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2004 Volvo XC90: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

462 owner complaints analyzed

6 distinct recall campaigns

86,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2004 model year. Data updated: . 410 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Electrical System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 152 of 462 complaints (32.9%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Transmission and shifting14731.8%
Braking behavior7917.1%
Electrical and battery issues7616.5%
Fuel system concerns5912.8%
Engine operation367.8%
Steering behavior357.6%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Electrical System
152
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
102
Power Train
37
Fuel/Propulsion System
34
Fuel System, Gasoline
32
Exterior Lighting
30
Engine
28
Air Bags
26
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Electrical System152
Power Train:Automatic Transmission102
Power Train37
Fuel/Propulsion System34
Fuel System, Gasoline32
Exterior Lighting30
Engine28
Air Bags26

Electrical System: 152; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 102; Power Train: 37; Fuel/Propulsion System: 34; Fuel System, Gasoline: 32; Exterior Lighting: 30; Engine: 28; Air Bags: 26

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
23
25,000 to 49,999
34
50,000 to 74,999
95
75,000 to 99,999
95
100,000 to 149,999
124
150,000 and above
39
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00023
25,000 to 49,99934
50,000 to 74,99995
75,000 to 99,99995
100,000 to 149,999124
150,000 and above39

Under 25,000: 23; 25,000 to 49,999: 34; 50,000 to 74,999: 95; 75,000 to 99,999: 95; 100,000 to 149,999: 124; 150,000 and above: 39

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (124). 52 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2003
1
2004
14
2005
8
2006
13
2007
10
2008
47
2009
57
2010
84
2011
58
2012
31
2013
20
2014
30
2015
28
2016
17
2017
12
2018
8
2019
7
2020
2
2021
7
2022
3
2023
3
2024
1
2025
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20031
200414
20058
200613
200710
200847
200957
201084
201158
201231
201320
201430
201528
201617
201712
20188
20197
20202
20217
20223
20233
20241
20251

2003: 1; 2004: 14; 2005: 8; 2006: 13; 2007: 10; 2008: 47; 2009: 57; 2010: 84; 2011: 58; 2012: 31; 2013: 20; 2014: 30; 2015: 28; 2016: 17; 2017: 12; 2018: 8; 2019: 7; 2020: 2; 2021: 7; 2022: 3; 2023: 3; 2024: 1; 2025: 1

Pattern summary

Electrical System leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 147 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 79 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 76 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10049195 · 2003-12-04 (December 4, 2003)

XC90 DOES NOT START - THE PROBLEM PERSISTED FOR OVER 4 WEEKS AND DEALER COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *NLM

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Owner report 10053362 · 2004-01-05 (January 5, 2004)

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT NORMAL CONDITIONS BRAKES LOCKED UP. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED LEFT WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEMS.*AK

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Owner report 10057016 · 2004-02-11 (February 11, 2004)

IN GENERAL IT SEEMS VERY EASY TO ACCIDENTALLY RELEASE THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINING A CRS WHEN AN ADULD SITTING NEXT TO THE CRS TRIES TO RELEASE THEIR OWN BUCKLE. I HAVE NOTED THIS IN SEVERAL VEHICLES AND OTHER ADULTS HAVE REMARKED ON IT AS WELL.*AK

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Owner report 10058314 · 2004-02-17 (February 17, 2004)

BRAKE LOCKUP. *JB

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Owner report 10058382 · 2004-02-18 (February 18, 2004)

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES ON MY 2004 VOLVO XC90 (MICHELIN HXMXM4'S) ARE FRIGHTENING. THEY OFFER VERY LITTLE TRACTION IN THE BEST CONDITIONS; IN THE RAIN, UNINTENDED LANE CHANGES ARE COMMON DUE TO SLIDING.*AK

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Owner report 10062351 · 2004-03-16 (March 16, 2004)

MY VOLVO XC90 CONTINUES TO HAVE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. AFTER 4 TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE PROBLEMS WERE VERIFIED WITH THE AXLE, THE SPLINES, THE BRAKE PADS AND BRAKE CALIPERS, THE CAR STILL KNOCKS!! I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING IT! VOLVO CORPORATE HAS BEEN NO HELP. *JB

