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2001 Volvo S60 electrical system problems

31 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2001 Volvo S6014% of all complaints for this model year.

31
Electrical System complaints
14%
share of all complaints
54,868 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 2
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 1. The vehicle caught fire while driving. The radiator cooling fan stayed on after parking, The vehicle the night before. The vehicle had to be jump started the next morning. yes the vehicle is available for inspection. 2. bodily injury and property damage could have been caused by the fire. 3…

    filed Jun 15, 2023

  • I have an srs airbag warning light stays on and will not go away. The electrical wiring for the headlights are faulty, I tried everything to fix them nothing works. I used an inline fuse with the headlight wiring because the bulbs the continue to blowout. The volvo forum suggested the inline fuse…

    filed Feb 18, 2020

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

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All 2001 Volvo S60 TSBs →

Electrical System problems in other S60 years

YearReportsShare
2019 S60521%
2016 S60520%
2015 S60916%
2014 S60312%
2013 S6078%
2012 S601714%
2007 S60733%
2006 S60310%
2005 S60614%
2004 S602111%
2003 S605445%
2002 S603619%
S60 electrical system 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.