Volvo S60 2001 — Reported problems

1. The vehicle caught fire while driving. The radiator cooling fan stayed on after parking, The vehicle the night before. The vehicle had to be jump started the next morning. yes the vehicle is available for inspection. 2. bodily injury and property damage could have been caused by the fire. 3. Yes. independent service center. Automotive Body and Tire Center. (Skokie IL) 4. Yes. Fire was put out by prospect heights fire department. Police report #PHP23-004049 5. No warning lamps prior to the fire. Symptom of problem was the radiator cooling fan staying on after vehicle was turned off, which caused the battery to discharge.

TERRIBLE GAS SMELL EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. I GOT SOMEONE TO CHECK IT OUT, THERE IS GAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THIS PERSON PUT SOME PUTTY OVER THE LEAK WHICH STOPPED THE SMELL BUT THIS IS NOT SAFE. I SEE A RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP BUT IT SAYS MY CAR DOESN'T HAVE A CURRENT RECALL.

I HAVE AN SRS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AND WILL NOT GO AWAY. THE ELECTRICAL WIRING FOR THE HEADLIGHTS ARE FAULTY, I TRIED EVERYTHING TO FIX THEM NOTHING WORKS. I USED AN INLINE FUSE WITH THE HEADLIGHT WIRING BECAUSE THE BULBS THE CONTINUE TO BLOWOUT. THE VOLVO FORUM SUGGESTED THE INLINE FUSE TO FIX THE ISSUE, BUT IT DID NOT. ONE HEADLIGHT REMAINS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE COMES ON AND OFF WHEN IT WANTS TO AND IT ALSO DISPLAYS DIPPED BULB FAILURE OR BEAM FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AFTER RESEARCHING THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER FURTHER STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN STATES IN WARMER ZONES THAN THE CONTACT'S STATE, AND DISCONNECTED THE CALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

EXTREME GAS SMELL INSIDE CAR. NOTICED GAS LEAKING FROM TOP OF TANK BY THE SCREWS THAT HOLD IT. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY AND AS SOON AS MY KIDS GOT IN THEY NOTICED THE STRONG SMELL. NOT DRIVING IT DEFENETLY CAN CAUSE A FIRE.

CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING THEN WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN 15MPH.

I HAVE NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CAR. IT IS ALSO LEAKING FUEL. THE FUEL LEAKING IS UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHERE FUEL IS LEAKING. IT IS NOT COMING FROM FUEL FILTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE IN WHICH THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE WHEN MAKING A TURN OR WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE TIME FRAME HAD EXPIRED FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE DRASTICALLY REDUCED SPEED AND STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000.

OUR VOLVO S60 HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH WHAT'S COMMONLY CALLED TRANSMISSION FLARE. WHEN SHIFTING INTO LOWER GEARS FROM A STOP OR AT LOWER SPEEDS AND IN SLOW TRAFFIC THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JERKS THE CAR FORWARD SEVERELY. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF POSTS IN ONLINE CAR FORUMS WITH CONSUMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHILE IT STARTED OUT AS A NUISANCE THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND IS AGGRAVATED BY HOT WEATHER, SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE VOLVO ON A DRIVE FOR SUMMER VACATION. WE TRUSTED VOLVO'S QUALITY AND INTEGRITY WHEN PURCHASING OUR CAR AND ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ISSUED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. WHEN WE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR WHAT WE COULD DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY SUGGESTED WE PURCHASE A NEW CAR FROM THEM. SHAME ON YOU VOLVO. BEFORE THIS PROBLEM WE WERE PROUD VOLVO OWNERS NOW WE FEEL RIPPED OFF AND ABUSED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS NOTICED. THE CONTACT OBSERVED FUEL LEAKING FROM AN UNKNOWN PART OF THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, AN ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT AND THE CONTACT DISCOVERED FUEL PRESENT ON THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000. UPDATED 02/10/16*LJ; UPDATED 05/10/18*JB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK WITH THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF TH FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. WHILE PARKED, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THERE WAS NO FUEL VISIBLE ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP PART OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,999. UPDATED 12/01/15*LJ,03/28/18*JB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS A ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