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Owner report 10063473 · 2004-05-11 (May 11, 2004)

UPON CLOSING THE HATCHBACK IT CAME DOWN WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT STRUCK THE CONSUMER ON THE HEAD. CONSUMER SUSTAINED A HAIR LINE NECK FRACTURE WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED BY A DOCTOR. *AK *NM

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Owner report 10072482 · 2004-05-12 (May 12, 2004)

VEHICLE AVERAGE GAS MILEAGE IS WELL BELOW EXPECTED MILEAGE.*AK

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Recall history

6 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

03V391000 · Seat Belts:Rear/Other

Reported: 2003-10-10 (October 10, 2003)

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE SEAT BELT ATTACHMENT(S) FOR THE SECOND AND THIRD ROW SEAT(S) MAY NOT HAVE BEEN FITTED PROPERLY.

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPAIR THE SECOND AND/OR THIRD ROW SEAT BELT ATTACHMENTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 8, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.

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03V434000 · Wheels

Reported: 2003-11-04 (November 4, 2003)

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS MAY BE DEFECTIVE, CAUSING AN ERRONEOUS WHEEL SPEED SIGNAL.

Consequence: THIS CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT A NUMBER OF VEHICLE FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING BRAKE, ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, AND TORQUE DISTRIBUTION CONTROL WHICH RELY ON THIS SIGNAL FOR PROPER OPERATION.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT WHEEL SENSORS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 8, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VOLVO CARS AT 1-800-458-1552.

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06V144000 · Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer

Reported: 2006-04-28 (April 28, 2006)

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, IF THE WIPER ARM IS ACTIVATED IN EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND WITHOUT LIFTING THE WIPER ARMS AND CLEANING THE WINDSHIELD PRIOR TO MOVING, THE WIPER ARM MIGHT SLIP ON ITS DRIVESHAFT, RESULTING IN AN INABILITY TO MOVE THE WIPERS FROM THE PARK POSITION.

Consequence: INOPERATIVE WIPERS UNDER INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE A CRASH DUE TO IMPAIRED VISIBILITY.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER ARMS AND RETAINING NUTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO CARS AT 1-800-458-1552.

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06V155000 · Steering:Linkages:Tie Rod Assembly

Reported: 2006-05-05 (May 5, 2006)

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES,THE OUTER TIE ROD BALL JOINT CAN DEFORM AT HIGH LOADS CAUSING A LOSS OF THE CLAMPING FORCE AND THE NUT MAY LOOSEN, WHICH MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A FATIGUE FRACTURE OF THE OUTER TIE ROD BALL JOINT.

Consequence: THE DRIVER MAY NOTICE THAT THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE OUTER BALL JOINT TIE RODS WITH IMPROVED OUTER BALL JOINT TIE RODS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 23, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.

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09V483000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump

Reported: 2009-12-18 (December 18, 2009)

VOLVO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2001-2005 S80, MODEL YEAR 2001-2004 V70, S60, XC70 AND MODEL YEAR 2003-2005 XC90 VEHICLES SOLD IN OR REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, ARIZONA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, NORTH CAROLINA, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, UTAH, VIRGINIA AND THE U.S. TERRITORIES. WHEN EXPOSED TO CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (HOT CLIMATE AND TEMPERATURE CYCLING) OVER TIME AND IN COMBINATION WITH VARYING FUEL QUALITY, THE FUEL PUMP CAN DEVELOP CRACKS IN THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE.

Consequence: IF THE CONDITION OCCURS VEHICLE OWNERS MAY NOTICE FUEL SMELL AND/OR FUEL LEAK WHICH, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL PUMP INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE, AND IF NECESSARY REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP WITH A PART OF A MODIFIED DESIGN. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 15, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLVO AT 1-800-458-1552.

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10V566000 · Equipment:Electrical:Navigational System(Global Positioning System)

Reported: 2010-11-08 (November 8, 2010)

VOLVO IS RECALLING CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH GARMIN 760 PORTABLE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) UNITS BECAUSE THE BATTERIES ON THOSE UNITS MAY OVERHEAT.

