r/Volvo • u/GraceGlory41 • 19h ago

Please help!

I've already paid half down (nonrefundable) for a 2016 Volvo S60 Drive E premier. I've since learned online that that vehicle had an issue with excessive oil consumption. I have the car fax but don't know what I'm looking at. The guy who got it from the auction said its currently having an overheating problem. According to the carfax history I have, at about 143,000 miles it recently had a water pump, thermostat, coolant service and oil-cooler-line work, and now the guys mechanic is putting in a radiator because it’s overheating. I have to be able to get my daughter to school and myself to work and after this purchase I'll have no money. Can someone tell if I'm screwed with this car?

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u/CTV49 S60 16h ago

I’m not sure how you ended up paying a 50% nonrefundable deposit on a broken car, but that’s probably a better question for r/personalfinance.

As far as the car; You’ll need to work with the seller to have them resolve the existing overheating issue before you take possession. The only leverage you have is the remainder of the purchase price. Once you take possession the seller will tell you it’s not their problem.

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u/Dhh05594 V60, XC90 13h ago

I had a VW that burned about a quart every 1,000 miles. It was just over the amount of oil that they said was normal so they replaced the valve rings or whatever to fix it. It still burned oil and I'd have to add oil every couple thousand miles. That thing ran forever and I got 200,000 miles out of it. I think I could have gotten 300,000.

My point is, if your stay up on adding oil hopefully you can run this car for a while but you never know. However, they need to fix the other issues because you can't drive a car that is over heating.

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u/Prestigious_Bar_280 6h ago

There was an initial problem with the Drive E cars with the oil control rings (CAFE standard crap really), and there was a warranty repair under certain conditions, the 2016s were the year of the recall and factory fix, so you might want to use the VIN to determine if your car was in the recall zone and if it was fixed. Some 2016s already had been factory redesigned; I have a 2017 and it is bulletproof. No refund sounds fishy really, consider a lawyer.