2005 Volvo XC90 Complaint Log

A COMPLAINT WAS PREVIOUS FILED REGARDING TO TURN SIGNAL PROBLEM. SITUATION GETTING WORSE. VOLVO XC90 V8 2005; REPLACED CEM UNIT TWO YEARS BACK. RECENTLY FOLLOWING PROBLEMS HAPPENED. 1. TURN SIGNAL STOP WORKING 2. NO HIGH BEAM 3. NO WINDSHIELD WASHING 4. NO CRUISE CONTROL 5. NO VEHICLE INFORMATION FUNCTION PROBLEMS LOOK LIKE ASSOCIATED WITH FAULTY CEM AGAIN. VEHICLE IS VERY RISKY TO DRIVE WITH UNRELIABLE OR NOT-FUNCTIONING TURN SIGNAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE EMITTING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY THERE WAS A SLIGHT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING ACCELERATION. THE MALFUNCTION PROGRESSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AS A RESULT TO THE ENGINE BALANCE SHAFT FRACTURING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

VOLVO XC90 2005 LOW BEAM BULB FAILURE ERROR AND ONE BEAM TURNS OFF. THEN COMES BACK ON, AND SOMETIMES ALL LIGHTS GO OFF. VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. IF YOU TURN THE HEADLIGHT DIAL TO ANOTHER SETTING THEY WILL COME BACK ON, BUT THEN BLINK OFF AGAIN, AND SOMETIMES OFF COMPLETELY. THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS THE INTERMITTENT OCCURRENCE OF THIS. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

VOLVO XC90 2005, TURNING SIGNAL ACTS DANGEROUSLY. SOMETIMES IT WORKS BUT MOST TIME NO ACTION HAPPENS. COMPLETELY DEAD AND RESTARTING CAR SOMETIMES FIX THE PROBLEM. MULTIPLE CASES OF DANGEROUS INCIDENTS DUE TO NO SIGNAL. *TT

BRAKES LIGHTS ALWAYS ON. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THAT WATER HAD LEAKED INTO CEM MODULE AND MAIN WIREHARNESS AND REQUIRED REPLACEMNET AT A COST OF $7000. KNOWN ISSUE TO VOLVO WITH SERVICE BULLETIN SENT TO DEALERS. FOUND INDEPENDENT VOLVO REPAIR SHOP WILLING TO REPLACE MODULE ONLY (SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD FROM DEALER) AND CLEAN BUILD-UP ON HARNESS CONNECTORS. REQUIRING REMOVAL OF PART OF DASH, DRIVER SEAT. TOOK 4 DAYS AT REPAIR SHOP. REPAIR COMPLETED FOR UNDER $2000. *TT

PURCHASED USED 2005 VOLVO XC90 IN SPRING OF 2010. DURING THE NEXT YEAR EXPERIENCED VERY INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES. EXAMPLES ARE LOCKS NOT WORKING, BLINKER, RADIO. THESE ISSUES LITERALLY ONLY HAPPENED A COUPLE TIMES. IN APRIL 2011 HAD BIYEARLY SAFETY AND EMISSIONS DONE AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP (NON VOLVO) AND IT DID NOT PASS EMISSIONS. NEXT DAY TOOK MY VOLVO XC90 TO WEISS VOLVO AND IT PASSED EMISSIONS (WITHOUT ME KNOWING THEY CLEARED ERRORS ON THE CAR TO GET IT TO PASS. THIS MUST BE THE REASON IN EUROPE THAT DEALERSHIPS CAN'T INSPECT THEIR OWN MAKE OF CARS) ON JULY 17 2011 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY 1 YEAR OLD IN THE BACK SEAT. RADIO WENT OUT. A FEW MINUTES LATER ALMOST EVERYTHING IN THE CAR SHUT DOWN EXCEPT FOR THE ENGINE. LOST A/C (IT WAS 110 THAT DAY), LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKING WAS INTERMITTENT, NO BLINKERS, NO HEADLIGHTS, NO LIGHTS IN INTERIOR, WHILE I WAS AT FULL SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. I AM NOT SURE IF ENGINE WAS INTERMITTENT OR NOT BECAUSE I GOT OFF AS SOON AS I COULD. I WAS VERY CLOSE TO WEISS VOLVO SO DROPPED IT OFF THERE AGAIN ON THE DATE OF THE TOTAL FAILURE. CALLED VOLVO CUSTOMER CARE ON JULY 18 2011 TO FILE COMPLAINT. WEISS VOLVO CALLED BACK AND TOLD US CAR WOULDN'T START. CALLED BACK LATER IN THE DAY AND SAID THEY SAW THAT EVERYTHING WENT OUT AND CAR WAS FULL OF CODES. WEISS SENT IN AN ESTIMATE FOR $1500 TO REPLACE ECM. I ASKED WEISS TO PERFORM AN EMISSIONS TEST (BY MO LAW MANUFACTURER'S CARS MUST PASS EMISSIONS TEST UP TO 80K MILES AND MY CAR HAD 61K) I RESEARCHED ECM AND FOUND VERY SIMILAR STORIES TO MINE AND BROUGHT THIS UP TO VOLVO NA. VOLVO NA TOLD WEISS VOLVO TO "RESET" MY CAR (AGAIN WITHOUT MY PERMISSION). THE CAR THEN WAS FUNCTIONAL AFTER RESET. WEISS THEN "TESTED" MY CAR FOR ALMOST 3 WEEKS TO FIGURE OUT THE DESIGN FLAW FOR A TOTAL OF 451 MILES. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS THE ECM BUT VOLVO NA SAID IT WAS VARIOUS OTHER REASONS AND WOULDN'T REPLACE IT. CAR STILL BROKE. REACHED LIMIT. *KB