Consequence: AN OVERHEATED BATTERY COULD LEAD TO A FIRE.

Remedy: VOLVO ADVISES OWNERS TO PLEASE STOP USING THE GARMIN PORTABLE GPS DEVICE IMMEDIATELY, AND VISIT THE GARMIN WEBSITE TO DETERMINE IF THEIR UNIT IS AFFECTED. THE UNIT'S BATTERY WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW BATTERY AND A SPACER WILL BE INSERTED ON TOP OF THE BATTERY NEXT TO THE PCB. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 18, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GARMIN AT 866-957-1981 OR VISIT GARMIN'S WEBSITE AT WWW.GARMIN.COM/NUVIBATTERYPCBRECALL.

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

462 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

88.7%Usable mileage410 / 462 records
100.0%Valid incident date462 / 462 records
100.0%Valid filing date462 / 462 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates462 / 462 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Electrical System
526.3%
ODI 10668277 · 63,035 mi

THE BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE FAILS DUE TO A DRAIN IN THE POWER SYSTEMS BECAUSE OF A FAILURE IN SOFTWARE SYSTEMS ,THIS FAULT IS KNOWN TO VOLVO AND THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR .IF THE CAR IS NOT DRIVEN EVERY DAY THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS SEARCH FOR BLUE TOOTH PHONE SIGNALS AND SATELLITE RADIO SIGNALS CAUSING A DRAIN ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ENOUGH TO KILL THE BATTERY ON A DAILY BASIS. VOLVO SAYS THEY HAVE A REPAIR FOR THIS AND SAY THAT I MUST PAY. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT TO VOLVO THEY SHOULD REPAIR THIS. *TR

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133.3%
ODI 10862587 · 44,013 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BACK UP CAMERA AND GPS SYSTEM WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND THE MULTIMEDIA MODULE AND CAMERA NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT DUE TO THE SOFTWARE COMPANY GOING OUT OF BUSIN…

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218.2%
ODI 10861229 · 31,000 mi

THE ANTI SKID SERVICE IS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF PERIODICIALLY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I SOMETIMES LOSE THE DASH LIGHTS, BLINKERS AND THE FUEL DOOR UNLOCKS. THE ISSUE IS NOT HAPPENING CONSISTENTLY. SOMETIMES IT WON'T HAPPEN FOR MONTHS AND THEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN MULTIPLE TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO VOLVO TWICE AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING.

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00.0%

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0Unavailable

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5527.9%
ODI 10808864 · 4,000 mi

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 WE…

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1822.8%
ODI 10970765 · 1,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE PILOT ASSIST AND LANE ASSIST SYSTEMS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD ERRONEOUSLY CHANGE LANES AND/OR CHANGE DIRECTIONS. ON OCCASION, THE FEATURES WOULD ERRONEOUSLY SHUT OFF FOR NO REASON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. UPDATED 06/02/17*LJ *AS

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1530.0%
ODI 11056836 · 3,400 mi

BRAKES CONTINOUSLY SQUEAK. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE BREAK SYSTEM TWICE AND MADE ONE ATTEMPTED REPAIR. ONE WEEK LATER THE BRAKES ARE BACKING TO SQUEAKING. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE LESS THAN 90 DAYS, I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES FOR MORE THAN HALF THAT TIME. THE CENTER DISPLAY COMPUTER SCREENS FREEZES CONSTANTLY, BUT RECENTLY FREEZES AND WILL NOT RESTART UNTIL AFTER THE CAR IS STOPPED AND RESTARTED.

