2012 Volvo XC60 SUV AWD

When it rains or when getting a car wash, the windshield leaks water into car.

The rain water leaking through windshield. It could cause rust in the frame, then cause the failure of whole structure. I checked the Volvo forums, seems there are many Volvo owners have similar issues. I owned other cars, it’s the first time I had leaking water through perimeter of windshield.

My volvo windshield started leaking from the top seal. When it rains water runs down the entire inside of the front windshield.

My left front door failed to open using the outside handle. I have tried unsuccessfully to fix the problem by removing the inside door panel, the door window, and the surrounding hardware and electrical components. I contend that this is a safety hazard because a)a rescuer would fail to get the driver out of the vehicle in case of an accident and b)the door could open while driving because the latch contains a defective part. Other Volvo models have been recalled because of this problem, but my Vin number is currently not included in the recall. I contend that it should be recalled for my vehicle.

Windshield seal failed causing water to leak into car

SEVERE INTERIOR WATER LEAK FROM TOP OF WINDSHIELD WHENEVER IT RAINS, DURING A CARWASH, ETC. - CREATING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS FOR THE DRIVER & A RESULTING SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THE WINDSHIELD IS NOT SUITABLY SEALED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGE PARKED, NEVER BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF COLLISION, AND NEVER BEEN DAMAGED IN ANY WAY. WINDSHIELD LEAKAGE IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH VOLVOS, EVEN THOUGH THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALERSHIPS CONTINUE TO DENY THERE IS A PROBLEM.

THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWS NO FUEL EVEN WHEN FULL OR AT TIMES SHOWS ABOUT 1/3 FULL EVEN WHEN FULL. AND DOES NOT DECREASE - ALLOWING FOR POSSIBLE RUNNING OUT OF GAS- CAUSING A ROAD HAZARD

WINDSHIELD SEALING PROBLEM. WATER IS LEAKING THRU TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD.

2012 VOLVO XC60. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SOFTWARE PATCH. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE XM RADIO DRAINED THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY. THE COSUMER REQUESTED TO HAVE THE SOFTWARED UPDATE PERFORMED FOR FREE. THE DEALER DECLINED. *JS

THE VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN LEAKING WATER THROUGH THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD. WHEN IT RAINS, THE WINDSHIELD LEAKS ALL OVER. I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING FORUMS AND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS PARTICULAR MODEL OF VOLVO BUT HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. IF THIS CONTINUES I'M AFRAID SOMEONE DRIVING COULD LOOSE VISIBILITY IF ITS RAINING. EVEN THROUGH THE CARWASH THIS VOLVO MODELS LEAK WATER. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.

I BOUGHT MY XC60 IN 2012 FROM GERALD JONES VOLVO IN EVANS, GA. APPROXIMATELY IN 2017 MY WIFE NOTICE WATER COMING INSIDE THE CAR FROM THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. AT THAT TIME, I HAD THE DEALERSHIP LOOK AT THE WINDSHIELD AND SUNROOF. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE WATER CONTINUED TO LEAK IN THE CAR, BUT IN JULY 2017, THE NAVY TRANSFERRED ME TO JAPAN AND THE CAR WAS STORED IN A MILITARY APPROVED FACILITY. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE WINDSHIELD REPAIRED PRIOR TO LEAVING OVERSEAS. WHEN WE RETURNED IN JULY 2019, WE WERE REMINDED OF THE LEAK WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR THROUGH A CARWASH. FINALLY, ON 10 JAN 2020 AFTER I MADE THE CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY, I TOOK IT TO SAFELITE IN FALLSCHURCH, VA. THE TECHNICIANS CHECKED THE WINDSHIELD AND THEY COMMENTED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN A LOT OF VOLVO'S WITH FACTORY INSTALL ISSUES WITH WINDSHIELDS. I CHECKED YOUR WEBSITE FOR RECALLS AND THERE WERE NONE. WHEN THE TECHNICIANS REMOVED IT THEY FOUND THAT THE SEAL WAS NEVER BONDED TO THE WINDSHIELD AT THE VERY TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS LOOSE ALL ALONG THE ROOFLINE. I'VE ATTACHED PICTURES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR OTHERS THAT HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL HAVE COMPLAINED. THIS SHOULD BE A MANDATORY SAFETY RECALL. THERE APPEARS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES IN A COLLISION, IF NOT DEATH. THIS DEFECT IS CONSISTENT WHETHER WE ARE IN MOTION OR SITTING STILL. IT LEAKS ALL THE TIME.

