2005 Volvo XC90 Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK EXCESSIVELY WITH A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS THE ENGINE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE SIMILAR FAILURE RECURRED AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL YET THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2005 VOLVO XC90 WITH ONLY 88000 MILES IS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS JUST THIS MORNING A MESSAGE READS URGENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND I RESEARCH AND NOTICE THAT MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME VEHICLE MODEL AND YEAR YET VOLVO HAS NOT DONE A RECALL ON IT. *TR

I OWN A VOLVO 2005 XC90 AND ONLY 58,000 MILES NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I SEARCH IN THE INTERNET FOR VOLVO XC90 TRANSMISSION AND IT SEEMS ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL.

MY 2005 VOLVO XC90 T6 TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED FOR A SECOND TIME AT 95,000 MILES. THIS IS THE SECOND DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION FOR THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY REPLACED AT 35,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT INTO HIGH RPMS AS IF IN "NEUTRAL", FAILED TO PROPERLY ACCELERATE, AND THE "SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING" LIGHT CAME ON. THIS DEALER SAYS THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME. VOLVO IS AWARE OF THE CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE 2003-2005 T6 VERSION OF THE XC90 BUT THUS FAR HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. IT IS NOT UNHEARD OF FOR THE VEHICLES TO REQUIRE 2 OR THREE TRANSMISSIONS BY 100,000 MILES. THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR REPORTS AVAILABLE ON INTERNET WEBSITES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE DRIVER IS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, SUCH AS WHEN MERGING INTO INTERSTATE TRAFFIC.

MY CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING. WHEN CHECKED OUT BY DEALERSHIP THEY IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PUMP. ON YOUR WEB SITE THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2005 VOLVO XC90, WHICH MY CAR. HOWEVER, VOLVO IS DECLINING MY REQUEST TO FIX THE FUEL PUMP. *TR

WE HAVE A 2005 VOLVO XC90 T6 WE HAD COMPLAINED TO VOLVO OF A SLIPPING TRANSMISSION. THEY SAID IT HAD NO PROBLEMS. NOW THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. WE ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH OUR 3 SMALL CHILDREN. THESE CARS NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED. MANY HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS AND VOLVO IS JUST REPLACING THEM WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE UNITS. *TR

UNGREASED BEARING FAILING ON 2005 V8 VOLVO XC90 A BALANCE SHAFT BEARING IS FAILING DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE BEARING IS NOT GREASED AND WATER CAN ENTER INTO THE BEARING CAVITY AND MAKE IT RUST. ONCE THIS HAPPENS, IT CAN PRODUCE A TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE, AND BESIDES THE FACT THE ENGINE IS TOTALLY COMPROMISED AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT, IT WOULD OBVIOUSLY IMPAIR THE ABILITY TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS PARTICULAR CAR HAS AN ENGINE WITH ONLY 60K MILES, SERVICED REGULARLY AND WITH THE LAST MAJOR SERVICE PERFORMED AT A VOLVO DEALER AT ABOUT 50K MILES. THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN VERY LIGHTLY AND IT ONLY HAS MADE ABOUT 10K MILES IN ABOUT TWO YEARS. HERE IS IN SUMMARY WHAT I FOUND ABOUT THIS: -THE BEARING THAT IS FAILING IS NOT LUBRICATED (SO NOTHING TO DO WITH OIL IN THIS CASE), AND IT FAILS DUE TO THE FACT THAT WATER AND/OR HUMIDITY GETS TO IT, BY WASHING THE ENGINE(?) ' NEVER DID THAT ANYWAY - OR BY THE CAR JUST SITTING IN A LOT.. -THERE IS A VOLVO BULLETIN THAT DETAILS WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, INCLUDING DRILLING A WEEPING HOLE INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK TO DRAIN WATER; THIS SHOWS THAT THE PROBLEM IS ACKNOWLEDGED AND A FIX HAS BEEN PUT INTO PLACE; IT ALSO SHOWS THAT THERE IS SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF VEHICLES OUT THERE THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. -THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF ENGINE AND YEAR (2005 XC90, V8 ENGINE, ENGINE SERIES LESS THAN #6800) ' I HAVE POINTED OUT A FEW THREADS BELOW THAT MENTION THE SAME ISSUE. GIVEN ALL THE REASONS ENUMERATED ABOVE, I AM ASKING FOR AN EVALUATION OF THIS ISSUE AND I REALLY FEEL VOLVO SHOULD RECOGNIZE THIS AS A DESIGN PROBLEM, ISSUE A RECALL AND STEP UP TO FIX THIS ISSUE. HERE ARE SOME POINTERS TO DIFFERENT ARTICLES DISCUSSING THIS: HTTP://FORUMS.SWEDESPEED.COM/ZEROTHREAD?ID=132172 HTTP://FORUMS.SWEDESPEED.COM/ZEROTHREAD?ID=123707 HTTP://FORUMS.SWEDESPEED.COM/ZEROTHREAD?ID=126698 HTTP://FORUMS.SWEDESPEED.COM/ZEROTHREAD?ID=123707 HTTP://WWW.V70XC.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?P=104935. *TR

