2016 Volvo XC90 Complaint Log

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2016, 1ST GENERATION VOLVO XC90 T6 ON 10/13/2015. THIS CAR WAS SOLD TO ME WITH AN ENGINE DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. IT TOOK MORE THAN TWO YEARS OF INCONVENIENT, BACK AND FORTH TRIPS TO THE GLEN COVE VOLVO DEALER TO FIND OUT THE REAL PROBLEM. THE ENGINE OIL WARNING LIGHT STARTED SAYING TO ADD 1 LITER OF ENGINE OIL IN 2017. SINCE THIS IS A NEW MODEL OF THE CAR, I THOUGHT IT'S WHAT THIS TYPE OF REQUIRED, SO INITIALLY I ADDED ENGINE OIL A FEW TIMES. HOWEVER, THE WARNING CONTINUES TO COME BACK EVERY 5-6 MONTHS. I THEN SUSPECTED MAYBE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE AS IT SHOULDN'T HAVE WARNED ME TO ADD ENGINE OIL AS IT'S A BRAND NEW CAR. I FINALLY DROVE THE CAR TO VOLVO GLEN COVE DEALER TO REQUEST AN ENGINE CHECK UP ON 02/22/2018. THE FIRST 2 TIMES THE DEALER COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THEN, THE 3RD TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. FINALLY, MY CAR WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER FOR 2 WEEKS AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THE ENGINE HAS SOME MANUFACTURE DEFECT. THE OIL WAS LEAKING FROM INSIDE, NOT FROM OUTSIDE. THE ENGINE HAD MAJOR REPAIRS COMPLETED AND A LOT OF CRUCIAL PARTS INSIDE THE ENGINE WERE REPLACED. FOR EXAMPLE: GASKET, PISTON KIT, PLUG, SEALING RING, CASTROL SYNTHETI, O-RING, FUEL PIPE, STUD, CAP, ANTI-FREEZE. ONLY ONE WEEK AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK FROM THE DEALER, I WAS DRIVING MY WHOLE FAMILY HOME. WE SUDDENLY STARTED SMELLING A STRONG BURNING SMELL. THEN SMOKE STARTED BILLOWING OUT FROM THE FRONT HOOD. THANK GOD WE WERE OFF HIGH WAY AT THAT TIME. I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY TURN OFF THE ENGINE. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THIS HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY. THIS TIME THE CAR GOT TOWED BACK TO DEALER.

THE SUV HAS HAD LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAS STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE IN MOTION. IT EVEN STOPPED ONE TIME ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER IN AN INSTANCE AND FEW TIMES WE HAVE HAD TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO OUR HOUSE AND TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. EVEN THOUGH THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED OVER AND OVER (WHICH THE DEALERSHIP HAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE PISTONS MISFIRING), THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT SEEM TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. WE HAVE ASKED DEALERSHIP/VOLVO TO BUY BACK THE VEHICLE AS IT IS NOT DRIVEABLE AT ALL. EVERYTIME WE GET THE VEHICLE RETURNED AFTER THE REPAIR FROM THE DEALERSHIP, BETWEEN 100-300 MILES THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN AND MAKES THE SUV NOT DRIVEABLE. WE HAVE COMPLAINED NUMEROUS TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP TO NO AVAIL. THE SERVICE MANAGER HAS CONFIDED IN US THAT THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURED ON ALMOST ALL THE VOLVO XC90 FROM 2016 AND ONWARDS.

BRAKES/GRINDING NOISE HAPPENED AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT ANY REASON OR OBJECT NEAR. CAR WAS TRAVELING 50MPH AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. RESTARTING THE CAR, IT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY. DEFINITELY NOT SAFE TO HAVE THE BRAKES COME ON LIKE THAT.

AT LEAST 3 TIMES, MY CAR HAS BRAKED ITSELF (AT AROUND 50 MILES PER HOUR) WHEN THERE WAS NOTHING IN FRONT OF ME. THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE- IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN BEHIND ME, I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE COLLISION MITIGATION SYSTEM ENGAGING FOR NO REASON. THE DEALER HAS SAID THEY "FIXED IT" (DON BEYER VOLVO) BUT I BELIEVE THEY HAVE JUST TURNED THE SYSTEM PRETTY MUCH OFF SO THAT IT NOW WOULD NOT STOP IF THERE WAS A REAL OBJECT IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD A LOANER IN WHICH THE SYSTEM WAS STILL ON AND MINE NO LONGER WORKS LIKE THAT. I THINK THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE A FIX FOR THIS SO THEY JUST TURN IT OFF IN THE CARS THAT HAVE THIS DEFECT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. ALSO, HAVE HAD THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM GO BLANK WHILE DRIVING THEN IT SHOWS THAT YOU ARE SOMEWHERE ELSE AND GET STUCK THERE FOR DAYS. (MANY OTHER PROBLEMS ALSO, A NOISE IN THE SEAT (SECOND ROW) THAT THEY MAYBE FIXED AFTER THREE TIMES BUT NOW THE SECOND ROW SEAT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY (GOT STUCK OUT OF THE SOCKET BUT WE GOT IT BACK IN AND I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.)

