Volvo XC90 Complaints (2005)

223 consumer complaints on file.

#10563765February 10, 2014
ENGINE
THE MOTOR FAILED ON MY 2005 VOLVO XC90 AS A RESULT OF THE COUNTERBALANCE SHAFT BEARINGS FAILING DUE TO MOISTURE IN THE MOTOR. I WAS NOT AWARE THIS MOTOR WAS SUBJECT TO FAILURE AT LESS THAN OR EVEN AROUND 100K MILES. VOLVO DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE MOTOR FAILURE AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL DONE. AFTER THIS HAPPENED I WENT TO SOME VOLVO WEBSITES(SWEDESPEED) ONLY TO FIND THIS SAME EXACT MOTOR FAILURE HAS HAPPENED TO VERY MANY OF THESE 2005 VOLVO XC90'S BECAUSE OF THE COUNTERBALANCE SHAFT BEARINGS FAILING. IN FACE THERE'S A FORUM CATEGORY TITLED "V8 COUNTERBALANCE SHAFT FAILURE THREAD" WHERE PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THIS EXACT PROBLEM HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AND VOLVO KNOWS ABOUT THIS ENGINE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT DO A RECALL. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE WHERE VOLVO BACK THEIR PRODUCTS, ESPECIALLY THE ENGINE IN A VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563531February 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
THIS CAR HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM - I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE COST TO REPAIR IS EXTREMELY HIGH.. I AM A RECENT WIDOW AND A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3 CHILDREN ON A FIXED INCOME... I AM SO TIRED OF THIS CAR BEING SO UNRELIABLE AND THE REPAIR COSTS ARE BANKRUPTING ME. I HAVE NO WHERE TO TURN THIS CAR HAS BEEN A LEMON FROM DAY ONE AND THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER COULD CARE LESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562413January 31, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
VOLVO IS AWARE OF THE BALANCER SHAFT DEFECT THAT CAUSING A VERY PRICEY AND SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE FIX WAS TO DRILL A HOLE BUT NOT TO REPAIR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE DESIGN FLAW. I WAS INFORMED BY THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE 2005 CX90 AND THE COST WOULD BE AROUND $4000 TO FIX THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE BALANCE SHAFT BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN FLAW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562081January 29, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V144000 (VISIBILITY). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561371January 24, 2014
POWER TRAIN
KNOWN TRANSMISSION DEFECT WITH THIS MODEL HAS MANIFESTED ITSELF IN MY VEHICLE. CAR BEGAN LURCHING WHEN ACCELERATING AND TRANSITIONING INTO THE NEXT GEAR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO A BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. APPARENTLY VOLVO HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS DEFECT WITH THE POWER-TRAIN AND IN 2012 AGREED TO SETTLE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WITH REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS FACT HOWEVER ONLY IMPACTS THOSE WHO PREVIOUSLY PAID TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. STILL NO RECALL REGARDING THIS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS ISSUE FOR THOSE CURRENTLY IMPACTED. ALL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THEIR ORIGINAL TRANSMISSIONS NEED TO BE RECALLED (2003, 2004 AND 2005). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558552January 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
THE CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE (CEM) WILL NOT PERFORM AS INTENDED. AS A RESULT, AUDIO SYSTEM, PARKING ASSIST, AND PASSENGER AIRBAG DOES NOT WORK. AUDIO SYSTEM TURNS ON SPORADICALLY BY ITSELF AND RUNS CONTINUOUSLY(I HAVE TO PULL OVER, TURN THE ENGINE OFF, THEN WAIT 3+ MINUTES TO STOP IT). AS A RESULT, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS MIGHT RUN CONTINUOUSLY WHEN THE IGNITION IS ON. ALSO, THE TURN SIGNALS, HIGH BEAMS, AND HEADLIGHT SWITCH MIGHT NOT WORK. THIS ISSUE WAS RECALL 2014 VOLVO S60, S80, XC60 AND XC70. 2005 XC90 BUT IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL BECAUSE MALFUNCTIONING ELECTRONIC SYSTEM (PASSENGER AIRBAGS, HEAD LAMPS, AND/OR TURN SIGNALS) INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. IT'S NOT FAIR, WHEN SAME PROBLEM IS ACCEPTED AS REASON FOR RECALL FOR 2014 MODELS(XC60, S60, S80, XC70) BUT NOT 2005 XC90S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549471October 25, 2013
ENGINE
THE COUNTERBALANCE SHAFT BROKE RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. VOLVO ESTIMATES REPAIR AT $5,0000. RIDICULOUS. WHY DOESN'T VOLVO FIX THIS WELL KNOWN ISSUE FOR LOYAL CUSTOMERS. I HAVE HAD 5 VOLVOS IN MY LIFE STARTING BACK IN THE 1980'S AND LOVE THE CARS BUT THIS LACK OF CARE FOR CUSTOMER WELFARE IS JUST WRONG. IT MAY BE MY LAST VOLVO IF THIS IS HOW THEY TREAT CUSTOMERS NOW DAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544906September 23, 2013
