Tl*the contact owns a 2004 volvo s60. The contact stated the check engine light illuminated and the engine seized. The failure had recurred several times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact stated that the vehicle was exhibiting the same failures as listed in recall the federal safety agency campaign number: 07v226000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 187,000.
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The 2.4l 2004 volvo s60 experiences erratic behavior and engine failure when operating multiple concurrent electrical systems. When these systems (operated within specified guidelines) are used concurrently they cause the following conditions: engine failure, loss of power steering, loss of brakes. The following is a list of electrical channels that have been used to trigger the engine failure: brakes, indicator lights (right or left) heated seats (x2) front windshield defrost multiple s60 model owners have reported having experienced this same engine failure which cannot be detected by the manufactures diagnostics test. When tested the battery, alternator and computer all present positive read-outs. Http://repairpal.com/replaced-map-senor-and-maf-airflow-engine-light-back-on-hesitate-still-cut-off-321 http://community.cartalk.com/discussion/2290017/volvo-s60-engine-cuts-off-while-turning https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110502120739aa0tjsr this is a serious condition that could result in a collision or even death. A recall on this model is being immediately requested. Thank you, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volvo s60. The contact stated that while driving 5 MPH, the engine stalled.the problem recurred numerous of times. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer nor independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volvo s60. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the check engine light illuminated. The problem recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the pressure sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle has not been repaired. The manufacturer has been made aware of the problem and stated the VIN was not included in recall the federal safety agency campaign number: 07v226000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure mileage was 108,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volvo s60. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH attempting to come to a complete stop, the vehicle stalled without notice. The contact mentioned all lights on the control panel illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who made the contact aware of recall the federal safety agency campaign number: 07v226000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volvo s60. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, there was a sudden loss of engine power without warning. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle body and body gasket needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 145,000.
Check engine light came on and car lost power while driving at highway speeds. It would not accelerate and displayed the message "reduced engine performance". Dealer indicated it was a cracked intercooler hose and that caused the issue. It was replace and after about two months the same symptoms happened. It was then diagnosed as a bad electronic throttle body. That was replaced and the same symptoms happened within two months again. The car now does not accelerate more than 10 MPH. The next diagnosis was to replace the complete engine wiring harness. The car is unsafe to drive because it stall or decelerate from highway speeds with no notice. It is very similar to a recall for model years up to 2002.
Driving home after purchasing the car (yeah), I was turning into a parking lot, so my speed was descending and the car stalled. I wrote it off as my fault because it did not happen again until 3 months later. Within the past 3 weeks the car has stalled while in motion approx. 6 times. Volvo stated the recalled part for this issue was replaced in 2009. I notified the dealer and have a appointment for repair, at my expense because it was already replaced. Meanwhile I will not drive the car due to the lack of safety. Wish I would have researched the car model before purchase.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volvo s60. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled and prior to the failure the engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road. Upon restarting, the vehicle it began to function normally. The failure recurred on two occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing who stated the trouble codes detected a defect with the fuel pressure sensor and engine control module. The federal safety agency recall campaign id number 07v2260000 (engine and engine cooling) was associated with the failure; however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 103,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volvo s60. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the engine stalled and the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle restarted five minutes later after several attempts. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the failure was contributed to the fuel pressure sensor. There was a recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v226000 (engine and engine cooling). The VIN was ineligible under the recall and the vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 106,000.
Approximate a month later after I brought 2004 volvo s60 at dec 2011, when I was driving in freeway to post office, what a sudden, the engine stalled without warning, I press the accelerate pedal, but it was not response, but the car still hv a little momentum, then it turn it to the corner and the car was stopped. I turn off the key and restart the car again, it worked.after a year, the problem come back again and the frequency become more, up til dec, 2012, 3 more times same problem incurred. It was scary.
While driving @ approximately 40 MPH the vehicle mentioned above loss power and stalled, restart the car and again it stalled. Driver was able to drive home and parked the car.
The vehicle on several occasions will completely shut off while in the middle of driving. I have taken it to several mechanics and was advised that they cannot find anything wrong with it. I have had this happen while driving on the expressway at over 70 MPH and local at 35 MPH. I have to immediately shift to neutral and turn the car back on. It is extremely scary. I have been lucky that there has never been anyone behind me, but if someone is behind me and it happens again, there will definitely be an accident. This has happened 8 times now.