(CAR IS 26 DAYS OLD) THE DASHBOARD SCREEN WENT BLACK WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY & THE ENGINE TURNED OFF & WOULDN'T GO OVER (ABOUT) 10 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A ROLLING STOP IN A PARKING LOT, AND CALLED VOLVO BECAUSE I THOUGHT MAYBE I WAS OUT OF GAS, DUE TO THE SCREEN NOT WORKING. MY VOLVO APP LET ME KNOW I STILL HAD A 1/4 OF A TANK, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. THEY BROUGHT ME GAS & IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH GAS, THE PROBLEM WAS DEFINITELY ELECTRICAL/ MOTOR ISSUES. WE FINALLY GOT THE CAR TOWED TO VOLVO OF LAS VEGAS & THEY TOLD ME IT WAS JUST A SOFTWARE UPGRADE NEEDED. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM & DOES NOT SEEM LIKE A SIMPLE SOFTWARE UPGRADE TO ME. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT HAVE MY NEW BABY IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED, BUT I AM A NEW MOM & THIS MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS. *TR

WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASE ISSUES WITH THE CARGO DOOR STARTED,DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE, PARKED IN MY GARAGE UNLOADING GROCERIES,CALLED OUR VOLVO SERVICE MANAGER REPEATEDLY FOR HELP,NO ANSWER, IT FINALLY CLOSED AN HOUR LATER.THEN THE BATTERY LOW CHARGE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, FINALLY TOOK IT IN FOR BOTH ISSUES, THEY UPDATED, SHOWED ME THAT THE DOOR WORKED AND CHARGED THE BATTERY.ANOTHER MONTH WENT BY AND HAD A LOW BATTERY ISSUE TOOK IT BACK IN THEY UPDATED AGAIN AND CHARGED THE BATTERY AGAIN.HAD A BAD SENSOR ISSUE AND THE CARGO DOOR DECIDED NOT TO OPEN, CARGO BUTTON WOULD NOT WORK.TOOK IT IN THEY UPDATED AND CHANGED THE SENSOR.ANOTHER MONTH OR SO LATER HAD A RECALL ON IT, TOOK IT IN, UPDATED IT. THEN ANOTHER RECALL, UPDATED IT.STARTED AUTO CORRECTING AND BRAKING WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON A MAJOR STREET.THEN THE CONTROL PAD WOULDN'T WORK, TOOK IT IN IT NEEDED AN UPDATE. ANOTHER RECALL A MONTH OR SO LATER, WENT TO TAKE IT IN AND IT WOULDN'T DRIVE, PUT IT IN REVERSE,IT WENT FORWARD, PUT IT IN FORWARD IT WENT IN REVERSE, THEN THE HEATER WOULDN'T WORK, THE CONTROL PAD STARTED FREEZING ALL ON THE WAY TO TAKE IT IN FOR A RECALL. WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD BE FIXED WITH THE UPDATE.CAR TURNED OFF AND LOCKED BECAUSE I MOVED MY PURSE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF MY BODY WHILE DRIVING.THEN ABOUT ANOTHER MONTH LATER IT DOES THE SAME REVERSE WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE,THE CONTROL PAD STARTS ACTING UP, RADIO, PHONE AND CLIMATE CONTROL FREEZE.THEN THE CARGO BAY DOOR CLOSES ON MY SON WHILE WE ARE UNLOADING GROCERIES WITHOUT ANYONE TOUCHING IT OR BEING IN THE CAR BESIDES HIM PARTIALLY IN THE BACK TO REACH THE FURTHEST GROCERY BAGS. TAKING IT IN AGAIN THIS WEEK, BUT THAT'S THE LAST STRAW!I WILL NO LONGER DRIVE IT AS I DO NOT TRUST WHAT WILL MALFUNCTION NEXT, MY SON NARROWLY ESCAPED INJURY BY DIVING OUT TO THE GROUND BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP THE CARGO DOOR FROM CLOSING, CAR WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF INSIDE MY GARAGE

WHEN WE WERE DRIVING ON STREET, THE DASH BOARD BLACK OUT AND THE CAR COMPLETELY STOP. CAN'T TELL WHAT SPEED,AND ALL OTHER WARNING SIGNAL. RE-STARTED THE CAR BUT ONLY CAN GO MILES/HR THE DASHBOARD STILL BLACK OUT. GET TOWED TO THE VOLVO DEALER . THEY STILL CAN'T FIND OUT WHAT IS PROBLEM. SEARCH INTERNET AND MORE THAN 10 PEOPLE HAS SIMILAR ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO REDUCE IN SPEED TO 5 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE SOFTWARE WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE REOCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,250.

