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2002 Volvo S60 fuel/propulsion system problems

25 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2002 Volvo S6013% of all complaints for this model year.

25
Fuel/propulsion System complaints
13%
share of all complaints
135,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Fuel odor noted on passenger side of car, toward the back of vehicle near tank, car has 137,000 miles on it, purchased new, live in kansas and garage kept. No leaks noted under car, vehicle is still starting.

    filed Aug 1, 2017

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2002 volvo s60. While driving, the contact noticed an abnormal odor of fuel inside the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer (valenti volvo cars of watertown located at 105 commercial st watertown, ct 06795), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was…

    filed Jul 21, 2017

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

Fuel/propulsion System problems in other S60 years

YearReportsShare
2016 S6014%
2015 S6047%
2013 S6033%
2012 S6076%
2007 S6015%
2006 S60413%
2005 S6037%
2004 S60189%
2003 S6065%
2001 S60167%
S60 fuel/propulsion 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.