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1126.2%
ODI 11189914 · 500 mi

I PURCHASED MY NEW 2019 VOLVO XC90 ON DECEMBER 15, 2018. ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 29, 2018 I WAS WITH MY TWO CHILDREN WHEN THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE VEHICLE KEY RECOGNITION SYSTEM WHICH ALLOWS FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. MY VEHICLE GAVE ME THE ERROR 'VEHICLE KEY NOT FOUND. SEE OWNER'S MANUAL'. THIS LEFT MYSELF, MY 4 YEAR OLD AND MY 4 MONTH OLD STRANDED. THE LOCAL FORT MYERS DEALER SAID THEY REPLACED THE FOB ANTENNA. MY VEHICLE THEN HAD THE SAME PROBLEM FEBRUARY 14, 2019 LEAVING MYSELF AND MY TWO CHILDREN STRANDED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOUL…

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928.1%
ODI 11584613

The airbag system detected a fault and caused an automated vehicle warning message, which, with further dealer diagnosis, caused the driver seat belt to have a ground fault issue, preventing the normal, safe, and fully operating vehicle airbags. The cause and what must be replaced to rectify the problem are unknown. Volvo has poor customer support and satisfaction regarding avoidable repairs, along with various documented airbag failure incidents confirming a severe issue with its system components that require government oversight and correc…

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1129.7%
ODI 11388231 · 700 mi

*WITH THE BOWERS & WILKINS SOUND SYSTEM* TWICE WITHIN 1400 MILES, THERE WAS A LOUD "POP" SOUND FROM THE SPEAKERS FOLLOWED BY NO SOUND FROM ANY PORTION OF THE VEHICLE. THE POP SOUNDED LIKE A WINDOW OR THE SUNROOF SHATTERED. ALL SOUND WAS LOST: SENSUS FEEDBACK, TURN SIGNALS, PARKING SENSORS, PHONE, ETC. THE ONLY THING THAT WORKED WAS THE BASS. AFTER THE CAR WAS PARKED AND OFF, AND RE-STARTED, EVERYTHING WORKED AS NORMAL. ODDLY, THERE WAS THE FEELING OF STATIC ELECTRICITY JUST PRIOR TO EACH POP. THESE POPS WERE CAUGHT ON DASH CAM FOR PROOF. THERE …

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1344.8%
ODI 11481092

Propulsion Service Required message one week after we picked up our new car. Three weeks later----check engine light. Soon after another Propulsion Service Required. Each time, our dealership reset the computer. Three months into ownership, on I-84, traveling 75 mph in the far left lane: turtle mode light, loss of power, no propulsion, able to just get off the freeway on the left. Two hour wait for assistance on side of freeway in 98 degree heat. Dealership kept car for 40 days: replaced BDU, AC compressor, IGM. Similar accounts of turtl…

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717.9%
ODI 11536197

On May 18, 2023, the vehicle was not driveable and it was not able to be taken out of the park mode. The vehicle had no power so the engine would not start regardless of what the tow truck driver tried. The car had to be pulled onto the tow truck so the tires did not move. On June 10, 2023, Due to a backlog. The Volvo dealership was finally able to look at the vehicle. They stated "error codes in the computer indicate an internal defect in the high-voltage battery. Even after consultation with Volvo technical support, we cannot avoid removin…

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1747.2%
ODI 11557619

All of the electronics are malfunctioning, no navigation, possible airbag and seatbelt malfunction, warning lights on. I am concerned that all of the electronic safety systems are not working properly. Internal SOS button not working. Herb Chambers Volvo in Norwood, Ma. Service manager has confirmed that this is a problem with the 2024 XC90. The car is brand new and Herb Chambers Volvo does not have any available appointments for several weeks to address concerns. I also contacted Volvo USA and they were unable to assist. I have also requested …

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724.1%
ODI 11637435

Remote start, infotainment system which controls everything, dashboard, lights, and cigarette lighter all intermittently turn off and on. Everyday, something else seems to stop working. My vehicle is 2.5 weeks old. This is apparently is a know latent defect that Volvo has chosen to keep from customers, based on feedback from VOLVO service, who are actually denying appointments stating that there is nothing they can do.