OVER A PERIOD OF THE LAST 45 DAYS ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS,IN RAIN, AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55MPH+, THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE DRIVER INPUTS FAILED TO FUNCTION. WHEN DRIVING, TURNING THE WHEEL TO LEFT/RIGHT TO CHANGE LANES OR PULL TO THE SLOW LANE; MADE THE CAR FEEL AS IT WANTED TO SPIN OUT UNCONTROLLABLY.TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT, THE CAR WANTED TO GO RIGHT. WHEN GOING STRAIGHT THERE WAS A WOBBLY UNSTABLE FEELING, AND WAS NOTICEABLE TO PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. THE ISSUE DID NOT OCCUR AT LOWER SPEEDS AND CAR PERFORM NORMALLY. THE SENSATION WAS SIMILAR TO THE INPUT ON A BOAT. THE ONLY CORRECTION WHICH WORKED WAS TO SLOW DOWN TO 40-45 AND TAKE SIDE ROADS. AT LOWER SPEEDS BRAKE TESTING AND OTHER MANEUVERS WERE PERFORMED WITHOUT ISSUE.

DURING RAIN, THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD LEAKS. WITH RESEARCH OF THE ISSUE, MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED. THE PROBLEM IS PRESENT DUE TO A PRIMER ON THE GLASS THAT IS FAILING. THIS BLACK PRIMER IS APPLIED IN A THIN LAYER TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE ADHESIVE BEING USED BY VOLVO, REQUIRES THIS PRIMER PROMOTE A PROPER BOND BETWEEN THE GLASS AND THE ADHESIVE (POLYURETHANE). HOWEVER, THIS PRIMER IS SEPARATING FROM THE GLASS. THE BIGGEST CONCERN VOLVO OWNERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF IS NOT THE POTENTIAL OF A WATER LEAK. THE WINDSHIELD IS A STRUCTURAL COMPONENT OF THE VEHICLE. IF THE WINDSHIELD IS NOT BONDED TO THE VEHICLE PROPERLY IT WILL COMPROMISE THE SAFETY OF THE OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE WINDSHIELD SUPPORTS THE AIRBAGS UPON DEPLOYMENT, CRUMPLE ZONE FUNCTION DURING A COLLISION, AND THE ROOF IN THE EVENT OF A ROLLOVER.

I HAVE A 2012 VOLVO XC60 WITH AN ADHESIVE FAILURE AT THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD THAT IS APPARENTLY CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT VOLVO HAS YET TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRING AT THEIR DEALERSHIPS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. ACCORDING TO VOLVO: "THE WINDSHIELD IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF THE CAR. NOT ONLY DOES IT ENSURE AN UNDISTORTED VIEW ' IT ALSO IS A CRITICAL STRUCTURAL COMPONENT OF THE VEHICLE. THAT MEANS THE INSTALLATION PROCESS FOR WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT HAS TO BE EXACT AND PERFORMED USING ONLY VOLVO GENUINE GLASS IN ORDER TO RETAIN THE ORIGINAL PROPERTIES. THE WINDSHIELD IS IMPORTANT TO THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE AND ALSO INTERACTS WITH MANY VOLVO SAFETY SYSTEMS. THE ONLY WAY TO PRESERVE PERFORMANCE AND GUARANTEE SAFETY IS TO INSTALL VOLVO GENUINE WINDSHIELDS. USING VOLVO-SPECIFIED ADHESIVES WILL BOND THE WINDSHIELD TO THE SAME STRENGTH AS WHEN ASSEMBLED IN THE FACTORY. IT'S IMPORTANT THE BOND HAS THE RIGHT STRENGTH FOR THE FUNCTION OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WHICH IS DESIGNED TO USE THE WINDSHIELD AS A SUPPORT WHEN DEPLOYED." HTTPS://WWW.VOLVOTECHINFO.COM/SITECONTENT/CERTIFIEDCOLLISION/FACTSHEETVOLVOGENUINEWINDSHIELD011419-FINAL.PDF I HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO AN AUTO GLASS SHOP BY THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD BY THAT SHOP THAT THERE IS NO AFTER MARKET PART SO THE PART FROM VOLVO IS OVER $700.00 AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO BE PREPARED TO PAY FOR THAT PART SHOULD THE GLASS SHATTER UPON REMOVAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO XC60. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN THE RAIN, WATER LEAKED FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

WATER DRIPS FROM TOP OF WINDSHIELD INTO CAR AS FAST AS IT COMES DOWN. DRAINS INTO LIGHTS FIXTURES AS WELL AS GEARS AND WHEEL. FOGGED UP GLASS ON HIGHWAY CAUSING SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. IN WINTER CAUSED GEARS TO FREEZE IN PARK. WATER POOLED IN BOTTOM OF CAR AND IN LIGHT FIXTURES. WATER IN SUNROOF CONTROL - CAUSED MALFUNCTION. WHEN GOING FROM STOP TO START WATER RAINS DOWN IN EYESIGHT CAUSE ANOTHER MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. DEALER SAID WINDSHIELD WAS LOOSE. SERVICE SAID THEY HAD NOT SEEN THIS PROBLEM. SALES SAID THIS MODEL HAS THIS PROBLEM ALL THE TIME. INTERESTING CONFLICT... VOLVO FORUMS HAVE THIS ISSUE WELL DOCUMENTED.

