Volvo S60 Body Problems
349 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 17 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2001. Best year: 2018.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
New tires (all 4) installed on November 4, 2023 at Walmart in Myrtle Beach, SC. Drove car to New Jersey on Nov. 5, arrived November 6. Tire pressure low indicator came on november 14. Drove to Old Bridge, NJ Walmart Auto Center to have t...
Ran into a pole due to a-pillar blind spot, right side of vehicle. No warnings prior to incident.
Volvo arrived at the hiking trailhead parking lot at approximately 10 miles an hour, slowed down more to select parking space then turn right into space in front of a cement outhouse. Space had a cement parking block. As the car was ab...
DRIVING HOME FROM CHURCH,, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT,FROM THE HEATED SEAT. BURNED A HOLE THRU THE LEATHER . WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE SWITCH AND PUT SOME SNOW INTO THE GOLF SIZE HOLE AND PULLED THE FUSE TO THE ELECT HEAT...
HEATED SEAT SHORTED WHEN TURNED ON ON DRIVERS SIDE AND BURNED ME WHILE DRIVING.
STATIONARY VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH KEYLESS IGNITION AND AUTO ENGINE "START/STOP" FEATURE. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN DRIVEWAY. ENGINE STOPPED, DRIVER STEPPED OUT OF CAR, ENGINE RESTARTED AND MOVED FORWARD, DAMAGING HOME AND BARELY MISSED PINN...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE HEATED DRIVER SIDE SEAT WAS IN THE ON POSITION, A BURNING ODOR STARTED TO EMIT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACTED DISCOVERED A FLAME COM...
THE DRIVER SEAT OVERHEATED, APPARENTLY FROM A MALFUNCTIONING SEAT WARMER, CAUSING COMBUSTION. THE FIRE BURNED THROUGH THE SEAT PADDING, OUTER LEATHER COVERING, AND THE DRIVER'S CLOTHING. IT BURNED INTO A WALLET IN THE DRIVER'S BACK POCKE...
NOTICED A BURNING SMELL WHILE DRIVING, AND SMOKE EMANATING FROM LEFT SIDE OF DRIVER'S SEAT. FELT AROUND AND MY HAND WAS BURNED. PULLED OVER TO FIND THAT THE HEATING ELEMENT INSIDE THE SEAT HAD BURNED THROUGH THE CUSHION AND LEATHER LEAVI...
JUST LEAVING MY GARAGE, WE SMELLED SOMETHING AND IMMEDIATELY SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER SEAT. THE SEAT WARMER WAS ON. WE TURNED THE WARMER OFF AND OPENED THE DOORS. THE ODOR AND SMOKE DISSIPATED BUT THERE IS A 1...
SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL. *TR
BURNING PASSENGER SEAT IN 2004 VOLVO S60R. WHILE DRIVING I SMELT A HORRIBLE BURNING SMELL AND SEEN SMOKE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SEAT WHICH EVENTUALLY STARTED A FIRE. I TURNED OFF THE HEATED SEATS AND NOW HAVE A BURN ABOUT AN INCH IN ...