Volvo XC90 Complaints

1,540 consumer complaints on file.

#10360071October 12, 2010
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLVO XC90. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WATER WAS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE; THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR WAS WET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WATER WAS GETTING IN THROUGH THE SUNROOF AND THE DRAINAGE FROM THE SUNROOF WAS CLOGGED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE AIR CONDITIONER AND BLOWER SHORT CIRCUITED AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRAIN PLUGS FOR THE SUNROOF FAILED, WHICH CAUSED WATER AND ELECTRICAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 04/20/11
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#10359974October 11, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2004 VOLVO XC90. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY VOLVO BUT THEY HAVEN'T ISSUED A FORMAL RECALL. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT I DEAL WITH STATED THEY REPLACE ON AVERAGE 10 A MONTH. THE AVERAGE COST THAT OWNERS ARE FACING IS $7000. *TR
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#10359195October 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
"TRANSMISSION SERVICE URGENT"LIGHT IS ON. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE "NEW" IN JULY 2003. CURRENTLY HAS 87,000 MILES. NOTICED SLIPPAGE OVER ONE YEAR AGO. ACCELERATION AT TIMES AFTER BEING STOPPED VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE FROM SLIPPAGE, DANGEROUS AT INTERSECTIONS MAKING TURNS IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THIS MODEL HAS NUMEROUS, NUMEROUS REPORTS AND COMPLAINTS REGARDING TRANSMISSION FAILURES WITH A WIDE RANGE OF MILEAGE. VEHICLE ROLLED BACK AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A INTERSECTION TODAY 10/04/10 AND I STRUGGLED TO GET VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AND GET IT HOME. BARELY MADE IT INTO THE GARAGE WHEN I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SERVICE LIGHT WAS ON. *TR
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#10358892October 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 VOLVO XC 90 T6 TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND TURN SIGNAL NOT OPERATING. *TR
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#10358834October 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 VOLVO XC 90 AND TRANSMISSION IS FAILED AS WELL AS MOTOR MOUNTS, WHEEL BEARING BOOTS, ETC. DEALER KNOWS ABOUT THESE RECURRING ISSUES WITH OTHERS OF SAME YEAR, BUT CLAIMS IT IS ONLY MY ISSUE. PURCHASE PRICE WAS ~$55K AND WITH ONLY 106K MILES I SHOULD NOT NOW HAVE TO SPEND ~$5K FOR A NEW TRANNY. *TR
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#10358883October 2, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A 2005 VOLVO XC90 AWD. MY HEAD LIGHTS HAVE INTERMITTENT FAILURES ALMOST EVERY TIME I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT. IT STARTED ABOUT 10 MONTHS AGO AND HAS BEEN GETTING MORE FREQUENT. SOMETIMES LEFT HEAD LIGHT FAILS, SOMETIMES RIGHT HEAD LIGHT FAILS, SOMETIMES BOTH GO OUT. THEY WILL RESUME WORKING, SOMETIMES IF I DO NOTHING, BUT ALWAYS IF I TURN THEM OFF & BACK ON. BUT WILL CONTINUE TO FAIL. THE DEALER SAID THEY CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. *TR
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#10358615October 1, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. WHILE TRAVELING 35-45 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD SUDDENLY TURNED OUTWARD RUBBING AGAINST THE WHEEL WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COME TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 77000.
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#10358506September 30, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
ANTI-SKID ERROR KEEPS COMING UP ON MY 2006 8 CYL VOLVO XC90. DEALER UNSURE HOW TO DIAGNOSE. I AM CONCERNED MY ANTI LOCK BRAKING AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE WILL NOT WORK. IS THIS A KNOWN DEFECT IN VOLVO XC90'S OF THAT YEAR? *TR
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#10357363September 24, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THERE IS A LOW BEAM FAILURE INTERMITTENTLY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER I'M USING THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS OR THE BI-XENON HEADLIGHTS. THE BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED, FUSES CHECKED, WIRING CONNECTIONS CHECKED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUES. THE ONLY INCIDENT THIS HAS CAUSED HAS BEEN A WARNING FROM A POLICE OFFICER ABOUT GETTING IT REPAIRED. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY INDICATE THAT EVERYTHING IS RUNNING FINE, HOWEVER THE BULB FAILURE TYPICALLY HAPPENS AFTER THE CAR HAS WARMED UP AND HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE. *TR
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#10356952September 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN ABOUT TWO OURS LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT TWICE BUT CAME BACK ON, ALMOST FLICKERING MOTION. NOTICED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INSIDE CAR FLICKERED AS WELL. HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN FOR THIRD TIME AND SO I PULLED OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND WAS FINE. CONTINUED DRIVING FOR ANOTHER 30 MINS WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT OUT DURING DRIVING. TOTAL BLACKNESS. THE ONLY THING I COULD DO WAS STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP. TURNED THE CAR OFF AGAIN AND BACK ON AND WORKED FINE BUT HAD "SRS" AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. *TR
