Volvo S60 engine problems
196 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
1,262 owner complaints analyzed
40 distinct recall campaigns
72,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2000 to 2025 model years. Data snapshot: . 910 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
196 of 1,262 complaints match this topic (15.5%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10130899 · 2005-08-01 (August 1, 2005)
SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE LEAVING A PARKING LOT. THE SPEED DROPPED TO BELOW 20 MPH. I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE ABOVE 20 MPH. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AT A COST OF OVER $900. *NM
Owner-reported narrative. 75,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10130899 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10130946 · 2005-08-02 (August 2, 2005)
I OWNED A 1991 VOLVO S60 SEDAN AND I UNDERSTAND YOU ARE INVESTIGATING THIS CAR. FROM TIME TO TIME AS I DROVE IT, IT WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY LOOSE SPEED AND POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RESUME. IT NEVER FULLY STALLED OUT. I HAD MENTIONED THIS AT A SERVICE TIME FOR THE CAR BUT NOTHING WRONG WAS UNCOVERED. RECENTLY MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON INTERSTATE 5 SOUTH OF LA WHEN THE CAR ENGINE CEASED FUNCTIONING WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING IN THE HOV LANE. FORTUNATELY THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER THROUGH TRAFFIC WITHOUT GETTING HIT. THE …
Owner-reported narrative. 20,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10130946 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10130972 · 2005-08-02 (August 2, 2005)
VOLVO S60 2.4T 2001; STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHEN ACCELERATING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MILES AN HOUR, WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, CAR WILL RESTART AFTER A FEW MINUTES. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 3 DAYS. IN THE SHOP TODAY FOR REPAIR. *NM
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10130972 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10131000 · 2005-08-02 (August 2, 2005)
(1) DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT MAXIMUM LEGAL SPEED FOR SEVERAL HOURS. (2) ENGINE ABRUPTLY STOPS WITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART ENGINE WHILE MOVING NOT SUCCESSFUL. NEGOTIATE THROUGH TRAFFIC TO SHOULDER OF ROAD, NARROWLY AVOIDING ACCIDENT. (3) VEHICLE SAT ON SIDE OF ROAD FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE TRIP AND RETURN HOME. (4) TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. ENGINE WAS CHECKED, BUT NO PROBLEMS FOUND. (5) THIS HAS OCCURRED TWO TI…
Owner-reported narrative. 29,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10131000 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10131082 · 2005-09-19 (September 19, 2005)
DT: 2001 VOLVO S60. THE CALLER STATED THE AIR FLOW METER WAS REPLACED AT THE COST $290.00. THIS STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO, ANDS HAPPENED 5-6 TIMES . THE CAR WILL LOSE POWER AND STALL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, REPLACED AIR MASS METER. THE WORK WAS PERFORMED ON APRIL 5 2005, BY WC MOTOR COMP INC. THE CALLER HEARD ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION, AND I KNEW THAT THIS WAS WHAT WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. DID NOT CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER, BUT JUST CALLED NHTSA. *AK *NM
Owner-reported narrative. 97,809 miles reported. Look up ODI 10131082 at NHTSA ↗