2012 Volvo S60 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 5%of 121 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 7,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2012 Volvo S60, 5% of the 121 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 7,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“This is the second occasion on which this defect has appeared, the prior incident happening in approximately march 2012, at a mileage of approximately 5000 miles. I have owned the car for just under six months. I live in a southeastern us state and travelled to my second home in florida. The car has been parked in florida fewer than 20 total days. …”
NHTSA complaint #10462673, filed 2012-06, 7,000 miles“On the april 23, 2014, my husband was driving and the car shot out at high speed he didn't realize what happened. On april 24, 2014, I was in my driveway in park as I put the car in drive to slowly enter my garage the car took off at high speed tires spun left tire marks on my pavement and I hit the brakes in garage not to hit the wall and left marks there as well. My neighbors were right there witnessing this scary experience. I called corporate immediately they told me to get it to the dealer. …”
NHTSA complaint #10585460, filed 2014-04, 30,000 miles“The active cruise control stops for no reason. This problem is intermittent. On a number of occasions (~20 times since I picked up the car), the car slows down as the traffics slows down. The car is almost at a stop (5-10 MPH) and the emergency brakes comes on, the cars brakes hard & stops and the parking brake turns on. The alert cruise control unavailable show in the display. Thereafter the cruise will not engage. After I shut off the car and restart it, the cruise again works again. In addition to not performing as advertised, this represents a safety hazard.”
NHTSA complaint #10454695, filed 2012-04, 5 miles“The adaptive cruise control in my vehicle has been occasionally malfunctioning (about 10-15 times since purchasing my vehicle in may) causing it to apply the parking brake at speeds of about 5 MPH. This causes my vehicle to abruptly stop without the brake lights being activated. I then have to depress the brake pedal and release the parking brake. Then my cruise control is inoperative until I restart the vehicle. I was nearly rear ended after the most recent occurrence. I've taken my vehicle to the nearest Volvo repair center four times to be repaired but the malfunction still occurs. …”
NHTSA complaint #10466894, filed 2012-07, 7,000 miles“Brakes , and vacuum booster, speed control I experienced a sudden acceleration phenomenon and reached speeds of 100+ mph I manipulated the brakes and the gas in order to safe my life I eventually got my speeds down but it was too late I was ejected from the vehicle and nearly died my brakes scrubbed and I pressed my brakes as hard as I could and my car continued to acceleration. The police has the vehicle and there were no warnings signs . I had just bought the vehicle and was on my way home from the dealership never made it home”
NHTSA complaint #11746049, filed 2026-06Related service bulletins
- 10157889Feb 14, 2019This is a Technical Journal: When sensitive information, like vehicle speed, brake usage, etc. (customer behavoiur information) of a car is required from Volvo Car Corporation…
- 10128164Oct 25, 2017Title BLIS fault tracing . Status Released Status 2012 - Ref No US25788.1.1 en - US Date 04 - 16 Issue 2012 - Issuer - Date 01 - 19 Vida Partner 3 US 7510 Volvo Cars North…
Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 9% |
| 2020 | 2 | 17% |
| 2019 | 2 | 8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 4% |
| 2015 | 2 | 3% |
| 2014 | 3 | 12% |
| 2013 | 3 | 3% |
| 2012 | 6 | 5% |
| 2009 | 1 | 14% |
| 2008 | 4 | 40% |
| 2007 | 2 | 10% |
| 2006 | 1 | 3% |
| 2005 | 2 | 5% |
| 2004 | 11 | 6% |
| 2003 | 18 | 15% |
| 2002 | 20 | 11% |
| 2001 | 42 | 19% |
Other parts of the 2012 Volvo S60
61 complaintsElectrical system
17 complaintsOther or unknown
15 complaintsSeat belts
9 complaintsFuel system
8 complaintsSteering
8 complaintsBody and structure
7 complaintsAir bags
6 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Volvo S60
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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