2010 Volvo XC60

Problems, Recalls & Reliability Report

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Quick Summary

The 2010 Volvo XC60 has 79 owner complaints filed with NHTSA — that's 1.0x the segment average of 80. The most common issue is other problems (20% of all complaints), specifically: tl*the contact owns a 2010 volvo xc60. upon starting the vehicle he attempted to operate the air conditioning unit but only warm air would blow from the vents. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where he was told that the refrigerant was leaking from the air conditioning unit. the vehic. ⚠️ 3 fire reports filed.

3 fire reports 3 crash reports 6 injuries

Total Complaints

Recalls Issued

—/5

Safety Stars

1.0x

vs Segment Avg

Known Problems

OTHER

16 complaints

20%

• TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLVO XC60. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE HE ATTEMPTED TO OPERATE THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT BUT ONLY WARM AIR WOULD BLOW FROM THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS TOLD THAT THE REFRIGERANT WAS LEAKING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. THE VEHIC
• ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS A NEW CAR, WITHIN THREE WEEKS OF PURCHASE, THE AIR-CONDITIONER DID NOT WORK. WHEN WE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT A PEBBLE HIT THE CONDENSER, AND I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD BE CHARGED $950.00 FOR THE REPAIR. I GOT A MANAGER AND THE OWNER OF THE DE
• AFTER STARTING UP FROM A STOP, CITY SAFETY ACTIVATED WITH AN EMERGENCY BRAKE ACTIVATION, WE WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND US. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE ACTIVATION OF THE BRAKES, VEHICLE IN FRONT WAS ACCELERATING AWAY FROM US, PLENTY OF SPACE BETWEEN US, AND SPACE WAS INCREASING. THI

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 1 crashes

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLVO XC60. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE HE ATTEMPTED TO OPERATE THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT BUT ONLY WARM AIR WOULD BLOW FROM THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS TOLD THAT THE REFRIGERANT WAS LEAKING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. THE VEHIC”

— NHTSA complaint filing

VISIBILITY

12 complaints

15%

• REAR WINDOW IN 2010 VOLVO XC60 EXPLODED AFTER SMALL IMPACT INTO THOUSANDS OF VERY SHARP SHARDS (NOT THE "PEBBLES" AS IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN). SHARDS WERE SENT THROUGHOUT THE CABIN INCLUDING TO THE PASSENGER SEATS, WINDSCREEN, SPEEDO, ETC. THIS DOES NOT SEEM THE APPROPRIATE WAY FOR TEMPERED GLASS T
• 1. CAN BARELY SEE OUT OF INSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR IN THE DAYTIME. PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS IF CARS FOLLOWING DO NOT HAVE THEIR HEADLIGHTS ON. VOLVO SAYS THEY CANNOT LIGHTEN/CORRECT THE AUTO DIMMING MIRROR. 2. BLIS SYSTEM IS NOT RELIABLE FOR CARS IN BLIND SPOT AND SHOULD BE IGNORED. HOWEVER, IT C
• IT HAS BEEN VERY COLD HERE IN GERMANY. OUR TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED BELOW ZERO. I WENT OUTSIDE ON THE 20TH TO CLEAN OFF THE SNOW FROM MY CAR. I WALKED UPON MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED INTO A MILLION PIECES. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER ONLY TO FIND IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I LOVE MY VOLVO, I

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500

“REAR WINDOW IN 2010 VOLVO XC60 EXPLODED AFTER SMALL IMPACT INTO THOUSANDS OF VERY SHARP SHARDS (NOT THE "PEBBLES" AS IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN). SHARDS WERE SENT THROUGHOUT THE CABIN INCLUDING TO THE PASSENGER SEATS, WINDSCREEN, SPEEDO, ETC. THIS DOES NOT SEEM THE APPROPRIATE WAY FOR TEMPERED GLASS T”

— NHTSA complaint filing

ELECTRICAL

11 complaints

14%

• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLVO XC60. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 80 MPH AND THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD SHIFT GEARS FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO PARK INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED
• SUNROOF DRAINS TUBES ARE TOO SHORT AND ATTACH TO A SOUND TRAP IN THE A PILLAR OF VEHICLE. SOUND TRAP ALLOWS THE RAIN WATER TO DRAIN TO OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. WITH THE DESIGN ON THE SHORT TUBES, THEY OFTEN DETACH FROM THE SOUND TRAP CAUSING EXCESSIVE WATER TO ENTER THE INTERIOR OF VEHICLE THEREBY FLOO
• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLVO XC60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND IT STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 1 fire reports💥 1 crashes