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPED IN 2005 VOLVO XC 90 WHEN SUNROOF GLASS EXPLODED. GLASS REPAIR FACILITY SAID THERE WAS LIKELY A FLAW IN THE GLASS. VOLVO SAYS NOT LIKELY. IF I HAD HAD THE SHADE OPEN ALL THAT GLASS WOULD HAVE FALLEN ONTO ME/PASSENGERS AND INTO EYES. SHATTERED INTO A THOUSAND LITTLE PIECES. COULD HAVE CAUSED A ACCIDENT AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY. *TT

1.JULY 8, 2011. 2005 VOLVO XC90 BALANCE SHAFT BROKE OFF WITHIN CAR ENGINE. HEARD A LOUD SOUND COMING FROM CAR ENGINE, AND LOST A GREAT DEAL OF POWER WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. 2.FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE ENGINE COULD HAVE BEEN DONE DUE TO ACCELERATING TO GET OF THE HIGHWAY IN ORDER TO AVOID A COLLISION FROM VEHICLES COMING FROM BEHIND. THIS WAS A SCARY LIFE AND DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE. 3.VOLVO HAVING EXPLAINED WHAT CREATED THE PROBLEM TO DATE. THE ENGINE WILL HAVE TO BE PULLED OUT AND ALMOST RE-BUILT AT A COST TO ALMOST $8500.00 EXTENDED WARRANTY I PAID $4,100 FOR IS NOT COVERING FULL COST. I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR OVER $2000 + COST OF CAR RENTALS TO DATE. JULY 28, 2011, CAR IS STILL WITH VOLVO. *TR

I'D LIKE TO ADD MY COMPLAINT TO THE LIST OF THOSE ALREADY REPORTING THE ABRUPT LOSS OF ALL ELECTRONICS, INCLUDING WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND ALL DASHBOARD GAUGES, DURING A RAINSTORM. MY ISSUE WAS ALSO IDENTIFIED AS A PREMATURELY CORRODED CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE (CEM) CAUSED BY A DESIGN FLAW ALLOWING WATER TO ACCESS THE CEM CONNECTOR. I'M SHOCKED TO FIND OUT VOLVO KNEW ABOUT THIS IN 2005, WELL WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD FOR MOST OF THESE AFFECTED VEHICLES, AND DID NOTHING TO CORRECT OR EVEN ALERT THEIR OWNERS. I URGE THE NHTSA TO REVISIT THEIR INVESTIGATION, AND FORCE A RECALL IF VOLVO CONTINUES TO REFUSE. I CAN ASSURE YOU AS A DRIVER DURING THIS EVENT, THIS IS INDEED A SAFETY ISSUE, AND I HOPE WE AREN'T WAITING FOR ENOUGH INJURIES OR DEATHS BEFORE YOU GET TO THAT OBVIOUS CONCLUSION.

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON 2005 XC90 T6. SLIPPING AND SHIFTING PROBLEMS. FOUND METAL CHUNKS IN TRANSMISSION OIL PAN. REPORTED TO VOLVO NA FOR "GOODWILL" REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. DENIED BECAUSE VEHICLE HAS OVER 100K MILES. VEHICLE IS ONLY USED ON WEEKENDS AN LONG TRIPS. NOT BEING DRIVEN HARD. VOLVO NOT LIVING UP TO EXPECTATIONS OR REPUTATION. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 VOLVO XC90 V8 THE CAR HAS BEEN DEVELOPING A SHAKE, I BROUGHT IT TO VOLVO FOR A CHECK UP, NOTHING WAS REPORTED AS UNUSUAL. YESTERDAY I HEARD KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE AND IMMEDIATELY FLATBEDDED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE WENT TO DIAGNOSE AND THE ENGINE HAS FROZE. THE DEALER IS RESEARCHING AND EXPLAINED IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY WITH A NEW ENGINE COSTING $14,000.00, READING OTHER BULLETINS I SUSPECT THIS IS A COUNTERBALANCE SHAFT BEARING FAILURE AND IS OCCURRING WITH ALL 2005 V8 XC90'S AS THEY INCREASE IN AGE AND EXIT ANY WARRANTY PERIOD. I HOPE SOMEONE CAN DO SOMETHING, A NEW ENGINE COST AS MUCH AS IT'S TRADE-IN VALUE. SUCH A KNOW ISSUE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED WITH VOLVO PICKING UP THE COST. *TR

