NHTSA Complaint #10545561 — 2001 VOLVO S60

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10545561
Vehicle	2001 VOLVO S60
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	September 15, 2011
Date Filed	September 26, 2013
Mileage	155,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	KY

Consumer Description

VOLVO S60 OF THE FIRST GENERATION HAS HAD MAJOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES. MANY HAVE FAILED, SLIPPED, AND HAVE DESTROYED THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO OTHER DRIVERS IT SEEMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN FIXED AFTER 2005. IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR TRANSMISSIONS TO BE GOING OUT BEFORE 100K MILES. I'M SURE MANY DRIVERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS ISSUE. MANY TIMES I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN WRECKS BECAUSE IT WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR AND WILL CLUNK INTO GEAR LURCHING ME FORWARD. THE SOFTWARE WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT WOULD PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AFTER YOU TOUCHED THE BRAKE TO SAVE GAS MILLAGE. THIS SOFTWARE WAS REMOVED FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. MOST LIKELY BEING BECAUSE IT WAS DAMAGING TRANSMISSIONS. TRANSMISSION DO NOT SHIFT INSTANTLY. SO YOU WOULD BE IN NEUTRAL THEN IT WOULD SWITCH INTO GEAR. AFTER MANY UPDATES AND SMALL CHANGES TO THE TRANSMISSION REPORTS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES HAVE GONE DOWN MAJORLY AFTER 2005. IT IS NOT RIGHT THAT IT TOOK 4 YEARS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *JS

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