Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||||
| 850036 | 12/01/2004 | 10011529 | Front seat, mechanical, adjusting. play/clearance/clicking at the lower mountings for the front height adjuster. *tt | 01/26/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||
| 02/13/2013 | 109000 | ||
| Noticed a burning smell while driving, and smoke emanating from left side of driver | |||
| 01/07/2013 | 229000 | 1 | |
| While driving in the dark, power to the electronics listed below were lost inevitably and many warning lights/messages appeared on the dash (also listed below under symptoms). there were no warning signs that this was about to happen nor is there any explanation for why it happened. i was driving on a dark road and i lost complete vision of the road due to headlight failure (both low and high beams). this scenario is a common safety issue associated with many other similar volvo years and models. i had to stop the car immediately to avoid crashing and call someone to pick me up. all symptoms from this blackout did not and have not disappeared since it happened, making the car undrivable. these symptoms are suspect to be the result of a cem failure, which also controls emissions. as stated previously, this exact scenario has caused thousands of similar volvo years and models to be recalled/repaired on volvo's behalf. unfortunately, my vehicle model has not been placed under recall for this extremely, dangerous safety defect. i would like to see action taken against volvo and repair costs covered on their behalf. symptoms: brake failure stop safely warning message engine system service required warning message srs airbag service urgent warning message low beam headlights not working high beams headlights not working check engine light on abs light on traction control light on odometer not working radio not working power seats & heated seats not working 12v sockets (front & rear) not working trip odometer not working clock reset. *tr | |||
| 08/15/2002 | 1 | 11/17/2001 | |
| 1) driver's seat shifts rearward on acceleration and shifts forward on braking. dealer has attempted to fix this problem 3 or more times, but it re-ppears shortly after repair. this is a safety issue.*ak 2) vehicle difficult to shift gears (manual transmission). gear changes are very 'jerky', the vehicle cannot be shifted smoothly. volvo recommends letting the clutch slip more, but this only masks the problem. 3) volvo acknowledges an electromagnetic radiation problem with this vehicle, but refuses to fix it. this is a safety issue. | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - SEAT HEATER/COOLER | |||
| 12/31/2005 | 1 | 12/12/2002 | |
| While driving in my volvo s60 this past week i had the seat heater on. i noticed it got extremely hot, the seat seemed much hotter than it usually got when i do put it on, at first i didn't think anything of it since it has been so cold i just figured wow this is working great! but the next morning when going out to work i noticed a burnt mark circle in shape on the side of the seat when getting into my volvo. i was upset since i don't smoke and i am the only one who drives my car. when i went to put on the heater for the seat the seat never got hot. i was wondering if their is anyone else who has had this problem and if this car has a recall due to a safety issue. to me it is obvious that something was burning in the heating element and burnt out the seat heater. if there was a recall on this i never received any information about it. what made me wonder if there was recall on this i remember reading in the paper about a women who had a fire in heated seat this past year. please get back to me regarding this information. thank you, ellen m. benson. *nm | |||