OUR CAR WOULDN'T START IN OUR GARAGE ONE MORNING. TURNS OUT, WE NEEDED A NEW CEM DUE TO A LEAKING PROTECTION BOX (I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF IT BUT IT STARTED WITH A P). AFTER 843 IN PARTS AND 816 IN LABOR AND ALMOST A MONTH AT THE DEALER DUE TO A BACKORDERED WIRING HARNESS THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS AN EPIDEMIC AMONG VOLVO OWNERS AND WE ARE ACTUALLY ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES WHOSE CAR DIED WHILE IT WAS PARKED INSTEAD OF WHILE WE WERE DRIVING! THIS IS RIDICULOUSLY DANGEROUS AND THE FACT THAT THIS LEAKING BOX IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT VOLVO HAS ACTUALLY DEVELOPED A REDESIGNED MODEL TO FIX THE ISSUE WITH THEIR FIRST GEN MODEL LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO REPLACE THEIR FAULTY DESIGN IN ALL OF THEIR XC90S. AS SOMEONE WHO BOUGHT HER VOLVO FOR ITS REPUTATION FOR SAFETY, I AM DISGUSTED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO GO ON FOR SO LONG. *KB

I WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE VOLVO XC90 2005 RACK AND PINION GOING BAD. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING OVER THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE MUST BE AN INFERIOR WORKMANSHIP/COMPONENT, THAT IS CAUSING THIS PART TO BECOME DEFECTIVE FOR SO MANY CUSTOMERS. THIS PROBLEM IS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS AS IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO DEVELOP SUDDEN STEERING PROBLEM CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT STEERING UNCONTROLLABLY AS SOON AS THE BRAKES ARE APPLIES WHEN DRIVING OVER 30 MPH WHICH CAN RESULT IN ACCIDENT. THE TYPE PF SHIFT (PULL) TENDS TO BE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVER 60 MILES AN HOUR AND IT HAPPENS IN VERY SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED WAY. I HOPE THAT YOU TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY AND YOU ARRANGE FOR VOLVO TO COMPLETE A RECALL OR CONTACT ME ABOUT THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A LOT OF STIFFNESS WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE PROBLEM WORSENED AFTER A FEW WEEKS AND THE VEHICLE BECAME TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIE ROD END WAS FAULTY. THE CONSUMER CALLED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TIE ROD ENDS, BUT THEY WERE REPLACED BACK IN 2006. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPLACEMENTS PARTS WERE NOT UP TO STANDARDS. THE LOCAL DEALER DID NOT WANT TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS, SO THE LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP REPLACED THE TIE RODS AT A COST OF $401.83. UPDATED 06/16/10. *JB

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 XC90 VOLVO WITH 79,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR BROKE DOWN ON A BUSY INTERSTATE AND I BARELY EVADED A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT WHEN THE TRANS FAILED AND MY VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP (ENDANGERING THE LIFE OF MY FAMILY OF 7 TRAVELING IN THE CAR). THIS COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 2005 XC90'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS ARE WELL DOCUMENTED THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET BY VOLVO OWNERS. ADDITIONALLY, SHREDDED METAL REACHED THE RADIATOR AND OTHER COOLANT DEPARTMENTS THAT ALSO NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIRING THE DAMAGE CAUSED IS $6,700.00. I BOUGHT THIS CAR TO PROVIDE MY FAMILY A SECURE VEHICLE WHILE I AM DEPLOYED. I EXPECTED THE VEHICLE TO LAST AT LEAST TO 100,000 MILES. THE CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND ALREADY NEEDS THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED.. I CONTACTED VOLVO AND IT IS TAKING THEM A LONG TIME TO GET BACK TO ME. MY CAR IS SITTING AT A REPAIR SHOP WHILE I WAIT FOR A PHONE CALL TO SEE IF THEY WILL HELP COVER THE COSTS OR NOT. A VOLVO TECHNICAL SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE ADMITTED TO ME THAT THEY ARE AWARE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 MODEL BUT ARE NOT SAYING THAT THEY WOULD COVER THE EXPENSES OR INITIATE A RECALL, RATHER SHE SAID THAT THEY WOULD "SEE" IF THEY COULD ASSIST ME IN SOME WAY. AGAIN, I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM AND CONTINUE TO CALL BUT HAVE NOT MADE ANY PROGRESS WITH THEM. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT IS OBVIOUS THAT MANY VOLVO OWNERS OF THE XC90 2005 ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE NHTSA SO THAT VOLVO IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR A FAULTY PRODUCT THAT HAS BEEN CLEARLY DOCUMENTED. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF POSTS ON VARIOUS FORUMS DETAILING SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. VOLVO HAS DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS THIS IRREFUTABLE PROBLEM. WHAT IS THE NHTSA DOING TO FORCE VOLVO TO INITIATE A RECALL? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. HE SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC. HE WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE REAR BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO OIL GETTING TO THE BEARING (BY DESIGN). HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HIM. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,431. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,380.

