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2003 Volvo S60 engine and engine cooling problems

16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2003 Volvo S6013% of all complaints for this model year.

16
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
13%
share of all complaints
55,000 mi
median reported mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Car experiences loss of power, stalling, sputtering and hesitation when gas pedal is pressed down. San luis obispo smith volvo authorized dealer could not find any codes to explain this. Checked timing sensors, fuel pressure, rpm cam signals, eth system, air flow meter, map sensor. All checked out…

    filed Mar 15, 2012

  • Compliant 1: I have a 2003 s60 volvo. The instrument panel goes dark and all instruments stop working. This includes all gauges, speedometer, rpm, fuel, temp and blinkers. They all go to zero and panel turns black and completely off. The exterior blinkers do still work. When the panel is working I…

    filed May 25, 2011

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

Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other S60 years

YearReportsShare
2015 S6035%
2013 S6011%
2012 S6011%
2007 S6015%
2006 S60310%
2005 S60716%
2004 S606332%
2002 S60126%
2001 S60188%
S60 engine and engine cooling 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.