Volvo XC60 owners have reported 9 electronic stability control related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 1 most common electronic stability control problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's electronic stability control (9 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Electronic Stability Control problems |
The park assiset does not work, rear camera not working.
Over a period of the last 45 days on two separate occasions,in rain, at highway speed of 55mph+, the overall performance of the driver inputs failed to function. When driving, turning the wheel to left/right to change lanes or pull to the slow lane; made the car feel as it wanted to spin out uncontrollably. To move the steering wheel left, the car wanted to go right. When going straight there was a wobbly unstable feeling, and was noticeable to passengers in the car. The issue did not occur at lower speeds and car perform normally. The sensation was similar to the input on a boat. The only correction which worked was to slow down to 40-45 and take side roads. At lower speeds brake testing and other maneuvers were performed without issue.
We have in at least 2 occasions experience the feature "city safety" on our Volvo Xc60 2015 , braking to a stop while we are in traffic for no apparent reason. The company as well as the dealership claim this is how the feature is suppose to work . According to them the software has its limitations and these limitations include the car stoping abruptly and dangerously. The feature can be turned off but it will reset itself to on every time the car is restarted. The advice was for us to turn the feature off every time we drive in the city and or through fog with defeats the purpose of a feature called "city safe" . We believe that the company does not want to admit that the first generation of this feature is not street safe . Thank you.
On the evening of November 20, 2018 my family and I were in a car accident. My daughter was driving my husband's new Xc60 that he had recently purchased. As the five of us sat stopped at a traffic light, 2 cars collided and one hit us hard enough from the front corner that the impact forced my daughter back into the seat and then propelled her forward slamming her chest into the steering wheel despite her wearing her seatbelt. No air bags deployed. The damage to the car was so extensive it took over 2 months to repair. Yet no air bags deployed.
I was driving and my vehicle completely shut down leaving me stranded in the middle of the road. I was not able to turn on the hazard lights. It appeared as if someone completed unplugged my car from the power outlet. Completely black screen on all electronics and if the door opened no lights came on. I have the vehicle at the dealer and they indicated that their might be a corrupt file and a software update is required. I just want to make sure this does not happen to anyone else. This happened while I was driving the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. Also, the car was not able to go in neutral.
My wife and I picked up our new Volvo Xc60 t8 a week ago and we tried the park assist pilot function for the first time last night in our apartment's garage. We turned on the park assist pilot for perpendicular park as we looked for a parking spot. After the central monitor indicated a spot has been found, I put the gear in reverse as advised and placed my foot on the brakes as the car begins to do its job. The car backed up and attempted to turn into the parking spot; however, it accelerated and turned so quickly that before I could react, the back bumper and left brake lights have hit the column beside the parking spot. There has been no indication of any obstruction when it was backing and turning into the spot. In reminiscent, I think the only thing I could've done was press on the brake sooner; however, the backing and turning occurred so abnormally abrupt that there was no time to react. My wife and I both agree that the movement was so sudden and fast that it felt like the car was out of control. The fortunate thing was that we did not hit any other car or people or damage our building's structure. After the incident, I do not feel confident about the park assist pilot feature and will not recommend others to use it. We hope this report will lead to an investigation of the vehicle's park assist pilot system and prevent more serious accidents from happening to others. Even though drivers are advised to put their foot on the break during its use, it would be very helpful if the reverse speed could be automatically restricted to the advised 4mph. Additionally, the car has already been equipped with many sensors that prevent collisions during driving and manual parking. These sensors can readily be used to sense obstruction during park assist pilot and stop the vehicle when they are triggered. However, they have failed in our case to prevent the collision.
Car leaks water inside,coming from both a pillars . This is where the curtain airbags are located. This clearly is a safety concern. I have done a little research and Volvo of north America where sued in NJ for this type of water intrusion problem. This occurs when it rains and car just sits while parked .
Abs goes off unexpectedly when braking and turning and has gotten worst. Fear for my life as someone can rear end me and my children.
I have serious questions about how a small bump that scraped the front tire, but did not even scrape the exterior of the car could cause the entire rear end suspension and stabilization bar to have to be completely replaced. Are there structural problems with the Volvo Xc60s that could cases this? the car wasn't moving more than 10 mph as it was crossing an intersection from a standstill at a light in a city when the right tire bumped something in the road. It was going straight.