WE HAVE RECENTLY HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2005 VOLVO XC90 T6 AWD AT 59,700 MILES. WE ARE 2ND OWNER AND BOUGHT 12/31/09 WITH 59,074 AND CARFAX CHECK WAS STELLAR. THE VEHICLE IS JUST 9,700 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. WE HAVE CONTACTED VOLVO USA CONCERNING 'GOODWILL POLICY' AND VEHICLE IS AT TULSA DEALER WHO ARE ALSO WORKING FROM THEIR END. *TR

WE OWN A 2005 VOLVO XC90 AND IT HAS 54K MILES ON IT. WE HEARD A WHINING SOUND FROM THE REAR AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE REAR HUB BEARINGS NEED TO BE CHANGED. WE WERE NOT CONVINCED AND TOOK IT TO OUR AUTO MECHANIC WHO WORKS ON OUR AVALON, HE LOOKED AT IT AND AFTER SPENDING 5HRS ON IT CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT WAS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. WE WENT BACK TO THE VOLVO DEALER AND ASKED HIM TO CHECK AGAIN AND SAID IT MAY BE THE TRANSMISSION. THEY CAME BACK AND SAID YES IT IS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE PRICE TAG WAS FOR $5200. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM WITH ALL THE XC90'S. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR ON THE HIGHWAY NEVER KNOWING WHEN OUR TRANSMISSION WILL GIVE WAY. *TR

I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO NOTIFY THE NHTSA OF A TOTAL SYSTEM FAILURE OF MY 2005 VOLVO XC90 THAT I BELIEVE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT WHICH SHOULD BE PART OF A RECALL. AFTER DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE (IN EXTREME RAINY CONDITIONS) FOR APPROX 2 HRS, THE CAR DISPLAYED A WARNING MESSAGE THAT READ ?ANTI-SKID DISABLED? AND THEN ?BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE? AT WHICH POINT WE EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. W/IN A MINUTE OF THIS HAPPENING, THE ENTIRE CONTROL PANEL ILLUMINATED THEN WENT BLANK AND ALL THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS IN THE CAR TURNED OFF, INCLUDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. FORTUNATELY WE WERE ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR SAFELY TO SIDE OF THE ROAD (AFTER THE BRAKES REENGAGED)T. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO FREEDOM VOLVO IN VA BEACH, VA FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. UPON EXPLAINING THE INCIDENT TO THE SERVICE MGR, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WE WERE DESCRIBING AS THEY HAD SEEN ?A RASH? OF THIS EXACT ISSUE A FEW YEARS BACK. I SUSPECT THAT MY CAR, WITH RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE FOR A 2005 (32,000), WAS JUST CATCHING UP WITH THE OTHER 2005 XC90?S THAT HAD ALREADY EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED WITHOUT DELAY AND READY FOR PICK-UP WITHIN TWO DAYS. WE WERE TOLD THE PROBLEM STEMMED FROM WATER LEAKING IN ?OVER TIME? THROUGH THE ENGINE BAY HARNESS WHICH IN EFFECT CAUSED THE CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE (CEM) TO SHORT OUT. AFTER ASKING THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WHY THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT IDENTIFIED DURING THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE CHECK-UPS (WHICH WAS COMPLETED ON OUR CAR JUST A FEW MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT), WE WERE INFORMED THAT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS INSPECTED. HE DID GO ON TO STATE THAT HE HAS NOT SEEN ANY REPEAT PROBLEMS FOR THE VEHICLES THAT HE HAD COMPLETED THIS EXACT REPAIR. HE ALSO NOTED THAT THE ENGINE BAY HARNESS FOR THE XC90 WAS REDESIGNED AFTER '06. I REQUEST THAT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE BAY HARNESS ON OLDER MODEL VOLVO XC90 BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

