Volvo S60 adaptive cruise problems

Filed Jul 9, 2022 · Driver assistance, Electrical · LA

New 2022 Volvo S60 began shutting off while driving on highways and Interstates and in once within feet of railroad crossing. Also occurrences of car being unable to turn off even after several attempts. Problem arose 2/2022. In all instances traffic, including 18 wheelers, was approaching behind at highway and interstate speeds up to 70mph. Sometimes a warning lamp would appear saying vehicle is shut off/ powering down, or place vehicle in park vehicle shutting off. Other warning lamps would come on like parking assist currently not available or park/brake needs service. Volvo Dealer that initiated repairs determined the mid voltage battery module was faulty and they replaced the MVBM and dead battery. And was causing the error messages that they too were able to reproduce. Car’s new battery completely drain in May but had not been driven for at least two weeks was towed to Volvo dealership which replaced battery. Days after car was returned the vehicle began stopping in the middle of interstates/highways and near railroad crossings again with same messages and was towed back to dealer, who this time said something was spilled on the center console (which is right next to the cup holder) so they say it is an external problem and they aren’t responsible for the failure and state that they can fix but can’t guarantee problem won’t mysteriously arise again. There was never a spill in vehicle. Additionally the pilot assist for the adaptive cruise control shuts off with no visual or auditory warning when sensors can’t read road markings. The vehicle has almost veered completely off the road and in two instances the beginning of bridges. No word from Volvo on problem when mentioned along with other safety incidents. I was traveling at 35mph during city instances and the interstate and highway speed limits during those occurrences and the same when adaptive cruise control pilot assist malfunctioned.

Filed May 6, 2014 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 6,300 miles · CA

Front left wheel came off when pulling into garage only held on by 1 and 1/2 bolts. 4/13/2014 engine stopped running while pulling into traffic car stalled in middle of the road. 5/5/2014 dynamic traction control system failed and car became uncontrollably wobbly while driving. 5/5/2014 other numerous failures include: breakdown of the collision avoidance system. Cruise control does not work. Front camera malfunction-took it in to get fixed still not working correctly. Ac breaks down ? Took it in to get fixed still has problems. Speed limit camera does not work.

Filed Mar 24, 2014 · Acceleration · 500 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 volvo s60 t6. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH with the cruise control activated, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning as the contact released the cruise control function. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that a new program needed to be downloaded into the central computer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 500 and the current mileage was 2,200.

Filed Nov 6, 2013 · Acceleration · 205,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 volvo s60. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH on cruise control, there was a sudden loss of engine power as the service engine urgent warning light illuminated. The service engine urgent warning illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was unable to be replicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 06v441000 (vehicle speed control) in 2011. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 205,000.

Filed Jul 21, 2012 · Acceleration, Brakes · 7,000 miles · PA

The adaptive cruise control in my vehicle has been occasionally malfunctioning (about 10-15 times since purchasing my vehicle in may) causing it to apply the parking brake at speeds of about 5 MPH. This causes my vehicle to abruptly stop without the brake lights being activated. I then have to depress the brake pedal and release the parking brake. Then my cruise control is inoperative until I restart the vehicle. I was nearly rear ended after the most recent occurrence. I've taken my vehicle to the nearest volvo repair center four times to be repaired but the malfunction still occurs. Volvo is unwilling to replace my car under the lemon law.

Filed Jun 21, 2012 · Acceleration, Brakes · 7,000 miles · AL

This is the second occasion on which this defect has appeared, the prior incident happening in approximately march 2012, at a mileage of approximately 5000 miles. I have owned the car for just under six months. I live in a southeastern us state and travelled to my second home in florida. The car has been parked in florida fewer than 20 total days. On both of the last two occasions during which the vehicle was parked in florida, an animal was apparently able to climb deep into the underbody of the car and chew on wires controlling the dynamic traction stability control system, the antilock braking system, the cruise control system, and the volvo city safety crash avoidance system. On both occasions, the internal car alert system detected the problem, alerted me, and volvo agreed to cover the cost of the repairs, though today, on the second occasion, volvo indicated they will not cover this form of damage in the future. I proposed to both my volvo dealership and to the national volvo customer care center that an appropriate form of shielding should be added to cover the wires controlling these systems to prevent an animal's access to them. To the best of my knowledge, this suggestion was ignored, as no special shielding was described/offered, despite the critical nature of these systems. This problem has never occurred with either of the other two vehicles which I regularly take to the same location, thus, I believe this is a design flaw in which either the materials used in these wiring systems are particularly attractive to whatever animal chewed the wires (e.g. Soy-based wire coating polymers perhaps), or more likely, the wires are not sufficiently shielded/jacketed to prevent such damage. In each case, since there was not a nearby volvo dealership, I drove my vehicle back to the dealership from which I purchased it without functional safety systems.

Filed Apr 10, 2012 · Acceleration, Brakes · 5 miles · CA

The active cruise control stops for no reason. This problem is intermittent. On a number of occasions (~20 times since I picked up the car), the car slows down as the traffics slows down. The car is almost at a stop (5-10 MPH) and the emergency brakes comes on, the cars brakes hard & stops and the parking brake turns on. The alert "cruise control unavailable" show in the display. Thereafter the cruise will not engage. After I shut off the car and restart it, the cruise again works again. In addition to not performing as advertised, this represents a safety hazard.

Filed Mar 13, 2012 · Acceleration, Brakes · 72,500 miles · NY · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volvo s60. The contact was driving 25 MPH with cruise control activated when the brakes were depressed but the vehicle failed to stop. The contact crashed into five vehicles. The contact's vehicle was destroyed. The police were contacted and a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a private mechanic and the manufacturer was contacted. Updated 04/16/12 *bf the consumer stated the cruise control was not functioning properly. The throttle remained open. Updated 04/25/12

Filed Aug 9, 2011 · Engine · 92,000 miles · WA

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.

Filed Mar 15, 2010 · Acceleration · 28,500 miles · CO

Driving car at 75 MPH with cruise control set on. Car decelerated and down shifted through each gear and then the engine shut off. This occurred two times. There was another instance of the same parameters but the car started to accelerate its own and when shifted the transmission into neutral the engine ran to redline. Pulled the car off to the side of the road and turned off the engine. Restarted the car and the engine went immediately to redline. After that the car ran fine for 2 days then the deceleration issue happened again.