TRANSMISSION COMPLETE FAILURE AT 92,000 MILES. APPEARS TO BE A MATERIAL MANUFACTURING DEFECT. VOLVO TECH SPEC DESCRIBES DEFECTIVE PART, YET VOLVO DEALERSHIP REQUIRING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION. *TR

1. HEARD MARBLE NOISES UNDERHOOD AFTER 56,000 MILES OF NORMAL DRIVING. WELL MAINTAINED. 2. BALANCE SHAFT BEARING BROKE APART AND PUT OUT METAL SHARDS BETWEEN CYLINDER HEADS. LOUD METALLIC NOISE FROM ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY AFTER PULLING OVER TO AVOID ENGINE DESTRUCTION AND TRAFFIC ACCIDENT DUE TO HALTED VEHICLE. HAD TO BE TOWED. 3. BALANCE SHAFT BEARING IS BEING REPLACED. OLD PART (IN PIECES) AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. *TR

I HAVE AN 2005 VOLVO XC90 WITH ONLY 53,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY GONE OUT LEAVING MY FAMILY STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BUT THEY WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE RAIN WAS SEEPING INTO THE CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 05/05/11*LJ UPDATED 05/13/11

I PURCHASED A 2005 XC90 V8 AWD WITH 65000, AFTER A MONTH OR SO I NOTICED HARD SHIFTING, YESTERDAY WE TOOK A TRIP UP THE MOUNTAIN AND I ACTUALLY LOST MY TRANSMISSION FOR A MIN, IT SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE WHILE PASSING A VEHICHLE, RPM SHOT UP TO 5-6K, IT KICKED BACK IN AGAIN ONCE WE SLOWED AND WE PULLED TO THE SIDE TO MAKE SURE IT WOULD STAY IN GEAR BEFORE GOING AGAIN. NOW IT HAS GONE BACK TO HARD SHIFTING OCCASIONALLY. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE AND FOUND LOTS OF REPORTS OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS. CONTACTING VOLVO HAS NOT BEEN HELPFUL AT ALL THEY WANT 7K FOR A NEW CRAPPY BUILT TRANSMISSION. NEW VEH 45K AND NEW TRANSMISSION EVERY 50K MI, WHAT A DEAL THIS CAR IS. I DONT WANT TO WAIT TILL ME OR MY FAMILY IS HURT OR KILLED TO REPORT IT.

WHEN I FILL MY TANK UP ALL THE WAY MY GASOLINE ONLY LASTS ABOUT 150 MILES. THE GAS HAS GOT TO BE LEAKING SOMEWHERE!!! I HAVE TO FILL MY TANK UP SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. *TR

OUT OF THE BLUE A WELL-MAINTAINED AND WELL CARED FOR 2005 VOLVO XC90 V8 SUV DEVELOPED A SEVERE ENGINE KNOCKING/BANGING SOUND (ALL SERVICE RECORDS COMPLETED AT REQUIRED TIME PERIODS). ACTUALLY SOUNDED LIKE BALL BEARINGS ROLLING AROUND INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. 58,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY AND VEHICLE FLATBEDDED TO THE SERVICE DEALER. UPON INSPECTION, THE COUNTERBALANCE BEARING AND SHAFT FAILED. IF ENGINE HAD NOT BEEN SHUT DOWN THERE WAS A VERY REAL POSSIBILITY OF THE BEARING SEIZING AND THE SHAFT HITS THE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK BREAKING THE TIMING CHAIN BENDING ALL THE VALVES(I.E. CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE)! AS THE MANUFACTURER, VOLVO SHOULD BEAR THE FULL MONETARY RESPONSIBILITY WHEN IT COME TO THIS REPAIR. A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW IN THEIR ENGINE IS THE CAUSE OF THIS FAILURE. THE SERVICE TECH MUST TEAR YOU ENGINE APART (LITERALLY REMOVE THE ENGINE FROM THE VEHICLE AND OPEN THE ENGINE BLOCK!) TO PROPERLY COMPLETE THE REPAIR. VOLVO SHOULD BE PICKING UP THE ENTIRE COST OF THIS FIASCO. PARTS AND LABOR. PERIOD. TO DATE VOLVO MAKING OWNERS PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. THE PARTS ARE BETWEEN $1200-2000. IT IS NOT THE CORRECT WAY FOR A SO-CALLED 'QUALITY AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURER' TO HANDLE THE SITUATION. WHEN CUSTOMERS PAY $45000-$55,000 FOR AN AUTOMOBILE, THEY EXPECT THE CAR (AND THE ENGINE!) TO LAST A WEE LONGER THAN 55,000-75,000 MILES (SARCASM INTENDED). FRANKLY, THIS WILL BE MY LAST VOLVO. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN RAIN, THE HEADLIGHTS OF THE CAR BEGAN FLASHING ON AND OFF (SOMETIMES DRIVERS SIDE, SOMETIMES PASSENGER SIDE, SOMETIMES BOTH) INTERMITTENTLY. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED CAR. THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MILES, THEN IT DID IT AGAIN. NOW, THE RIGHT LIGHT IS OUT COMPLETELY, BUT AT LEAST THE LEFT SEEMS TO BE STAYING ON. THIS EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED ONE OTHER TIME. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

