# 2003 Volvo S60 sudden RPM spike from 2K to 3K during low miles driving

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-volvo-s60-sudden-rpm-spike-from-2k-to-3k-during-low-miles-driving/62567>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** rpm, s60, volvo\
**Created:** [March 13, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-volvo-s60-sudden-rpm-spike-from-2k-to-3k-during-low-miles-driving/62567 "2011-03-13T19:48:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![botticelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90ced4/32.png) [@botticelli](https://community.cartalk.com/u/botticelli)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-volvo-s60-sudden-rpm-spike-from-2k-to-3k-during-low-miles-driving/62567/1 "2011-03-13T19:48:14Z")

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I have a 2003 Volvo S60 and I experience sudden RPM spike from 2K to 3K during low miles driving. It doesn’t happen all the time, usually once a day. I took to the dealership and they could find issues and no warning light are on. Any idea why?