2002 Volvo S60 Problems

Severe Issues

Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 2002 Volvo S60.

20012003
Complaints
248
Crashes
4
Fires
4
Injuries
8
Fatalities
Recalls
3

Worst 2002 Volvo S60 Problems

Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.

#128 complaints

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Avg mileage:98,509 mi
Fires:1
#226 complaints

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Avg mileage:111,501 mi
#325 complaints

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Avg mileage:137,405 mi
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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2002 Volvo S60.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
28
complaints
Crashes
Fires
1
Avg Miles
98,509
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
26
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
111,501
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
25
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
137,405
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
20
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
96,305
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
15
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
94,824
AIR BAGS
12
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
140,614
TIRES
12
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
30,494
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
9
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
87,425
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
8
complaints
Crashes
Fires
1
Avg Miles
110,325
POWER TRAIN
6
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
105,800
TIRES:SIDEWALL
6
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
14,125
ENGINE
5
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
116,500
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
5
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
153,755
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
5
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
54,125
SEATS
5
complaints
Crashes
Fires
1
Avg Miles
159,333
SUSPENSION
5
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
22,000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
4
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
10,100
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
3
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
139,567
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
3
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
48,067
SEAT BELTS
3
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
88,117
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
157,000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
57,500
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
56,608
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
63,000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
18,700
SERVICE BRAKES
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
229,000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
67,538
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
175,567
WHEELS
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
WHEELS:RIM
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
30,000

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Recalls for 2002 Volvo S60

3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~313,923 vehicles.

21V766000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~259,383 affected

Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2001-2006 S80 and 2001-2009 S60 vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.

20V681000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~54,124 affected

Volvo Car USA LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2001-2003 S80 and S60 vehicles sold or ever registered in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The driver side frontal air bag inflator may rupture, sending metal fragments into the passage compartment, when the driver side air bag is deployed.

10V566000EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
~416 affected

VOLVO IS RECALLING CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH GARMIN 760 PORTABLE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) UNITS BECAUSE THE BATTERIES ON THOSE UNITS MAY OVERHEAT.

Other Volvo S60 Years

Wider context: See the full Volvo S60 reliability report with year-by-year comparison and generation analysis.

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