2015 VOLVO S60 Electrical System Problems

Excessive Oil Consumption resulting in piston damage/failure! This vehicle has burned oil since I bought it used at about 80,000 miles. I checked the carfax prior to purchasing it and it had been maintained routinely. I have to add a liter of oil every couple of weeks. This is with regular in town driving. I have reported the issue numerous times to the Volvo dealer when I bring it in for regular maintenance and repairs. I have been told by the Volvo service advisor to just add oil. It was a known issue. Sometimes I have warning lights telling me it has low oil. I also check the oil level to know to add oil. I always check my oil level before any trip. I always keep oil in my car because of this issue. Otherwise, I have had to stop and buy oil once on a trip. Since it...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START-UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LAFONTAINE VOLVO CARS OF FARMINGTON HILLS (24730 HAGGERTY RD, FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48335, (248)579-1300) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE REPAIRED. SEVERAL DAYS LATER AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 30 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF MISFIRES ON TWO CYLINDERS DUE TO OIL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

WHILE DRIVING, COMPUTER SCREENS ALL WENT BLACK AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN. IF IT HAD HAPPENED 1 MILE PRIOR, WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING 50-55 ON A CURVY TWO LANE ROAD AND WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. TOWED TO DEALER AWAITING RESULTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 VOLVO S60. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SUBARU OF MELBOURNE (LOCATED AT 4340 W NEW HAVEN AVE, WEST MELBOURNE, FL 32904, (321) 768-8020) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,999.

WHILE DRIVING, ALL POWER (ALL POWER) IS LOST, WITHOUT WARNING. DRIVING NORMALLY IN TRAFFIC, THE CAR SIMPLY SHUTS DOWN. ENGINE STOPS, NO LIGHTS (INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR), NO DASHBOARD DATA, SAFETY SYSTEMS DISABLED, NO TURN SIGNALS, NO POWER STEERING, SAFETY FLASHERS DO NOT FUNCTION, ETC. ESSENTIALLY LIKE THE CAR WAS TUNED OFF. TRY TO RESTART - NOTHING. AFTER 'RESTING' FOR 5 MINUTES, STARTS AND RUNS NORMALLY. HAS REOCCURRED 3 TIMES. VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP HAVE RESULTED IN NEW BATTERY, AND ALTERNATOR. NO DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSIS, JUST 'HOPE' THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED. BUT NEITHER OF THOSE REPAIRS HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM, IT REOCCURED AGAIN (3RD TIME). THE CAR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION, TO ME AND MY FAMILY BUT ALSO TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. IT HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. NO DIAGNOSIS YET.

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES COMPLETELY BLANK FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS WHILE DRIVING WHICH RENDERS SPEED, SAFETY WARNINGS, ETC. UNAVAILABLE DURING THAT TIME. THERE IS NO PATTERN OF OCCURRENCE. IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AT CITY OR HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT HAS ALWAYS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN A STRAIGHT LINE OF MOTION. THIS STARTS OUT ON AN INFREQUENT BASIS (ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK) UNTIL IT MANIFESTS INTO AN EVENT OF SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME ON 01/13/2017 WITH 12,097 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. IT WAS HOOKED TO THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER, AND WHEN THEY SAW THAT NO CODES WERE STORED, IT WAS "FIXED" WITH A DRIVER INFORMATION MODULE SOFTWARE UPGRADE. WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN, I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN ON 07/20/2017 WITH 16,066 MILES ON IT. ONCE AGAIN, THE CAR WAS CONNECTED TO THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER AND NO CODES WERE FOUND...

BY DEFAULT, THE AUTO STOP/START FUNCTION IS ENGAGED EVERY TIME YOU START THE 2015.5 VOVO S60. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 1,800 MILES AND WAS PICKED UP AT THE END OF AUGUST, 2015, LEASED AS NEW. MY WIFE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ON A RELATIVELY FLAT ROAD. THE CAR TURNED OFF THE ENGINE USING THE AUTO-STOP/START. WHEN SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND PUT IT ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR TURNED OFF COMPLETELY. THE DASH TURNED OFF. SHE HAD TO PUT ON HER HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS, PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND PRESS THE STOP/START BUTTON TO START THE CAR. SHE THEN WAS ABLE TO PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE AND CONTINUE. THIS IS NOT HOW THIS IS SUPPOSED TO FUNCTION. THIS REPRESENTS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD RESULT IN SOMEONE GETTING REAR-ENDED OR NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION--IMAGINE...