# 2002 VOLVO S60 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
> NHTSA complaint `901317` · 2012-01-23 · Volvo Car USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLVO
- **Model:** S60
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Volvo Car USA, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- **Miles at failure:** 49,000
- **Speed:** 70 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLVO S60 2.4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN A LOUD EXPLOSION EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND SMOKE ENTERED THE INTERIOR. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT OIL WAS NOT FLOWING INTO THE ENGINE AND THE BEARINGS WERE MELTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 49,000.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*