2005 Volvo S60 Complaints

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?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

VEHICLE HAS STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60 MPH). FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE SUMMER OF 2011 AT 105,000 MILES. A SECOND, SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE FALL OF 2011 AT 108,000 MILES. AUTO SCANDIA IN HERNDON, VA, REPLACED MASS AIR FLOW METER IN AN ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE PERFORMED WELL FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WITHOUT INCIDENT. UNFORTUNATELY IT STALLED AGAIN IN MARCH 2012. THIS WAS ALSO WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60 MPH). THE UNUSUAL HIGHWAY BREAKDOWN WAS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

INTERMITTENT SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND IN TOWN .. VERY DANGEROUS !!! FUEL PRESSURE SWITCH PART NO. 8699449 HAS FAILED. VOLVO MODEL S60 IN YEARS 2003, 2004 HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR SAME PROBLEM. VOLVO MODEL S40 & V70 IN YEAR 2005 & 2006 HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR SAME PROBLEM. THE PRESSURE SWITCH WITH PART NUMBER 8699449 IS THE REAL PROBLEM ACROSS ALL VOLVO MODELS AND RECALLS SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED CERTAIN MODELS ONLY. ALL MODELS WITH PART NUMBER 8699449 FUEL PRESSURE SWITCH SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM (RADIATOR) TWICE FOR THIS CAR IN LESS THAN 66K. WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING, THE WARNING "STOP CAR IMMEDIATELY COOLANT LOW" COMES ON. VOLVO HAS CHANGED THE SUPPLIER FOR THIS PART, WHICH TELLS ME THEY KNOW IT IS A PROBLEM. NOT ONLY IS THIS SCARY, BUT THE COST TO REPLACE (WITH LABOR) IS OVER $1,300. I THINK THIS IS BOTH A HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER, OTHER DRIVERS (IF YOU NEED TO PULL OVER QUICKLY AND STOP YOUR ENGINE) AS WELL AS AN UNNECESSARY COST. AS A CONSUMER WHO HAS TOLERATED ENOUGH CORPORATE ABUSE (BANKS, WALL STREET, CAR BAILOUTS) I AM HOPEFUL THAT THE NHTSA WILL LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AND REQUIRE THAT VOLVO STAND BEHIND THE QUALITY OF THE CARS THEY MAKE AND SELL. *TR