2012 VOLVO S60 Power Train Problems

MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A GROCERY STORE LOT. I ENTERED THE VEHICLE TO BACK IT OUT OF ITS PARKING SPOT. IT WAS NEXT TO A FULL SIZED VAN WHICH HAD CARPET CLEANING EQUIPMENT MOUNTED INSIDE. I STARTED THE CAR AND PLACED IT IN REVERSE AS IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I TRIED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKE WHICH FAILED. I COLLIDED WITH A BLOCK WALL IN THE REAR OF THE CAR AND ATTEMPTED TO GET IT OUT OF GEAR, WITH THE SOLID JARRING FROM THE REAR THE CAR WENT INTO DRIVE AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE TO FULL SPEED, WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE. THE VOLVO HIT THE VAN WHICH IT HAD BEEN PARKED NEXT TO IN THE REAR LEFT BUMPER AND DROVE IT APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET THROUGH A PLANTER AND INTO A PARKING SPOT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PLANTER. THIS CAR (VOLVO)...

ON APRIL 12, 2016 I TOOK MY VOLVO S-60 LEASED BRAND NEW FROM VOLVO AND THE PURCHASED AT THE END OF THE LEASE AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND A CHECK OIL LIGHT. VOLVO HAD A RECALL ON OIL PRESSURE CENSORS (THIS HAD CAUSED OTHER CAR ENGINES TO SEIZE SOMETHING THAT THE NTSB HAS REPORTED ON). THE VOLVO AUTHORIZED DEALER, HERB GORDON, CLAIMED TO HAVE MADE THIS REPAIR. HOWEVER ON JUNE 21, 2016, THE ENGINE SEIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD. THE VOLVO AUTHORIZED DEALER DETERMINED IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE, AT THE TIME, I ASKED ABOUT SIMPLY APPLYING THE COST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE (ABOUT $12,000) TO GETTING ME INTO A NEW CAR. VOLVO REFUSED AND WENT AHEAD WITH AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT (THEY HAD MY CAR FROM JUNE 21, 2016 TO AUGUST 1, 2016. THE CAR BROKE DOWN AGAIN ON AUGUST 15,...

MY 2012 S60 HAS LESS THAN 63K MILES AND IT IS BURNING OIL. I'VE NOT SEEN ANY LEAKS OR EXHAUST SMOKE, SO I ASSUMED ALL WAS WELL. DEALER SHIP ADVISED IT'S NORMAL FOR A VOLVO TO LOSS 1-2 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. RECENTLY THE ENGINE FAILED WITH NO WARNING, AND WARRANTY IS OUT. CAN'T BELIEVE A 2012 VEH. WOULD HAVE SUCH ENGINE PROBLEMS AND VOLVO CUSTOMER SERVICE DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM.

WHEN AT A FULL STOP, WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, ON A HILL AND IN GEAR (DRIVE) THE CAR ROLLS BACKWARDS WHEN REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE BREAK PEDAL. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE UNLESS THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE VOLVO OF SAN DIEGO "TECHNICIAN" CHECKED A 2013 VEHICLE WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION AND FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, HE USED THIS TEST TO PROVE THAT THIS WAS NORMAL BEHAVIOR FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND THUS, THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN FINE CONDITION. .I DON'T SEE HOW A CAR ROLLING BACKWARDS WHILE IN A FORWARD GEAR COULD EVER BE CONSIDERED NORMAL BEHAVIOR. IT IS AT BEST, A DEFECT, AT WORST, A SAFETY ISSUE. VOLVO OF SAN DIEGO REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS CAR HAS ONLY 46,000 MILES, AND IS STILL UNDER FULL WARRANTY. THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION, BUT THEY ARE DIFFICULT TO...