IN 2008, AT ABOUT 93K MILES, THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 VOLVO S60 FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN THOROUGHFARE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO AVOID BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAD A VOLVO DEALER INSTALL A NEW VOLVO TRANSMISSION. IN 2014, AT ABOUT 123K MILES (OR ABOUT 30K MILES ON THE NEW TRANSMISSION), THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL STREET. AGAIN, I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. A SEARCH OF THE NHTSA DATABASE AND OTHER ONLINE SOURCES SHOWED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURES WITH VOLVOS LIKE MINE. VOLVO OF NORTH AMERICA REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP FIX THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION DESPITE INFORMATION THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION THEY HAVE BEEN USING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS SEEPING FROM THE TANK NEAR THE PUMP AND ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DEAD AND THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT FUNCTION. ONLY THE HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING. MESSAGES CAME UP SAYING THAT THERE WAS AN SRS AIRBAG ISSUE AND THAT THERE WAS A BRAKE FAILURE. ALL OF THE MESSAGES WERE FALSE AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT DEAD. THIS IS A CONCERN SINCE THE MESSAGES ARE INCORRECT ACCORDING TO WHAT THE DEALER TOLD ME AND HAVE SEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I THINK THAT VOLVO SHOULD REPLACE ALL OF THE DIMS AND CEMS FOR EVERY CAR THAT EXHIBITS THIS PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME FOR VEHICLES UNDER 125,000 MILES. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AND IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THE CLUSTER HAS GONE DEAD. ALSO EACH TIME IT HAS BEEN RAINING AND THE DEALER HAS SAID THAT THERE ARE NO SHORTS IN THE SYSTEM. SOMETHING IS WRONG AND THEY ARE REPLACING EVERY PART WITHOUT FIXING THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A GASOLINE ODOR WAS PROMINENT AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,489.

DRIVERS POWER SEAT MECHANISM RANDOMLY AND FREQUENTLY MOVES FORWARD PINNING THE DRIVER AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. PUSHING THE CONTROL BUTTON TO THE REAR WILL STOP FORWARD MOVEMENT. PUSHING IT TO THE REAR AGAIN WILL BEGIN SEAT MOVEMENT TO THE REAR. BUT REARWARD MOVEMENT OFTEN IS STOPPED AND INTERRUPTED BY FORWARD MOVEMENT AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. A PARTIAL SEARCH ON THE INTERNET INDICATES THAT THE VOLVO SEAT MECHANISM IS FAILURE PRONE. *TR

THE INTERIOR OF MY VEHICLE HAS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. WE ARE AWARE OF THE RECALL 220 IN 2010. MY VEHICLE WAS REGISTERED IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN 2010 YET THE MANUFACTURER INDICATES THAT IT IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL BASED ON THE FACT THAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN NEW YORK, A STATE NOT MADE PART OF THIS RECALL. {IF THE LANGUAGE IN THE RECALL BULLETIN STATES THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOLD OR REGISTERED IN THESE STATES, VOLVO SHOULD NOT INTERPRET THIS TO MEAN WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASE ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE ON THE DATE OF THE RECALL THE VEHICLE WAS REGISTERED IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA A STATE AUTHORIZED BY THE RECALL TO RECEIVE A MANDATORY REPLACEMENT} SHOULD I AWAIT A FIRE TO ERUPT BEFORE ESCALATING THIS MATTER TO GET REPAIRS UNDER THIS RECALL? *TR

DESPITE SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS AND RECALL, THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL #155 CAMPAIGN CHARGING ME $1,120.92 FOR A NEW ELECTRONIC THROTTLE. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE WE CAN SEND THIS INVOICE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. WE ALSO WOULD LIKE THE ADMINISTRATION TO TRIPLE FINE VOLVO CARS FOR ITS BLATANT DISREGARD OF THE LAWS GOVERNING RECALLS. *TR

MY WIFE DROVE THE 2001 VOLVO S60 AND NOTICED A NOXIOUS BURNING SMELL AND IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT HOME. SHE THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING EXTREMELY WRONG WITH THE HEATER. I DROVE THE CAR 3 DAYS LATER AND AFTER 3 MINUTES NOTICED THE BURNING SMELL AS WELL. I TURNED OFF THE HEATER, AND THE SMELL CONTINUED. I SAW SOME SMOKE TO MY LEFT SIDE AND NOTICED THE SEAT HAD A HOLE THAT WAS MELTING AND BURNING. I TURNED OFF THE HEATED SEAT AND ENSURED THE SEAT DID NOT BURN FURTHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS THE SERVICE ENGINE URGENT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE SERVICE ENGINE URGENT WARNING ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V441000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) IN 2011. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 205,000.