SAFETY COMPLAINT 'SECOND OCCURRENCE SAME VEHICLE - SUDDEN VEHICLE DISABLED ' 2005 VOLVO XC90 V8 ' FEBRUARY 2011 153,000 MILES. DAUGHTER WITH LEARNER PERMIT DRIVING DOWN BUSY URBAN ROAD AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING IN THE RIGHT OF WAY. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED TO SIDE OF ROAD SECOND COUNTERBALANCE SHAFT BEARING FAILURE. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE REPLACED ENGINE FROM THE PRIOR OCCURRENCE ' SEE COMPLAINT NUMBER 10392958. THIS ENGINE HAD 77,000 MILES AT TIME OF FAILURE. THE TIMING CHAIN HAD NOT BROKEN AND THE BALANCER SHAFT, IDLER GEAR COULD BE REPLACED AND ENGINE REPAIRED AFTER THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REMOVED - $3,000 REPAIR. VOLVO WOULD NOT COVER ANY COST EVEN THOUGH A PRODUCT BULLETIN WAS PUT OUT. VEHICLE ALWAYS SERVICED BY VOLVO DEALER AND NO MENTION EVER MADE OF POTENTIAL FOR FAILURE OR THE BULLETIN. RESEARCH NOW INDICATES THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL YEAR CONFIGURATION. WE HAVE PURCHASED ANOTHER BRAND DUE TO SAFETY CONCERN, FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICE BY THE DEALER AND FAILURE OF VOLVO TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. THE % OF 2005 VOLVO XC 90 V8 VEHICLES WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND ENGINE FAILURE RATE NEEDS TO BE ANALYZED. PLEASE REVIEW AND INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK WHEN HE WAS DRIVING 25 MPH. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

2005 XC90 V8-MANY PROBLEMS WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND CAR LOSING POWER. LOST POWER ON INTERSTATE-CAR WOULD LOSE POWER AND SPEED-NEEDED TOW-HAPPENED TWICE. CURRENT ISSUE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY ALL LIGHTS COMING ON STATING BRAKE FAILURE, POWER OVERLOAD, LIMP MODE AND BRAKE FAILURE. DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR AT COST OF $1006. 10 DAYS LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ANTI SKID LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT. CAR LOST HEADLIGHTS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS-9 PM AND SLEETING. DEALER NOW SAYS NEED TO REPLACE CEM AND BATTERY AT A COST OF $3,000 DUE TO WATER IN CEM. IT WAS RAINING OR SLEETING BOTH TIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VOLVO REDESIGNED THE COVER TO PREVENT WATER INTRUSION BUT NEEDS TO ISSUE RECALL. VERY DANGEROUS- TICKING TIME BOMB. SOMEONE WILL HAVE AN ACCIDENT ON RAINY NIGHT ON INTERSTATE. PLEASE CONSIDER REQUIRING RECALL-OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE ARE SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS DUE TO VOLVO XC90 V8 DESIGN FLAWS. HOW CAN VOLVO BE ALLOWED TO SELL VEHICLES THAT SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN OUTSIDE/OR IN THE RAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC NOTICE THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP. THE MECHANIC STATED THE ENGINE NEEDS TO REPLACED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT NOTICE NUMEROUS COMPLAINT REGARDING ENGINE MALFUNCTIONS FOR THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED AT A DEALER THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED IF THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE FAILED A CRASH COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

BALANCE SHAFT FAILURE ON 2005 VOLVO XC90 V8 WITH 115K MILES. UNBELIEVABLE THAT VOLVO WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS. BALANCE SHAFT FAILED TODAY AT JUST UNDER 115K MILES... UNBELIEVABLE... AND I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST AN INTERNET RUMOR. IF YOU HAVE A 2005 XC90, SELL IT NOW! SERIOUSLY, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A $50,000 VEHICLE, AND EVEN MORE UNACCEPTABLE FOR VOLVO NOT TO ISSUE A RECALL. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I SERIOUSLY DOUBT WE WILL EVER BUY ANOTHER VOLVO AGAIN SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. SHOULD HAVE STUCK WITH THE GERMANS (AUDI OR BMW), OR DARE I SAY IT THE JAPANESE, OR EVEN THE AMERICANS! I CAN REPLACE A LOT OF WHEEL BEARINGS ON A YUKON FOR WHAT THIS BALANCE SHAFT IS GOING TO COST ME. VOLVO NEEDS TO MAKE IT RIGHT WITH EVERY OWNER OF A 2005 XC90. VOLVO KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IS WHY THEY ISSUED A TSB TO DRILL A DRAIN HOLE IN THE BLOCK, BUT THEY NEED TO STEP UP AND ISSUE A RECALL OR, AT THE VERY LEAST IF AN OWNER COMES INTO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THIS PROBLEM, THEY NEED TO FIX IT AT NO CHARGE. IT WAS THEIR MISTAKE, OWN UP TO IT AND FIX IT! *TR

2005 VOLVO XC90 COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT BROKE AND SEIZED ENGINE. ONLY 68,000 MILES AND A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE! VOLVO REFUSES TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS POORLY DESIGNED SYSTEM. QUOTED $16,850 PLUS TAX FOR REMANUFACTURED UNIT. INCIDENTALLY, JUST THIS PAST SEPT ALSO HAD TO REPLACE OIL COOLER, THERMOSTAT AND EXPANSION TANK WHEN THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN AS WERE DRIVING THROUGH VIRGINIA. THIS IS ANOTHER WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE! *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER WAITING A FEW MOMENTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS LATER NOTIFIED, BUT THE CONTACT HAD YET TO RECEIVE A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. UPDATED 02/15/12*BF UPDATED 02/27/12

I NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED AS IT GOT WORSE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO I BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL VOLVO SPECIALIST. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE BALANCE SHAFT AND WAS SPECIFIC TO THE 2005 XC90 V8. I CONTACTED VOLVO NORTH AMERICA AND RECEIVED NO COMPENSATION OR EVEN SATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE. MY LOCAL VOLVO TECH RECOMMENDED I BRING THE CAR TO THE VOLVO DEALER, WHO WERE THE ONLY ONE'S AUTHORIZED TO DO THE REPAIR. THE ENGINE HEAD HAD TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE THE BALANCE SHAFT AND THE BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REASSEMBLED. IT'S AMAZING THAT THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM CAN BE REPORTED TO THIS EXTENT AND VOLVO STILL DOES NOTHING!! $4200 DOLLARS LATER, THE CAR WAS FIXED. I'M GLAD IT WAS CAUGHT PRIOR TO THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO XC90. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE BACK AND FORTH UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP SHAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE MOTOR WAS NOT ENGAGING AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT INDICATING THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER ON A VERY LONG BRIDGE AT NIGHT IN MY 2005 VOLVO XC90. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHILE THE CAR STAYED ON, IT APPEARED TO HAVE LOST POWER. I HAVE HAD OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AND HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES BUT THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS WAS BY FAR THE MOST DANGEROUS INCIDENT! AFTER DOING SOME INTERNET RESEARCH, I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF REPORTS SIMILAR TO MINE. THERE IS A DEFINITE ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

COUNTERBALANCE SHAFT BEARING FAILURE AT 113,000 MILES LUCKILY FAILURE HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE REPAIR SHOP. IF THIS WOULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE ON THE HIGHWAY MY WIFE AND KIDS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. VOLVO KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE OR WOULD NOT HAVE RELEASED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON WAYS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BY DRILLING WEEP HOLES IN THE BLOCK TO SHED MOISTURE. THE TRAPPED MOISTURE CAUSES THE BEARING TO RUST AND FINALLY FAIL CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. VOLVO HAS OFFERED A MERE $3,000.00 TO CORRECT A $15,000.00 PROBLEM. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS TESTIMONIES FROM OTHER 2005 XC-90 OWNERS WITH ENGINE FAILURE ALWAYS FROM THE FAILED COUNTERBALANCE SHAFT BEARING. HOW DO WE FORCE VOLVO TO ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO HEAR A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE BEARING AND CAM SHAFTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

60,000 MILES ON A 1995 VOLVO XC90 AND THE TRANSMISSION JUST FAILED FOR THE FOURTH TIME. THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALREADY REPLACED THREE TIMES. FAILURE RESULTS IN CAR STOPPING WITHOUT WARNING. ANYTIME, ANYPLACE, IT JUST LOSES POWER. *TR