YESTERDAY, OUR 2005 VOLVO XC90 STALLED COMPLETELY AT AROUND 84,000 MILES AND WAS TOWED FOR SERVICE. A DIAGNOSIS DETERMINED THAT THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING A MECHANICAL FAILURE. THIS WILL LIKELY REQUIRE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION AND POSSIBLY THE RADIATOR. OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL COVER THE COST OF MAJOR COMPONENTS SUCH AS THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR BUT WILL NOT COVER THE NEW HOSES AND OTHER REQUIRED ACCESSORIES. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO ACT ON THIS SOON. AS A BRIEF SEARCH OF THE INTERNET WILL SHOW, THESE PROBLEMS ARE FAR TOO COMMON TO BE CONSIDERED "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR." MOST FAILURES ARE OCCURRING AT AROUND 4 YEARS OF AGE AND BETWEEN 50,000-88,000 MILES. THE FREQUENCY OF FAILURES IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AT THE SAME AGE/MILEAGE ARE CLEARLY A RESULT OF A DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. A MANDATORY SAFETY RECALL SEEMS TO BE THE ONLY LOGICAL RESOLUTION TO THIS DEFECT AND WOULD PROTECT THE SAFETY OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF US DRIVERS WHO HAVE YET TO EXPERIENCE A TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

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

URGENT SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON 2005 VOLVO XC90 T6 WITH 80,000 KM. FLUSH AND NEW SOFTWARE TRIED TO FIX PROBLEM. IT DIDN'T SOLVE ANYTHING. ONE MONTH OR TWO LATER THE GEARS STARTING SLIPPING FROM STOPPED POSITION AND WHILE DRIVING. LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. A LARGE AMOUNT OF SLUDGE AND FILING WERE FOUND IN THE PAN. HAD TO HAVE TO A COMPLETE REBUILD OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

COUNTERBALANCE SHAFT BEARINGS BREAKDOWN IN NOV 2009 AND HAD REPAIRS DONE AT INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP; AUGUST 2010 CYLINDER HEAD LEAK/CRACK WHICH BRINGS OIL TO WATER COOLANT. REPAIR SHOP ADVISED TO GET RID OF CAR 2005 XC 90 V8 VOLVO. I AM FEARFUL OF DRIVING THIS CAR. TO REPAIR AND REPLACE ENGINE AND NEW TRANSMISSION TOO MUCH $$$ FOR THIS VOLVO. WITH NO GUARANTEE. VOLVO NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THE BAD QUALITY OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. I FEEL IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH SO MANY CARS ON THE ROAD. IT'S AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