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#10356877September 21, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
COMING HOME TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FROM A TRIP IN ARIZONA AND DRIVING AT NIGHT THOUGH THE NEVADA DESERT. WEATHER WAS NICE, DRY CONDITIONS, LIGHT TRAFFIC ( THE SUN HAD SET ABOUT 7:00 IN THE EVENING) - JANUARY 2008 AND WE WERE CRUISING AT ABOUT 65 MPH. AT ABOUT 50 MILES OUTSIDE BANNING THE CAR HAD A POWER SURGE, AND IT FELT AS IF WE WENT OVER A BUMP ON THE ROAD, THERE WAS A QUICK FLICKER IN ALL LIGHTS AND THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM RESET. THE RECOVERY WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATE AND DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT. ABOUT HALF HOUR LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME STARTED TO WORRY ABOUT THE CAR AS IT WAS DARK, HAD SMALL KIDS IN THE CAR AND WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, DESERT FOR MILES AND MILES. SO, WITH NO OPTIONS WE KEPT DRIVING. ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME THERE WAS NO RECOVERY. ALL LIGHTS, INSTRUMENT PANEL, HEADLIGHTS, EMERGENCY LIGHTS, REAR LIGHT ALL OUT. THE CAR WAS PITCH BLACK. I BELIEVE ONLY THE FOG LIGHTS WERE WORKING BUT WAS WORRIED ABOUT VISIBILITY ON THE ROAD AS WE HAD NO REAR LIGHTS WHAT SO EVER AND THE MAJORITY OF THE TRAFFIC AT NIGHT ON THE I-10 IS TRUCKS. DROVE ON SHOULDER FOR ABOUT 2 MILES AND TOOK THE NEXT EXIT. SMALL GAS STATION ONLY, NO REPAIR SHOP, NO MOTEL NOTHING; ONLY A TRUCK STOP. AFTER A SMALL RESPITE WE STATED UP THE CAR AGAIN AND ENGINE AND ALL LIGHTS WERE AGAIN FUNCTIONAL. I WAS TERRIFIED OF DRIVING THE CAR HOME STILL OVER 100 MILES AWAY AND NO WHERE NEAR CIVILIZATION, BUT SINCE WE HAD NO OTHER CHOICE WE DID. NO FURTHER INCIDENTS UPON GETTING HOME. DEALER HAD NO IDEA WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THAT, THEY UPDATE COMPUTER CODES, AND A CONTROL MODULE. TO THIS DATE THEY STILL DO NOT KNOW WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THAT. WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE NOT GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE. *TR
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#10355968September 16, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INTERMITTENT LIGHTING FAILURE IN THE VOLVO XC90 2006 MODEL. THE HEADLAMPS JUST FAIL. VOLVOS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SAFE. MY FAMILY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX THE ISSUE AND I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. I CAN NOT DRIVE AT DUSK OR AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR
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#10355979September 16, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 VOLVO XC90 HEADLAMP FAILURE. WA.STATE VOLVO REP. DENIES INTERMITTENT HEADLAMP FAILURE EXISTS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THE VOLVO HEADLIGHTS JUST FAIL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN! I AND MANY OTHERS APPROX.93,487 OWNER'S OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS HAVING VOLVO SERVICE DEALER'S UNABLE TO CORRECT THE SERIOUS PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A PRIORITY SAFETY RECALL AND VOLVO SHOULD IMMEDIATELY SEND OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN TO ALL DEALERSHIPS. APPARENTLY VOLVO DOES KNOW THIS PROBLEM EXISTS AND HAS PURPOSELY CHOSEN TO NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM OR TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. VOLVO OWNER'S ARE AT RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. WHILE DRIVING THE VOLVO THE HEADLAMPS FLICKER AND FAIL . THE DRIVER USUALLY A MOTHER WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR IS SUDDENLY PLUNGED INTO DARKNESS AT ANY GIVEN SPEED AND AT NIGHT. PLEASE HELP ALL OF US MOTHERS WHO BELIEVE WE MADE THE BEST DECISION TO PROVIDE" SAFETY FIRST" FOR OUR FAMILY'S . THIS NEEDS TO BE A PRIORITY SAFETY RECALL . HAVING THE HEADLIGHTS FAIL WHILE DRIVING IS PUTTING INNOCENT LIVES IN GRAVE DANGER. *TR
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#10355742September 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ME AND MY WIFE JUST BOUGHT OUR FIRST VOLVO 4 DAYS AGO!!! AND MY WIFE WAS ON THE HIGH WAY WITH OUR 7 MONTH OLD SON WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON HER AND THEY ALMOST GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT. THANK GOD SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGH WAY AND CALL AAA AND WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE VOLVO DEALER WERE WE BOUGHT IT FROM BECAUSE THEY GAVE US A 3 MONTH/ 3000 MILE WARRANTY. AND NOW IT'S BEEN 3 DAYS AND WE HAVE NO CAR AND THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO REPROGRAM THE TRANSMISSION. I WISH THAT I WOULD HAVE READ SOME OF THESE REVIEWS ON THIS MODEL CAR. BECAUSE THEY ALL SEEM TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND THEY SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THAT PROBLEM. WHAT SHOULD WE DO? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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#10356409September 15, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
