The problem is when the weather turns cold my car a Volvo 2003 S 60 turn signals do not operate, or if they do turn on sometimes the turn signals won't stop flashing until you turn the ignition off. The head lights also will not turn on at any setting during this time. When the weather turns warm again everything works until the weather turns cold again. It appears to be related to the CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE. It happens every time the weather is cold. It happen very unexpectedly my wife was driving down the road and was almost in an accident. The turn signals switch has already been replaced with a new Volvo turn signal switch.The turn signal still does not work. According to XEMODEX.INC this is a common problem for Volvo's S 60 2001-2010.
NHTSA complaint #11711744 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2019 Volvo S60 headlamp system malfunction alert headlights/foglights to blink or turn off when turning the vehicle at night. I keep my headlights on auto so they are on during the day and I have only seen the error at night
NHTSA complaint #11616189 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Vehicle was off in driveway and fire started from right rear taillight. Fire extinguished via fire extinguisher after 5 minutes but car totaled. Inspection by fire department indicated source of fire was right rear tail light.
NHTSA complaint #11584150 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
These headlight assemblies commonly develop significant water ingress problems as they age. Owners report issues in wet climates even when these cars were relatively new, resulting in bulb ignition problems as water finds it way into the ballasts, resulting in high-voltage shorting. The water in the headlight housings also "fogs" up the forward lens, resulting in a poor distribution of light out the front, both poor for the driver and dazzling for oncoming traffic. The headlights can work fine for weeks or months, and then a wet week comes along and 1 or both headlights fail to operate or work but poorly and blind oncoming traffic. If caught after dark in the rain the headlights often fail to function. If this could be solved with new headlight assemblies for a reasonable price, I would not consider this a major safety issue, unfortunately, they are difficult to source, astronomically priced (~$1100 per assembly), and replacing them doesn't seem to fix this problem for many owners of these cars. The way these assemblies are vented from the factory seems to be problematic for water ingress and the position of the ballasts ensures that any significant water ingress causes the ballast to short internally. I believe that the atmospheric vent on these must be positioned in such a way that they suck water in as they cool if its raining. The all-halogen assemblies for these cars work better, likely because there's no ballast for the water to leak into and more heat from the bulb to quickly evaporate the water out of the same assembly design. The poorly designed housing is "saved" by the simpler electronics and thermal output of the bulbs. Unfortunately, different factory programming is required to run the all-halogen assemblies. A recall should be issued to replace all of these gimmicky (and distracting) "steerable" xenon headlights with the halogen versions, with the reprogramming effort included in the recall.
NHTSA complaint #11543976 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Headlight Failure. Light flickers on and off intermittently and triggers " low beam headlamp malfunction" on dashboard. No vehicle accidents or other trauma to the affected headlight. Only remedy is to replace headlight at a cost of $3,400.
NHTSA complaint #11491151 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
When I first bought this Volvo there was condensation in both of the headlights then took it for a test drive and I really liked it and when I got back the dealer said if I was to buy it he would take care of both headlights so I assumed that he did but I bought it and left and was driving and then a code came on in the car saying low beam out I was like oh [XXX] so took it back to them they had me go buy $120 light bulb and that wasn't the problem they did some working and testing and said that it was the low beam ballast so I bought 1 for the drivers side and that fixed that problem but then not even a week later the same light came on saying low beam out, took it back and they said that it was the same thing on opposite side on passenger side so they said order the part and we'll fix it I did that took it back to them and they said it was fixed not even a day later and the light was back on swing low beam out I'm thinking that there is an issue that has to deal with some kind of recall with these lights cause there is no way that they should break that easy or quick so please get back to me and let me know thank you INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #11448430 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