2005 VOLVO XC90 V8 AWD-NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE FROM A LOCAL DEALER IN UPSTATE NY IN 2010. ODD PROBLEMS SUCH AS HEADLIGHTS FAILING, POWER WINDOWS OPENING AND "ANTI" THEFT FEATURES (KEY LOCK) BEING ACTIVATED FOR UNKNOWN REASON-THE VEHICLE REQUIRED A BALANCE SHAFT REPLACEMENT AT ABOUT 70K MILES (I BELIEVE IT HAD 65K MILES WHEN I PURCHASED IT) WHICH APPARENTLY WAS DUE TO MANUFACTURER NOT HAVING DRIP HOLES IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I BELIEVE THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES ARE SOMEWHAT RELATED TO THAT PROBLEM IN THAT WATER SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE ODD ELECTRICAL ISSUES DON'T ALWAYS HAPPEN WHEN ITS RAINING BUT MOISTURE APPEARS TO BE A FACTOR. LATEST ISSUE WAS A LOCKED SHIFTER IN THE PARK POSITION-CAR WOULD START BUT COULD NOT PUT INTO ANY GEAR-TOWED TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE CEM (CENTRAL ELECTRONICS MODULE) FOR $2300.00. I MADE THEM GIVE ME THE DEFECTIVE MODULE SO HAVE IT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO EXAMINE IT EXAMINE IT. LUCKILY, I ONLY HAD ONE DANGEROUS ISSUE AND THAT IS WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED DURING A DARK/RAINY NIGHT. TOO EARLY TO TELL IF THE CEM FIXES THE PROBLEM AS JUST HAD IT FIXED TODAY 5/13/2011. STARTED RESEARCHING WHY THIS WOULD BE AN ISSUE AND THAT'S WHEN I STARTED READING OTHER VOLVO DRIVERS EXPERIENCES THAT SEEMED QUITE SIMILAR TO MINE. I NEVER HAD COMPLETE VEHICLE FAILURE BUT LOSING THE HEADLIGHTS WAS NOT FUN...I THINK VOLVO KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT THE ISSUE AS THEY DIDN'T HESITATE IN INSTALLING THE CEM...I AM LISTING THE SPECIFIC DATE THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED BELOW-THEY FAILED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES BUT CANT RECALL THE SPECIFIC DATES. *TR

OCTOBER 10, 2010 PURCHASED CASH 2005 XC90 V8. WENT THROUGH SAFETY AND EMISSION SERVICE FOR REGISTRATION-- OKAY. OCTOBER 22 HEARD A STRANGE NOISE FROM ENGINE, CALLED VOLVO DEALERSHIP TO REQUEST SERVICE. DIDN'T DRIVE ON OCTOBER 23, 2010. ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, WENT OUT TO MOVE THE CAR FOR OPPOSITE SIDE PARKING AND TO GAS UP FOR DRIVE TO SERVICE CENTER. CAR STOPPED AT SERVICE STATION, AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSTICS OCTOBER 25, 2010 CONFIRMED: NOISE IS FROM EITHER BROKEN CONNECTING ROD OR BALANCE SHAFT....ADVICE TO CUSTOMER "NEEDS ENGINE" AT A COST OF $14,000+. THE CAR DID NOT COME WITH A WARRANTY AND EVEN NOW THE DEALER IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY EVASIVE--AS HE SAYS HE WAS THE OWNER/DEALER AT THE TIME OF SALE, AND AS INDIVIDUAL SELLER REGISTERED IN ANOTHER STATE AND NOT NEW YORK, SO DOES NOT HAVE TO HONOR WARRANTY OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY. CALL VOLVO NORTH AMERICA ON OCTOBER 26, 2010 WITH NO KNOWLEDGE OF OUR OWNERSHIP, (STILL HAVEN'T RECEIVED TITLE TO CAR). RESPONSE WAS --NO WARRANTY NO ASSISTANCE WITH THIS COUNTER BALANCE OR ANY OTHER ISSUE BEYOND 4 YEAR/50,000 MILES. CONCERN: BEFORE PURCHASE WHEN ASKING THE DEALER NO MENTION NOR WHEN RESEARCHED NO REVELATION OF THE COUNTERBALANCE SHAFT BEING AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR THE 2005 XC90 V8. HOWEVER, FURTHER EVIDENCE CLEARLY SHOWS DESIGN FLAWS IN THE ORIGINAL YAMAHA ENGINES, AND A SLIGHT COVERT ATTEMPT BY VOLVO TO FIX IT VIA ITS LIMITED EDITION TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN(TSB) TO DRILL THE HOLE IN THE SHAFT TO LET BUILD UP MOISTURE ESCAPE. ADDITIONALLY, VOLVO'S SECOND ATTEMPT TO SLIGHTLY ADDRESS THE COUNTER BALANCE ISSUE IS EVIDENCED VIA ITS LIMITED AND PAY-TO-GET TSB INFORMING DEALERSHIPS NOT CONSUMERS 'OF NOT WASHING THE ENGINE,' WHICH MAY LEAD TO MOISTURE BUILD UP AND TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. OUR ATTEMPTS ARE NOW BEING MADE FOR VOLVO TO MAINTAIN ITS SLOGAN OF "SAFETY FOR LIFE." WE WANT THE SAFETY ATTRIBUTE TO BE EFFECTIVE AND USEFUL WHEN THE CAR IS OPERABLE, AND NOT WHEN THE CAR IS INOPERABLE. *TR

