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ProblemsByVin Index / 2008-VOLVO-S60 / COMPLAINTS
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2008 Volvo S60 owner complaints

10 complaints filed with NHTSA on this vehicle , including 4 reporting a crash, fire, injury, or fatality. Listed by category, newest first within each section.

cruise control 3 complaints shown

3 total in this category · severe · avg repair $600 · see cruise control cluster analysis →
10/26/2010 22,000 mi Crash ODI #10362389.0

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 Volvo s60. When the vehicle stopped with the contacts foot on the brake pedal, the vehicle surged forward, resulting in a crash. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure occurred three times, resulting in a minor crash on one occasion, which a police report was filed. No injuries were reported. The failure and current mileages were 22,000.

06/02/2014 123,000 mi ODI #10595673.0

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Volvo s60. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stalled. After restarting the engine the vehicle operated normally. The vehicle stalled a second time while the contact was sitting at a traffic stop. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the motor throttle was faulty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 123,000.

05/01/2010 30,000 mi ODI #10328341.0

I have a 2008 Volvo s60 2.5 car. The driver's floor mat has two clips in the floor to secure it, but will not remain in place. It has come loose multiple times and slides under the gas pedal. I notice it only when I have difficulty/am unable to depress the gas pedal. I brought this to the attention of my deal Volvo of calabasas in late march 2010. They stated that the clips were properly installed. Almost immediately thereafter the driver's floor mat again came loose and again became lodged under the gas pedal, preventing it from operating properly. If the retention clips are properly installed, then I am concerned that the design may be defective. No injury or accident has occurred, but I want the NHTSA to be aware of this potential issue. *tr

airbags 2 complaints shown

12/06/2021 Crash ODI #11442939.0

My air bags malfunctioned when I was in a motor vehicle accident in this vehicle. We were hit in the front left side and both the drivers side and passenger airbags tried to deploy, but never deployed releasing a form of mist instead. This vehicle was totaled and towed away after the accident, but both me and the other person in the vehicles safety were put at risk due to this. We both flew forwards towards the dashboard/ into the steering wheel which could have resulted in much more severe injuries after the impact. The problem was not further looked into after the accident, but I just got this vehicle 2 years ago through a dealership. There were no warning lamps or symptoms of the failures before this collision occurred.

12/04/2021 Crash ODI #11442680.0

My vehicle was involved in a head on collison on 10-30-2021. My driver side air bag came out but had a hole in it while my passenger side airbags didn't come out at all.

powertrain 2 complaints shown

12/05/2012 42,900 mi Crash ODI #10487412.0

On the above date I started my vehicle and put the vehicle in reverse to pull out of parking space. Immediately after releasing my foot from the brake and before touching the gas pedal, the car accelerated in reverse so fast that I bounced off a cement pole in the middle of the parking lot. The force was so great that the vehicle bounced three times before I was able to stop it which I did by applying the brake and being blocked by the pole. After I came to a stop I realized that it was in fact the pole that had stopped my car. I was also blocking the parking lot so I put my foot back on brake and put the car in drive to get out of way of other motorists and to assess damage to the rear of my vehicle. At this point, to my surprise, as I took my foot off the brake and before I could touch

07/26/2014 87,000 mi ODI #10616553.0

My car seems to be stalling. I talked to several mechanics and they said it may be the throttle. The car seems to stall as I attempt to accelerate. After I continue to accelerate it does improve, but once I stop or need to reduce my speed as I begin to re-accelerate it seems sluggish. From my understanding this may be an issue with the throttle. I don't let my car idle unless I am stopped in traffic and don't accelerate forcefully. I will be taking it in for servicing soon as was told there was a throttle issue with the volvos. I am just not sure if there has been a recall. *tr

visibility 1 complaint shown

09/11/2015 ODI #10763254.0

There is an area on the outside of the drivers side windshield about 5 inches tall and 14 inches long that does not have clear visibility when it gets wet. The moisture does not wipe away when the wiper blades wipe this area. Instead, the moisture remains obstructing the view until the wiper blade passes the area again blurring the area even more. This visual obstruction is positioned directly between the driver's eyes and the view outside the windshield. This problem only appears on the driver side not on the passenger side. The dealer was shown the issue and agreed that there was something odd but said that they have seen this in the other Volvo s60s on their lot so they accepted this as normal. However, in an earnest attempt to rectify the issue, the dealer has changed the wiper blades

engine 1 complaint shown

08/01/2015 100,000 mi ODI #10745513.0

On the fist incident I was talking my kids to school, dropped them off and when I started to accelerate I got low engine performance light and check engine light on, the car would only go 5 MPH. The Volvo dealer fixed it no charge and it was ok for a while. Next incident my husband was driving and the car stalled and said the same thing reduced engine performance. For the next few weeks after that its been stalling rough idle, reduced engine performance. We took it to Volvo of el paso on airway blvd 915 410-3254 and they said the emt was bad and needed replaced for $1050.00. I read about this being a continued issue and seems like it was never really fixed so there should be a recall and should not have to pay for something faulty, its dangerous.

other 1 complaint shown

04/05/2015 60,100 mi ODI #10703785.0

I was driving on the freeway in southern california heading to san diego during evening rush hour traffic. The traffic had come to a complete stop and as traffic was starting again as I pressed the accelerator the car engine began to sputter. There were no dashboard warning lights or indicators to give us any information on what was going on with the car. I only knew that I had no engine power. The gasoline gauge showed that I had about half a tank of gas left. We tried to restart the engine a couple of time. The engine would sputter and then die. Fortunately, I was in the slower right hand lane and was able to pull safely off to the shoulder. If I had been the faster freeway lanes, with this sudden loss of engine power, we would not have been safe and the results may have been very tra

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) owner complaint database. Last synced 2026-06-28. Complaints are owner-submitted and unverified — the existence of a complaint is not proof of a defect, but a pattern of complaints around the same component is a signal worth weighing. Verify any specific filing at nhtsa.gov.
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