When I purchased the 2012 volvo S60 back in June we started to drive and it said low beam out and later found out that it was the drivers side low beam took it back and they tried a new headlight but didn't work but we found the problem it was the ballast to the hid bulb was bad changed it bam fixed 2 days later the light came back on and said low beam out but this time it was the passenger side took it back and they checked and said that it was the samething the low beam hid ballast so got that they changed it and bam fixed well left there and less than a week later the light comes back in saying low beam out and only its the same side again this time the passenger side, so my question and concern is I can't ve the only one having this issue with my headlights causing me to drive with high beams on which isn't safe so please get back to me with an answer I believe there is something faulty with these S60 r-design hid low beam headlights please help
NHTSA complaint #11443024 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE AN SRS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AND WILL NOT GO AWAY. THE ELECTRICAL WIRING FOR THE HEADLIGHTS ARE FAULTY, I TRIED EVERYTHING TO FIX THEM NOTHING WORKS. I USED AN INLINE FUSE WITH THE HEADLIGHT WIRING BECAUSE THE BULBS THE CONTINUE TO BLOWOUT. THE VOLVO FORUM SUGGESTED THE INLINE FUSE TO FIX THE ISSUE, BUT IT DID NOT. ONE HEADLIGHT REMAINS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE COMES ON AND OFF WHEN IT WANTS TO AND IT ALSO DISPLAYS DIPPED BULB FAILURE OR BEAM FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #11309767 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TAKATA RECALL [XXX]. FOR MY SSN NUMBER, DRIVER LICENSE NUMBER CALL ME FOR THAT INFORMATION I DON'T LIKE TO PUT IT ON WEBSITE SO THAT OTHER PEOPLE CAN GET IT BUT HERE'S MY VIN [XXX] EMAIL IS [XXX] THE WHOLE DASHBOARD MY LIGHTS WON'T COME ON THE KEY WONT COME OUT I HAVE TO WAIT 5 OR 10 MIN TO WAIT FOR IT TO COME OUT IT SMELL LIKE GAS SOMETIMES THE KEYLESS WONT WORK I CHANGE THE THANG IN THE BACK FIVE TIMES IN ONE MONTH THE GEAR SOMETIME DON'T WORK. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #11092076 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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 WIRING IN THE VEHICLE THAT IS FAULTY. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN COMBINED WITH THE FOG THAT THE LIGHTS HAVE PUT ON THE GLASS OVER THE YEARS. I HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE FOG REMOVED TWICE AND THE WIRING HARNESS CHECKED. AFTER LIVING IN 5 DIFFERENT STATES I SEE THIS IN ALMOST EVERY S60 IN THE MID 2000 ALWAYS ONE HEAD LIGHT OUT. IT WILL COME BACK ON WHEN YOU ENCOUNTER A BUMP SO IT IS A MISSED CONNECTION AT SOME POINT IN THE WIRE HARNESS. THIS CREATES SUCH LIMITED VISION IN NIGHT AND I AM CONSTANTLY GETTING HONKED AT. I HAVE PULLED OVER AND JIGGLED THE WIRES WHICH WILL ALLOW THE LIGHT TO WORK UNTIL YOU TURN A CORNER, HIT A BUMP OR IT JUST FADES. I BELIEVE THE HEADLAMPS SHOULD ALL BE REPLACED AND THE WIRING FIXED THIS IS SUCH AN ISSUE IN THE EVENINGS.
NHTSA complaint #11090018 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE A 2003 S60 VOLVO. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS FINE YESTERDAY, BUT WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR TODAY THE PANEL INSTRUMENT PANEL IS COMPLETELY BLACK. THIS INCLUDES ALL GAUGES, SPEEDOMETER, RPM, FUEL, TEMP AND BLINKERS, ALL GAUGES ARE OFF.. (SEE ATTACHED PIC). THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE CAR STILL RUN GREAT.
NHTSA complaint #11002977 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
"TAKATA RECALL" I JUST GOT MY 2002 VOLVO S60 AS A GIFT AND WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE PROBLEMS THAT IT CONSISTS OF BECAUSE OF ALL THE RECALLS ON IT PLEASE HELP ME I NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE TO TAKE CARE OF MY KIDS AND TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. I HAVEN'T HAD THE NAME SWITCHED OVER TO MY NAME YET MY NAME IS [XXX] PHONE NUMBER [XXX] THANK YOU SO MUCH INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10875083 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I PURCHASED MY VOLVO IN 2007, I AM THE ONE AND ONLY OWNER. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE LOW BEAM FRONT HEAD LIGHT KEEP BLOWING OUT. I HAVE REPLACE THEN SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE COUPLER THAT ATTACHES THE WIRES BEFORE THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THIS LAST TIME I THE WENT TO VOLVO TO PURCHASE A VOLVO BRAND PART. AND I STILL HAVE THE SAME OUT COME. PLEASE HELP - I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. DOES SOMEONE OUT THERE HAVE A SOLUTION. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10873327 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY COMPLAINT IS AGAINST SYLVANIA ULTRA HEADLIGHTS, PURCHASED FROM AUTOZONE. "THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED SHORTLY AFTER 2 MONTHS, THEY ARE THE MOST EXPENSIVE HEADLIGHTS THEY SELL (THINKING THEY ARE THE BEST) I PURCHASED A PAIR. HAD THEM REPLACED AT A LOCAL MECHANIC - THEY WERE INSTALLED CORRECTLY. - THIS ACTION WAS REPEATED FOR 3 SETS OF REPLACEMENTS. THE 4TH TIME AROUND I DID NOT PURCHASE HEADLIGHTS - I TOOK IT TOO THE MECHANIC AND ASKED HIM TO CHECK THE WIRING AND REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS YET AGAIN. THE MECHANIC CALLED AUTOZONE - THEY ASKED DO YOU WANT THE GOOD ONES OR THE BAD ONES ? THE MECHANIC SAID LOOKING AT ME - THE GOOD ONES OF COARSE. THEN THE SALES PERSON ON THE PHONE DESCRIBED HOW SUCKY THE OTHER ONES ARE TO THE MECHANIC. ABOUT 30 MINS LATER - AUTOZONE DELIVERED THE HEADLIGHTS THAT WERE SYLVANIA BUT NOT THE ULTRA.WHEN I WAS IN AUTOZONE - THEY CLAIMED THESE ULTRAS ARE THE BEST. THESE BOGUS ULTRA HEADLIGHTS ARE A SAFETY HAZARD AND IT APPEARS THEY KNOW THEY ARE BAD - I SMELL A SCAM BEING PERPETRATED AGAINST THE PUBLIC PRODUCING A SAFETY HAZARD AND UNNECESSARY EXPENSE/RIP OFF.
