NHTSA Complaint #11309146 — 2012 VOLVO S60

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTREME OIL CONSUMPTION WITH THE OIL LEVEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BAUM BOULEVARD AUTOMOTIVE 4741 BAUM BLVD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15213 WHERE THE SPARK PLUGS AND COILS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED SOON AFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO STAR VOLVO CARS GREENSBURG LOCATED AT 5200 US-30 B, GREENSBURG, PA 15601 WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ENGINE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF $7,000.00 FOR THE REPAIR, WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V592000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.