2008 Volvo S60 Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 10%of 10 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 42,900miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the electrical system of the 2008 Volvo S60, 10% of the 10 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 42,900 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“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. …”
NHTSA complaint #10487412, filed 2012-12, 42,900 milesRelated recalls
- 10V566000Nov 8, 2010Volvo is recalling certain vehicles equipped with garmin 760 portable global positioning system (gps) units because the batteries on those units may overheat.Covers: Volvo S60 2001–2009, S80 2000–2010, V70 2001–2010 +6 more
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Electrical system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 27% |
| 2022 | 4 | 27% |
| 2021 | 4 | 50% |
| 2020 | 4 | 33% |
| 2019 | 6 | 24% |
| 2016 | 5 | 19% |
| 2015 | 9 | 15% |
| 2014 | 3 | 12% |
| 2013 | 7 | 8% |
| 2012 | 17 | 14% |
| 2009 | 1 | 14% |
| 2008 | 1 | 10% |
| 2007 | 7 | 33% |
| 2006 | 3 | 10% |
| 2005 | 6 | 14% |
| 2004 | 21 | 11% |
| 2003 | 54 | 45% |
| 2002 | 36 | 19% |
| 2001 | 31 | 14% |
Other parts of the 2008 Volvo S60
4 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Volvo S60
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology