There are 3 owner-reported visibility & wipers complaints for the 2001 Volvo S60in NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
THE MIRRORS AND DRIVER SEAT POSITION MEMORY DO NOT RESPOND CORRECTLY TO THE KEY REMOTE COMMAND TO UNLOCK THE CAR. THE SEAT WILL GO TO THE MEMORIZED POSITION, BUT THE MIRRORS DO NOT. THE RESULT IS THE DRIVER IS SURPRISED THE FIRST TIME HE LOOKS IN THE MIRRORS IN A TRAFFIC SITUATION. HE CANNOT SEE WHAT IS IN ADJACENT LANES IN ORDER TO MAKE A SAFE LANE CHANGE. THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER HAS REPLACED THE DRIVER SEAT AND MIRROR REMOTE RECEIVER MODULES AND RE-PROGRAMMED THEM. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE HAS RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM, AND IT APPEARS MANY IF NOT ALL THE CARS DO THIS. *JB
IN OCTOBER 2003 AND JULY 2004, WHILE DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK EACH TIME WHAT APPEARED TO BE SMALL ROCKS/PEBBLES/STONES HAVE STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD OF MY 2001 VOLVO S60 2.4T IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA AROUND THE REARVIEW MIRROR. BOTH TIMES, THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED IN THAT REGION AND CRACKS PROPAGATED FROM THE POINT OF IMPACT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A STRESS REGION IN THE WINDSHIELD THAT CANNOT WITHSTAND IMPACTS BY RELATIVELY SMALL OBJECTS. THESE TWO INCIDENTS HAVE RESULTED IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD EACH TIME.*AK
THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHEN WATER WAS APPLIED TO IT WHILE WASHING THE CAR. *JB
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026