What 20 owners told NHTSA about the 2020 Volvo XC60 T8 Polestar Engineered Plug-in Hybrid

Vehicle with 34,000 miles has started to have surging of rotors when applying brakes at 33,000. Vehicle has had brake disc kit replaced due to warping at 13,058 miles. Vehicle had brake disc kits and front and rear brake rotors replaced due to high spots for pad engagement at 22,996 miles. The vehicle has a continuous problem with brake/rotor system!

NHTSA ODI 11633493

We recently took our 2020 Volvo XC60 with approximately 20k miles into the dealership where it has received it's oil changes and had its service issues looked at since buying the vehicle new. During the inspection video, the technician indicated the rear brakes had approximately 10% life remaining while the front had approximately 90% life remaining in them. This seems extremely askew and is indicative of a problem. Under normal driving circumstances and 20k miles wear and tear, there is no reason other than a malfunctioning mechanical issue like the emergency brake not disengaging completely that this uneven wear should be occurring. This should not be the case in such a relatively new vehicle and could result in unknown excessive wear on the braking system causing premature brake failure. If we hadn't taken the vehicle in for it's routine oil change, we would not be aware of this safety concern.

NHTSA ODI 11495787

1. One day after getting car the rear rotors were defective and had to be replaced. 2. Second problem affected stop/start mechanism. Brought car in four times for this repair. First 3 times service department had no idea what was causing problem. Last time brought in for this problem a stop/start battery was replaced. 3. New most dangerous problem is that while driving car the dashboard display turned into a bright barcode (I took a picture if needed). Stoped car at red light and upon restarting car same problem existed. Went to restaurant and upon leaving 90 minutes later same problem exhausted. This morning when dealer came to pick up car display was working. My wife drives car and this last problem scared her very much and she is frightened to drive car not knowing when and if this, or other problems will again occur. You could not see the speed you were driving at nor how much gas was left. Also, this occurred at night and the light from the barcode display was so bright that it interfered with driving. Have other Volvo owners experienced this problem ? This car is a lemon. And only 16 months old.

NHTSA ODI 11438075

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 VOLVO XC60. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY AND SHE DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO HER DESTINATION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V144000 (FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER VOLVO CARS SAN DIEGO LOCATED AT 5350 KEARNY MESA RD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111, (858) 279-9700 WHERE THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED, WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED AND APPROACHING ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNING TO THE RIGHT WHEN SHE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AT A PARKING LOT WHEN THE VEHICLE FORCEFULLY APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED THE AUTOMATIC INTERVENTION WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A WHIPLASH AND CONCUSSION AND SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION 3 DAYS LATER. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASION AND ALSO WHEN GEARS ON REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED LOCAL DEALER VOLVO CARS CARLSBAD LOCATED AT 6830 AVENIDA ENCINAS, CARLSBAD, CA 92011. (760) 931-7100 AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000.

NHTSA ODI 11364197