THE FRONT WINDSCREEN / WINDSHIELD BONDING HAD FAILED WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS OF OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME, MISDIAGNOSED BY THE MANUFACTURER, AND ONLY RECENTLY IDENTIFIED BY A 3RD PARTY. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON ISSUE ENCOUNTERED AND HAS LED TO, ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL 3RD PARTY GARAGE, AT LEAST ONE INSTANCE OF A WINDSHIELD BECOMING DETACHED DURING DRIVING. IN OUR CASE THE BOND HAS PROGRESSIVELY FAILED ACROSS THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD WITH THE SYMPTOM BEING AN INTERMITTENT WATER LEAK. ONE CONCERN IS THE WINDSCREEN DETACHING DURING MOTION, BUT MY MORE SERIOUS CONCERN IT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE WINDSCREEN AFFECTING FUNCTION OF THE PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG.

MY WINDSHIELD STARTED LEAKING ON THE DRIVER SIDE DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM. WATER WAS DRIPPING IN STREAMS AND IMPEDED VISIBILITY. I HAD IT EVALUATED AND THERE IS A BREAK IN THE FACTORY SEAL. THE WINDSHIELD IS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS OR HAD ANY INJURIES. I SEE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH OTHER VOLVOS AS WELL.

MY ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE CONSTANT CORROSION PROBLEMS ON TPS THAT LEAD TO MULTIPLE REPLACEMENTS ON MY VEHICLE. IT WAS DISCOVERED DURING SEMI ANNUAL CHANGEOVER OF WINTER AND SUMMER TIRES, WHERE ONE OF THE WHEELS AND TIRES DEFLATED DUE TO CORROSION OF THE TPS. COSTLY PART THAT IS LIKELY DEFECTIVE IN DESIGN AND IF FAILED ON ROADWAY COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FLAT TIRE AND VEHICLE ROADWAY INCIDENT. THIS IS A REPEATED PROBLEM...

WATER LEAKING INTO INTERIOR FROM WINDSHIELD. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP AND THEY WON'T FIX IT DUE TO BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. SAFELITE WANTS $350-$800 TO RESEAL OR REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD. THE LEAK IS MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN WET WEATHER AS IT DRIPS ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND ONTO THE DRIVER. THE LEAK OCCURS DURING ANY RAINY CONDITION WHILE STATIONARY OR IN MOTION.

ADHESIVE FAILURE TO THE WINSHIELD GLASS SURFACE

THE AXLES ARE ALREADY NEEDING TO BE REPLACED ON THE FRONT WHEELS. THERE IS ONLY 68,000 MILES ON THEM. THE AUTO SHOP SAYS IT'S TOO EARLY FOR THAT TO BE HAPPENING. NOT TO MENTION THERE IS A WHOPPING PRICE TAG FOR THE PARTS!!

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY DRIVING MY VOLVO XC60. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 100KM/H AND RAN INTO THE BACK OF A SEMI THAT WAS TRAVELING AT AN APPROX SPEED OF 80KM/H. THE IMPACT WAS IN THE RIGHT FRONT (PASSENGER) SIDE OF MY XC-60 AND THE LEFT REAR OF THE SEMI. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY ANYWHERE ON THE VOLVO. THANKFULLY, NOBODY WAS SERIOUSLY HURT AS ALL WERE WEARING SEATBELTS. BASED ON THE SEVERITY AND SPEED OF THE IMPACT, I AM VERY SUPRISED AND CONCERNED THE AIRBAG SYSTEM DIDN'T FUNCTION.

THE CAR USES AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL. CHECK OIL LIGHT COMES ON WILL DRIVING CAUSING A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD WHILE I FIND A SAFE LOCATION TO STOP AND ADD ENGINE OIL.

LAST EVENING WHEN TURNING A CORNER MY FINGER WAS CUT BY THE METAL PORTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I GOT HOME, I NOTICED THAT AT THE "6 O'CLOCK" POSITION THERE WAS SHARP METAL THAT HAS COME LOOSE AND THAT IS WHAT CUT MY FINGER. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. ALSO, UPON CALLING THE DEALER THIS MORNING THEY SAID THEY KEEP A NUMBER OF THE REPLACEMENT PARTS IN INVENTORY BECAUSE IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. MUCH TO MY SURPRISE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A SAFETY RECALL. THE DEALER SAID THEY WILL WORK WITH ME ON THE PRICE, BUT WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I REALLY THINK IF PEOPLE ARE GETTING CUT THIS SHOULD BE RAISED TO A RECALL LEVEL.

