2012 Volvo S60 problems and owner complaints

CAR STALLED (2 TIMES ) WHILE DRIVING IT. COULD NOT STEER OR OPERATE ANY PART OF THE CAR. ONCE I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED MY A TRUCK ON A HIGHWAY. MY VOLVO DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. (I RECENTLY READ ABOUT THE GM IGNITION PROBLEMS AND THAT SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH THIS CAR). *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 3,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10566259 at NHTSA ↗

THE ENGINE HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE WAS STRUGGLING TO CRANK. THE ENGINE SHOWED SIGNS OF HESITATION MAKING IT HARD TO MAINTAIN SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS WAS LATER FOUND OUT TO BE DUE TO NO COMPRESSION IN CYLINDER #3. THE VALVES, VALVE GUIDES, AND BEARINGS IN THE ENGINE WERE DESTROYED BY OVERHEATING DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. A VEHICLE SOFTWARE RECALL WAS KNOWN AT THE TIME TO CAUSE THIS OIL PRESSURE PROBLEM. THE ENGINE WAS ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD AND AT 68,540 MILES.

Owner-reported narrative. 68,540 miles reported. Look up ODI 10725084 at NHTSA ↗

THE ACTIVE CRUISE CONTROL STOPS FOR NO REASON. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS (~20 TIMES SINCE I PICKED UP THE CAR), THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AS THE TRAFFICS SLOWS DOWN. THE CAR IS ALMOST AT A STOP (5-10 MPH) AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKES COMES ON, THE CARS BRAKES HARD & STOPS AND THE PARKING BRAKE TURNS ON. THE ALERT "CRUISE CONTROL UNAVAILABLE" SHOW IN THE DISPLAY. THEREAFTER THE CRUISE WILL NOT ENGAGE. AFTER I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT, THE CRUISE AGAIN WORKS AGAIN. IN ADDITION TO NOT PERFORMING AS ADVERTISED, THIS R…

Owner-reported narrative. 5 miles reported. Look up ODI 10454695 at NHTSA ↗

THIS IS THE SECOND OCCASION ON WHICH THIS DEFECT HAS APPEARED, THE PRIOR INCIDENT HAPPENING IN APPROXIMATELY MARCH 2012, AT A MILEAGE OF APPROXIMATELY 5000 MILES. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR JUST UNDER SIX MONTHS. I LIVE IN A SOUTHEASTERN US STATE AND TRAVELLED TO MY SECOND HOME IN FLORIDA. THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED IN FLORIDA FEWER THAN 20 TOTAL DAYS. ON BOTH OF THE LAST TWO OCCASIONS DURING WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FLORIDA, AN ANIMAL WAS APPARENTLY ABLE TO CLIMB DEEP INTO THE UNDERBODY OF THE CAR AND CHEW ON WIRES CONTROLLING THE DYNAMI…

Owner-reported narrative. 7,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10462673 at NHTSA ↗

ON AUGUST 24, 2013, I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. A CAR STOPPED SHORT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HIT THAT CAR. I THEN HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD ONLY A FEW SECONDS TO REACT. ANOTHER CAR THEN RE-ENDED ME. MY AIRBAG NOR SEATBELT PRETENTIONERS DEPLOYED. I HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING THE CAR OFF. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS OF THE INCIDENT, I REPORTED THE MATTER TO VOLVO. THEY SENT AN INVESTIGATOR OUT. VOLVO CLAIMS THAT SENSORS WERE NOT ACTIVATED SINCE THE DAMAGE WAS ABOVE THEM, AND THERE WAS NOT ANY PROBLEM. HOWEVER, …

Owner-reported narrative. 15,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10560896 at NHTSA ↗

THE STEERING WHEEL BEZEL DELAMINATES ON THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND BECOMES VERY SHARP CAUSING CUTS ON HANDS. DEALER REPLACED THE BEZEL AND WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. IT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE OF THE BEZEL. THERE SHOULD BE NO SHARP CUTTING EDGES ON THE STEERING WHEEL! *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 3,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10503380 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALUMINUM ON THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DETACHED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO THE HANDS AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,700.

Owner-reported narrative. 21,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10534272 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN AT A FULL STOP, WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, ON A HILL AND IN GEAR (DRIVE) THE CAR ROLLS BACKWARDS WHEN REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE BREAK PEDAL. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE UNLESS THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE VOLVO OF SAN DIEGO "TECHNICIAN" CHECKED A 2013 VEHICLE WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION AND FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, HE USED THIS TEST TO PROVE THAT THIS WAS NORMAL BEHAVIOR FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND THUS, THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN FINE CONDITION. .I DON'T SEE HOW A CAR ROLLING BACKWARDS WHILE IN A FORWARD GEAR COULD EVER BE CONS…

Owner-reported narrative. 42,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10885219 at NHTSA ↗

On June 2, 2023 I went to start my car and the engine would not turn over. The dashboard displayed a number of warning lights and messages (DSTC Service Required, SRS Airbag Service Urgent, Transmission Service Required, Coolant System Service Required). When the tow truck driver arrived later that day, they tried to jumpstart my car but reported the battery was completely dead. I had the car taken to a local shop that specialized in Volvo cars. A few days later the shop called to tell me that not only was the battery dead, but my car key was …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11564522 at NHTSA ↗

THERE WAS ONE INCIDENT THAT MY CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WOULD STALL FOR A BIT AND WHEN I TRIED TO MAINTAIN THE SAME SPEED I WAS GOING AT, I WOULD PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND THE SPEED WOULD NOT CHANGE, IT CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND PUT MY CAR ON PARK. THIS WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO CHECK THE RPM, TO SEE IF THE GAS WAS WORKING. THE RPM WOULD GO UP EVERY TIME I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL. FROM THERE, I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND ON, AND TRIED TO SEE IF THE CAR WA…

Owner-reported narrative. 81,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 11325270 at NHTSA ↗