2005 Volvo XC90 Lighting Problems

FRONT HEAD LAMPS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE THE CAR AND THE LIGHTS WERE ON BUT ONE IS VERY DIM. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THIS LIGHT. IT IS STILL DIM AND I GOT A WARNING FROM A POLICE OFFICER ON 01/30/16.HE STATED THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND NEXT TIME I WOULD GET A TICKET.

WE PURCHASED THIS 2005 VOLVO XC90 USED IN OCTOBER 2011 AND SINCE THAT TIME HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMP MODULE 3 TIMES. THE LEFT HEADLIGHTS WOULD SOMETIMES WORK AND OTHER TIMES NOT. EACH TIME WE TOOK IT IN FOR DIAGNOSIS, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE HEADLAMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. THIS IS A $460 PART, ONE THAT HAS A LONG HISTORY OF FAILURE. MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT, FOR FEAR THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT. I CAN UNDERSTAND IF THE MODULE FAILED ONCE, OR MAYBE EVEN TWICE, BUT THREE TIMES IN ONLY 2.5 YEARS AND LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH OTHER VOLVO OWNERS AS WELL, YET VOLVO HAS NOT TAKEN STEPS TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE, ONE THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH VOLVO'S LACK OF ACTION TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. CHECKING ONLINE, I SEE THAT MANY OTHER VOLVO XC90 OWNERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. ANY ASSISTANCE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 VOLVO XC90 FOR $16,000. 6 MONTHS LATER THE ENGINE FREEZES UP. THAT COST $10,000.00 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. LOOKED ON GOOGLE, VERY COMMON FOR THESE V8 ENGINES TO FREEZE UP. NOW THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ACTING UP. LOOKED ON GOOGLE AND FOUND THE HEADLIGHT ISSUE IS VERY COMMON. THIS WILL COST $3,000.00 TO REPAIR. THIS CAR IS GOING TO COST ME ALMOST AS MUCH TO REPAIR IT AS I PAID FOR IT!! VOLVO IS LOOSING CONTROL. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THESE ENGINE ISSUES AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR THESE HEADLIGHT ISSUES. PLEASE GOOGLE 2005 VOLVO XC90 V8 ENGINE AND GOOGLE THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL ABOUT THE HEADLIGHT ISSUE. YOU WILL BE ASTOUNDED BY ALL THE PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A GREAT CAR. THESE CARS WHERE $62,000.00 BRAND NEW, WHAT A JOKE THEY CAN SELL THIS CAR WITH SO MANY PROBLEMS. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL SUDDENLY GO OUT, SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING AND OTHER TIMES THE HEADLIGHT WILL NOT LIGHT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. AT TIMES IT REMAINED OFF FOR ONLY A FEW MINUTES AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL BE FOR DAYS. I'D TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, BUT EACH TIME I DID, THE LEFT HEADLAMP WAS AGAIN WORKING. I'D ALSO REPLACED THE HEADLAMP IN QUESTION, BUT STILL THE HEADLAMP WORKED ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. I JUST RETURNED FROM MY 4TH VISIT TO THE DEALER, AT WHICH TIME THEY REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT LIGHT BALLAST ($440.00). THE HEADLAMP IS CURRENTLY WORKING. MY WIFE HAS BEEN RELUCTANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT, FOR FEAR THAT BOTH HEADLAMPS WOULD GO OUT. IN RESEARCHING ONLINE, I'M FINDING THAT THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRENT PROBLEM WITH 2004 AND 2005 VOLVO XC-90'S. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE NHTSA HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE VOLVO XC-90 AND A RECALL IS BEING CONSIDERED. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE PRIMARILY DUE TO IT'S 5-STAR SAFETY RATING, BUT WE ARE NOT CONVINCED THAT VOLVO HAS ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT BEARING WAS FROZEN AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY OPERATE AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 10/3/12 *CN UPDATED 10/09/2012 *JS

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

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.

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

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

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

THE LIGHTING OF DASH INSTRUMENTS, I.E. RADIO AND HVAC CONTROLS IS TOO DIM TO READ DURING NORMAL SUNNY DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS. THIS CONDITION CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD IN THAT THE DRIVER CANNOT SEE IMPORTANT INFORMATION.*JB