NHTSA — Equipment Problems

4.2

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
27,500 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

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2003 Volvo S60 accessories - interior problems

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2003 Volvo S60 Owner Comments

problem #3

Dec 152012

S60 5-cyl

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Driver side, rear child seat anchor was not installed correctly. The anchor was not attached to the frame. Our child's car seat would latch to it, but after 2 years of son riding in seat, we were moving the seat to other side to accommodate a 2nd seat and anchor came out with car seat. Volvo admitted manufacture mistake, but refused to certify safety of vehicle or buy vehicle back at blue book. Tracy faber at Volvo cars usa was lead and detailed letter was faxed to her in January 2013. Anyone with a Volvo needs to check security of child anchors. I sold car to a dealer under full disclosure as could not verify safety of child seat anchors and a vehicle without anchors was worthless to me. Took a large financial loss all based on Volvo's mistake. Will never buy a Volvo or Ford product ever again base don this issue. We were original owners and will gladly share our experience with anyone that has had a similar experience!

- Savannah, GA, USA

problem #2

Aug 032010

S60

  • 82,500 miles
2003 Volvo S60 experienced "death" of driver information module (dim), which monitors all gauges on the vehicle. Dealership is able to replace the part for $1500! it not available "after market" by another manufacturer. Research online shows this is a very common problem among 2001-2003 models. This major safety concern should be investigated, as numerous people are driving without dash panel information due to the exorbitant cost. The problem began approximately two weeks ago and cannot be remedied without buying the dim.

- Arlington, VA, USA

problem #1

Aug 142008

S60

  • miles
The oem jack that came with my Volvo failed miserably when I had a flat tire. The jack was never used before this incident. While the jack was placed on a level surface and was completely vertical, the force necessary to spin the jack handle caused the jack to very slowly slide sideways in an increasingly precarious position. I stopped and started over several times only to render the same result. After several attempts, I was able raise the car high enough to attempt removal of the flat tire. The jack however was very unstable. While attempting to remove the tire, the jack failed and the car fell to the ground. Luckily, the flat tire was still on the car. Since I was in my paved driveway, I was able to use another jack. Since it wasn't a Volvo jack, I was able to use wooden blocks to crib or secure the car by stacking wood under the car as the jack raised the car so it wouldn't fall off the jack. The Volvo jack is bent and unsafe to use again, even though it wasn't safe to use the first time. I am reporting it as I have found many other Volvo owners on the web who had the same experience with their Volvo.

- Ephrata, PA, USA

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