NHTSA Complaint #11171217 — 2012 VOLVO S60

IN AUGUST OF THIS PAST YEAR MY ENGINE SHUT DOWN AS MY WIFE AND I MADE A TURN. THE MECHANIC THAT I HAD IT TOWED TO SAID THE ENGINE WAS THREE QUARTS LOW AND WAS GETTING NO COMPRESSION AND YET NO CHECK OIL INDICATOR LIGHT TURNED ON. I SPENT $6,000 ON A USED ENGINE. THURSDAY OF LAST WEEK THE SAME THING HAPPENED EXCEPT I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT. I AGAIN HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE IS NOT GETTING ANY COMPRESSION. I THEN CALLED VOLVO WHO INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME SINCE I HADN'T TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TO A DEALER. I EXPLAINED THAT I LIVE OVER AN HOUR AWAY FROM THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP AND ITS NOT FEASIBLE FOR ME TO TAKE MY CAR IN. I'M AFRAID TO SPEND ANY MORE MONEY ON A USED ENGINE ONLY TO HAVE IT SEIZE UP ON ME WITH NO WARNING. THIS IS THE SECOND ENGINE IN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND SAW THAT VOLVO HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR CERTAIN 2012 S60 IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE. I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, SO I AM NOT SURE IF THIS VEHICLE WAS PART OF THAT RECALL OR NOT. I HAVE WAITED MY WHOLE LIFE TO OWN A VOLVO. HOWEVER, I CAN NOT IN GOOD CONSCIOUS SPEND ANY ADDITIONAL MONEY ON A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE.