Volvo S60 transmission problems
71 complaint narratives mention transmission 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.
Transmission and shifting evidence
71 of 1,262 complaints match this topic (5.6%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10002018 · 2003-01-03 (January 3, 2003)
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 20 MPH. CONSUMER WAS ALMOST RAN OVER CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS. THERE WAS NO WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS...*AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10002018 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10049389 · 2003-12-08 (December 8, 2003)
FOR BOTH OUR 2001 VOLVO S60 2.4T AND OUR 2003 VOLVO XC90 2.5T AWD, THERE HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR A TRANSMISSION DEFECT (ESSENTIALLY SAME TRANSMISSION IN BOTH VEHICLES PER VOLVO TECH SUPPORT). BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD THERE IS. *AK INTERMITTENT/UNPREDICTABLE FAILURE TO ENGAGE 3RD IN TIMELY FASHION WITH RESULTANT LOSS OF ACCELERATION AS VEHICLE IS FUNCTIONALLY IN NEUTRAL FOR 0.5 TO 2.5 SECONDS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN PULLING ON TO A HIGHWAY. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED 2 NEAR COLLISIONS (ALMOST BEING STRUCK FROM BEH…
Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10049389 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10054688 · 2004-01-22 (January 22, 2004)
TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 0 THIS HAS HAPPENED AT BOTH LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. THIS IS THE FORTH TIME IN TWO YEARS THAT MY VOLVO S60 2.4 HAS HAD THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. THREE TIMES BEFORE IT HAS SUPPOSEDLY BEEN REPAIRED - BUT YET AGAIN IT THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. THREE TIMES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC SITUATIONS - THREE TIMES PUTTING MYSELF IN JEOPARDY. VOLVO SEEMS INCAPABLE OF FIXING THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM.AK
Owner-reported narrative. 23,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10054688 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 10140691 · 2005-10-25 (October 25, 2005)
STOPPED TO DROP OFF PASSENGER, WHEN ATTEMPTED TO PULL AWAY, TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE. TURNED VEHICLE OFF TO CHECK IT. ON RESTART ENGAGED FINE. APPROX 1/2 MILE DOWN THE ROAD, TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES, ON RESTART TRANSMISSION ONCE AGAIN ENGAGED FOR ME TO GO A FEW HUNDRED FEET TO SAFETY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHICH DIAGNOSED THE TRANSMISSION WITH 'INTERNAL FAULTS' WHICH WOULD REQUIRE A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. T…
Owner-reported narrative. 32,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10140691 at NHTSA ↗