Good afternoon. I'm in Denver area. 2002 S60 AWD. 68,000 miles. Have already had to replace the leaky fuel pump (not supposed to happen?). $450. Last (horrific) winter had to replace transmission, radiator hose, and other undercarriage parts, granted after basically hitting an iceberg in the street. Granted this was coming home from work in a ridiculous blizzard but I didn't have an accident officially. Insurance determined the transmission was mechanical in nature and not related to the incident. Total cost $6,000. Today take my car to a reputable mechanic shop and I have a leaking power steering pump and hose, and the possibility of a replacement steering rack, Total cost would exceed $3,000.

We're not talking an ancient car here. Colorado is somewhat austere but there are tons of Volvos. Is my car a lemon? If so, how do I pursue; I have no idea.

 

Jack, I answered your post in the volvo-forum. Check there.

 

I doubt it is a lemon talk to some of the other Volvo owners in your area I will bet you hear worse.

Sorry to be so down on it but that is about what happens to the S60's.

 

what happens to S60's?

 

Your leaky fuel pump is actually a manufacturers defect (cracked plastic) and, if you pursue it, Volvo will reimburse you for the work. Search the s60 forum for info on the recall.

Volvo is trying to claim that the cracked housing only happens in hot/dry states and/or specific states where there is a certain additive in the gasoline. However, a lot of us on the forum know this not to be true and have had the work done and covered by volvo, or gotten reimbursed for the work.

Search the fourms

 

Lower control arm bushings break. (see them every day)
Transmissions go bad.
Power steering racks leak.
Power steering bottles fall apart.
Upper torque mounts break all the time.
Some what prone to leak oil if not serviced correctly.(Not by Volvo's standards either at 7,500 miles)
Turbo's should have an oil change at 3,000 miles and Non-turbo's at 5,000 miles.
Fuel pump's breaking.
Timing belts wearing out prematurely.

Most of these are from Issues that Volvo them selves create.

 

Tech, as far as the lower control arm bushings go, do you replace the whole "a" arm or just the bushings? If just the bushing, do they press out easy?
Thanks,
Lou

 

The entire A-arm. I have seen many people at the Dealer mess up the control arm trying to replace just the bushing.

Also edit from above a few more things I just remembered.
Front and rear sway bar links.
Upper spring seats.
Front struts going bad prematurely and making clunking noises.
Rear shocks going bad prematurely and making clunking noises.

There is a few other things as well but I will spare the readers.

 

Thanks Tech.
Also add to your list: seat bolster cables, serpentine belt tensioner, ball joints, blower motors, starters and solenoids, ETM's, power window motors, assorted switches and general electrical gremlins.
Aside fromthese small annoyances, Volvo's are just like Toyota's.

 

Volvo = FORD (Phord)

Fix
Or
Repair
Daily

They (Ford) ruined a nice vehicle in the name of profits. Ever wonder why 1-2 year old
Volvos tank in retail price so quickly and why Toyotas (for example) do not?

 

I must have purchased a diamond (knock on wood) because my 2002 s60 has had ZERO issues, except the fuel pump issue that was covered by Volvo.....

I only have 54k miles on it...is there a particular mileage number where everything starts to go to pot?