Volvo XC90 Complaints

1,540 consumer complaints on file.

#10242337September 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, STEERING, SUSPENSION, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TRANSMISSION REPLACED JUNE 08 FRONT CONTROL ARMS AND BUSHINGS AND COOLANT RESERVOIR REPLACED SEPT. 08 THERMOSTAT & HOUSING & TEMP SENSOR REPLACED JAN. 08 BRAKE VACUUM PUMP REPLACED FOR 2ND TIME JAN. 08 BRAKE VACUUM PUMP REPLACED SEPT. 07 GASKET, O-RING, HOSE CLAMP RECALL SEPT. 07 POWER STEERING PUMP AND BRAKE VACUUM PUMP INSTALLED JULY 07 STEERING RACK SOLENOID REPLACED JULY 07 - (RECALL MAY 3, 08?) NEW BRIDGESTONE TIRES MAY 07 UPPER ENGINE TORQUES MOUNT REPLACED MARCH 07 RECALL WIPER ARM 156, BALL JOINT 157 OCT. 06 BRAKE PAD & ROTORS REPLACED OCT 06 UPGRADE SOFTWARE A & C JULY 05 ABS BRAKES WARRANTY FIX MAY 06 FRONT PADS & REAR PADS & ROTORS REPLACED DEC. 05 EXHAUST RUBBING ON DRIVELINE, INSTALL KIT TO HOLD EXHAUST OFF DRIVELINE DEC. 05 LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING & HUB, REAR PADS & ROTORS REPLACED JUNE 05 4 NEW TIRES JUNE 05 TURBO CONTROL VALVE REPLACED MARCH 05 FRONT PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED OCT. 04. *TR
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0
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#10242347September 15, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR, SUSPENSION:FRONT
2003 VOLVO XC90 AWD. 55K MILES REPLACED LR WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY, 72K MILES REPLACED RF WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10241888September 11, 2008
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 VOLVO XC-90 AT NIGHT I EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL, FOLLOWED BY THE HEADLIGHTS PAUSING AND THEN GOING FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LOST SOME OF IT'S DISPLAYS AND THE DOOR LOCKS BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE DATA DISPLAY WARNED ME OF AN "URGENT SRS FAILURE". I WAS AT LOW SPEED A BLOCK FROM HOME SO I CREPT HOME AND THE NEXT DAY SENT THE CAR TO TRIAD VOLVO BY ROLL-BACK WRECKER. PROBLEM WAS FAILURE OF CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE. I CALLED VOLVO CORPORATE AND THEY SEEMED DISINTERESTED. *TR
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241387September 8, 2008
SUSPENSION
1.FRONT AND REAR WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY FAILURES ON VOLVO XC90. I HAVE MODEL YEAR 2003, BUT I UNDERSTAND THE FAILURE IN ALSO FOR OTHER MODEL YEARS 2. PARTS ARE KNOWN DEFECT TO VOLVO NORTH AMERICA. I HAVE REPLACED MINE THREE (3) TIMES WITHIN 40,000 MILES. 3. VOLVO DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGES THIS IS A SYSTEMIC SUPPLY CHAIN DEFECT, BUT NATIONAL CUSTOMER CARECENTER REFUSES TO MAKE A WRITTEN EXTENDED WARRANTY AVAILABLE TO VEHICLE OWNERS. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240828September 3, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT 78,000 MILES MY 2004 VOLVO XC90 T6 TRANSMISSION JERKS AND THE "URGENT TRANSMISSION LIGHT" SHINES 25 MILES FROM OUR HOUSE. THE SERVICE CENTER SAYS WE NEED NEW TRANSMISSION $5,200 BUT FOR NOW THEY DROP PAN AND FLUSH. NOT SURE HOW LONG IT WILL LAST. PLUS THEY BILL ME FOR UPGRADING "SOFTWARE" $300+. TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS COMMON DUE TO INADEQUATE DESIGN (GM) RELATIVE TO POWER PLANT IN CAR. THIS IS EPIDEMIC. TRANSMISSIONS DO NOT FAIL AT 25,000 - 90,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240715September 2, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE AND SKIPS AS IT SHIFTS GEARS DEALER SAYS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10239813August 26, 2008
WHEELS
