000 (seat belts) and NHTSA campaign number: 16v798000 (seat belts). The dealer repaired unknown electrical problems. The cells in the battery were bad. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The contact stated that after a few weeks the srs warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the local dealer who informed her the vehicle had been in an accident previously and the wiring was faulty. The vehicle was taken to an independent european mechanic who informed her there was a fault with the back of the battery. The auxiliary battery was draining. The battery was leaking. The mechanic informed her that the pretensioner needed to be replaced but was unable to obtain the parts from the manufacturer. The manufacturer was notified t but no additional assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 27, 859.

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2016 Volvo S60 audio module had to be replaced because it completely stopped working. This controls the navigation system, telephone, radio, car options, audio for safety alerts, etc. Stop working as I was driving on a city street. Also drained battery and I had to replace the battery too.

While driving, computer screens all went black and engine shut down. If it had happened 1 mile prior, would have been going 50-55 on a curvy two lane road and would have resulted in serious injury or death. Towed to dealer awaiting results.

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Vehicle was stationary when I did notice the driver's side does not lock properly (car does not beep when locking as usual). In order for the door to lock properly, the driver's door needs to be closed much harder than usual, technically slammed shut. In order to open the driver's side of the door, I need to either use the manual key or enter through the passenger door, propping open the door that way. This is causing a safety/security concern, as I need the vehicle to be locked at all times.

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The trunk would not open with the key fob. Another time, the car driver door would not lock. When the driver door was opened, the car alarm would go off. The dealer replaced the locking mechanism.

My car doesn't notify me that the engine oil is low. Last year, I drove all the way to mississippi without it warning that the oil was lo with barely any oil on the dip stick. We stopped to check it when we got gas and that is how we knew. It has been low several times this year without notifying me. I have to constantly check the oil to ensure there is enough in there. It does not have an oil leak as there is no oil on the concrete. I have checked with the Volvo dealership and was told there was no recall for my car in reference to low oil but there should be. I could have blown my engine.

Tl- the contact leased a 2019 Volvo S60 t6. The contact stated that upon leasing the vehicle, the lane keep assist, a feature that automatically corrects the driver's steering when drifting at a high rate of speed. The contact stated that when he tested the feature, the feature only worked, according to him, 10% of the time. Another feature on this vehicle was the collision avoidance feature where the vehicle will make an abrupt stop if it senses any obstruction while in motion. The contact stated that this feature failed to operate as needed when it was tested. The contact also stated that while driving at 15 mph, the vehicle made an abrupt stop on a wide open road, no objects were in the contact's view when the occurrence happened. The contact stated that a warning light flashed as the vehicle made the abrupt stop. After the contact experienced these failures, the contact notified the manufacturer of the failures. The manufacturer told the contact to take the vehicle to his local service center. He returned the vehicle to the dealer(Volvo cars of queens 207-22 northern blvd, bayside, NY 11361 718-428-2118) where he was informed that issue was not a widespread issue but there were familiar with this defect. He was informed that there are no recalls on the vehicle; the contact was given a loaner vehicle and informed the contact that a diagnostic would be performed. He was informed that an investigation would be launched with the manufacturer to investigate this defect. The vehicle had not been returned to the contact. The failure mileage was unknown. Jo.

The sensus/navigation system is plagued with bugs. Frequently my bluetooth fails to connect, audio randomly stops working for all satnav/radio functions, sometimes the screen fails to load up at all. All seems to happen completely randomly. Some days radio functions great but some days I can not listen to any audio at all. Some days my phone connects to bluetooth without me even trying to connect, and some days the satnav radio does not connect at all. I have even gone as far as to reset all network settings on my iphone and remove the iphone from the recent device list; still the phone will not connect to the car. The only thing I have ever seen �fix� this problem is to stop the car, get out of the vehicle, walk more than 20ft away from the car, lock the car, and wait a few minutes; unlock, enter and start vehicle; and suddenly it works again.

While driving car, a fire started under the hood near the headlight , flames were flying although car had no engine light and ran great. Pulled over and people had fire extinguisher and fire company came to make sure if was all out. Extensive damage done to car. I am told it should of blown a fuse instead of lighting on fire with my grandson and dogs in the car with no warning. Insurance said it is electrical with the car and will not cover.

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The keyless entry failed one by one. The right front first, then the left front door. I went to dealer, ending up paying more than 500 dollars for fixing it. They said that is caused by the poor design of the door handle which allowed the water to get inside and to damage the sensor and wires.

Car stalled while driving then would not go any faster than 15mph.

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Car did not indicate low oil pressure at any time. Engine seized and stalled on freeway creating driving hazzard. Car was in motion at approx. 65 mpl, started shaking as if a tire had blown. Car started to smell like buned oil, stalled and would not restart. The only alert that came on was the low battery icon after the motor seized.

The heater/air conditioner blower fan does not work. This is not a blown fuse, yet a possible blown resistor and/or failed blower motor. This vehicle is 5 years old and has 72k miles; I cannot get heat or air conditioning due to this issue; windows are fogged often, which represents a hazardous/safety issue. Replacement of the heater blower motor and/or resistor requires the removal of the dashboard and instrument cluster. This should not happen on any 5 year old vehicle, much less a Volvo. The repair is either very costly, at least $700 to $1100 or time consuming if I do it myself. That is several car payments worth for a part that should not have failed. I have owned two older Volvos (1972, 1986) and this part never failed--and if it did, the access was much easier (behind the glovebox).