COUNTER BALANCE BEARING FAILED AT 55,504 MILES. NON-GREASED BEARING FAILURE, CAUSED BY RUSTING, DUE TO MOISTURE BUILD UP INSIDE OF ENGINE CHAMBER. VEHICLE HAD ALL REQUIRED SERVICE DONE A VOLVO DEALERSHIPS. ENGINE WAS REPAIRED NOT REPLACED, FOR A COST OF $5000.00. REPAIR WORK WAS DONE AT VOLVO DEALERSHIP. VOLVO MECHANIC DRILLED WEEPING HOLE IN CHAMBER WHERE COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT SITS TO ALLOW WATER CAUSED BY MOISTURE BUILD UP TO ESCAPE. DRILLING WEEPING HOLE WAS PART OF A TECH BULLETIN ISSUED BY VOLVO. V8 ENGINES FOR THE XC90 PRODUCED IN 2005 DID NOT INITIALLY HAVE THIS WEEPING HOLE IN THEM. THIS DESIGN CHANGE WAS IMPLEMENTED PART WAY THROUGH THE PRODUCTION YEAR (I BELIEVE POST ENGINE #6833). LETTER WAS WRITTEN TO THE CEO OF VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC AND REPRESENTATIVE FROM HIS OFFICE REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY SUPPORT, STATING THAT THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS WITH REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE. INFO PROVIDED TO VOLVO FROM SWEDESPEED.COM (SEE ODI ID #10313311), HOWEVER, THIS WAS REJECTED BY VOLVO AS A NON-VALID SOURCE OF INFORMATION (THEIR OWN CUSTOMERS!). THE REPAIR JOB TO REPLACE THE CB SHAFT AND BEARING WAS OVER 30 HOURS, NOT TO MENTION THE PARTS COST. WHAT WILL IT TAKE VOLVO TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM HERE AND ISSUE A RECALL TO REPLACE BEARINGS AND DRILL WEEPING HOLES IN THEIR 2005 XC90'S WITH V8 ENGINES? CONSIDERING THE COST THEY WILL INCUR, I'D SUGGEST THEY WILL NEED TO BE PUSHED. THE COST OF ENGINE REPAIR IS ($5,000) AND ENGINE REPLACEMENT ($15,000+). ALL BEARING FAILURES OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY ARE FALLING ON THE SHOULDERS OF THE CONSUMER. RECALLS ARE ABOUT SAFETY NOT COST TO THE MANUFACTURE. JUST BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM MAY ONLY BE LINKED TO THE 2005 V8 ENGINES DOESN'T MEAN IT IS NOT IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO BE ADDRESSED FOR NOT ONLY CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUT ALSO FOR SAFETY REASONS. THANKFULLY MY ENGINE DIDN'T FAIL WHILE MY FAMILY WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE! *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 XC90 VOLVO. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 69,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR BROKE DOWN ON A SHORT ROAD TRIP IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE ON TOP OF A SNOWY MOUNTAIN. DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF TRANSMISSION COUPLED WITH THE POWERFUL ENGINE THE TRANSMISSION SHREDDED METAL THAT REACHED THE RADIATOR AND OTHER COOLANT DEPARTMENTS THAT ALSO NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIRING THE DAMAGE CAUSED IS $6,700.00. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN HOPES TO HAVE A SECURE VEHICLE TO DRIVE MY KIDS AROUND WHILE MY HUSBAND IS DEPLOYED AND EXPECTED TO IT LAST AT LEAST TO 100,000 MILES. THE CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND SHOULD NOT BE NEEDING SUCH EXTENSIVE REPAIRS. I CONTACTED VOLVO AND IT IS TAKING THEM A LONG TIME TO GET BACK TO ME. MY CAR IS SITTING AT A REPAIR SHOP WHILE I WAIT FOR A PHONE CALL TO SEE IF THEY WILL HELP COVER THE COSTS OR NOT. A VOLVO TECHNICAL SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE ADMITTED TO ME THAT THEY ARE AWARE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MAKE BUT WERE NOT SAYING THAT THEY WOULD COVER THE EXPENSES, RATHER SHE SAID THAT THEY WOULD SEE IF THEY COULD ASSIST ME IN SOME WAY. I AM DISSATISFIED WITH THEIR LACK OF RESPONSE AND UNWILLINGNESS TO HELP CORRECT THEIR MISTAKE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT IS OBVIOUS THAT MANY VOLVO OWNERS OF THE CX90 2005 ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND VOLVO NEEDS TO BE HELP ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT, THEY NEED TO SELL CARS THAT ARE SAFE FOR FAMILIES TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO XC90. THE BEARINGS THAT WERE INSTALLED ARE STEEL. THE BEARINGS HAVE DETERIORATED BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT GREASED.. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $16,000. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

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.

I HAD TO WEAR WIDE WIDTH SHOES DUE TO MY TOE BEING PINCHED. I WAS DRIVING A 2005 VOLVO XC90. A COUPLE OF TIMES, INSTEAD OF APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE SHOE WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE GAP BETWEEN THE ACCELEROMETER AND BRAKE IS VERY LITTLE. WHEN I WAS DRIVING WITH A NON-WIDE WIDTH SHOE, I DID NOT NOTICE THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST ALL THE TIME WEARING THIS ONE PARTICULAR SHOE (4E WIDE). *TR

2005 XC90 V8. POWER REDUCTION, ENGINE NOISE, ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO DEFECTIVE REAR COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT BEARING. FAILURE AT 35,000 MILES ON ENGINE, 4 YR OLD, DEALER SERVICED. LONG BLOCK REPLACED WHILE UNDER EXTENDED 7-YR WARRANTY. BY DEALER. TOTAL REPAIR COST (W/O WARRANTY) WOULD HAVE BEEN $15,000. *TR