ENGINE
2005 VOLVO XC90 V8 - ENGINE NUMBER 6163 - COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT FAILURE DUE TO ENGINE DESIGN DEFECT. NO RECALL BY VOLVO DESPITE VERY HIGH VOLUME OF INCIDENTS AND THE SAFETY RISK TO DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS OF THEIR VEHICLES. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. VOLVO KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND CHOOSES TO IGNORE IT, AUTHORITIES ARE A AWARE OF IT AND CHOSE NOT TO ENFORCE SAFETY STANDARDS ON VOLVO- "VOLVO FOR LIFE"...I THINK NOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543169September 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM WORK THE PASSENGER LOW BEAM WENT OUT. I BOUGHT A NEW BULB AND THE LIGHT STILL DID NOT WORK L THEN CHECKED. THE WIRING GOING INTO THE HEADLIGHT AND THERE WAS NO POWER FOR THE LOW BEAM HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN IT WAS BAD ENOUGH I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION JUST 3MONTHS AGO AND NOW THIS I ALSO READ NONLINEAR THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANNYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537349August 26, 2013
ENGINE
I OWN A 2005 V8 XC90. LIKE SO MANY OTHERS I AM A RECENT MEMBER TO THE CB FAILURE CLUB. YEP. IT'S A CLUB. THE COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT FAILURE CLUB. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT VOLVO IS AWARE OF AND DOES NOTHING TO REMEDY THE POOR SAPS WHO OWN A 2005 WITH THE FIRST 6883 ENGINES PRODUCED BY YAMAHA FOR VOLVO. AFTER 6883 VOLVO MADE CHANGES TO THE DESIGN OF THE COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT, BY DRILLING A WEEP HOLE TO LET MOISTURE OUT. UNFORTUNATELY, MY ENGINE WAS IN THE 4000S. I LIVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. ABOUT THE DRIEST CLIMATE YOU CAN GET, BUT YET RUST HAS DESTROYED MY COUNTER BALANCE AND THUS DESTROYED MY ENGINE WITH ONLY 80000 MILES ON IT.BTW, I HAVE HAD MY ENGINE SERVICED REGULARLY. BUT THE COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN NOT BE SERVICED WITHOUT TEARING THE ENGINE APART. IT LIES IN THE VALLEY OF THE V8. IN MY CASE, AND IN ALL THE OTHER CASES I AM READING ABOUT, THE BEARINGS RUSTED AND THE SHAFT RUSTED AND IT TORE APART MY ENGINE BLOCK. HAD I BEEN DRIVING ON A FREEWAY WITH MY CHILDREN AND LOST POWER IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. HOW IS IT THAT THIS DESIGN FLAW WHICH CAUSES CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE CAN BE ALLOWED NOT TO BE RECALLED? IN FACT, THANKS TO A OVERCHARGED ALTERNATOR, I HAD JUST PUT A NEW $1400 COMPUTER IN THE CAR. YET, THE COMPUTER NEVER READ CHECK ENGINE. WHY? BECAUSE THE COMPUTER IS NOT MONITORING THE LUBRICATION IN A SEALED BEARING. AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT TEARING THE ENGINE DOWN FOR 10 HOURS (1200.00 IN LABOR) TO GET TO THE COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT TO SEE THE CONDITION OF IT. PLEASE, FOR THE SAKE OF OTHERS WHO MIGHT BE UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO DRIVE THIS CAR AND FIND THEMSELVES ON A FREEWAY WHEN THE ENGINE BLOWS DUE TO CHEAP RUSTED BEARINGS -- ISSUE A RECALL!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514955June 4, 2013
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE RECALLS. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT IF MY CAR HAS HAD THEM FIXED. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512858May 20, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO XC90.THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 57 MPH, ALL OF THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CENTRAL CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509963April 29, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2006 VOLVO XC90 T6 AWD APRIL 21, 2013 APPROX 8:30 PM DRIVING AT APPROX 8:30 PM, TRAVELING AT ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR, REMOTE 2-LANE HIGHWAY (US191, EASTERN ARIZONA) ON TWISTY MOUNTAINOUS ROAD, SWITCHED FROM HIGH-BEAM TO LOW-BEAMS TO ACCOMMODATE ONCOMING VEHICLE APPROACHING AROUND A BEND. A MOMENT OR TWO AFTER SWITCHING TO LOW BEAMS, THE VOLVO'S HEADLIGHTS LIGHTS FLICKERED AND WENT OUT ALL-TOGETHER. ERROR MESSAGE READING SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF "LOW BEAM BULB FAILURE" APPEARED ON MESSAGE SCREEN. HIGH-BEAMS DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE OPERABLE EITHER. I ACTIVATED FOG LAMPS AND PROCEEDED CAUTIOUSLY TO DESTINATION (APPROX 25 MILES AWAY). APPROX 15 MILES FROM THAT POINT, I WAS PULLED OVER BY DPS PATROL ADVISING I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS...AND THAT MY LICENSE PLATE LIGHT WAS ALSO NOT OPERATING. THE NEXT MORNING, INVESTIGATED FURTHER, DISCOVERED THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE HEADLIGHT BULBS (LOW BEAM AND HIGH BEAM) OR WITH LICENSE PLATE BULBS SPECIFICALLY (THEY WERE NOT BURNT OUT), NOR WERE THERE ANY ISSUES WITH ANY BLOWN FUSES RELATED TO THOSE EXTERIOR LIGHTS. I