2016 XC90, ENGINE IS DECELERATING ON STREET ROAD GOING FROM 40-45 MILES PER HOUR, TO 10 MILES PER HOUR SUDDENLY AND QUICKLY. WITH CLOSURE OF BACK DOOR WHERE THERE IS NO LOCK BUTTON TO HIT BY ACCIDENT, CAR IS LOCKING ALL DOORS BY ITSELF WHEN CLOSING THE PASSENGER DOOR. I AM AWARE OF BABIES BEING LOCKED IN THE CARS DUE TO THIS FAULT IN SYSTEM AND MY PET WAS LOCKED IN DUE TO THE LOCKS LOCKING ON THEIR OWN WHEN I CLOSED PASSENGER DOOR WHICH DOES NOT HAVE A LOCK BUTTON I COULD HAVE HIT BY ACCIDENT. FRONT END CRASH GOING OFF AND SLIGHTLY BRAKING ON HIGHWAY AND ON CITY STREETS WHEN IT SHOULD NOT, NOTHING IN FRONT OF CAR NUMEROUS TIMES AND IS NOT GOING OFF WHEN IT SHOULD FOR INSTANCE SOMEONE CUTTING CAR OFF WITHIN 2 FEET SEVERAL TIMES. DASHBOARD SCREEN GOES BLANK WHILE DRIVING MEANING YOU CAN NOT SEE SPEED, ETC.. LITERALLY EVERY FUNCTION ON CAR RANDOMLY DOES NOT WORK. BATTERY/ALTERNATOR IS NOT RECHARGING/MAINTAINING CHARGE LONG ENOUGH TO KEEP AUTO START/STOP ENGINE FEATURE WORKING, WHICH MEANS 3.5 MILES MORE PER GALLON FOR ME WITH MY EXTREMELY CAREFUL, NOT RIDING GAS PEDAL INTO LIGHTS. SOME SAY FOOT DETECTION MODULE IS DRAINING REAR BATTERY. IT HAS BEEN WORKED ON 7 TIMES WITH LESS THAN 5,000 MILES. OTHERS ONLINE HAVE DESCRIBED SAME ISSUES. I HAVE INVOICES OF TAKING INTO DEALER EACH TIME. I HAVE NEVER REPORTED ANY FAULTY PRODUCT BUT AM VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY FEATURES WILL RANDOMLY AND ACTUALLY DO NOT WORK WHILE DRIVING. YOU ASK WHEN STARTED- VEHICLE PURCHASED IN APRIL 2016 AND HAS BEEN FROM THE BEGINNING WITH NO REMEDIES. I HAVE GOTTEN EXTREMELY LOW BATTERY SIGNALS AND WARNINGS THAT MY CAR WILL SHUT DOWN IN A FEW MINUTES. THEY SEEM TO HAVE TAKEN AWAY THAT WARNING IN THE LATEST SOFTWARE UPDATE BECAUSE MY CAR HAS LESS CHARGE AT TIMES THEN WHEN I ORIGINALLY RECEIVED THE WARNING. IN OTHER WORDS, I NO LONGER GET THE WARNING EVEN WHEN MY BATTERY IS VERY LOW. *TR

ON APPROXIMATELY SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM HAS BEEN TRIGGERED ERRONEOUSLY, WHEN NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE NEAR MY CAR, TO THE POINT THAT THE AUDIBLE AND VISUAL ALARMS WERE TRIGGERED, MY DRIVER'S SEATBELT PULLED ME BACK AGAINST THE DRIVER'S SEAT, TWO OF THOSE TIMES THE CAR SWERVED ITSELF AND ANOTHER TWO OF THOSE TIMES THE CAR BRAKED ITSELF, WITHOUT ANY PROMPTING FROM THE DRIVER TO DO SO. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TODAY THAT BECAUSE THE SYSTEM WORKS ON RADAR THAT SOMETIMES THIS WILL HAPPEN. I BELIEVE THAT THESE SYSTEMS NEED TO BE PRACTICALLY ERROR PROOF BECAUSE IF THE CAR BRAKES ITSELF, OR SWERVES ITSELF, WITHOUT ANY ACTION FROM THE DRIVER IT COULD POTENTIALLY *CAUSE* AN ACCIDENT. NOT TO MENTION THAT IT'S VERY SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS AND THEN THERE HAS TO BE SOME EMOTIONAL RECOVERY AS A DRIVER TO OVERCOME THESE EPISODES. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 1000 MILES ON IT. ALL OF THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS, WHILE THE CAR WAS GOING ANYWHERE FROM 25-45 MPH.

OWNED THIS NEW 2016 XC 90 T8 FOR ABOUT 30 DAYS. CHARGED CAR OVERNIGHT AS USUAL. DROVE IT ABOUT 3 MILES THE NEXT MORNING AND SUDDENLY CAR SPEED SLOWED DRAMATICALLY TO ABOUT 10 MPH AND A "CAR WILL NOT RESTART, DRIVE TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP" UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT IN THE POSITION TO DO SO, SO I PULLED INTO A STRIP MALL TO SAFELY PARK THE CAR AND WHEN I TURNED OFF THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. BATTERY WORKING FINE, AS RADIO, AND LIGHTS WORKED , BUT CAR WOULD NOT POWER ON. WAS ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP, THIS WAS AN ISSUE THEY HAD JUST SEEN THE WEEK BEFORE AND IT WAS A "SOFTWARE ISSUE". CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND I AM WAITING TO HEAR. IT APPEARS THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON ISSUE AFTER CONSULTING SEVERAL VOLVO ONLINE FORUMS. WITH NO DRIVE POWER, THIS CAR IS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL FOR THE TOW TRUCK EITHER. VERY VERY UNSAFE AND IT IS A BRAND NEW CAR.