1. NORMAL CITY/HIGHWAY DRIVING. 2. TURN SIGNALS SPORADICALLY DO NOT FUNCTION. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE DOES NOT MATTER, WHETHER IN WINTER OR SUMMER. 3. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 VOLVO XC90 T6 WITH 71000 MILES ON IT. ON 7/23/09 THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO "SLIP" AND I TOOK IT TO THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP ON 7/24/09 FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS 4 YEAR OLD VEHICLE NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5,300.00. VOLVO HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND SO FAR HAS NOT OWNED UP TO RESPONSIBILITY. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN LOW GEARS AND UPON ACCELERATION. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUES BECAUSE IF THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR AT ANY OTHER TIME FOR THAT MATTER. IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND VOLVO SHOULD MAKE THIS A RECALL TO PROTECT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS BUT THUS FAR THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. THE TRANSMISSION IS ON BACK ORDER FOR 1 - 2 MONTHS WHICH IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE FROM ANY CONSUMER OR SAFETY STANDPOINT. *TR

TRANSMISSION ON A 2005 VOLVO XC90 FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 HEADING ONTO RI RT 37. THIRTY-FIVE MILES PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE VOLVO DEALER UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE TO REMEDY THE "TRANSMISSION SERVICE URGENT" PROBLEM AT A COST OF $200. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON AND EXTREMELY COSTLY PROBLEM AMONG XC90S AND MUST BE REMEDIED BY VOLVO. *TR

2005 VOLVO XC-90, TRANSMISSION FAILURE. "TRANSMISSION SERVICE URGENT' LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AT 131,997 MILES; IN JULY 2009. THIS WAS A NEW TRANSMISSION, REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT 76,994 MILES IN JANUARY 2008. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED BY THAT DEALERSHIP. THE NEW TRANSMISSION LASTED LESS THAN 18 MONTHS AND LESS THAN 54,000 MILES AT A COST OF OVER $5,000.00. THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WAS EITHER DEFECTIVE OR NOT NEW, WHICH IS WHAT WAS PROCLAIMED. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 VOLVO XC90 T6 THE TRANSMISSION JUST FAILED AT ONLY 75000 MILES. MY SON BOUGHT THE SAME CAR AT THE SAME TIME AS ME BRAND NEW. HIS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 VOLVO XC90 T6. BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW. HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS INCLUDING TRANSMISSION OUT; THE BLINKERS DO NOT WORK. THE QUALITY AND SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE IS MISLEADING AND THIS IS A HORRIBLE SAFETY ISSUE SINCE BLINKER DON'T WORK. LOOKING INTO IT, SEEMS LIKE THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH MANY OWNER OF VOLVO XC90 2005. THEY REALLY NEED TO RECALL THIS BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE AND CAUSE FATALITIES. *TR

ADD ME TO THE LIST OF XC90 T6 OWNERS THAT HAD TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. I BARELY EVADED A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT WHEN THE TRANS FAILED AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF POSTS ON VARIOUS FORUMS DETAILING SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. VOLVO HAS DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS THIS IRREFUTABLE PROBLEM. WHAT IS THE NHTSA DOING TO POTENTIALLY SAVE LIVES? LIKE SO MANY OTHERS, I HAVE BEEN QUIET HOPING THAT OTHERS SPEAK UP ON MY BEHALF. THERE ARE CLASS ACTION SUITS BEING INITIATED AROUND THE COUNTRY. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. EITHER VOLVO ISSUE A RECALL AND CORRECT THE ISSUE OR THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE REPLACED. I WAITED TWO MONTHS FOR THE LAST TRANSMISSION THAT WAS ON BACK-ORDER. HMMM, I WONDER WHY IT IS ON BACK-ORDER? ONE DOESN'T NEED TO BE A GENIUS TO FIGURE THAT OUT. I AM 3K INTO THE NEW TRANS AND ALREADY EXPERIENCED A SLIPPED GEAR SHIFT. I SENSE THAT THERE AREN'T MANY SURPRISED BY THIS. IT IS SAD TO SAY, BUT IT WILL LIKELY TAKE SOME LOST LIVES THAT ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. I DIDN'T BUY A VOLVO TO WORRY ABOUT MY FAMILY'S WELFARE EVERYTIME THEY DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP! *TR

I HAVE A 2005 VOLVO XC90 IN WHICH MY LOW BEAM LIGHT JUST CUTS OUT. IT STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. IT HAPPENS ALL OF THE TIME NOW. IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. I WAS LOOKING FOR POSSIBLE INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM AND LEARNED THAT AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY NOW AND THAT A RECALL MAY BE ISSUED. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO LEARNED TODAY THAT A FRIEND WITH A VOLVO CROSSCOUNTRY WAGON HAD THE SAME PROBLEM UNTIL THE CEM WAS REPLACED. *TR

