2002 Volvo S60 Engine Problems

POSIBLE TASKATA RECALL AIR BAG LIGHT ON/ENGINE MISSING BAD/TRANMISSION SHIFT FAST AND HARD-SUN ROOF DON'T WORKS HAD TUNE-UP DONE CHANGE TURBO CHARGER REPLACED/REPLACED TROLLDER BODY-REPLACE THE RADIATOR BETWEEN AND A/C EVAPORATOR THAT CONNECT FROM TURBO AND TROLLER BODY ROUGH IDLEING WHILD STARTING AND DRIVING ON THE CITY STREETS. I WOULD ASK THE POWER TRAIN AND THE SPEED CONTROL TO INCLUDE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BE REVIEWED FOR SERVICE AND ANY UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

NHTSA ID

10991869

Incident

Apr 20, 2017

Mileage

175,000 mi

"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 HAVEN'T HAD THE NAME SWITCHED OVER TO MY NAME YET MY NAME IS [XXX] PHONE NUMBER [XXX] THANK YOU SO MUCH INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10875083

Incident

Jun 16, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS STEAM COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE LOW COOLANT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

NHTSA ID

10715614

Incident

Oct 15, 2014

Mileage

89,000 mi

FUEL PUMP LEAK , DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS RECALLED FOR CRACKED FUEL PUMP UNDER CAMPAIGN # 07V152000. R176 AND CAR IS NOW TOO OLD TO HAVE FREE REPAIRS I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF RECALL AND THE CAR WAS PURCHASED USED BUT FROM A VOLVO NEW CAR DEALER, CAN I BE MADE WHOLE? *TR

NHTSA ID

10512978

Incident

May 21, 2013

Mileage

160,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK, POWER TO THE ELECTRONICS LISTED BELOW WERE LOST INEVITABLY AND MANY WARNING LIGHTS/MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE DASH (ALSO LISTED BELOW UNDER SYMPTOMS). THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS THAT THIS WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN NOR IS THERE ANY EXPLANATION FOR WHY IT HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING ON A DARK ROAD AND I LOST COMPLETE VISION OF THE ROAD DUE TO HEADLIGHT FAILURE (BOTH LOW AND HIGH BEAMS). THIS SCENARIO IS A COMMON SAFETY ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH MANY OTHER SIMILAR VOLVO YEARS AND MODELS. I HAD TO STOP THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID CRASHING AND CALL SOMEONE TO PICK ME UP. ALL SYMPTOMS FROM THIS "BLACKOUT" DID NOT AND HAVE NOT DISAPPEARED SINCE IT HAPPENED, MAKING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE. THESE SYMPTOMS ARE SUSPECT TO BE THE RESULT OF A CEM FAILURE, WHICH ALSO CONTROLS EMISSIONS. AS STATED PREVIOUSLY, THIS EXACT SCENARIO HAS CAUSED THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR VOLVO YEARS AND MODELS TO BE RECALLED/REPAIRED ON VOLVO'S BEHALF. UNFORTUNATELY, MY VEHICLE MODEL HAS NOT BEEN PLACED UNDER RECALL FOR THIS EXTREMELY, DANGEROUS SAFETY DEFECT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ACTION TAKEN AGAINST VOLVO AND REPAIR COSTS COVERED ON THEIR BEHALF. SYMPTOMS: BRAKE FAILURE STOP SAFELY WARNING MESSAGE ENGINE SYSTEM SERVICE REQUIRED WARNING MESSAGE SRS AIRBAG SERVICE URGENT WARNING MESSAGE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING HIGH BEAMS HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON ABS LIGHT ON TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON ODOMETER NOT WORKING RADIO NOT WORKING POWER SEATS & HEATED SEATS NOT WORKING 12V SOCKETS (FRONT & REAR) NOT WORKING TRIP ODOMETER NOT WORKING CLOCK RESET. *TR

