Volvo XC60 transmission problems
20 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
640 owner complaints analyzed
36 distinct recall campaigns
40,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2009 to 2025 model years. Data snapshot: . 206 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
20 of 640 complaints match this topic (3.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10491546 · 2013-01-06 (January 6, 2013)
THE PROBLEM OF THE ENGINE WAS FIRST REPORTED TO CULVER CITY VOLVO ON 12/12/2011. ON 10/30/2012 THE VEHICLE WAS SENT BACK THE 2ND TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. AGAIN, ON 12/05/2012, THE VEHICLE WAS SENT BACK THE 3RD TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I WENT BACK TO CULVER CITY VOLVO TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE ON 12/24/2012. AS SOON AS I STARTED THE ENGINE AT THE DEALER'S PARKING LOT, TWO MESSAGES CAME ON DASHBOARD. ONE WAS "ENGINE SYSTEM SERVICE REQUIRED" AND THE OTHER ONE WAS "TRANSMISSION SYSTEM SERVICE REQUIRED". THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOOK THE VECHIL…
Owner-reported narrative. 10,229 miles reported. Look up ODI 10491546 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10978669 · 2017-04-15 (April 15, 2017)
WHEN LEAVING WORK, I GOT INTO MY VEHICLE AND FOUND A PIECE OF PLASTIC WITH BEIGE GREASE ALL OVER IT. I LOOKED FURTHER AND SAW A METAL PIN ON THE FLOOR AND ANOTHER SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC. I DIDNT KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM UNTIL READY TO DRIVE OFF I PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR AND FOUND THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFTING KNOB WAS GONE. THIS WAS THE MISSING PIECE!!
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10978669 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11595428 · 2024-06-20 (June 20, 2024)
While slowing down and just about to make a turn into a private residence off of a highway, multiple indicator lights illuminated and audio warning "dinging" occurred for approximately 3 seconds. As I had already been slowly applying the brakes and starting to slightly turn the wheel towards the driveway when those warnings briefly came up, the moment the lights and sounds stopped, vehicle then maintained speed (while still on the brakes) and locked steering position it was at simultaneously. Having no control at that point, it continued until …
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11595428 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10454218 · 2012-04-05 (April 5, 2012)
UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION, OVERRIDING BRAKE: UNEXPLAINED ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS I HAD PULLED INTO ANGLE PARKING SLOT, FOOT ON BRAKE READY TO SHIFT TO "PARK" . SUDDENLY THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED FORWARD ABOUT 5 FEET AND LURCHED INTO THE WOODEN PARKING BARRIER THAT DELINEATES THE EDGE OF THE PARKING LOT, CRACKING IT. ENGINE WAS REVVING. I SHIFTED INTO REVERSE TO GET BACK INTO PARKING SPOT (FOOT ON BRAKE NECESSARY TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE) AND CAR ACCELERATED BACKWARD TOTALLY OUT OF MY CONTROL, ONLY STOPPED AFTER BACKING INTO CAR PARKED ON O…
Owner-reported narrative. 800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10454218 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11362380 · 2020-10-02 (October 2, 2020)
THIS VOLVO EXPERIENCES "SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION" PERIODICALLY (ESTIMATED AT 2 TIMES PER YEAR) SINCE IT WAS NEW. THIS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION MANIFESTS ITSELF GENERALLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP (RED LIGHT, DRIVE THRU RESTAURANT, PARKING LOT) BUT HAS HAPPENED ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE RACES TO FULL THROTTLE AND LUCKILY, FOR THE INSTANCES SO FAR, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR WITH THE BRAKES. THE ACCELERATION LASTS FOR ROUGHLY 1-2 MINUTES. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED (MAY 31, 2020), I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, AND THE ENGINE…
Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11362380 at NHTSA ↗