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Engine
526.3%
ODI 10515377

EVERY TIME I DO NOT TURN MY CAR ON FOR 2 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE DAYS MY CAR BATTERY DIES. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 7 TIMES IN THE COURSE OF MY 2 YEAR LEASE. EACH TIME IT IS TOWED AND SENT TO VOLVO FOR SERVICE THEY REPORT THAT THEY HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. ONE TIME THEY CLAIMED IT WAS MY BLUE TOOTH DRAINING THE BATTERY. THE NEXT TIME IT WAS SIRIUS RADIO DRAINING THE BATTERY. THE LOST GOES ON AND ON. CLEARLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH NO SOLUTION AS MY VAR BATTERY DIES EVERY TIME IT IS LEFT UNATTENDED. WITHOUT FAIL! *TR

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00.0%

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218.2%
ODI 10502462 · 12,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT STARTED TO STALL AND THEN THE ENGINE JUST CUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS LEAVING ME AND MY WIFE VULNERABLE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND IT WOULD NOT START, IT STARTED TO SMOKE AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE HAD TO BE CALLED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE VOLVO SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHICH TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY STARTER. THIS IS A FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE WITH NO DAMAG…

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125.0%
ODI 11160701 · 5,200 mi

PURCHASED 2014 XC 90, 5,200 MILES ON IT MARCH 2018. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION ISSUE REPORTED BY ME 5/2018 .IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL,DRIVE,REVERSE WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT,IT VIBRATES. NOW FEELING MORE VIBRATIONS FROM ENGINE/STEERING WHEEL WHEN ACCELERATING. VOLVO USA/SWEDEN TECHS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. IT IS NOW DEC. 2018. MOTOR/TRANSMISSION MOUNTS,STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATOR,POWER STEERING PUMP/PULLEY REPLACED,ENGINE TORQUE MOUNTS ADJUSTED.BEING TOLD THIS IS "CHARACTERISTIC" OF THIS ENGINE.…

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8643.7%
ODI 10807990 · 400 mi

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.

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2430.4%
ODI 10939201 · 800 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH A REMOTE START APPLICATION FOR THE CELLULAR TELEPHONE. THE TELEPHONE WOULD INDICATE THAT THE REMOTE START FAILED, YET THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WOULD BE RUNNING WHEN THE GARAGE DOOR WAS OPENED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE APPLICATION DID NOT PERFORM A NUMBER OF TASKS PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE APPROXIMATE F…

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510.0%
ODI 11152941 · 11,500 mi

I PURCHASED MY 2018 VOLVO XC90 T6 AWD (HEREINAFTER, THE '2018 XC90' OR 'THE VEHICLE') IN OCTOBER 2017, THROUGH LEASE AGREEMENT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I NOTICED THAT THE FUEL EFFICIENCY OF THE VEHICLE WAS WELL BELOW THE EPA RATING AND WARRANTED RANGE, BASED ON REPRESENTATIONS BY THE DEALER AT, AND PRIOR TO, THE TIME OF SALE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT, SO THE ISSUE COULD BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER. THE DEALER REPORTED THERE WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM, AND THAT IT WOULD NO LONGER BE AN ISSUE. SUBSEQUENT…

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1023.8%
ODI 11189914 · 500 mi

I PURCHASED MY NEW 2019 VOLVO XC90 ON DECEMBER 15, 2018. ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 29, 2018 I WAS WITH MY TWO CHILDREN WHEN THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE VEHICLE KEY RECOGNITION SYSTEM WHICH ALLOWS FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. MY VEHICLE GAVE ME THE ERROR 'VEHICLE KEY NOT FOUND. SEE OWNER'S MANUAL'. THIS LEFT MYSELF, MY 4 YEAR OLD AND MY 4 MONTH OLD STRANDED. THE LOCAL FORT MYERS DEALER SAID THEY REPLACED THE FOB ANTENNA. MY VEHICLE THEN HAD THE SAME PROBLEM FEBRUARY 14, 2019 LEAVING MYSELF AND MY TWO CHILDREN STRANDED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOUL…

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721.9%
ODI 11432078

I was driving the speed limit on the highway in my Volvo 2020 XC90 which was less than one year old. The vehicle lost acceleration power and then an engine performance light came on, then a check engine light. I pulled over immediately and my car engine caught fire under the hood. The entire front of vehicle was engulfed in flames within minutes. There were approximately 11k miles on the car and it had never been maintenanced or worked on in any way that would have caused an engine fire. It was clearly a fuel line fire and Volvo did not properl…