NHTSA complaint #10818317 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I AM SURPRISED THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ISSUED FOR CERTAIN MODEL YEAR VOLVOS RELATIVE TO THE CENTER DASH MODULE LOSING ALL COMMUNICATION APPARENTLY DUE TO FAILED SOLDER CONNECTIONS (BASED ON CHAT-ROOMS, VOLVO SPECIFIC). I UNDERSTAND COMPONENTS CAN FAIL, BUT THE SHEER NUMBER OF FAILURES AND THE FAILURE MODE IS BEYOND TYPICAL OR EXPECTED FAILURES. THE FAILURE MODE CAUSES MOST OR ALL DASH GAUGES, INDICATORS AND LIGHTS TO FAIL, INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER. THESE FAILURES APPARENTLY OCCUR RANDOMLY, AND AT ANY AGE/MILEAGE.
NHTSA complaint #10760492 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING HOME AFTER HAVING STEERING RACK REPLACED THE DASH LIGHTS (SPEEDOMETER, TURN SIGNALS, MESSAGE CENTER, ETC.) WENT COMPLETELY OUT. AFTER MULTIPLE DRIVES THE DASH LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING.
NHTSA complaint #10725661 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DRIVING CAR LIGHTS ON DASH BOARD WENT COMPLETELY OFF. TOOK IT TO SHOP THEY TAP IT AND DASH CAME ON AGAIN, CHANGE FUSE . LIGHTS WENT OFF AGAIN AND STAYED OFF.
NHTSA complaint #10663718 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DEAD AND THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT FUNCTION. ONLY THE HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING. MESSAGES CAME UP SAYING THAT THERE WAS AN SRS AIRBAG ISSUE AND THAT THERE WAS A BRAKE FAILURE. ALL OF THE MESSAGES WERE FALSE AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT DEAD. THIS IS A CONCERN SINCE THE MESSAGES ARE INCORRECT ACCORDING TO WHAT THE DEALER TOLD ME AND HAVE SEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I THINK THAT VOLVO SHOULD REPLACE ALL OF THE DIMS AND CEMS FOR EVERY CAR THAT EXHIBITS THIS PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME FOR VEHICLES UNDER 125,000 MILES. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AND IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THE CLUSTER HAS GONE DEAD. ALSO EACH TIME IT HAS BEEN RAINING AND THE DEALER HAS SAID THAT THERE ARE NO SHORTS IN THE SYSTEM. SOMETHING IS WRONG AND THEY ARE REPLACING EVERY PART WITHOUT FIXING THE ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #10628345 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I PURCHASED THE CAR ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, THE CAR WENT HAYWIRE, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD TURN OFF, NO TURN SIGNALS, NO HEADLIGHTS, AND NO INSTRUMENT PANEL. TOTALLY UNSAFE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HE SAID, "WOW, YOU'RE THE 2ND PERSON TODAY TO CALL WITH THESE ISSUES. WE THINK THERE MAY BE A RECALL, BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE GERMAN DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY." NO HELP, NO CONCERN FOR SAFETY, NOTHING! HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED IN ON MONDAY, AND GERMAN DEALERSHIP HAS TO ORDER THE SOFTWARE. MY CAR SITS, THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD THE S60 TO US, DENIES THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE! CAPITOL MOTORS SHOULD BE CLOSED DOWN! I AM PAYING FOR A NEW CAR, I CANNOT EVEN DRIVE!
NHTSA complaint #10548824 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY 2003 S60 VOLVO HAS FAILED IT ALL STARTED WITH THE RADIO FLICKERING TO DIFFERENT STATIONS.I NOTICED FROM THAN MY LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING ON AND OFF I HAS NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THIS CAR I SERIOUSLY ALMOST GOT INTO IN ACCIDENT I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF 5MINS AFTER I STARTED IT UP NOW ALL THE GUAGES WHERE DOWN EVE FUEL WAS PASS EMPTY I WAS TERRIFIED THAT MY CAR WOULD SHUT OFF I HAD MY 7 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR AS I WAS CAREFULLY WAS DRIVING HOME THE GUAGES STARTING MOVING ALL OVER THE PLACE RADIO SWITCHING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT THE MSG WINDOW SAID SEA BAG SERVICE SOON IAM VERY SCARE OF MY SAFETY JUS BOUGHT THIS CAR ON FEB 12/2013.
NHTSA complaint #10509339 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.