Volvo S60 steering problems
86 complaint narratives mention steering 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.
Steering behavior evidence
86 of 1,262 complaints match this topic (6.8%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10140526 · 2005-10-23 (October 23, 2005)
I HAVE EXPERIENCED TWO INSTANCES OF POWER AND STEERING LOSS WHILE DRIVING MY VOLVO S80 DOWN THE ROAD. THE FIRST INSTANCE OCCURRED AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO TURN RIGHT, I LOST ALL POWER AND STEERING. FORTUNATELY DURING THIS INCIDENT I HAD TURNED THE CAR JUST ENOUGH PRIOR TO LOSING STEERING TO MISS A POLE. IF THERE HAD BEEN ANOTHER CAR COMING TOWARDS ME, IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT AND IT HAPPENED AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY AND BEGAN SLOWING TO STOP…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10140526 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10096625 · 2004-12-07 (December 7, 2004)
THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT EH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION PRIOR TO HER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS A CRACKED TRANSMISSION, POWER STEERING LEAK, OIL LEAK AND TWO DEPLOYED AIR BAGS. *JB *NM
Owner-reported narrative. 43,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10096625 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 10134007 · 2005-08-24 (August 24, 2005)
MY 2001 S60 2.4T VOLVO SEDAN HAS HAD NUMEROUS ERROR MESSAGES DISPLAYED OVER THE 4 YEARS I HAVE OWNED IT. MOST TIMES THERE WAS NO PROBLEM IN DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL I COULD SAFELY PULL OVER. THE "FIX" FOR THE ERROR MESSAGE WAS TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, SIT FOR A MOMENT AND RESTART. ON TWO OTHER FRIGHTFUL OCCASIONS, HOWEVER, I LOST STEERING ASSIST AND ACCELERATION. BOTH TIMES I WAS ON BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AND FEARED FOR MY LIFE AS MY CAR LIMPED TOWARD THE BREAKDOWN LANE. IT APPEARS THAT I HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY FORTUNATE IN THAT BOTH TIMES …
Owner-reported narrative. 54,803 miles reported. Look up ODI 10134007 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10138942 · 2005-10-06 (October 6, 2005)
FIRST EVENT--NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION- 33000 MILES 48 MONTHS OLD. STALLED TURNING LEFT THROUGH BUSY INTERSECTION AT RUSH HOUR--LOSS POWER STEERING CAPABILITY ALMOST RAN OFF ROAD TOWARD LIGHT POST--NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. (MAY, 2005) NO REPAIRS. SECOND EVENT--NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION (35,250)-STALLED GOING THROUGH INTERSECTION OCT. 4 2005. NO ACCIDENT.--ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULATOR CLEANED --{GIVEN OPTION OF CLEANING $220 (WITH NO GUARANTEE) OR REPLACING FOR $970 (STILL WITH NO GUARANTEE)} *NM
Owner-reported narrative. 33,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10138942 at NHTSA ↗