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2001 Volvo S60 power train problems

22 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2001 Volvo S6010% of all complaints for this model year.

22
Power Train complaints
10%
share of all complaints
91,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Our volvo s60 has been experiencing a well known issue with what's commonly called transmission flare. When shifting into lower gears from a stop or at lower speeds and in slow traffic the automatic transmission jerks the car forward severely. There are hundreds of posts in online car forums with…

    filed Jun 16, 2016

  • In 2008, at about 93k miles, the transmission on my 2001 volvo s60 failed while I was driving on a main thoroughfare. Fortunately, I was able to avoid being in an accident. I had a volvo dealer install a new volvo transmission. In 2014, at about 123k miles (or about 30k miles on the new…

    filed Dec 27, 2014

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Power Train problems in other S60 years

YearReportsShare
2019 S6028%
2016 S6014%
2015 S6059%
2014 S6014%
2013 S6056%
2012 S6043%
2007 S60314%
2006 S60413%
2005 S6025%
2004 S60126%
2003 S6054%
2002 S60158%
S60 power train problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.