2005 Volvo S60 problems, complaints & recalls

2021-11-09 · Seats

“while i was driving i felt very hot under my buttock than i heard it pop and burst, i pulled over to check, oh my got (omg) thanks god i'm safe! there was a burn on my car seat!…”

2019-08-17 · Power Train · 130,000 mi

“angle/collar gear/sleeve, haldex awd. hundreds of thousands of awd volvos have this issue yet volvo has never taken action or recalled part. this is just one of many issues thousands of volvo's have. but the awd system non functioning due to stripped teeth caused by rust because of inadequate grease/lube etc. on thousands of vehicles ranging from t…”

2017-09-13 · Seat Belts · 63,611 mi

“my seat belt got stuck in the front passenger side . now i'm getting a service message about the srs service urgent i don't know why it got stuck but it did i can't get it out of seat belt clip .…”

2016-07-23 · Unknown Or Other · 27,800 mi

“applied brake, engine continued to accelerate. i had to pump the brake several times rapidly before the engine decelerated. this has occurred on several occasions.…”

2016-05-27 · Air Bags · 215,077 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2005 volvo s60. the contact stated that the srs air bag light remained illuminated ever since the vehicle was purchased ten months ago. the dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. the failure recurred and was not remedied. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 215,077. u…”

2016-03-09 · Engine · 165,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2005 volvo s60. while driving at approximately 40 mph, the check engine warning indicator illuminated and the engine stalled. the vehicle restarted, but the engine stalled again. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the mass air flow sensor failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle …”

2016-02-01 · Unknown Or Other · 128,000 mi

“transmission has hard eratic shifting from first to second. then second to third gear with over reving before engaging into gear. driving around corners transmission completely slips out of gear, over revs and then lunges forward very hard. very unsafe for the safest brand of car on the market. recall?…”

2015-04-27 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 74,171 mi

“twice now over a ten day period first when reducing speed to a stop or then again at a speed of less than 5 mph, the car died...first the engine died then all else died. the car went dead. i still had my steering and slowly rolled to the curbed then as i gently put on the brakes the car jerked to a halt. during the second incident the car still jer…”

2014-12-07 · Service Brakes · 98,000 mi

“the car had difficulty in starting all of a sudden. it appeared to be an electronic ignition problem. after a few starts, warning signals started coming on. first was "engine under performance" and then it was "break failure". the car was stopped and towed to volvo dealer. the dealer indicated that the car's fuel pump / lines were designed and ins…”

2014-10-07 · Engine · 130,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2005 volvo s60. the contact stated that the vehicle was slow to start. once started, the vehicle would rive sluggish and was slow to accelerate. the contact had an independent mechanic replace the mass air flow sensor more than three times but the failure recurred. the mass air flow sensor was cleaned and the sensor was reset…”