The pcv "flame trap" has clogged in my 2004 volvo s60 with only 41,000 miles and as it turns out, this is a $1200 job. I wouldn't be so dismayed had I not discovered that this is an extremely prevalent problem and that it is guaranteed to happen to your car prior to 100,000 miles. That there is nearly no amount of maintenance one can do to prevent this problem. The worst part about this problem is that if it's not repaired promptly, it will lead to oil burning and the damaging of various seals in the engine which will lead to catastrophic engine failure. Volvo has extended its warranty coverage for this problem on its s40 model cars which share the engines in the s60, yet has not acknowledged this to be a major problem in its s60 models.
When turning a corner. I noticed the check engine light was on. The this happened a second time a week later, and then several additional times. I took the car to independent mechanic and he checked it out but couldn't diagnose the problem. He only speculated that it could be the pvc box, but that they were not sure it would fix the problem. The car had approximately 100k after this happened about eight times in the next 3 months, I took the car to volvo dealer. They checked it out, and told me it may be the pvc box, but they were not sure this would fix the problem. I took it to another mechanic and who said it was the catalytyic converter. This problem has been ongoing for a year. I took the car to another mechanic and he changed the spark plugs and cabin filter. He told me to take the car to the volvo dealership/service to have the computer reset. He said, because the car looses pressure and stalls when you make a quick turn. I called volvo they said this would fix the problem. I took the car to volvo to get an oil change. They told me the car stalled out on the mechanic 3 times and the check engiine light was on. They checked the car on the computer and told me the engine coils needed replacing. That was the problem. I paid for the engine coils to be replaced and some other work which totaled $1350.00. I picked the car up on friday, on monday, while turning a corner the car stalled out, no power, no steering, just onboard lights. It happened again on tuesday morning. I experienced this problem when the car was under recall. The dealership fixed it, but it seems as though this problem is occuring again. This is dangerous and volvo should be responsible and fix these cars. There are some serious mechanical/engine problems with this vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volvo s60. The contact stated the drivers speed was 25 MPH when the vehicle stalled without warning. The check engine light illuminated prior to the failure; yet, the vehicle restarted after the failure occurred. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 80,250.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volvo s60. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle decelerated without warning and stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number: 07v226000 (engine and engine cooling). The dealer was contacted and advised the contact that that they would repair the vehicle by replacing the fuel pressure sensor. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred twice. The failure mileage was 94,000 and the current mileage was 95,412.
When turning a corner, the engine stopped, steering stopped working and lights on dashboard come on. This happened a second time two days later. Took to independent mechanic and he checked all work he had done in the past plus checked the whole car out and he could not find why the car stopped. Two days later the car again stalled out when in traffic - engine stopped, steering stopped working and lights on dashboard came on. Last two times this happened I was driving on a straight road. This has happened 5 times now in the last week. All times engine stopped working, I was driving between 10 and 40 miles per hour. After researching this problem, I found out that my vehicle had been recalled and at 53,333 miles the fuel pressure sensor was replaced by the dealer. Now 42,000 miles later it appears that it is once again the fuel pressure sensor. This is very dangerous especially since I do a lot of highway driving and also live in an area where children have been know to run out into the street. Not only is there a possibility of a car accident, but also the possibility of a child being hit if I cannot turn the car quickly to avoid the child. At this point I am afraid to drive the car and fell very unsafe even though volvos are know for their safety. After reading numerous reports of many people having this problem with their 2004 s60 volvos it makes me wonder why volvo is not correcting this problem on all 2004 volvo s60s that are having this same problem. My mechanic is checking on this problem and will replace next week if this is the real issue. Sometimes doors lock for no reason at all. Also I have had to replace the rear lights on this vehicle several times. Seems much more than normal.
