2005 Volvo S60 Engine cooling Problems

“Twice now over a ten day period first when reducing speed to a stop or then again at a speed of less than 5 MPH, the car died...first the engine died then all else died. The car went dead. I still had my steering and slowly rolled to the curbed then as I gently put on the brakes the car jerked to a halt. During the second incident the car still jerked after I had stopped. A loud sound of a fan from the engine could be heard. The fan stopped after 10 to 15 seconds. After a minute I restarted the car and made it home both times.”

“I have had to replace the engine cooling system (radiator) twice for this car in less than 66k. While you are driving, the warning stop car immediately coolant low comes on. Volvo has changed the supplier for this part, which tells me they know it is a problem. Not only is this scary, but the cost to replace (with labor) is over $1,300. I think this is both a hazard for the driver, other drivers (if you need to pull over quickly and stop your engine) as well as an unnecessary cost. …”

“Dt: the contact stated while vehicle was having routine maintenance performed the dealer found a bend in the exhaust system. This bend could cause the driveshaft to crack. The dealer said the contact must have hit something to cause the damage. But there was no evidence that the he hit anything. The vehicle is at the dealer waiting for an investigation. At this point the vehicle has not been repaired.”

“Vehicle has stalled without any warning several times while traveling at highway speeds (60 MPH). First incident occurred during the summer of 2011 at 105,000 miles. A second, similar incident occurred in the fall of 2011 at 108,000 miles. Auto scandia in herndon, va, replaced mass air flow meter in an attempt to address the problem. The vehicle performed well for several months without incident. Unfortunately it stalled again in march 2012. This was also without any warning while traveling at highway speeds (60 MPH). The unusual highway breakdown was very dangerous.”

“I own a 2005 Volvo S60. When driving today to work, with no warning, the vehicle stalled. I was unable to control the gas and the steering became rough. Hitting the accelerator did nothing. I was able to slow the vehicle to the side of the road. Once I turned it off and back on it restarted. If this had happened on a highway, it could have resulted in a major accident. Research shows that this is a common problem with Volvo. There was a recall for these incidents for under years 2003 -and 2004- 07v226000 . The recall for the s40 covered through 2006 - 08v033000. …”