THE TOUCH SCREEN, WHICH CONTROLS BOTH BASIC AND COMPLEX FUNCTIONS OF THE CAR, IS SO DISTRACTING TO USE THAT UNTIL SATURDAY IT WAS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. ON SATURDAY THAT ACCIDENT DID HAPPEN. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE TOUCH SCREEN IS NEEDED TO CONTROL BASIC AND FREQUENT FUNCTIONS SUCH AS CLIMATE CONTROL AND THE RADIO. MERELY CHANGING THE TEMPERATURE REQUIRES AS MUCH ATTENTION - AND DIVERSION FROM DRIVING - AS USING A CELL PHONE MIGHT. WHILE CHANGING THE TEMPERATURE MY WIFE SIDESWIPED A GUARD RAIL ON A COUNTRY ROAD. FORTUNATELY THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT TOO BAD BUT I'VE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT THE DISTRACTION CAUSED BY THIS CONTROL SCREEN DURING THESE MOST BASIC FUNCTIONS. I HAVE, FOR EXAMPLE, STOPPED CHOOSING RADIO STATIONS ON THE SCREEN AS IT REQUIRES TOO MUCH ATTENTION AND HAVE FOUND THAT JUST TURNING OFF THE AIR CONDITIONING REQUIRES FAR MORE ATTENTION THAN IS SAFE. *TR

DURING DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD AT APPROX. 45 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC DASHBOARD DISAPPEARED (SO YOU HAVE NO VISIBILITY TO SPEED, FUEL, WARNINGS), THE CAR RAPIDLY DECELERATED TO 10 MPH AND WOULDN'T GO ANY FASTER AND ALL NON-STEERING CONTROLS (RADIO, AC, NAVIGATION, ETC.) FROZE. IT HAS REMAINED THAT WAY SINCE EVEN AFTER POWER CYCLING. APPARENTLY THIS CAN BE TEMPORARILY FIXED BY DISCONNECTING THE 2 BATTERIES. BUT IT CAN HAPPEN AGAIN WITH NO WARNING. THIS HAPPENED TO ME AND HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS I KNOW. *TR

AT LEAST THREE TIMES NOW THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM HAS APPLIED WITHOUT ANY OBJECT OR VEHICLE IN FRONT. ONCE WAS ON THE I95 AT 65MPH GOING UNDER A BRIDGE THE BRAKE SUDDENLY APPLIED CAUSING THE CAR TO DIP AND PASSENGERS TO BE SHAKEN, THEN IT CONTINUED AS NORMAL. ANOTHER TIME ON THE I78 NEAR NEWARK AIRPORT AT 50MPH PASSING SOME PARKED CARS ON THE SHOULDER THE BRAKES APPLIED. ANOTHER TIME IN LOCAL TRAFFIC AT 30MPH THE BRAKES APPLIED POSSIBLY WHEN THERE WAS A SLIGHT DIP IN THE ROAD. THE CAR HAS BEEN LOOKED AT A COUPLE OF TIMES AND HAD A SOFTWARE UPDATE, BUT IT STILL DOES IT. IT HAS NOW BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR TWO WEEKS WITH NO RESULT VOLVO SUGGESTED IT WAS EZPASS AND WE COULD WRAP THE EZPASS IN FOIL (AND WHAT, UNWRAP IT FOR EACH TOLL BOOTH!). THIS IS A FRIGHTENING SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF WE HAD BEEN TAILGATED A CAR WOULD HAVE HIT US.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND PROVIDED READING LEVELS FOR THE VEHICLES FUNCTIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN OCTOBER 2016. THE DEALER BELIEVED THERE WAS A GLITCH IN THE COMPUTER. HOWEVER, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 18, 2016. THE DEALER BELIEVED IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. UPDATED 02/06/17.*JB THE CONSUMER REQUESTED AN UPDATE.*JS

09/24/2016 WHEN STARTING CAR NOTED DRIVER DISPLAY BLANK. CAR SPEED REDUCED TO 5-10 MPH. UNABLE TO ACCELERATE ON CITY STREETS, HAD TO PULL-OVER AND AWAIT TOW TO DEALERSHIP. INITIALLY DELAER THOUGHT TO BE SOFTWARE ISSUE BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DEFINITIVELY IDENTIFY ISSUE. VOLVO ENGINEER EN ROUTE. AS OF 09/28 NO SOLUTION.

THE "AUTO BRAKING" FUNCTION RELATED TO THE PASSIVE COLLISION AVOIDANCE ACTIVATES WITH NO OTHER OBJECT IN THE AUTOMOBILES PATH. IT HAS ACTIVATED 6 TIMES IN THE PAST 4 MONTHS. THE CAR WENT INTO THE DEALERSHIP IN SEPTEMBER 2016 AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE INCIDENT (NOT SURPRISING AS IT HAPPENS ON A "RANDOM" BASIS. IN THE PAST 10 DAYS IT ACTIVATED 3 TIMES. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 9/30/16 AND IS STILL THERE. I ALSO HAVE A COLLEAGUE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE (INSCRIPTION TRIM PACKAGE) AND THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME RANDOM "AUTO BRAKE" ACTIVITY. IT HAS DONE IT AT LOW SPEED AND MEDIUM SPEEDS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS, AS WELL AS AT 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. IT HAS ACTIVATED WHILE GOING STRAIGHT, GOING DOWN A HILL WITH NO VISIBLE CAR OR OBJECT IN SITE, AND WHILE TURNING. VERY CONCERNING AND IT IS AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY HAZARD.