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821.6%
ODI 11511411

Vehicle is lurching on slow acceleration in Hybrid Mode. For example, lurching occurs when pulling away from a stop sign, pulling out into traffic, pulling into a parking spot. Issue started beginning of January 2023. In February Fields Volvo Service diagnosed issue as a software problem (Code IEM-P287100) and that Volvo hasn't written the software yet. Fields Volvo Service said software update should be available in Quarter 2. Advised that I do not drive my car in Hybrid Mode. I own a hybrid vehicle that I have been told not to drive in Hybrid…

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620.7%
ODI 11481092

Propulsion Service Required message one week after we picked up our new car. Three weeks later----check engine light. Soon after another Propulsion Service Required. Each time, our dealership reset the computer. Three months into ownership, on I-84, traveling 75 mph in the far left lane: turtle mode light, loss of power, no propulsion, able to just get off the freeway on the left. Two hour wait for assistance on side of freeway in 98 degree heat. Dealership kept car for 40 days: replaced BDU, AC compressor, IGM. Similar accounts of turtl…

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12.6%
ODI 11592156

Check engine light comes on every few weeks. Dealer inspects, resets, and says software issues. Now engine performance lights and "turtle mode" has come on twice throttling my speed while driving. Again no known cause and just resetting. Currently in a loaner vehicle while they research.

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411.1%
ODI 11582432

We drove this vehicle to a family event in chicago. We pulled the vehicle out of the parking garage and pulled into a downtown street in front of a hotel to load the vehicle up. Once the family was loaded the vehicle up the car would not start it had 700 miles when it failed. we were stuck on a busy street trying to start the car. I called roadside assitance and someone came out with a jump pack, but the battery was not dead. I was in the pouring rain trying to figure out what was wrong. They did hook a computer up to find several faults…

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13.4%
ODI 11650504 · 2,300 mi

The contact owns a 2025 Volvo XC90. The contact stated that while driving through a residential area at 35 MPH, the vehicle independently slowed down with the message "Engine Has Now Stopped" displayed on the instrument panel. The contact pulled over and turned off the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle initially failed to restart after the first attempt; however, the vehicle restarted after the second attempt and resumed normal operation after the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the d…

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission
15.3%
ODI 10425590 · 2,400 mi

I FIRST EXPERIENCED THE DELAY IN RE-ACCELERATION ONE MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP @ A STOP SIGN, I STEPPED ON THE GAS TO TAKE A TURN AND THE CAR HESITATED AT A VERY SLOW PACE TO TAKE OFF. I CHALKED IT UP AS THE CAR BEING COLD EARLY IN THE MORNING. IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN PERIODICALLY UNTIL ONE DAY IT HAPPENED AS I WAS STOPPED AT A BUSY INTERSECTION WAITING TO TURN LEFT. WHEN THE INTERSECTION WAS CLEARED OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC FROM A REASONABLE DISTANCE I PRESSED THE GAS TO GO AND THE CAR LITERALLY DRAGGED IN SLOW MO…

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12.4%
ODI 11428347 · 50,000 mi

The contact owns a 2019 VOLVO XC90. The contact stated that while her foot was on the brake pedal and while talking with a friend outside her vehicle, she had decided to place the vehicle into park. After approximately 8-10 minutes, the vehicle independently accelerated forward without warning and crashed into her friend's garage door. The air bags deployed immediately upon impact. An automatic safety feature on the vehicle detected the crash and automatically notified the police; a police report was filed. The contact sustained bruising to her…

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Unknown Or Other
15.3%
ODI 11311027

THE BUILT-IN CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN THE MIDDLE CRACKED AFTER THE FIRST TIME I OPENED IT SO I CAN'T PUT IT BACK DOWN AND DON'T KNOW IF IT AFFECTS THE CHILD AIRBAG. I ASKED VOLVO ABOUT IT AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $500 JUST TO SIMPLY LOOK AT IT BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER TO FIX IT OR IF COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THIS ISN'T SAFE AND I NOW HAVE A CHILD SEAT I CAN'T USE AND A SEAT I CAN'T PUT DOWN. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ABOUT THIS AND AM WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN AKA SONS. MY VIN IS: [XXX] AND IT'S A 2011 VOLVO XC…

