2006 Volvo S60 Recalls, Problems & Maintenance

“THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY THIS HAS BEEN A SLIGHT ISSUE SINCE 2006 WHEN I HAVE HAD NEW LIGHTS INSTALLED ON A REGULAR BASIS. DESPITE ME GOING TO THE DEALER FOR OVER THE LAST 11 YEARS OR SO IT IS ONLY GETTING MORE FREQUENT IN AGE. IT IS NOT THE BULB BUT THE”

“ON MY 2006 VOLVO S60 TURBO, THE HEADLIGHT LENSES CLOUDY DUE TO OXIDIZATION. THIS IS A SAFETY AND DURABILITY ISSUE. *TR”

“MY 2006 VOLVO S60 WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD (AFTER SITTING OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT AT TEMPERATURES BELOW 45F). DEPENDING ON HOW COLD IT IS, IT TAKES FROM 5 TO 20 MINUTES FOR THE VEHICLE TO WARM ENOUGH THAT I CAN SHIFT IT INTO DRIVE. THE DEALER IS UNHELPFUL: I”

“MY 2006 VOLVO S60 GETS STUCK IN PARK. I PROPERLY START THE VEHICLE, APPLY THE BRAKE AND ATTEMPT TO MOVE THE SHIFTER OUT OF PARK AND IT WON'T BUDGE. MY VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD I MUST HAVE "WASTED SOMETHING STICKY IN THE GEAR”

“The contact owns a 2006 Volvo S60. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V766000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall”

“The contact owns a 2006 Volvo S60. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V766000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair”

“I was expected to pay over one thousand dollars to have the recall remedy performed. My home and location of car is Ketchikan, Alaska. There is no Volvo dealer in Ketchikan and no roads connecting town with the mainland road system. The car would have to be shipped by either”

“The contact owns a 2006 Volvo S60. The contact stated that the air bag was replaced under NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V766000 (Air Bags) and approximately 2 weeks later, while the vehicle was idling at a stop sign, the air bag compartment on the driver's side started smoking and”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND A BURNING ODOR EMITTED FROM THE AIR BAG”

“I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 VOLVO S60 AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT OFF AND I WAS NOT EVEN ABLE TO PUT THE FLASHERS ON SO THAT OTHER DRIVERS COULD KNOW THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (WITH DIFFICULTY”

“IN MY 2006 VOLVO S60 THE ETM WENT OUT AFTER ONLY 48000 MILES. THE ENGINE HAS A ROUGH IDLE AND WON'T GO OVER 40 MPH. IT'S IN LIMP MODE. A REPLACEMENT FOR THE ETM IS UPWARDS OF $1,000 AND THE DEALER NEEDS TO BE THE ONE TO SERVICE TO MATE THE ETM TO THE CAR. LOOKING ON THE FORUMS”

“ENGINE THROTTLE. CAR SLOW DOWN TO A CRAWL WHILE DRIVING SPEED AT 60 MILES ON HIGHWAY , CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TRYING TO FIND IF A RECALL . OTHER MUST BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM . THIS IS 2006 S60 VOLVO”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLVO S60. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL, TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE”

“VEHICLE TURNS IT SELF OF WHILE DRIVING.I FELL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS CAR, BECAUSE SOMEONE MIGHT HIT ME FROM BEHIND. THE DEALER TELLS ME IT'S A FUEL SENSOR MODULE. IT'S A FAULTY PART MENTIONED ALL OVER THE INTERNET”

“A FEW MONTHS BACK, THIS VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GASOLINE FROM THE AREA OF FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP IS LOCATED UNDER THE REAR SEAT OF THE VEHICLE, SO THERE WAS ALSO A STRONG ODOR INSIDE THE CAR. THE VEHICLE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED JUST PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. SO, FOR 20 MILES, MYSELF”

“I FIRST EXPERIENCED THIS BRAKE FAILURE 2 YEARS AGO DURING AN EXIT FROM A HIGHWAY ON AN UPHILL OFF-RAMP. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKING POWER. ONLY AFTER I LIFTED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND REAPPLIED PRESSURE DID I HAVE ANY BRAKING POWER. THIS HAS”

“I OWN A 2006 VOLVO S60 R AND I AM FILING A COMPLAINT FOR THE LOSS OF BRAKING POWER WHEN GOING UPHILL SLOWLY OR MODERATELY FAST. THE CONDITION WILL OCCUR IN ANY TYPE OF WEATHER. TIRES OR BRAKES SUCH AS ROTORS AND PADS HAVE NO ROLL IN THE PROBLEM AS REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS AND”

“CAR TYPE: VOLVO S60R MODEL YEAR 2006 (EURO SPEC.) MANUAL TRANSMISSION. TECHNICALLY NEAR IDENTICAL WITH VOLVO S60R SOLD IN US MARKET, EXCEPT FOR LIGHTS AND SPEEDOMETER. TEMPORARY COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE POWER GOING UPHILL AT MODERATE SPEED (+/- 30MPH), WHEN DEPRESSING CLUTCH AND”