I NOTICED MY CAR JERKING WHEN IT SHIFTS, SO I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION OR SOMETHING, SO I BROUGHT IT IN A VOLVO DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT IT WASN'T THE TRANSMISSION BUT " DSEM NEEDS ETM AND BREATHER BOX ENGINE LIGHT) OR WHAT THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THE THROTTLE MODULE AND I WAS SURPRISED THAT THEY DIDN'T TELL ME OR ASKED ME IF I KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL. THE COSTUMER SERVICE IS VERY POOR AT THIS PLACE. *TR

VOLVO S60 OF THE FIRST GENERATION HAS HAD MAJOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES. MANY HAVE FAILED, SLIPPED, AND HAVE DESTROYED THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO OTHER DRIVERS IT SEEMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN FIXED AFTER 2005. IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR TRANSMISSIONS TO BE GOING OUT BEFORE 100K MILES. I'M SURE MANY DRIVERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS ISSUE. MANY TIMES I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN WRECKS BECAUSE IT WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR AND WILL CLUNK INTO GEAR LURCHING ME FORWARD. THE SOFTWARE WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT WOULD PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AFTER YOU TOUCHED THE BRAKE TO SAVE GAS MILLAGE. THIS SOFTWARE WAS REMOVED FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. MOST LIKELY BEING BECAUSE IT WAS DAMAGING TRANSMISSIONS. TRANSMISSION DO NOT SHIFT INSTANTLY. SO YOU WOULD BE IN NEUTRAL THEN IT WOULD SWITCH INTO GEAR. AFTER MANY UPDATES AND SMALL CHANGES TO THE TRANSMISSION REPORTS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES HAVE GONE DOWN MAJORLY AFTER 2005. IT IS NOT RIGHT THAT IT TOOK 4 YEARS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *JS

FIXES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S50. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BEFORE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED A FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND A GASOLINE SMELL ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED AND LEAKING FUEL. THE CONTAC REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

I BROUGHT MY CAR FROM SOMEONE IN FEBRUARY, AND IT WAS RUNNING PERFECT. NOW THERE IS A GAS SMELL, A SMELL THAT SMELLS SO BAD I'M SCARED TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT MIGHT CATCH FIRE. I NOTICE THE SMELL BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY. MY BDAY IS 9/12, AND NOW IT JUS HAD GOTTEN WORSE. I DON'T THING I SHOULD BE AT FAULT FOR THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. THE DEALER WANTS 1,095$ TO FIX IT. *TR

I HAD STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. AS I STARTED AGAIN ON GREEN LIGHT, THE CAR JERKILY JUMPED FORWARD. I HAD TO PUSH HARD ON THE BRAKES. AS THE CAR STOPPED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TOGETHER WITH SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S-60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE STRONG GASOLINE FUEL FUMES COMING FROM THE OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE FUEL PUMP DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V152000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) HOWEVER, THE VIN CONTACT'S WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

WHEN I APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL I GET AN ERROR MESSAGE SOMETIMES, NOT ALWAYS, THAT SAYS "CHECK BRAKE LIGHTS". WHEN THE MESSAGE IS UP, THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKES IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE DO NOT ILLUMINATE, BUT THE MIDDLE ONE IN THE BACK OF MY REAR WINDOW STILL DOES. WHEN THE MESSAGE GOES AWAY, ALL LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED AND LEAKING FUEL.THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE THE CONTACT DID NOT RESIDE IN ONE OF THE STATES AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 185,000. UPDATED 12/14/12 *BF UPDATED 12/18/2012*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.