I HAVE A 2004 VOLVO XC90 WITH 65,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. WE RECENTLY NOTICED NOISE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS ARE GOING BAD FOR ONE TO GO BAD IS ONE THING, FOR BOTH HIGHLY UNLIKELY. FORTUNATELY, WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. IF THE REAR WHEELS WOULD HAVE LOCKUP UP, IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. I SPOKE TO OTHER MECHANICS AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT BOTH WOULD GO BAD AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PARTS. I BELIEVE THAT THE REAL WHEEL HUBS ON THE VOLVO XC90S FROM 2004 FORWARD SHOULD BE REVIEW FOR FAULTY MECHANICAL ISSUES. THIS IS CONCERNING TO ME SINCE OTHER COULD BE HARMED BY A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239541August 24, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY VOLVO 2004 XC90 T6 HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE FIRST INDICATION OF FAILURE WAS A LACK OF MOTION WHEN INITIALLY ACCELERATING DESPITE THE TACHOMETER READING 3500 RPM. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND DID A FIRMWARE UPDATE TO THE TRANSMISSION CONTROLLER. THE SECOND FAILURE WAS THE SAME AS THE FIRST. THE THIRD TIME THE ENGINE ENGAGED THE GEARS WITH A SERIES OF SHUDDERING JERKS FORWARD AND A FOUL-SMELLING (SMOKY) ODOR WAS BRIEFLY PRESENT. THE CAR IS BACK IN THE REPAIR SHOP PRESENTLY. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN USED TO TOW ANYTHING AND THE DRIVING HAS BEEN MOSTLY IN TOWN (AVERAGE SPEED 27 MPH). *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238522August 17, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 VOLVO XC90 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238132August 14, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
SUNDAY,JUNE 29, 2008 DRIVING ON I-83 SOUTH APPROACHING MD 695, REAR RIGHT TIRE SHREDDED AND BLEW. TIRE DRIVEN LESS THAN 18,000 MILES. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY. WE WERE INFORMED TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR TIRES AT A COST OF $489. WE NOW HAVE CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THE FRONT TIRES. WE DO NOT FEEL WE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE TIRES. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237185August 6, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10 - 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY MOTOR MOUNT BUSHING. THE DEALER HAS NOT MADE A DECISION CONCERNING PAYMENT FOR THE REPAIR. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V206000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE) WAS REFERENCED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236786August 3, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 VOLVO XC90 T6 HAS HAD SEVERAL RIDICULOUS ISSUES THAT I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED IN ANY OF THE GERMAN VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS. I HAVE BEEN FEARFUL OF THIS CAR OF LATE MAINLY BECAUSE I READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE RELIABILITY OF THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE. WELL MY FEARS BECAME REALITY ON FRIDAY NIGHT WHILE MY WIFE AND 22 MONTH SON WERE COMING HOME FROM THE MARKET. MY WIFE CALLED ME FRANTIC ABOUT HOW THE CAR WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND NOW THAT I HAVE MANAGED TO DRIVE OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT IT IS NOT MOVING ABOVE 20 MPH. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS ANGRY AND VERY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. SHE WAS ABLE TO CREEP HOME AND WE CALLED THE TOW TRUCK COMPANY TO TAKE THIS PIECE OF JUNK TO MOOER'S VOLVO IN RICHMOND VIRGINIA 804 755-666. I WISH TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE RELIABILITY OF THIS VEHICLE AND THE DANGER IT PLACES IT'S OWNERS (MOSTLY PEOPLE WHO TURN TO VOLVO DUE TO IT'S SAFETY RECORD, WE SURE DID!) AND THEIR FAMILIES. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALERS KNOW THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THESE CARS YET THEY DUMB YOU DOWN AS IF YOU ARE A UNIQUE CASE. MONDAY MORNING I WILL BE IN MY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WITH MY FACTS I GATHERED OVER THE WEEKEND SHOWING THIS IS SUCH A RIDICULOUSLY COMMON PROBLEM THAT IF VOLVO HASN'T DONE RIGHT BY CONSUMERS THEY BETTER GET READY FOR MAJOR LAWSUITS. TO START, THEY NEED TO BUY THESE CARS BACK FROM CONSUMERS FOR WHAT EVER THEY OWE ON THESE CARS AND ISSUE A STATEMENT APOLOGIZING FOR PUTTING OUT SUCH A TERRIBLY DANGEROUS PRODUCT FOR FAMILIES. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236706August 2, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, WHEELS
TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON OUR 2004 VOLVO XC-90 T6 AWD AT APPROXIMATELY 56,000K MILES. FORTUNATELY IT WAS A WARRANTY REPAIR; HOWEVER MY RESEARCH ON AUTOMOTIVE DISCUSSION BOARDS LIKE EDUMDS INDICATES A VERY LARGE PATTERN OF FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS MODEL. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10236659August 1, 2008
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED TONS OF FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED AT 52,000 MILES. THE STRUTS FAILED ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALER HAD TO REPAIR THE U JOINT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS AND THE DEALER STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. LATER, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE SEALS FOR THE POWER TRANSFER UNIT FAILED. RECENTLY, THE ENTIRE THERMOSTAT UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,500.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235154July 21, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE UNABLE TO SHIFT PROPERLY, COMPUTER READING "TRANSMISSION URGENT SERVICE" LOCKS IN THIRD GEAR IN "LIMP MODE". VEHICLE CAUSED VERY NEAR FATAL ACCIDENT WHEN STOPPED ON A HILL AND AFTER INITIALLY MOVING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, SEIZED TO OPERATE. TOWED TO DEALER, DEALER FIRST FLUSHED OUT TRANSMISSION AT $240.00, THEN WITHOUT ROAD TESTING, SUGGESTED WE TRY AGAIN. VEHICLE FAILED ONCE AGAIN WHILE IN THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, $6,000 LATER. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235186July 21, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE GEARS STARTED SLIPPING . I BROUGHT INTO VOLVO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER READING UP ON INTERNET THIS IS A PROBLEM ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING. TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD NOT FAIL AT 60, 000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235223July 21, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 VOLVO XC90 T6 HAS PRODUCED A "TRANSMISSION SERVICE URGENT" MESSAGE BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM IN THE VEHICLE MEMORY. IT INTERMITTENTLY WOULD REV OVER 3K RPM WITH NO ACCELERATION AND WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK INTO GEAR FROM A STOP AFTER REVVING FOR A FEW SECONDS WITHOUT ACCELERATION. JUST BEFORE THE DEALER FINALLY AGREED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION (71K MILES) IT WAS JERKING REPEATEDLY INTO GEAR AT ONLY MILD ACCELERATION. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234959July 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN
VOLVO XC90 TAKEN INTO DEALERSHIP FOR AXLE REPLACEMENT ON 07/09/08 CONTACTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPLACED THEN WHEN QUESTION GIVEN VAGUE STATEMENT NO WILL BE A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. CAR RETURNED ON 07/16/08 ADVISED GIVEN NEW TRANSMISSION. DRIVING CAR ON 07/19/08 COME TO A STOP TO CROSS 4 LANE PARKWAY WHEN HIT GAS PEDAL CAR DOES NOT RESPOND RECEIVE MESSAGE REDUCE ENGINE PERFORMANCE. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE VOLVO TRANSMISSION IN THIS MODEL MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234817July 18, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 VOLVO XC90 NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. THE SLIPPING STARTED IN THE JUST TWO AFTER PURCHASED AND IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT THE FACTORY SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE INTERVALS. ON JULY 15, 2008 WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH MY TWO CHILDREN THAT TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND GOT STUCK IS A GEAR THAT PREVENTED MY WIFE GOING MORE THAN TWENTY MILES PER HOUR ON A VERY BUSY STREET. THE VEHICLE HAS 72,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234240July 14, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2005 VOLVO XC90 T6. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 60,000 MILES AND WILL COST $4600+ TO REPAIR. THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 60,000 MILES UNLESS THERE IS A DEFECT IN DESIGN. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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