NHTSA ID

10491975

Incident

Jan 7, 2013

Mileage

229,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THERE WAS FULL BATTERY POWER AND THE COMPUTER STATED IT WAS THE IMMOBILIZER CHECK MANUAL. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE AND CAR SAT OVERNIGHT.THE VOLVO S60 RESTARTED IN THE MORNING. THE CAR RAN FINE FOR A DAY AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE ANTENNA RING OR KEY CHIP MIGHT BE BAD. THE ANTENNA RING WAS CHANGED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START A WEEK LATER AGAIN. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER SHIP AND PLACED ON SCANNER. THE CAR FUNCTION NORMALLY FOR TWO WEEKS AND DID NOT START AGAIN. SEVERAL BLOGS CONCERNING THIS MATTER HAVE BEEN SET UP WITHOUT ANY ANSWERS FOR THE CONSUMER. THE DEALERSHIPS SCANNED THE VEHICLE AND CHANGED PARTS AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. IN MY CASE THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IT DID SHOW A PROBLEM. YET THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. CONSUMERS ARE BEING STRANDED OR IN MY CASE STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES FOR HOURS UNTIL THE VEHICLE STARTS LATER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10486348

Incident

Oct 12, 2012

Mileage

42,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60 2.4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN A LOUD EXPLOSION EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND SMOKE ENTERED THE INTERIOR. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT OIL WAS NOT FLOWING INTO THE ENGINE AND THE BEARINGS WERE MELTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 49,000.

NHTSA ID

10444864

Incident

Apr 4, 2010

Mileage

49,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD AS THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND THEN DECELERATED. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS PARKED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFERED FOR THE ETM UNIT IN THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AS THE CONTACTS VEHICLE BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

NHTSA ID

10392921

Incident

Mar 25, 2011

Mileage

156,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE REDUCED IN SPEED GOING TO 35 MPH. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A VOLVO DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE ETM AND WAS REPLACED IT AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE ETM FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 154000.

NHTSA ID

10354127

Incident

Jun 15, 2008

Mileage

110,000 mi

I OWN A VOLVO S60 AND AM HAVING PROBLEMS (RACING IDLE, UNCONTROLLABLE CRUISE CONTROL, AND COMPLETE DYING OF ENGINE RANDOMLY) WHICH ARE RELATED TO EVENTUAL FAILURE OF THE ETM WHICH COULD BE A CATASTROPHIC EVENT, RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. VOLVO HAS ISSUED A LIMITED RECALL BUT IN ORDER TO BE GRANTED THIS FIX ONE'S VEHICLE MUST FAIL A CERTAIN TEST. IF THERE IS NO FAILURE, NO FIX.(THE TEST IS NOT A COMPREHENSIVE METER OF FAILURE) A SOFTWARE UPGRADE IS OFFERED WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY AN OVERRIDE , IN WHICH THE SYSTEM IS SET TO IGNORE SYMPTOMS, SO THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT EMPLOY. THIS IS NOT A FIX.. THE PROBLEM EXISTING IS THAT MY CAR EXHIBITS ALL THE PRELIMINARY PROBLEMS OF THE EVENTUAL FAILURE OF THE ETM WHICH WILL RESULT IN A LIMP HOME MODE ,WHEREAS THE CAR WILL ONLY GO APPROX 15MPH, AND IS IMMEDIATE, MEANING THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS ONE HOPES THEY ARE NOT ON THE FREEWAY .... WELL, ONE CAN USE ONES IMAGINATION. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING. STILL VOLVO WISHES TO WAIT UNTIL THE COMPLETE FAILURE OBVIOUSLY, AND I DO NOT WISH TO GAMBLE WITH MY LIFE IN THIS WAY. THE SYMPTOMS AT THIS TIME ARE RANDOM, INDICATIVE OF COMPLETE FAILURE IN THE FUTURE. VOLVO HESITATES TO TAKE COMPLETE RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS PROBLEM; BUT ARE AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE ENGINEERING RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. EVEN THEIR FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE WITH THE SAME ETM (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE) WHICH AGAIN, IS ONLY BUYING TIME UNTIL IT FAILS ALSO. BUT JUST TRY TO GET YOUR MODULE REPLACED ; NOT AN EASY THING TO DO, UNLESS U WANT TO PAY FOR IT OUTRIGHT, AND THAT IS WRONG CONSIDERING THIS IS A VOLVO PROBLEM, AGAIN, THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF. I GUESS MAYBE DEATH COULD BE THE GREAT MOTIVATOR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10273622