2004 VOLVO XC90. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS JUMPING INTO GEAR OR LUNGING WHEN HE APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 53,000 MILES IN 2008. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT AXLE HAD LOST A PLUG AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BECOME CONTAMINATED AND THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE JUMPING IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE REPAIR OF THE FRONT AXLE AND TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS APPROVED AT VOLVO'S COST. HOWEVER, DIAGNOSTICS ALSO REVEALED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
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#10355566September 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AFTER PICKING UP SOCCER CARPOOL, LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF, CAUSING A MESSAGE TO APPEAR OF LOW BEAM BULB FAILURE THEN AFTER A 5 SECONDS WOULD COME BACK ON AND THE MESSAGE WOULD DISAPPEAR. THIS OCCURRED 4 OR 5 TIMES WITHIN A COUPLE OF MINUTES THEN NEVER OCCURRED AGAIN DURING THIS TRIP. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY BOTH OCCURRENCES OCCURRED DURING LOW SPEED DRIVING IN WELL LIT AREAS. *TR
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#10355043September 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2005 VOLVO XC 90 MODEL T6 WITH ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY, THE CAR FAILED AND I GOT THE "URGENT TRANSMISSION SERVICE" WARNING. VOLVO INITIALLY WANTED TO CHARGE ME NEARLY $7000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BUT FINALLY AGREED TO COVER THE COST (MINUS A $160 "DIAGNOSIS PLUS MY TOWING COSTS). AFTER SOME INTERNET RESEARCH I SAW THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM IN MODEL YEAR 2003-2005 T6 MODELS; ALL CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURES WITH LOW MILEAGE, IN SOME CASES MULTIPLE TRANSMISSIONS INVOLVED. SEE ATTACHED LINK: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F18A651 TALKING TO THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, THEY CLAIMED IT WAS BECAUSE THEY USED A GM TRANSMISSION THAT WAS NOT ABLE TO HANDLE THE POWER OF THE ENGINE (OR PERHAPS THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR). THEY INSTALLED A "REMANUFACTURED" TRANSMISSION, THEY CLAIM WITH "BEEFED UP" CLUTCH PARTS. THERE HAVE BEEN SERVICE BULLETINS SINCE 2008 ABOUT LEAKS FROM THE RADIATOR CONTAMINATING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID (LEADING TO FAILURES AS WELL). IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF THESE FAILURES. THERE IS ALSO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT UNDERWAY AS WELL. IN MY CASE, I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, AND IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, AS I WAS ABLE TO FIND A GREAT DEAL OF INFORMATION AFTER JUST A FEW SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCHES. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION, AND IF WARRANTED, A RECALL AND COMPENSATION (THE USED CAR VALUE FOR THIS CAR HAVE DROPPED BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF RELIABILITY OF THE TRANSMISSIONS). I BELIEVE VOLVO IS TRYING TO DEAL WITH THIS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS TO COVER IT UP AND MINIMIZE THEIR COSTS. *TR
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0
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#10355019September 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2004 VOLVO XC90 SEF HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT ENGINE FAILURES/POWER SHORTAGES FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR, OFTEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CAR WILL MAKE A LARGE SOUND AND INTERMITTENTLY JERK, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY THE GAUGES GO DOWN, EXTERIOR LIGHTS GO OUT, INTERIOR LIGHTS MAY GO ON, RADIO SHUTS OFF, WIPERS CYCLE ONCE, AIR/HEAT GOES OFF. THIS LASTS APPROXIMATELY ONE SECOND, HOWEVER, AT TIMES THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL THE CAR IS RESTARTED. ONCE THE PROBLEM BEGINS, IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY (5+ TIMES) UNTIL THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND NOT USED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. *TR
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#10354896September 10, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY HEADLIGHTS, DRIVING LIGHTS, PARK LIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT WORKING. THIS BEGAN WHEN I STARTED TO GO SOMEWHERE LAST NIGHT. ALL OF THESE THINGS WERE WORKING THE DAY BEFORE. THE TAIL LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE WORKING IN THE REAR. MY VEHICLE IS GARAGED WHEN IT IS NOT IN USE. MY RADIO, CD PLAYER, OR SATELLITE RADIO WOULD NOT OPERATE 2 DAYS AGO AND STARTED WORKING THE NEXT TIME I STARTED MY CAR. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO THE CAR WOULDN'T START. IT ACTED LIKE THE SECURITY SYSTEM HAD BEEN ACTIVATED AS IT WOULD CRANK, BUT NOT START. I WAITED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND TRIED IT AGAIN AND IT STARTED THE FIRST TIME. I HAVE CHECKED ALL FUSES. I AM TAKING IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP TODAY TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS HAPPENING. THESE PROBLEMS ARE INTERMITTENT AND DO NOT REPEAT OFTEN ENOUGH TO DIAGNOSE PROPERLY. I CAN SEE THIS BEING VERY DANGEROUS IF I WERE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA WITH A LARGE DEER POPULATION AND IT IS HARD ENOUGH TO AVOID THEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS WORKING. *TR
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#10354086September 7, 2010
SEAT BELTS
FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE HAS BECOME DIFFICULT TO UNLATCH. THE BUTTON MUST BE PRESSED MULTIPLE TIMES TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *TR
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