DID DISCOVER THAT THE DRL (DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS) WERE STILL OPERATING AS NORMAL (WHICH UTILIZE THE SAME BULB AS THE LOW HEADLIGHTS) CONFIRMING THAT THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THOSE BULBS. ALL RESEARCH SINCE THIS EVENT IS POINTING ME TO CONCLUSION THAT THIS MONUMENTALLY UNSAFE CONDITION WAS CAUSED BY A BAD/FAULTY CEM DESIGN BY VOLVO (ONLINE RESEARCH, SPEAKING WITH VOLVO MECHANICS AND REVIEWING SIMILAR NHTSA COMPLAINTS). THERE IS NO PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE THAT I COULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. THIS IS NOT AN OWNER MAINTENANCE ISSUE, THIS IS A DESIGN OR MATERIALS ISSUE. VOLVO SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL & REPAIR TO PREVENT THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I REQUEST NHTSA OPEN (RE-OPEN?) INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE, AS THIS VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS ADDRESSING BEFORE MUCH WORSE CONSEQUENCES RESULT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505600April 8, 2013
ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I PURCHASED A 2005 VOLVO XC90 FOR $16,000. 6 MONTHS LATER THE ENGINE FREEZES UP. THAT COST $10,000.00 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. LOOKED ON GOOGLE, VERY COMMON FOR THESE V8 ENGINES TO FREEZE UP. NOW THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ACTING UP. LOOKED ON GOOGLE AND FOUND THE HEADLIGHT ISSUE IS VERY COMMON. THIS WILL COST $3,000.00 TO REPAIR. THIS CAR IS GOING TO COST ME ALMOST AS MUCH TO REPAIR IT AS I PAID FOR IT!! VOLVO IS LOOSING CONTROL. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THESE ENGINE ISSUES AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR THESE HEADLIGHT ISSUES. PLEASE GOOGLE 2005 VOLVO XC90 V8 ENGINE AND GOOGLE THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL ABOUT THE HEADLIGHT ISSUE. YOU WILL BE ASTOUNDED BY ALL THE PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A GREAT CAR. THESE CARS WHERE $62,000.00 BRAND NEW, WHAT A JOKE THEY CAN SELL THIS CAR WITH SO MANY PROBLEMS. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502696March 13, 2013
ENGINE
COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT BEARING FAILURE AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF ENGINE WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A CROWDED I-95 GOING INTO NY CITY WITH TWO CHILDREN IN CAR. THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE, THAT IT'S CRIMINAL TO NOT HOLD VOLVO ACCOUNTABLE TO FIX THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502431March 12, 2013
STEERING, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WAS DRIVING ON FREE WAY, AS I WAS ACCELERATING I LOST ALL POWER AND STEERING.. THE ENGINE STALLED OUT AND I HAD TO VEER OFF TO SIDE SO THAT I WOULDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499664February 22, 2013
ENGINE
AT 97000 MILES THE COUNTERBALANCE SHAFT BROKE RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. SERVICE AT VOLVO SAYS I NEED A NEW ENGINE. 7000-10000 FOR A USED ENGINE. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, WAITING FOR RESPONSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498317February 15, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
AT 111,000 THOUSAND MILES THE COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT BEARING WENT INSIDE THE MOTOR. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON LINE AND FOUND OUT THAT IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM, THAT VOLVO KNOWS ABOUT. IT COULD COST ANY WHERE FROM $5000.00 TO $15000.00. I BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO DO A RECALL FOR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM, AND HELP THERE CUSTOMERS WITH THE REPAIRS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494343January 19, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT LESS THAN 85,000 MILES. THEN THE SECOND TRANSMISSION'S OUT-PUT SHAFT BEGAN LEAKING WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT, BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IT IS "OUT-OF-ROUND/TRUE". THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK IS ALSO A FIRE HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491958January 9, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS COMPLAINT RELATES TO PE10025. I HAVE TO REPLACE CEM AND CASING FOR WIRING COST 5500.00. VOLVO SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PART OR ALL OF THIS REPAIR. IT IS WATER SEEPAGE INTO THE CEM CASE. WATER DRIPS DOWN THROUGH HOOD OF THE CAR AND CORRODES THE WIRES. CAUSES MAJOR ELECTRICAL SHORTS. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. WAY TO MANY CARS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE AND IT IS EXTREMELY COSTLY. I WOULD SINCERELY WISH YOU TO CONSIDER MAKING VOLVO RESPONSIBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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