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133.3%
ODI 11316201 · 51,500 mi

ON MORNING OF 2/15/2020, I WAS DRIVING MY XC90 (2012, BASE, AUTO TRANSMISSION) ON A CITY STREET WHEN I REALIZED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NO LONGER IN CONTROL. IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWING LEFT AND RIGHT BETWEEN THE 2 LANES. I PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN -- THANK GOD THAT CARS BEHIND ME WERE ABLE TO AVOID ME. AFTER 10 SECONDS OR SO OF MANEUVERING, I MANAGED TO PULL OVER BY THE STREET. AN ORANGE TRIANGLE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD, WITH A WARNING MESSAGE: "AUTO-SKID TEMPORARY OFF". I CALLED THE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO TOW IT TO MY G…

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19.1%
ODI 10819490 · 28,000 mi

THE ANTI SKID SERVICE IS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF PERIODICIALLY.

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125.0%
ODI 11160701 · 5,200 mi

PURCHASED 2014 XC 90, 5,200 MILES ON IT MARCH 2018. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION ISSUE REPORTED BY ME 5/2018 .IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL,DRIVE,REVERSE WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT,IT VIBRATES. NOW FEELING MORE VIBRATIONS FROM ENGINE/STEERING WHEEL WHEN ACCELERATING. VOLVO USA/SWEDEN TECHS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. IT IS NOW DEC. 2018. MOTOR/TRANSMISSION MOUNTS,STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATOR,POWER STEERING PUMP/PULLEY REPLACED,ENGINE TORQUE MOUNTS ADJUSTED.BEING TOLD THIS IS "CHARACTERISTIC" OF THIS ENGINE.…

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3618.3%
ODI 10808864 · 4,000 mi

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 WE…

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2329.1%
ODI 11006164 · 9,000 mi

I WAS USING THE PARALLEL PARK ASSIST AND THE CAR SLAMMED INTO THE CURB DAMAGING THE RIMS. THE DEALER INSISTS THAT THERE IS NO MALFUNCTION. THE CURB WAS OF THE PERFECT HEIGHT AND IT WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION

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918.0%
ODI 11208577 · 19,400 mi

SPONTANEOUS SUNROOF BREAKAGE

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921.4%
ODI 11566341

Air conditioning failed to function as soon as vehicle lease was up. Less than 45k miles on a 3 year old car. Stopped working, hot air blowing in the middle of summer no less. This does not appear to be a part that is on the maintenance interval list. This does not appear to be an isolated incident when researching this fault now over a year later.The climate control system failing on a new car on a part that cannot be reasonably serviced seems problematic to say the least. I asked the dealer to consider a good will repair on more than one occa…

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618.8%
ODI 11432078

I was driving the speed limit on the highway in my Volvo 2020 XC90 which was less than one year old. The vehicle lost acceleration power and then an engine performance light came on, then a check engine light. I pulled over immediately and my car engine caught fire under the hood. The entire front of vehicle was engulfed in flames within minutes. There were approximately 11k miles on the car and it had never been maintenanced or worked on in any way that would have caused an engine fire. It was clearly a fuel line fire and Volvo did not properl…

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513.5%
ODI 11532602

The infotainment system has locked up and has shut completely off while driving. When it shuts down (screen goes black) or glitches, the car actually loses power. Luckily it powered right back on but it was scary and could happen again and be much worse. The screen/ infotainment system has had this issue for awhile. We’ve even told Volvo of Tulsa about it when it was in for service but they said they couldn’t do anything about it because they couldn’t reproduce the issue. We have also had the brakes and rotors replaced twice at the dealershi…