WHEN PARKED IN A SCHOOL CAR PARK IN NJ IN A RAINSTORM THE TAILGATE OPENED ON ITS OWN WHEN AN ELECTRICAL STORM WAS ON. I WAS SITTING IN THE CAR AT THE TIE SHELTERING FROM THE RAIN. I CLOSED THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE AND LOCKED THE CAR. THE TAILGATE OPENED AGAIN. AND REPEATEDLY DID IT FOUR TIMES IN ALL SPECIFICALLY DURING THE ELECTRICAL PERIOD OF THE STORM. THIS WAS AN EXPLICIT PERIOD OF 20 MINUTES DURING A 2 HOUR RAINSTORM. THERE WAS A BIKE RACK IN A HITCH AT THE TIME SO I WONDER IF THE CAR HAS EITHER A POOR EARTH OR STATIC SENSITIVITY FOR THE ELECTRONIC DOOR SWITCH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN CASE IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING ESPECIALLY IF MY DOGS WERE IN THE BACK AND FELL OUT ON THE INTERSTATE. ITS A THEFT ISSUE IF IT HAPPENED WHEN PARKED ON A STREET AND ALLOWED PEOPLE ACCESS TO MY CAR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT @35MPH ON A BUSY CITY STREET THE CAR DECELERATED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING AND THE DRIVERS INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT OUT, GIVING ME, THE DRIVER A BLANK SCREEN. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND SLOWED TO ABOUT 5MPH. NO PREVIOUS INDICATION OF THIS HAPPENING. SPOKE WITH 2 VOLVO SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND BOTH PROVIDERS STATED THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER CARS BEFORE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY DEFECT ESPECIALLY ON A BRAND NEW CAR. WHAT IF I HAD BEEN ON A FREEWAY GOING 70MPH AND THE CAR DECELERATES ALL OF A SUDDEN? VERY CONCERNED THAT MY CHILDREN AND I WILL DIE IN A CRASH GETTING REAR ENDED ON THE FREEWAY IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN AGAIN.

ON TODAY, I WAS DRIVING WITH MY YOUNG CHILDREN IN OUR 2016 VOLVO XC90 WHEN SUDDENLY THE INSTRUMENTATION PANEL WENT BLANK AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN DRAMATICALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE CAR STARTED TO CRAWL AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH. WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, POWERED OFF THE CAR, RESTARTED IT AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. EACH TIME WE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR FAILED TO RESPOND AND SEEMED AS IF IT WERE GOING TO LOSE TOTAL POWER. AS SEMI-TRUCKS AND OTHER VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING BEHIND US, OUR FAMILY VEHICLE WAS IN GREAT DANGER OF BEING HIT. I CALLED VOLVO ON CALL AND THEY REMAINED ON THE PHONE WITH US UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO SLOWLY EXIT THE INTERSTATE AND DRIVE TO A SECURE LOCATION. THE APPROXIMATE MAXIMUM SPEED THAT WE DROVE WAS NO MORE THAN 5-10 MPH. A TOW SERVICE WAS DISPATCHED TO OUR LOCATION AND THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP. WHILE THIS IS INDEED A SAFETY CONCERN, IT WAS A VERY TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE FOR ME AND MY YOUNG CHILDREN.

THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT PANEL SUDDENLY WENT BLANK ON A CITY STREET AND THE CAR COULD NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAN ABOUT 5-10 MILES PER HOUR. IT'S FRIGHTENING TO IMAGING WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS OCCURRED ON A HIGHWAY. VOLVO'S TOWING COMPANY PUT REAR WHEELS ON GROUND AND DAMAGE ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM DURING TOWING. AFTER STAYED AT DEALERSHIP FOR A MONTH BUT WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER PICKUP, A WARNING MESSAGE "ALL WHEEL DRIVE SERVICE REQUIRED" POPPED UP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ODOMETER GAUGE FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE OVER 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

I UPDATED THE MAPS IN THE CAR'S NAVIGATION SYSTEM ON 8/3/2016. AT THAT TIME, VOLVO'S SERVER IN SWEDEN WERE DOWN. THEY HAD BEEN DOWN FOR DAYS. NEXT MORNING, WHEN I STARTED DRIVING TO WORK, I NOTICED THAT THE SENSUS SYSTEM STARTED REBOOTING EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES. AS I DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY, I NOTICED THAT WHEN THE SENSUS SYSTEM REBOOTED, IF MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS ON, IT WOULD GO OFF FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND THEN COME BACK ON. IF THE SENSUS SYSTEM WAS REBOOTING AND I TRIED TO TURN ON THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, IT WOULD NOT COME ON. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS SENSUS SYSTEM IS JUST A CENTRAL CONSOLE AND IT'S REBOOT SHOULD NOT IMPACT CAR'S BASIC FUNCTIONS. BY THE TIME I LEFT WORK IN THE EVENING, THE SERVER IN SWEDEN WAS BACK ONLINE AND THE SENSUS CONSOLE STOPPED REBOOTING AND ISSUE NEVER HAPPENED.

WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING IN MY GARAGE AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR CLOSED, I BELIEVE I PUT IT IN REVERSE THEN WENT TO OPEN THE FRONT DOOR TO SEE IF MY DAUGHTER WAS TIGHTENED IN HER CAR SEAT, THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE. I AM NOT SURE IF I PUT IT BACK IN PARK BUT AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, IT DIDN'T MOVE. AFTER A FEW SECONDS AND MY FEET AND BODY COMPLETELY OUT OF THE CAR, IT STARTED TO GO BACK AND ALMOST RAN ME OVER. LUCKILY I JUMPED BACK IN THE VOLVO TRUCK AND THE DOOR CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE. THIS IS A BRAND NEW TRUCK AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP WITH SOME RECALLS ON THE COMPUTER SYSTEM A FEW WEEKS PRIOR. THE COMPUTER SYSTEM HAS SHUT DOWN SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND I BELIEVE THE LONG DELAY IN GOING BACK MIGHT HAVE TO DO WITH SOMETHING WITH THE ELECTRONICS/MOTOR. THERE IS NO WAY ONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO COMPLETELY GET OUT OF A CAR WITHOUT KNOWING IT IS IN GEAR.

THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY. THE POWER CAME BACK ON, (SHOWING CERTAIN FEATURES BUT NOT ALL) BRIEFLY FOR A MINUTE AND THEN SHUT DOWN AGAIN. IN ADDITION TO THIS PROBLEM, A CONSISTENT ISSUE THAT HAS HAPPENED NO LESS THAN 6 TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR IS THE VEHICLE INTERPRETS THERE IS SOMETHING IN ITS PATH AND SLAMS ON THE BRAKES WHEN THERE IS NOTHING IN ITS PATH. THERE IS NO CAR, PERSON, OBJECT, PLANT, ETC. IN THE WAY OF THE VEHICLE AT ALL.

AROUND 10.30 AM ON SUNDAY, 26TH JUNE 2016, I WAS DRIVING ON I-95 (NEAR STAMFORD CT) WITH MY FAMILY WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER, SLOWED DOWN DRAMATICALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF I-95 AND STARTED TO CRAWL AT 10 MILES/HOUR. WE WERE IN DANGER OF BEING HIT BY A NUMBER OF VEHICLES WHILE I NEGOTIATED TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY ON EXIT 9 AND PULLED OVER INTO A SIDE STREET. THE INSTRUMENTATION PANEL OF THE CAR HAD BLANKED OUT. THE CAR COULD ONLY CRAWL AT ABOUT 10 MILES/HOUR. IT WOULD NOT SHIFT TO HIGHER GEAR EVEN IN MANUAL MODE. I CALLED THE VOLVO ON CALL AND THEY ADVISED ME TO SWITCH OFF THE CAR, EXIT THE CAR AND THEN RE START THE CAR AFTER FIVE MINUTES. I DID THAT AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. I SOME HOW DROVE THE CAR TO THE NEAREST VOLVO DEALERSHIP (STAMFORD VOLVO) WHICH WAS CLOSED ON SUNDAY. DROPPED THE CAR OFF IN THE LOT, RENTED A CAR AND DROVE 200 MILES BACK TO BOSTON.

ELECTRICAL FAILURE, SUSPENSION FAILURE, LEAKAGE TO AIR BAG SENSOR, SOFTWARE PROBLEMS

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN CINCINNATI, OH AND NASHVILLE, TN, WE STOPPED IN CAROLLTON, KY TO REFUEL AT A LOCAL GAS STATION. UPON ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE FUEL DOOR, THE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THERE IS NO BUTTON OR SWITCH TO USE TO OPEN THE FUEL DOOR ON THIS VEHICLE. DESPITE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TURN THE LOCK AND UNLOCK THE CAR, THE FUEL DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. WE CONTACTED VOLVO ONCALL, WHO ADMITTED THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE SOLUTION. THE ONLY OFFER FOR ASSISTANCE WAS TO USE THE KEY REMOTE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE CAR 3 TIMES IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESET THE ELECTRONICS. THIS CAR ALSO COMES WITH A BUTTONLESS "KEY TAG," WHICH IS WHAT WE WERE USING AT THE TIME. VOLVO HAD NO AWARENESS OF THIS KEY TAG AND HAD NO OTHER SOLUTION TO OFFER. GIVEN OUR PROXIMITY TO LOUISVILLE, WE AGREED TO ATTEMPT THE DRIVE TO LOUISVILLE AND LEFT THE CAR WITH FRIENDS WHILE WE RENTED A CAR AND DROVE TO NASHVILLE TO GET THE KEY FOB WITH BUTTONS. THEN DROVE BACK TO LOUISVILLE TO TRY THE LOCK-UNLOCK OPTION TO NO AVAIL. WE THEN TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL VOLVO DEALER WHERE THE DOOR WAS MECHANICALLY OPENED AND THE LOCK MECHANISM WAS DISASSEMBLED SO THAT THE CAR COULD BE REFUELED. THOUGH A KNOWN ISSUE BY VOLVO, THEY HAVE NOT COMMUNICATED WITH THE DEALERS AS THIS CAR HAD A 10,000 MILE SERVICE 2 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. THE INABILITY TO FUEL THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE PEOPLE TO BE STRANDED SHOULD PROMPT A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 5 MPH AND ACCELERATED AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTONOMOUS BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MIDWESTERN AUTO GROUP (614-889-2571, LOCATED AT 6335 PERIMETER LOOP RD, DUBLIN, OH 43017) WHERE THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AT 75 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED BYERS VOLVO AT 614-864-0780 (LOCATED AT 301 N. HAMILTON ROAD, COLUMBUS, OH 43213) AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 220. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