COMING TO A STOP SIGN, ON A RURAL ROAD, FUNNY NOISE, THEN URGENT TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING, TRIED TO MOVE VEHICLE, GO UP A HILL AND IT SEEM AS IF I LOST FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. TOWED TO SHOP, THEY GOT THE LIGHT TO COME OFF, THEY BELIEVE IT NEEDS A TRANSMISSION BUT WON'T DO ANYTHING. I'M TRYING TO DRIVE IT OCCASIONALLY AND I'VE ALMOST GOTTEN STUCK TWICE. TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING BADLY AND LOCKING INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

I HAVE THE ILL FATED XC90 T6...LIKE CLOCKWORK AT 53000 MILES THE DREADED TRANSMISSION SERVICE URGENT LIGHT COMES ON....NOW I AM SUPPOSED TO FORK OVER 7000 BUCKS FOR A COMPLETELY DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION! *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2005 VOLVO XC 90, FAILED IN TRAFFIC ON DEC. 18TH. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE. THE CAR ONLY HAD 63,200 MILES ON IT AND HAD BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED. THE LINKS BELOW, SHOW THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WHICH VOLVO IS AWARE OF BUT FAILING TO MAKE PUBLIC. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F18A651/132 HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/VOLVO.HTM HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.EF21566/1030 I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL, AS PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO PAY $3000 - $5000, TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE PART. IF YOU CHECK THE LINKS, SOME USERS HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 2005 T6 XC90 FOR 5 MONTHS AND UNTIL TODAY HAVE ONLY DEALT WITH SMALL ISSUES. TODAY I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND LOST TRANSMISSION POWER AT 65 MPH AND THE EVENT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC, HOWEVER I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO REGAIN TRANSMISSION CONTROL AND COULD GET TO AN EXIT AND PARK MY VEHICLE IN A SAFE PLACE TO AWAIT A TOW. I HAD NO IDEA THAT THE T6 WAS KNOWN FOR THIS TYPE OF FAILURE WITH THE TRANSMISSION OR I WOULD NEVER HAVE BOUGHT IT. I HAVE TWO LITTLE GIRLS AND THEIR SAFETY WAS THE KEY ELEMENT IN MY PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, TODAY COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE BUT ACCORDING TO MANY ACCOUNTS THIS ISN'T THE FIRST T6 TO HAVE TRANNY PROBLEMS AND IT WON'T BE THE LAST. UNTIL VOLVO IS MADE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEIR DESIGN WAS FAULTY OTHER FAMILIES' LIVES ARE AT STAKE. I KNOW MY XC90 WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, AND THE COST IS GOING TO BE UPWARDS OF $6,000. AND FOR A "VOLVO FOR LIFE" THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPACE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS WAS ONLY 4 1/2 INCHES WIDE. THE WIDTH OF HIS FOOT IS 5 INCHES WIDE. THERE IS AN INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF SPACE TO ADEQUATELY APPLY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITHOUT ALSO DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT HAVE NOT MADE ANY EFFORTS TO CORRECT THE DESIGN. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. RK

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

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

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT LESS THAN 65000 MILES. ORIGINALLY REPORTED AT 54756 MILES. OEM WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 50,000 MILES. OWN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT SO FAR DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE 3 TIMES OVER COURSE OF LAST 9 MONTHS AND UNABLE TO GET EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A VOLVO XC90 T-6 2005. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP IN FIRST GEAR, I HAD A VOLVO DEALERSHIP TAKE A LOOK AT IT ABOUT 6,000 MILES AGO. NOW, THE URGENT SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND VOLVO STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THESE SAME ISSUES, SO WHAT IS VOLVO NOT FIXING THESE ISSUES. I WILL NEVER, NEVER PURCHASE A VOLVO AGAIN. *TR

