2002 Volvo S60 tires problems

Filed Oct 14, 2016 · Tires · 81,352 miles · TX

Tires began "chunking". Throwing visible peices of rubber while driving.

Filed Aug 18, 2008 · Tires · 95,000 miles · CA

Volvo s60 driven on freeway at 65 MPH for 30 minutes, large bang, then complete blowout - all the tread separated from the michelin tire in the back right side. Tires had been inspected visually aug. 17 by owner, may 6 by volvo dealer and were in good shape. In may, 2008, the front right tire, same michelin brand, had been destroyed by perforations of the tire even though no impact occurred. The may event also happened driving on a freeway at 65 MPH.

Filed Jun 6, 2006 · Tires · DC

2002 volvo s60 tire problems. *ts pirelli, four seasons tires.

Filed Mar 23, 2006 · Suspension, Tires · 42,000 miles · CA

Dt*: the contact stated aftermarket rims and tires were installed on the vehicle. While making left turns the tires rubbed against the fender wall. The vehicle was taken back to the dealership where an aftermarket spacer bar was installed which temporarily remedied the problem. Afterwards, the dealership put the original tires and rims back on the vehicle. The contact believes the aftermarket spacer bar has interfered with the integrity of the vehicle.

Filed Dec 22, 2005 · Tires · 20,000 miles · DC

Dt: the contact has replaced 5 pirelli tires in first 20,000 miles of ownership based on phone conversation on 12-22-2005. Re evoq 10131977) smch. Last tire replaced last week, , leaked air at both inner and outer wheel weights.

Filed Aug 8, 2005 · Acceleration, Tires · 4,000 miles · DC

Dt: vehicle stalled/died/ost power while driving 30-35 MPH due to throttle body failure.

Filed Feb 7, 2005 · Tires · PA

I have a volvo s60 with 17" low profile pirelli p6 four season tires. I have 23,000 miles on the car and have had to replace 5 tires for side wall failure and unexplained flat tires( no punctures) I found a web site that lists 12 pages of complaints by other volvo and audi owners with the same failures and mysterious flats. Pirelli and volvo have not responded to the problem.

Filed Aug 17, 2004 · Tires · 18,500 miles · MI

I have a 2002 volvo s60 equipped with pirelli p6 235/45 r17's as oem option. I have less than 25,000 miles on my car and I have replaced 3 of these tires already. The first one blew out with less than 5,000 miles driven, the second one at 18,500 and the last one, which almost cost me to lose control of my vehicle on a major highway, with 22,500 driven miles. All three failures were on the sidewall of the tire and none could be repaired. The p6's supposedly come with 50,000 miles warranty on them. Volvo customer service claims failures are due to road conditions in ne USA and also due to the fact that these are "high performance tires": they seem to forget that tire safety is the basic performance criteria. I did some research on the internet and other "high performance tires" do not seem to fail as often as pirelli p6's. I'm convinced that these tires are junk and I will replace all four before winter driving conditions start.

Filed Aug 5, 2004 · Suspension, Tires · AK

I purchased a 2002 s-60 awd in the fall of 2002, less than 90 days later I developed a vibration. The dealer could find nothing wrong. I took it to a reputable tire dealer and had an alignment as well as the pirelli tires balanced. I have had the vehicle aligned twice since purchase. I have had the tires balanced approx. 10 times. I have had two blow-outs, destroying one wheel. Both blow-outs required a new tire. During all of this the vibration could not be corrected by either the local tire company nor the dealer. I was instructed to purchase new tires as one of the pirellis had sidewall separation and one had a bubble, the other two tires were relatively new as I had to purchase them after the blow-outs, my vehicle had less than 20,000 miles. I replaced the pirelli tires with top of the line nokians, the vibration was still there. I was then told my problem was the new tires!! I'm currently using a loaner s-60 and do not have final results yet.

Filed Apr 5, 2004 · Tires · 800 miles · FL

Upon merging onto the highway at 35 MPH, the front passenger side tire blow out. This almost resulted in lost of control of the vehicle. This was caused because the tire leaked air. The consumer attempted to replace the blown out tire with the spare, but the spare was leaking air also. The cause of the tire leaking air had not been determined, however road hazard had been eliminated.