2016 VOLVO XC90 WINDSHIELD CRACK I FOUND MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED RIGHT AROUND THE REAR LIP-END OF THE HOOD ABOVE THE WIPER RESTING POSITION, THEN CUTTING UP AT ABOUT THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD, THEREBY MAKING AN "L" SHAPED CRACK MEASURING APPRX 22 INCHES BY 8 INCHES. I'M THE ONLY DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE DURING THIS PERIOD, AND I THINK I SHOULD KNOW IF A DEBRIS OR ROCK HIT MY CAR, CAUSING SUCH A MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD. I DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO LODGE A COMPLAINT, AND THEY RESPONDED BY SAYING THEY THINK IT MAY HAVE BEEN A DEBRIS OR ROCK. WELL, IF IT'S A ROCK OR DEBRIS, I'LL EXPECT THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF A CONSPICUOUS OR VERY GLARING POINT OF ORIGIN/IMPACT, CONSIDERING THIS IS 22 INCHES BY 8 INCHES CRACK ON A WINDSHIELD CLOSE THE BASE SEAL JOINT. I'LL ALSO EXPECT A POINT OF ORIGIN/IMPACT TO HAVE SOME SORT OF SURFACE ROUGHNESS TO THE FINGER FEEL, THIS CRACK IS SMOOTH ALL THROUGH BEGINNING TO END. MOREOVER THE UNIQUE "L" SHAPE DOESN'T SEEM TO FOLLOW ANY LOGICAL ACCIDENTAL ROCK OR DEBRIS PROFILE. HOWEVER, THE BOTTOM PART DOES FOLLOW THE "CURVED" BASE PROFILE OF THE CAR/WINDSHIELD AREA. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY AT SUCH LOW MILES THE WINDSHIELD WILL HAVE AN APPROX 30 INCH CRACK. IN MY OPINION I'LL THINK THAT GROSSLY COMPROMISES SAFETY CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF FORCE OR PRESSURE EXACTED ON THE WINDSHIELD AT ANY POINT IN TIME DURING OPERATIONS. PERHAPS, TIME WILL TELL WHAT IT IS, HOWEVER, HOPEFULLY NO FATALITIES BEFORE THEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET I PUT THE CAR IN ECO MODE. THE CAR WAS MOVING AT THE TIME. I NOTICED THAT THE CAR SEEMED TO BE DRIVING LOUDLY. AS I TURNED LEFT, I SAW THE CAR WAS IN MANUAL MODE AND WAS IN FIRST GEAR. SO I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR AND TRY TO PUT IT INTO DRIVE. AS I TRIED TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER, THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE, SUDDEN STOP. IT FELT LIKE ALL FOUR WHEELS WERE SUDDENLY AND IMMEDIATELY LOCKED. I COULD NOT MOVE THEM, EVEN AS I HIT THE GAS. I DID NOT SEE ANY INDICATION ON THE DASHBOARD THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD BEEN ACTIVATED. I HAD NOT FIDDLED IN ANY WAY WITH THE BUTTON THAT ALLOWS ME TO CHANGE TO ECO MODE OR WITH THE PARKING BRAKE. IN THE MOMENT IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE STOP, I HAD MY LEFT HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND MY RIGHT HAND ON THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE PERSON BEHIND ME REAR-ENDED ME. THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR WAS MINIMAL. I HAD BEEN THE FIRST PERSON IN THE LINE TO TURN LEFT, SO THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME. I AM NOT SURE HOW I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. I THINK I TURNED THE STOP/START BUTTON A COUPLE OF TIMES. I LATER ATTEMPTED TO RECREATE THE AUTOMATIC STOP. BEFORE MAKING A LEFT TURN, I PUT THE CAR INTO ECO MODE. AS I TURNED, I SLOWLY RELEASED THE GAS AND SLOWLY BRAKED. THE CAR AGAIN CAME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP, AS THOUGH ALL 4 WHEELS WERE LOCKED AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN THEN HAPPENED, I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR GOING AGAIN, AND THE NEXT TIME I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT AGAIN. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECREATE THIS SCENARIO SINCE THEN, INCLUDING WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH A DEALER REP. THE DEALER HAD A TECHNICIAN COME IN FROM KY, AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400.