While driving the car electronics, such as the dashboard lights, and radio started to flicker off and on repeatedly and the engine cut off. I was unable to control the steering and the car came to a complete stop. I waited a few min and was able to start back the car and drive it. This incident has happened 2 times in a 6 month period. The car was recently serviced at around 38,000 miles at the Volvo dealership. The issue started to occur about a month after the car was serviced.

Instrument cluster not illuminating. I understand this is a common issue with 2003 S60 Volvos. Manufacturer needs to recall/repair as this is a significant safety issue when all the instruments go dark and you cannot gauge your speed and gas left in tank.

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The contact owns a 2004 Volvo S60. While driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle stalled and was pulled over to the side of the road. The vehicle was restarted and there were no warning indicators illuminated. The failure recurred. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 136,000.

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The dashboard instrument panel and lights go off and come back on whenever. I have had the car for over a year. It was a gift. I just found out tonite from an officer that when the instrument panel and lights are off I have no tail lights. I was wondering if there has ever been a recall. This is very dangerous the date below is it an approximate. I really do not remember the exact date.

Entire dashborad has went black gas gauge,speedodmetor,turning signals and hazard lights.

When the car is outdoors, in temperatures approaching 100 f, the rear (backup) camera flickers or fails altogether.

"takata recall" I just got my 2002 Volvo S60 as a gift and was told the head gasket needed to be replaced. I am unable to do anything with the vehicle due to the problems that it consists of because of all the recalls on it please help me I need a reliable vehicle to take care of my kids and to get back and forth to work. I havent had the name switched over to my name yet my name is karen pittman phone number 2815157436 thank you so much.

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Dash cluster lights and gauges and turn signal indicator shut down and back on intermittently, motor seems to lose power when driving, and rough idle. The dash cluster problem happens while driving and in the park position.

Car jerks and clunks when switching gears. Its starting to grind and clack in 1-2 gear and I hops around the rpms line crazy.

While driving my 2003 Volvo S60, the dash instrument panel suddenly lost all power w/the gauges/display all stopping. Then it would return and keep working. Then it would do it a different time, continuing in this cycle - randomly shutting off completely so I had no gauges, warning lights, turn signal lights, etc. Just a large black area where the instrument panel is. This was especially concerning at night when I would just randomly loose the display while driving on the highway. I contacted Volvo and they said this is a known problem w/their vehicles (and is also confirmed when looking online for others who have had the same problem). The repair is not covered under any sort of safety recall, and is very expensive. For a mfg whose cars are touted as being very safe, having the instrument panel suddenly stop working so no idea of speed nor any gauges/warning lights are available while driving is clearly not in-line w/safe driving. No other car I've owned has ever had this known problem, especially w/a part not prone to wear & tear like other parts typically are in a car.

Air bags say urgent service needed ,clock going backwards , on board computer going crazy , worried about it catching fire ,tail lights have been replaced 2 times and still they go out right after being replaced.

Driving straight down a road and at a speed of around 40 mph, all warning lights flashed and the engine shut down. After a distance, the car came to a stop and I attempted to restart it. I shifted the car into park and was finally able to get the engine to restart.

Vehicle gauges tend to all go off and all dials go down as if vehicle isn't on. This is a common problem among Volvos and this hasn't been recalled. I was driving at least 70 mph on the highway and this happened to me.

Purchased a brand new 2016 Volvo S60 - the car at incident date had 200 miles on it. While driving in traffic on a California freeway - the car lost all power, steering, lights, etc while in the number 4 of 7 lane freeway at night. The car was blacked out, no lights, no power, no engine, stalled without power in the middle of the freeway. - we were almost killed as a result of this incident. There were numerous collisions that occurred behind and around us as a result of this car being dead in the water in the middle of the freeway at night. I have video from inside the car as 18 wheel semis skidded sideways, almost killing us at 60mph from behind - as well as many other cars. Fast forward to an explanation from Volvo - the dealer stated that the car told itself that it ran out of gas with 1/4 gas in the tank. Stated there was some sort of fuel sending issue and they were trying to evaluate. We still have heard nothing, other than it will be two to three weeks at the dealer - we havnt even had this brand new car that long.

The contact owns a 2004 Volvo S60. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled and the check engine light illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road, restarted the vehicle, and resumed driving. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 155,000.

By default, the auto stop/start function is engaged every time you start the 2015. 5 vovo S60. The car has about 1,800 miles and was picked up at the end of August, 2015, leased as new. My wife was stopped at a traffic light, on a relatively flat road. The car turned off the engine using the auto-stop/start. When she took her foot off the brake and put it on the accelerator, the car turned off completely. The dash turned off. She had to put on her hazard warning lights, put the car into park and press the stop/start button to start the car. She then was able to put it back into drive and continue. This is not how this is supposed to function. This represents a very serious problem that could result in someone getting rear-ended or not being able to accelerate from a stop in an emergency situation--imagine if an ambulance, firetruck or police car was coming through and you had to move through an intersection or to the side of the road but the car died?.

The contact owns a 2002 Volvo S60. While driving various speeds, there was an abnormal fuel odor coming from the vehicle. The contact observed that the fuel pump module was leaking. The contact also observed that the instrument panel did not display the vehicle mileage. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.