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLVO XC60. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 80 MPH AND THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD SHIFT GEARS FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO PARK INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED”

— NHTSA complaint filing

BODY/STRUCTURE

7 complaints

• INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) UPON RECEIVING MY 3020 VOLVO XC 60, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER ONCE, THEN TWO TIMES FOR A AIR LEAK AUDIBLE THROUGH THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW INSULATION. THE REPAIR DEALER MARRSUCH KAISERSLAUTERN VOLVO TOLD
• DRIVERS DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND NOT WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION. THE DOOR HAD TO BE TIED SHUT TO DRIVE IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER FOUND THE LATCH WAS WORN AND NEEDED REPLACED. THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND HAS 80,000 HIGHWAY
• THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS HELD IN PLACE ONLY BY 3 PLASTIC TABS. WITH TIME THOSE TABS BECOME BRITTLE AND BREAK, AND THE HEADLIGHTS COME OFF COMPLETELY LOOSE FROM THE CAR, HELD ONLY BY THE WIRING.

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 1 fire reports

“INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) UPON RECEIVING MY 3020 VOLVO XC 60, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER ONCE, THEN TWO TIMES FOR A AIR LEAK AUDIBLE THROUGH THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW INSULATION. THE REPAIR DEALER MARRSUCH KAISERSLAUTERN VOLVO TOLD ”

— NHTSA complaint filing

FUEL SYSTEM

5 complaints

• I OWN A 2010 VOLVO XC-60, PURCHASED IN SEPT. 2009. TODAY, FOR THE THIRD TIME IN 6 MONTHS THIS VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL GAUGE. ALL THREE TIMES THE GAS GAUGE INDICATED SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 1/2 AND THE ODOMETER MESSAGE SAID "140 MILES TO AN EMPTY TANK. SINCE BOTH MY WIFE AND I DRIVE TH
• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLVO XC60. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND THEN RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS REL
• 2010 VOLVO XC-60. CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE FUEL TANK BEGAN TO BRISKLY LEAK GASOLINE *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUME THE FUEL LINE WHICH CONNECTED TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE. THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500

“I OWN A 2010 VOLVO XC-60, PURCHASED IN SEPT. 2009. TODAY, FOR THE THIRD TIME IN 6 MONTHS THIS VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL GAUGE. ALL THREE TIMES THE GAS GAUGE INDICATED SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 1/2 AND THE ODOMETER MESSAGE SAID "140 MILES TO AN EMPTY TANK. SINCE BOTH MY WIFE AND I DRIVE TH”

— NHTSA complaint filing

Estimated Repair Costs

OTHER(~50K mi)

$500

VISIBILITY(~50K mi)

$500

ELECTRICAL(~50K mi)

$500

BODY/STRUCTURE(~50K mi)

$500

FUEL SYSTEM(~50K mi)

$500

Estimates based on average reported repair costs. Actual costs vary by location, shop, and severity.

🔍 Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist

Based on 79 owner complaints for this specific year, here's what to check or ask about:

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OTHER: TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLVO XC60. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE HE ATTEMPTED TO OPERATE THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT BUT ONLY WARM AIR WOULD BLOW FROM THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS TOLD THAT THE REFRIGERANT WAS LEAKING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. THE VEHIC
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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VISIBILITY: REAR WINDOW IN 2010 VOLVO XC60 EXPLODED AFTER SMALL IMPACT INTO THOUSANDS OF VERY SHARP SHARDS (NOT THE "PEBBLES" AS IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN). SHARDS WERE SENT THROUGHOUT THE CABIN INCLUDING TO THE PASSENGER SEATS, WINDSCREEN, SPEEDO, ETC. THIS DOES NOT SEEM THE APPROPRIATE WAY FOR TEMPERED GLASS T
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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ELECTRICAL: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLVO XC60. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 80 MPH AND THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD SHIFT GEARS FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO PARK INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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BODY/STRUCTURE: INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) UPON RECEIVING MY 3020 VOLVO XC 60, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER ONCE, THEN TWO TIMES FOR A AIR LEAK AUDIBLE THROUGH THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW INSULATION. THE REPAIR DEALER MARRSUCH KAISERSLAUTERN VOLVO TOLD
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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General: Get a pre-purchase inspection from an independent mechanic ($100-$200)