JUST BOUGHT THE CAR AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES AND THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. DROVE ANOTHER 10 MILES HOME AND ARRANGED FOR AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR CORRECTION/REPAIR. NOTICED THAT THE ERROR WARNING DID NOT COME ON INITIALLY AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED BUT, SEEMED IF I DROVE ABOUT 25 MILES OR MORE THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON, AND THIS IS WHAT OCCURRED UNTIL I WENT TO HAVE IT SERVICED. DEALER GET ME FOR 4 HOURS AND TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT GET THE TIRES TO READ. THE DEALER THEN MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH VOLVO FOR CORRECTION/SERVICE, AND THEY KEPT ME FOR 3 HOURS AND SAID THEY CHECKED THE TIRES AND RESET THE SENSORS, AND BELIEVED IT WAS THE BATTERY BECAUSE THE VOLTAGE WAS NOT HIGH ENOUGH. SO THEY WERE TRYING TO GET THE BATTERY TO FAIL...THIS DID NOT EVEN MAKES SENSE. ANYWAY THEY SAID, THEY CLEARED THE CODE AND DROVE IT AND IT WAS FINE. I LEFT AND GOT ABOUT 20 MILES AWAY AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE THIRD TIME I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR (NOT VOLVO) WHO TOOK IT TO ANOTHER VOLVO DEALER AND IT ONE WEEK TO TELL ME, THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATED ON THE DOOR PANEL WHICH IS 35PSI IS INCORRECT AND IT REALLY SHOULD 38PSI AND THE CODES WERE CLEARED AND THEY DROVE IT AND ALL WAS CORRECTED. I LEFT AND DROVE ABOUT 25 MILES AND THE TPMS ERROR LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN. NEEDLESS TO SAY THEY CANNOT DETECT WHAT WAS WRONG. *TR

SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING, AMONGST OTHERS, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A CROSSROADS. VERY DANGEROUS EMERGENCY STOPPING OF THE CAR, ENGINE STOPPED, ALL ALARMS ON, STEERING NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO USE WITHOUT POWER. HAD TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO SERVICE CENTER. VOLVO CLAIMS THIS IS NOTHING MORE THAN A COMMON PLACE ALTERNATOR FAILURE (THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH AUXILIARY BELT TENSIONER). POWER STEERING FAILED ALTHOUGH BATTERY WAS FULLY CHARGED. FOUND ON THE INTERNET THIS OCCURRING SEVERAL TIMES TO OTHER XC60 DRIVERS. AS ALTERNATOR FAILURES WITHOUT ANY WARNING ARE SO "COMMON PLACE" AND AS THEY CAN HAVE SUCH VERY NEGATIVE IMPACT ON SAFETY, WHY ISN'T THERE ANY BATTERY-BASED POWER STEERING SURVIVABILITY AS ON MOST OTHER VEHICLES?

UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION, OVERRIDING BRAKE: UNEXPLAINED ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS I HAD PULLED INTO ANGLE PARKING SLOT, FOOT ON BRAKE READY TO SHIFT TO "PARK" . SUDDENLY THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED FORWARD ABOUT 5 FEET AND LURCHED INTO THE WOODEN PARKING BARRIER THAT DELINEATES THE EDGE OF THE PARKING LOT, CRACKING IT. ENGINE WAS REVVING. I SHIFTED INTO REVERSE TO GET BACK INTO PARKING SPOT (FOOT ON BRAKE NECESSARY TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE) AND CAR ACCELERATED BACKWARD TOTALLY OUT OF MY CONTROL, ONLY STOPPED AFTER BACKING INTO CAR PARKED ON OPPOSITE SIDE. PASSERBY SAID HE HEARD THE ENGINE REVVING FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LOT! AT THIS POINT I SHIFTED INTO "DRIVE" AND, WITH CAR NOW UNDER MY CONTROL, RETURNED TO ORIGINAL SPOT. I REFUSED TO DRIVE CAR AGAIN WHEN POLICE ASKED ME TO SHOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED- HAD IT TOWED, VOLVO USA TECHNICIAN REPORTEDLY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, ( THE REPORT IS AN INTERNAL VOLVO DOCUMENT NOT AVAILABLE TO ME). THIS WAS A FRIGHTENING, HORRIFYING INCIDENT, WITH RAPID ACCELERATION OCCURRING BOTH FORWARD AND IN REVERSE, DESPITE FOOT ON BRAKE. CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH MULTIPLE SAFETY FEATURES. PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT- LUCKILY NO ONE WAS. OVER NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, I WENT OVER EVERY POSSIBILITY, BUT MUST CONCLUDE IT WAS A MALFUNCTION OF THE CAR. *TR

BLIND SPOT INFORMATION SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. SYSTEM PROVIDES INCORRECT INFORMATION TO THE DRIVER ABOUT THE PRESENCE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE BLIND SPOT. I BELIEVE THIS INCREASES THE RISK OF ACCIDENT. *TR