CAR STALLED TWICE AT 65MPH WHILE ON FREEWAY. FIRST INCIDENT WAS 24NOV06, 2ND INCIDENT WAS 12 FEB 07. ON FIRST INCIDENT ALL CAR FUNCTIONS COMPLETELY DIED AND WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" AFTER SWERVING TO STOP, AND WAS TOWED TO BELLINGHAM WA (KING VOLVO) DEALER FOR "SOFTWARE UPGRADE ON FUEL PUMP". ON 2ND INCIDENT CAR WENT INTO "REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE" AFTER RESTART. I DROVE THE CAR HOME 350MILES ALTHOUGH VOLVO SUGGESTED TOWING. I JUST TRADED THE CAR IN TODAY ON AN ACURA AS VOLVO WASN'T INTERESTED IN HELPING ME BEYOND A $3K INCENTIVE TOWARDS A NEW VOLVO. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 VOLVO XC90 (54,414 MILES) ON A BUSY CALIFORNIA FREEWAY (THE 405), THE ENGINE STOPPED SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING OR WARNING LIGHT. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO CALL FOR A TOW WITHOUT INJURY (ALTHOUGH I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED SINCE THE FAILURE WAS SO SUDDEN AND WITHOUT WARNING) AND HAD IT TOWED TO A VOLVO DEALER IN TORRANCE, CA. IT IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER CONSUMERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR XC90 VOLVOS TOO. VOLVO HAS NOT RECALLED OR PROVIDED ANY NOTICE TO CONSUMERS OF THE PROBLEM. VOLVO HAS PROVIDED REPLACEMENT TRADES AND CASH TO SOME CONSUMERS WHO COMPLAINED, BUT NO OVERALL NOTICE TO CONSUMERS. WE DIDN'T FIND OUT UNTIL IT HAPPENED TO US AND STARTED TO RESEARCH. ADDITIONALLY, THE WEEK BEFORE, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND I WAS OUT OF TOWN. UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, UNEVEN WEAR EVEN WITH CONSTANT REALIGNMENT, IS ANOTHER COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 18" TIRES ON VOLVO. THEY KNOW OF THE ISSUE, BUT NOT HOW TO FIX IT. VOLVO DID AT LEAST SEND A TOW TRUCK TO PUT THE SPARE ON AND MY WIFE WAS NOT INJURED (FORTUNATELY). WE DIDN'T KNOW OF THE SAFELY FLAWS IN THE XC90 WHICH WAS PURCHASED BECAUSE OF VOLVO'S MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF "SAFETY" AND "VOLVO FOR LIFE" CAMPAIGN. VOLVO IS ADVERTISING FALSELY AND THE XC90 HAS SAFETY ISSUES. PLEASE HELP PROTECT OTHERS! *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DAK, SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING, STEREO AND OTHER ELECTRICAL DEVICES QUIT WORKING. THE CAR STILL RAN. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETECT AND FIX THE PROBLEMS AFTER ONE WEEK AND DOES NOT KNOW WHEN AND STATES THAT THE PROBLEM IS IN THE CENTRAL COMPUTER. ON THREE OTHER OCCASION THIS CAR HAS BEEN TO VOLVE DEALER FOR COMPUTER SYSTEM UPGRADE; ONCE FOR IDLING ERRATICALLY, ONCE FOR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW NOT STOPPING WHEN IT REACHED MAXIMUM CLOSURE HEIGHT AND ONCE FOR STEREO SYSTEM NOT EJECTING CDS. *TR

ANGLE IRON FAILED IN VOLVO XC90. *TR

THE HEATER PIPES THAT GO THROUGH THE FIREWALL HAVE CORRODED IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS AND NORTH POINT VOLVO WANTS A $1,000.00 TO TAKE OF THE DASH AND REPLACE THIS PART ON THE HEATER WHICH IN AND OF ITSELF IS ONLY A $40.00 PART. THIS PIPE SHOULD NOT BE DEFECTIVE ON A CAR THAT'S LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD. POOR QUALITY!!!!!!!!!! *TR

THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE FEATURE WENT OUT HENCE LEAVING THE DRIVE TO TWO WHEEL DRIVE ; THE TWO WHEEL DRIVE IS VERY UNBALANCE IN SNOW / ICE AS OPPOSE TO A NORMAL FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE; ENDED UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AVOIDING ACCIDENT; CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY CLAIM THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH I DISAGREE; CURRENTLY DO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN SNOW / ICE DUE TO UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. CONTACTED DIFFERENT VOLVO DEALERS AND CLAIM A HIGH FAILURE RATE OF THIS FEATURE. VOLVO REQUESTED $3,000 TO FIX ISSUE; HAVE NOT AGREED TO THESE COSTS YET. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 62K MILES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. CHECKING ON EDMUNDS WEBSITE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY. MUST RECYCLE THE LOCK (LOCK THEN UNLOCK, SOMETIMES MORE THAN ONCE) IN ORDER TO GET THE DOOR TO LATCH SHUT. *TR