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2012 Volvo S60 electrical system problems

17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2012 Volvo S6014% of all complaints for this model year.

17
Electrical System complaints
14%
share of all complaints
66,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • On June 2, 2023 I went to start my car and the engine would not turn over. The dashboard displayed a number of warning lights and messages (DSTC Service Required, SRS Airbag Service Urgent, Transmission Service Required, Coolant System Service Required). When the tow truck driver arrived later that…

    filed Jan 10, 2024

  • My wife and I were driving to BWI airport for a 10:30am flight from Virginia Beach in the Express Lane on I-95N going 75mph when all of a sudden at 8:30am the engine seized and I got a message telling me I would experience "Reduced Engine Performance" as my car puttered to a stop with white smoke…

    filed Feb 17, 2022

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

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

  • Information about valid Software partnumbers to order and download Software for "PDS" Pre-Delivery Service

    TJ27536.21.1-2024-08-07 · Other · issued Aug 14, 2024
  • This is a Technical Journal: 12V Battery Testing Method

    26745.13.14 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jan 12, 2024
All 2012 Volvo S60 TSBs →

Electrical System problems in other S60 years

YearReportsShare
2019 S60521%
2016 S60520%
2015 S60916%
2014 S60312%
2013 S6078%
2007 S60733%
2006 S60310%
2005 S60614%
2004 S602111%
2003 S605445%
2002 S603619%
2001 S603114%
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.