2005 VOLVO XC 90 T6 TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND TURN SIGNAL NOT OPERATING. *TR

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE CEM UNIT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

THIS IS A SECOND REPORT I SUBMIT. THE OTHER DAY I JUST REPORTED MALFUNCTION OF TURN SIGNAL SWITCH OF MY VOLVO XC90, 2.5T, 2005. I TESTED AND OBSERVED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH CAREFULLY AND I THINK THE POTENTIAL SEVERE DESIGN DEFECT IN THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH, OR, MAYBE THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE, WILL CAUSE FATAL INCIDENTS. ITS PERFORMANCE IS TOTALLY UNPREDICTABLE. IT REFUSED TO RESPOND AT ANY TIME, EITHER STOPPED OR RUNNING. MOREOVER, I FOUND THAT SOMETIMES A RIGHT MOVEMENT OF THE LEVER GIVES A LEFT SIGNAL, WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. HERE I WOULD LIKE TO STRONGLY REQUEST THAT THE INVESTIGATION OF VOLVO XC90 ELECTRONIC SYSTEM BE CONDUCTED THOROUGHLY. I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED AT ALL TO HEAR ANY FATAL INCIDENT CAUSED BY THE UNPREDICTABLE MALFUNCTION. AND I HOPE THIS COULD BE PART OF A RECALL. INTERESTINGLY, I OBSERVED THAT ALL THE FUNCTIONS RELATED TO THE SWITCH LEVER EITHER DISAPPEAR ALTOGETHER OR WORKS WELL ALTOGETHER. THIS PARTIALLY SUPPORT THAT THERE IS DEFECT IN THE CONTROL MODULE. I WOULD LIKE TO HELP THE INVESTIGATION. I ALSO HAVE TWO WITNESSES WHO HELPED ME TO TEST DRIVE MY XC90. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED VOLVO XC90, 2.5T MODEL, MANUFACTURED IN 2005. AND YESTERDAY I DROVE IT FOR ABOUT 30 MILES. VOLVO IS FAMOUS FOR VARIOUS SAFETY FEATURES. HOWEVER, I FOUND THAT FOR MANY TIMES THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER DID NOT WORK WELL, WHICH REALLY SCARED ME AND ALMOST CAUSED CRASHES ON HIGHWAY 610 OF HOUSTON. THE SYMPTOM OF MALFUNCTION IS THAT SOMETIMES WHEN I MOVE THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER, IT EITHER DID NOT RESPOND OR SHOWED A "LAG". AND SOMETIMES THE SIGNAL KEPT FLASHING LEFT, EVEN I GAVE LEFT TURN TO THE RIGHT. I REPORTED THIS POTENTIAL MALFUNCTION TO YOU BECAUSE I JUST READ THE NEWS ON HTTP://WOT.MOTORTREND.COM/6669043/RECALLS/NHTSA-INVESTIGATES-2004-2005-VOLVO-XC90-FOR-FAULTY-LIGHTS-SIGNALS/INDEX.HTML, WHICH MAKES ME BELIEVE THAT IT IS NOT ONLY AN INDIVIDUAL CASE. HOPE YOU CAN HAVE A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION, FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL. THANK YOU. *TR

VEHICLE HAS DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILURE. REPLACED BULB WITH CERTIFIED VOLVO REPLACEMENT AND STILL DID NOT WORK. CERTIFIED VOLVO MECHANIC TRACED FUSES AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS (5 HOURS PAID SERVICE) AND FOUND THAT A PLASTIC PART DESIGNED TO KEEP WATER OUT OF THE INTERIOR (VIA WINDSHIELD) WAS DEFECTIVE, THEREFORE, CAUSING WATER LEAKAGE TO DAMAGE THE CENTRAL ELECTRICAL MODULE . *TR

2005 VOLVO XC90 V8 TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. SOMETIMES NEED TO FLIP THE CONTROL BAR FOR MULTIPLE TIMES. FAIRLY DANGEROUS FOR CHANGING LANES OR TURNING TO LEFT OR RIGHT. PUSHING THE TURN SIGNAL CONTROLLER DOWNWARD MAKES THE SIGNAL WORK. PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT. *TR

