Vehicle failed to start after short trip (<5 miles) with no electrical power present. Jump started from another car after approximately 1/2 hour. Drove car to home, car stalled in driveway again with no electrical power. Replaced 5 year old battery car started fine then stalled on road during test drive while approaching an intersection and suffered loss of all electrical power including inoperative hazard flashers. Transmission went into park and car could not be moved out of active traffic lane. Car towed to repair shop where cracked fuse at positive battery terminal found (see photos attached). Repair shop contacted a Volvo dealer and was informed they typically see a couple vehicles a week for same issue.
2015 Volvo XC60: engine stalls while driving
5 of the 48 complaints about the 2015 Volvo XC60 describe engine stalls while driving.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 10%
- recalls
- 0
Engine stalls while driving by model year
- 20231
- 20222
- 20211
- 20171
- 20164
- 20155
- 20141
- 20132
- 20121
- 20111
- 20103
What owners say
Vehicle lost all electrical power on the road. Then started again. Then stalled again. Car towed to volvo dealer. Explanation from dealer : fault trace found cem with start odf electrical failure.also has old totalcan network software. They have replaced cem software. Upgrade cam network.
Second occurance.slowing for stop, vehicle stalled, message to push start button. If traffic had been heavy I would have been rear ended. Dealer said no faults in obdc, no faults in volvo database.
Hard braking at 5 MPH stalled engine. Had to place in park to restart. If had benn in heavy traffic accodent would have occured.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 volvo xc60. While accelerating from a stop, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart after multiple attempts. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed, but the cause of the failure was not found. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v555000 (electrical system) and stated that the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 4,000.
Service bulletins that may apply
- This is a Technical Journal: Text plus 2 PDFs and 1 .PNG Oil Consumption test
- Engine Control Module (EMS) Software (MSW) Information – August 2022; Improvement List (Change Log)
- This is a Technical Journal: High oil consumption
- This is a Service Journal: Coolant Filling Equipment Tool
- This is a Technical Journal: 4 Cylinder VEP engine: Castrol Edge Professional V 0W-20 Synthetic oil.
- This is a Technical Journal: A whining or rattling sound may appear when revving up the engine
- Volvo car service and parts business
- This is a Technical Journal: Oil in cooling system
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2015 Volvo XC60 stalling
Is engine stalls while driving a common problem on the 2015 Volvo XC60?
5 of 48 owner complaints about the 2015 Volvo XC60 (10%) mention engine stalls while driving. The model year with the most reports is 2015.
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There are 0 recalls and 31 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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