CAR WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH SPEEDOMETER SCREEN AND CENTER CONSOLE SCREENS. SCREEN WOULD BLANK OUT WHEN NAVIGATION SYSTEM WAS IN USE AND VEHICLE WAS MOVING. THIS WOULD HAPPEN TWICE AND SYSTEM WOULD NORMALIZE. SEVERAL WEEKS AGO THIS HAPPENED AND MY HUSBAND AND I SMELLED A WEIRD ODOR AND THEN SMOKE BEGAN BELLOWING OUT CENTER CONSOLE. UNIT WAS TURNED OFF AND DEALER CONTACTED. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN BUT AFTER THREE WEEKS STILL HAS ISSUES. WENT TO PICK UP CAR ON 12/5 ONLY TO FIND VEHICLE WAS HAVING ISSUE WITH RETAINING A FULLY CHARGED BATTERY. WE WERE TOLD AL OF THESE ISSUES ARE DUE TO SOFTWARE UPDATES BUT TO HAVE SPEEDOMETER GO OUT WHILE IN USE AND TO SMOKE IS NOT SAFE

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN ECO DRIVE MODE WITH THE AUTO START/STOP FUNCTION ENABLED. THE AUTO STOP KICKED IN AND STOPPED MY ENGINE, BUT WHEN I WENT TO PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE AUTO START DID NOT RESTART MY ENGINE AND THE GAS PEDAL WAS UNRESPONSIVE. NO ALERTS OR WARNINGS POPPED UP - EVERYTHING REMAINED ON (HEADLIGHTS, RADIO, ETC), AND NOTHING APPEARED WRONG EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE/ACCELERATE. I WAS GOING AROUND 1MPH AT THIS POINT, AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, PARKED, AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE MANUALLY. I THEN DROVE HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. I BROUGHT IN THE CAR TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. THE RESPONSE WAS THAT THERE WAS NOTHING TO FIX B/C NO CODES SHOWED UP DURING THE DIAGNOSTIC, AND THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. THEY DOWNLOADED "SOFTWARE 1 AND 2" AND SAID THAT MIGHT FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THEY DON'T KNOW. THEY SAID CORPORATE DOESN'T TELL THEM WHAT THE SOFTWARE UPDATES DO, BUT IT SEEMED LIKE THE UPDATE MAINLY PERTAINED TO THE RADIO WHICH CLEARLY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MY ISSUE. THEY TRIED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO ME A WEEK LATER (11/27) AND I REFUSED, AND ASKED THEM TO ESCALATE THE ISSUE B/C I DIDN'T FEEL THE CAR WAS SAFE AND THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. THEY ASSURED ME THAT CORPORATE'S FIELD TECH SPECIALIST WAS CONSULTING WITH THEM ON THE PHONE AND AGREED THE CAR WAS FINE TO BE RETURNED TO ME B/C THERE WERE NO CODES AND THE ISSUE COULDN'T BE REPLICATED. I SPOKE TO CORPORATE (VOLVO NORTH AMERICA) AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD ESCALATE ON THEIR SIDE BUT HAD NO SPECIFIC DETAILS TO REASSURE ME THE PROBLEM WAS TAKEN CARE OF. I ASKED FOR A FLIGHT COMPUTER TO BE INSTALLED TO LOG THE CAR DATA IN CASE THE ISSUE HAPPENS AGAIN, AND NO ANSWER ON THAT REQUEST SO FAR. I GOT THE CAR BACK TODAY (12/8) B/C THEY DON'T KNOW HOW/WHAT TO FIX. THE DEALER HAS MECHANICS AND NOT THE SOFTWARE ENGINEERS THAT NEED TO LOOK AT THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BRAKES INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING AND SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE CITY SAFETY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE BRAKES INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200. ...UPDATED 12/03/15 *BF UPDATED 4/9/18 *JB

I PURCHASED A 2016 XC90 IN JULY15. SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE, I STARTED TO NOTICE ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES AND VARIOUS OTHER ISSUES. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO SERVICE 14 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE WITH ON A FEW FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE. BRAKE PADS AND BOTH FRONT AND REAR ROTERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE BRAKE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. I STILL FREQUENTLY BUT RANDOMLY HEAR CLICKING SOUNDS NEAR TO THE BRAKE PADDLE. I AM MOSTLY CONCERNED THAT IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING HIGH SPEED WHILE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN. IF ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED AFTER SO MANY ATTEMPTS OF FIXING, I WORRY THAT ONE DAY THIS CAR WILL KILL SOMEONE. I HAVE ATTACHED SERVICE RECORDS AND A RECORDING OF THE CLICKING. IN ADDITION TO THE BRAKE, I ALSO HAVE MANY OTHER ISSUES WHICH CAN BE FOUND ON THE SERVICE RECORD, MOSTLY RECENTLY, THE CAR WAS ON BIG SMOKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND FIRE TRUCK HAD TO COME FOR ASSISTANCE. I AM SEEKING YOUR HELP TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. AS I HAD SO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS CAR AND ONE STILL HAVEN'T BEEN FIXED, I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH NO CAR WITHIN 200 YARDS IN FRONT OF VEHICLE, NO OBJECT ON THE ROAD, AND NO COLLISION WAS IMMINENT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND SPONTANEOUSLY SLOWED DOWN TO ALMOST 5 MPH FROM ABOUT 60 MPH FOR NO REASON. THE SEAT BELTS PRETENSIONED, THE GAS PEDAL DROPPED OUT FROM DRIVER'S FEET. CITY SAFETY ACTIVATED. ALL OCCUPANTS DEVELOPED MILD WHIPLASH. IT TOOK SEVERAL SECOND TO GET CAR TO RETURN TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER CLAIMS IT WAS DUE TO A TOLL TAG THAT WAS PLACED TO CLOSELY TO THE CITY SAFETY SYSTEM NEAR THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. ...UPDATED 12/03/15 *BF *CN