2005 Volvo S60 Complaints

HEADLIGHT WIRING AND CONNECTOR BURNED CAUSING LIGHT TO GO OUT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING AND CONNECTOR ACCORDING TO A TSB ISSUED BY VOLVO. DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD REPAIRED SEVERAL VOLVOS WITH THIS PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND VOLVO ISSUED A TSB AND PROVIDED A REPAIR KIT FOR REPAIRS VOLVO DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. THANKFULLY, ONLY ONE LIGHT BURNED OUT AT THE TIME OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE CRASHED AT 70 MPH. DEALER SAID BOTH HEADLIGHT WIRING CABLES AND CONNECTORS WERE BURNT AND THEY REPLACED BOTH. I REPORTED THIS SAFETY ISSUE TO TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION. THIS ONE LIGHT WENT OUT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BEFORE I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND DISCOVERED THE SAFETY PROBLEM. REPAIRS MADE AT MY COST. *TR

VOLVO S60R: AT LESS THAN 50,000 MILES BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. MECHANIC STATED THAT IT APPEARED THEY WERE FROM A "BAD BATCH" AND WERE IN THE PROCESS OF FAILING. DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL NOW (AT 56,000 MILES) EXHIBITING SAME CHARACTERISITICS.

I HAVE A 2005 VOLVO S60R WHICH HAS A VEHICLE IMMOBILIZER IN WHICH IF IT THERE IS NOT A 2 WAY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE CAR AND THE KEY, IT PREVENTS THE CAR FROM STARTING. NICE FEATURE, BUT I CALLED 3 DEALERSHIPS WHEN I GOT THIS WARNING AND THERE IS NO WORKAROUND. SO IF I HAVE AN EMERGENCY, OF IF I AM IN A BAD PART OF TOWN, I CANNOT USE MY CAR... THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY FLAW... *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON I-81 IN VIRGINIA MY LEFT REAR TIRE DISINTEGRATED. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE RIGHT TO SAFETY AND WHEN DOING SO THE UPPER HALF OF THE TIRE ROLLED PAST ME AND CAME TO REST 50 FEET AHEAD OF THE CAR AGAINST THE RAILING. ALL TIRES ARE NEW, WITH LESS THAN 200 MILES ON THEM. I CALLED 911, THE STATE POLICE CAME AND CALLED A WRECKER. I WAS TOWED AND RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT TIRE AT A CAR SHOP AND RETURNED HOME. ON INSPECTION IT APPEARED THAT THE SIDEWALL COMPLETE GAVE A WAY. FORTUNATELY A PIECE OF THE RUBBER STAYED ON THE RIM THUS PROTECTING THE RIM FROM DAMAGE. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AND I WOULD LIKE YOU TO INVESTIGATE. FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS HURT BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE CAR A 2005 VOLVO S60 IN FINE CONDITION HAD BEEN BOUGHT FROM CARMAX A WEEK EARLIER AND HAD BEEN FULLY INSPECTED PRIOR TO SALE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, WHICH REQUIRED GREATER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AFTER WAITING A FEW MOMENTS AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE CONTRIBUTED TO THE POWER STEERING MODULE AND RECOMMENDED THAT IT BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $200. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.