2005 VOLVO XC90 T6, TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 64K MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AS THE VEHICLE SLOWED UNEXPECTEDLY ON I95 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER A PROGRAM UPGRADE 3 WEEKS EARLIER. TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND TRANSMISSION SERVICE LIGHT APPEARED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. DEALER UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAULT CODES BUT UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE, "HOPING THIS FIXES IT..." AFTER COMPLETE FAILURE, VEHICLE TAKEN ON FLATBED TO DON BEYER VOLVO WHO DIAGNOSED FAILURE AS A "TRANSMISSION FAILURE" THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND SEVERAL OTHER PARTS AT NO COST. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF VOLVO XC90 T6. KNOWN PROBLEM THAT THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR IS BAD. LEFT STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED! "TRANSMISSION SERVICE URGENT" LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK TO BE CHECKED OUT. WAS TOLD COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM AND REPLACED FLUID. TO NO AVAIL AND WAS LEFT STRANDED! I HAVE FOUND COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM OTHERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE!! *TR

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

VOLVO XC90 2005 V8 - COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT FAILURE LEADING TO TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AND REQUIRING ENGINE REPLACEMENT. *TR

A NATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR OF REPLACEMENT AUTOMOBILE PARTS PROVIDED THE INCORRECT SIZE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FOR A 2005 VOLVO XC-90. A OWENS CROSS ROAD, AL AUTO REPAIR SHOP THAT INSTALLED THESE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS BLAMED THE NATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR'S CATALOG ERROR FOR SMALLER (APPROXIMATELY 0.50 INCH) FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WHICH ARE SOLD AS AN EXACT REPLACEMENT FOR THE ORIGINAL VOLVO ROTORS. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS ACTUALLY EXCEEDED THE FRONT ROTORS OUTER DIAMETER AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN OBVIOUS TO ANY RESPONSIBLE AUTO MECHANIC. THE NATIONAL DISTRIBUTORS CATALOG ERROR IS RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING PEOPLE ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES. THE NAME OF THE NATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR IS UNKNOWN BUT CERTAINLY COULD BE OBTAINED FROM THE OWENS CROSS ROAD AUTO REPAIR SERVICE. THE NATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR SHOULD BE FINED AND REQUIRED TO NOTIFY EVERY AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHICH THEY HAVE SUPPLIED WITH THE INCORRECT SIZE FRONT ROTORS.

SAFETY COMPLAINT - SUDDEN VEHICLE DISABLED ? 2005 VOLVO XC90 V8 ? JUNE 2010 130000 MILES. WIFE WAS DRIVING BUSY URBAN ROAD AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED FROM MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. COUNTERBALANCE SHAFT BEARING FAILURE. THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND THE ENGINE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. REPAY WAS $10,000 WITH A USED 60,000 MILE ENGINE INSTALLED. VOLVO WOULD NOT COVER ANY COST EVEN THOUGH A PRODUCT BULLETIN WAS PUT OUT. VEHICLE ALWAYS SERVICED BY DEALER AND NO MENTION EVER MADE OF POTENTIAL FOR FAILURE OR THE BULLETIN. *TR

MY 2005 VOLVO XC90'S TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTEDLY FAILED DURING ACCELERATION WHILE I WAS TURNING LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN POWER WHICH IN TURN REQUIRED SEVERAL CARS TO HAVE TO "SLAM" ON THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME. THEIR "SLAMMING" ON THE BRAKES CAUSED THE CARS BEHIND THEM TO HAVE TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID REAR-ENDING THEM. AFTER TAKING THE SUV TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND LEARNING THAT OUR TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, I DID A SEARCH ON OUR CAR MAKE AND MODEL AND FOUND THAT I WAS NO WHERE NEAR THE FIRST PERSON TO EXPERIENCE A TERRIFYING EVENT LIKE THIS DUE TO VOLVO'S TRANSMISSION FAILURES. I FOUND PAGE AFTER PAGE OF ACCOUNTS WHERE PEOPLES CARS SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS USUAL DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT I THINK THE NTSB NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE DUE TO VOLVO'S REFUSAL TO EITHER ACKNOWLEDGE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL AN ENTIRE FAMILY IS HURT OR KILLED BEFORE TAKING ACTION. PLEASE DO NOT REPEAT THE TOYOTA MISTAKES. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 VOLVO XC90 T6. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY TODAY,AND I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE TRUCK. THE LIGHT CAME ON NOW THAT SAID TRANSMISSION SERVICE URGENT. I COMPLAINED TO THE VOLVO DEALER 7 MONTHS AGO. THEY DID A SOFTWARE UPGRADE AND SAID ALL WAS FINE.VOLVO IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH MANY MANY 2005 XC 90 T6 VEHICLES. *TR