2003 Volvo S60 Fuel system Problems

“Fuel leaking from tank (most likely top of tank), when fuel pump is operating. Upon some search, I found that there was a recall for this problem for the S60 from 2001 to 2009. But for some reason my VIN is not covered. Seems like there's some loophole that they managed to use, why not all vins should be covered. Its clearly a very dangerous failure.”

“Some models had a recall notice for a cracked leaking fuel pump (pe09039). This exact thing happened to our car. Volvo refuses to cover the vehicle under the recall because it was not sold in one of the states listed. The problem is exactly as described in the recall. This doesn't seem right as it the same safety issue. Please let me know if there is any further action that can be taken.”

“We to have a 2003 S60 with a very bad fuel smell. We bought it used in 2006 from a Volvo dealer in cary, nc. Of course, when I called Volvo and gave them the VIN #, they said that we were not covered. Our certified pre owned status expired in feb. Of this year. I really don't want to spend $700+ to get something fixed that has been a recurring problem for Volvo.”

“On 12 dec, 2008, my 2003 Volvo S60 stalled with no warning while traveling on a busy highway at 60 MPH. I pulled to safety (vehicle was in limp home mode) and had the vehicle towed to the dealership (park place Volvo). Since the vehicle started right back up and presented no codes, I was told there was nothing wrong and given a bill for $418 (for tow and diagnostic check). Approx. 1 month later, vehicle presented same problem; it stalled, without warning, while driving... Creating a great safety risk for the second time. …”

“The car stalled repeatedly while the engine was idling. All power was lost making the car very difficult to steer and brake. I nearly got into several accidents the engine stalled while: 1) stopped at a red light 2) while shifting gears on the highway 3) while shifting gears in heavy traffic I took the car to the dealership 4 times before the problem correctly fixed. The following items were replaced but did not fix the problem: 1) fuel pump 2) map sensor (replaced 2 times) neither of these fixes worked. The problem was corrected after modifying the software on the computer board.”