At any given time the vehicle stalls. I loose all power and have to restart the car. I've taken the car to the dealer they don't give me an answer. Finally they gave me a list of items that say may be the problem, but are not sure it's the problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volvo s60. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the engine suddenly stalled for one second. There was no prior warning and the contact was able to continue driving. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and they informed the contact that there was a recall related to the failure under the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v226000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was notified and stated that the VIN was not included in the recall. The approximately failure mileage was 78,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volvo s60. The contact was driving 60 MPH with cruise control activated when the vehicle began to lose power abnormally. The check engine warning light was illuminated and the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic. The mechanic performed a diagnostic test and advised that the fuel pressure sensor was defective. The mechanic referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number: 07v226000 (engine and engine cooling) and advised that the recall was associated with the failure. The manufacturer advised the contact however, that his VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 92,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volvo s60. While driving 45 MPH, the contact stated that at any given time, the vehicle would stall, the steering wheel would lock and the brake pedal would fail. The contact researched the failure and found that there was a the federal safety agency campaign id number: 07v226000 (engine and engine cooling) recall. The contact notified the dealer, and the dealer told the contact that the VIN was not apart of the recall. The manufacturer was not contacted and the failure was not repaired. The failure mileage was 65,700 and the current mileage was 66,000.... Updated 01/04/12 *bf the consumer stated the problem was repaired at a cost of $1000.00 updated 01/12/12
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volvo s60. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning and no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. After the failure, the contact found the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v226000 (engine and engine cooling). This recall addressed a fuel pressure sensor problem, which was the cause of the current failure. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The failure and current mileages were 103,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volvo s60. While driving approximately 55 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle decelerated and stalled without warning. The contact placed the vehicle in park and turned the key in the ignition to restart the engine. After the vehicle was restarted, the check engine warning light was illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics. The technicians stated that the fuel pressure sensor would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. There was a recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 07v226000 (engine and engine cooling) that could possibly have been related to the failure yet the dealer informed the contact the VIN was not included in the recall. The approximate failure mileage was 81,500.
Numerous times vehicle has stalled suddenly at various speeds - all power is lost and the check engine light is illuminated. Vehicle will restart after a few minutes. Taken to local mechanic - unable to replicate issue. Found recall for 2004 volvo s60, but vehicle VIN not included in recall. Mileage at 55,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volvo s60. The contact was driving approximately 30 MPH when the vehicle abnormally accelerated until crashing. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer but the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was repaired for the body damages. The failure and current mileage was 92,058. Updated 05/26/11 *bf the consumer stated as she made a turn, the vehicle took off at a very high speed. The vehicle went form side to side as she tried very hard to brake and steer away from the incline on the right. This action continued for about 0.3 miles, before the vehicle air lifted and the right passenger side between the rear door and rear quarter panel hit the guardrail. The vehicle then bounced off the guardrail, crossed the street, jumped the gutter and landed on its wheels in a nearby field, where it came to a stop. When she tried to start the vehicle, she kept in the lowest gear, with her foot on the brake and a message light illuminated stating do not drive, coolant is low. Updated 08/24/11
2004 volvo s60 stalled suddenly when turning. It has stalled when pulling from a stop sign. Both incidents occurred around with 100,000 miles on the car. Complete loss of power, steering, and braking. Vehicle taken to dealer and was told there was a problem with the fuel pressure sensor. There is a recall fps for the same year, make and model as my car, however, I was told that my VIN# is not included in the recall. Problem has yet to be fixed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volvo s60. The contact was driving 30 MPH uphill when the vehicle began to lose power abnormally. The check engine warning light was illuminated and the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic. The mechanic performed a diagnostic test and advised that the fuel pressure sensor was defective. The mechanic referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number: 07v226000 (engine and engine cooling) and advised that the recall was associated with the failure. The manufacturer advised the contact however, that his VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 100,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 volvo s60. The contact stated that while driving, the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that the failure was caused by the fuel pressure sensor. The contact referenced recall 07v226000 (engine and engine cooling) but was informed by the manufacturer that the vehicle was not included. The current and failure mileages were 65,983.
I drive a volvo s60r and when I am accelerating I notice that I have a very large lack of power going from 3000 to 3500 RPM's, there is almost no increase in power. I have brought up the issue with a volvo dealer and they informed me that there was a recall for this, but my car for some reason did not get the recall. He said it is the same issue but there was nothing he can do about it.
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