Incident

Nov 16, 2008

Mileage

113,400 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURES WERE RELATED TO RECALL#07V152000, FUEL SYSTEM; HOWEVER, HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 102,000.

NHTSA ID

10244881

Incident

Oct 1, 2008

Mileage

102,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I COASTED OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY IDLE, AND EVEN THAT WAS ROUGH. THE MESSAGE INDICATOR ON THE DASH SAID SOMETHING LIKE "REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE". I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO GENGRAS VOLVO IN MERIDEN. THEY REPLACED THE ETM , SOFTWARE AND THROTTLE BODY AT THE COST OF $1195.43. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS TIME THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS TO THE ETM MUST BE BAD AND REPLACED SAME AT NO COST TO ME. NOW ABOUT 10 DAYS AFTER THAT REPAIR, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME ON THE FREEWAY AGAIN. SINCE IT IS THE WEEKEND, I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MONDAY FOR THE DEALER TO GIVE ME THE DIAGNOSIS THIS TIME. SINCE THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE PART I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN IN THE RIGHT MOST LANE OF THE HIGHWAY SO THAT WHEN THE CAR DIES AGAIN I CAN GET TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY. IT IS A GOOD THING I DO THIS AS THE ISSUE COMES ON SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10231939

Incident

May 13, 2008

Mileage

106,004 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60. THE VEHICLE UNNECESSARILY GOES INTO UNEVEN ENGINE IDLING WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 10-30 MPH. THE FAILURE PREVENTS THE BRAKES FROM WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ROLL INSTEAD OF STOPPING. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE, INSTALLED A NEW ECM, AND REPLACED THE MASS AIR FLOW PIPE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,554. UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB THERE WAS A MASS AIR FLOW FAILURE. UPDATED

NHTSA ID

10205731

Incident

Jun 21, 2007

Mileage

59,554 mi

SEP 29,2006 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE CAR SHUT OFF AS SHE WAS MAKING A TURN. SHE ALSO NOTED THE SIGNAL LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS WERE ACTING ERRATICALLY. COME MONDAY WE ARE SCHEDULING A VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE THE REASON BEING SUPPOSE SHE HAD BEEN IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. *JB

NHTSA ID

10169683

Incident

Sep 29, 2006

Mileage

67,644 mi

ENGINE IS IDLING VERY LOW. HAS DIED ON MAJOR THOROUGHFARES 3 TIMES IN PAST 2 WEEKS. DID RESTART. TAKING IT IN IN 2 DAYS (EARLIEST APPOINTMENT WAS A WEEK FROM WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP). *NM

NHTSA ID

10130988

Incident

Jul 27, 2005

Mileage

32,700 mi

I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, CAR WILL STALL IN TRAFFIC, CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN SERVICE MANY MANY TIMES. THE PROBLEMS PERSIST. I HAVE SENT 9 EMAILS TO THEIR HEAD QUARTERS SINCE 12/5, NO REPLY. *LA

NHTSA ID

10052667

Incident

Dec 4, 2003

Mileage

1,500 mi

FUMES ENTERED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE ODOR WAS THOUGHT TO BE A COSMOLENE LIKE SUBSTANCE, THAT WOULD EVENTUALLY SUBSIDE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID

10012379

Incident

Nov 22, 2002