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517.2%
ODI 11473422

Volvo's Blind Spot Information System (BLIS) lends itself to unsafe conditions. This is true for the many drivers who are used to driving cars that are smilarly equipped. For nearly 15 years I have been driving cars that were similarly equipped and when activating the turn signal in the direction where the system indicated another vehicle in the "blind spot" an audible warning sounded until the trun signal was extinguished or the danger passed. Volvo fails to provide the audible signal and thus, if there is a failed LED in the mirror, there …

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717.9%
ODI 11511753

1)Rear 2nd row seat Creaking noises. I visited the dealer 3 times, showed evidence with video clips what I recorded, but they couldn't find the cause. I thought that replacing the entire seat was the best way, but the work was finished by applying lubricant only, and this phenomenon continues even after that. The noise disappears when the seat is folded and unfolded as a trial, but it reappears after a few days, and there is no noise when the passenger sits in the seats. These cases are mentioned in swedespeed.com, a user's Internet forum, b…

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822.2%
ODI 11610344

Air conditioning is not working within one month of purchase. In 110 degree heat in Arizona , this is a safety issue. This has also occured on another new volvo xc90 in Austin , Texas. At least two failures on brand new volvo xc90.

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517.2%
ODI 11616288

Brand new vehicle emitting moderate amount of smoke from exhaust when stopping, idle, or when pulling out from stopped position (I.e. traffic light, stop sign). Notice exhaust smoke more when coming to stop on slight decline or accelerating from stopped position to incline roadway. Smoke is malodorous (burning metal/wire smell). No warning lights on vehicle dash. Inspected by Volvo dealership service team and unable to find source of smoking. Smoke odor causes headache in vehicle occupants if windows down when smoke present. Thankfully, no…

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Fuel/Propulsion System
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19.1%
ODI 10938673 · 110,000 mi

THE XC90 I JUST BOUGHT FROM A DEALER AS IS TWO DAYS AGO HAS SOME LEAKING OF FUEL. I SUSPECT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE FUEL PUMP. THE PREVIOUS OWNER DID NOT BRING THE CAR TO VOLVO DEALER TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. NOW I HAVE TO PAY THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR IT.

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126.1%
ODI 10885322 · 10,000 mi

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 AT…

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56.3%
ODI 11673211

ERAD (Electronic Rear Axle Drive) clutch failure. Upon depressing accelerator pedal, when in drive modes that rely more on ERAD (Hybrid/Pure modes), the clutch occasionally does not engage correctly, resulting in no power for a full 1-2 seconds, then power kicking in, in full. Not being consistent means not having a good way to anticipate when the problem will arise in order to compensate for it. The hazard came when attempting to cross traffic (to take a left into a commercial driveway), the delay happened, then before the ability to fully …

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612.0%
ODI 11152941 · 11,500 mi

I PURCHASED MY 2018 VOLVO XC90 T6 AWD (HEREINAFTER, THE '2018 XC90' OR 'THE VEHICLE') IN OCTOBER 2017, THROUGH LEASE AGREEMENT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I NOTICED THAT THE FUEL EFFICIENCY OF THE VEHICLE WAS WELL BELOW THE EPA RATING AND WARRANTED RANGE, BASED ON REPRESENTATIONS BY THE DEALER AT, AND PRIOR TO, THE TIME OF SALE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT, SO THE ISSUE COULD BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER. THE DEALER REPORTED THERE WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM, AND THAT IT WOULD NO LONGER BE AN ISSUE. SUBSEQUENT…

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12.4%
ODI 11767107

Coming from a cold start in hybrid or pure mode the ERAD disengages causing the vehicle to slow down, hesitate and buck until the gas engine can engage to recover acceleration.

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39.4%
ODI 11432078

I was driving the speed limit on the highway in my Volvo 2020 XC90 which was less than one year old. The vehicle lost acceleration power and then an engine performance light came on, then a check engine light. I pulled over immediately and my car engine caught fire under the hood. The entire front of vehicle was engulfed in flames within minutes. There were approximately 11k miles on the car and it had never been maintenanced or worked on in any way that would have caused an engine fire. It was clearly a fuel line fire and Volvo did not properl…

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513.5%
ODI 11446230

With 2700 miles my XC90 has the Emission Control System light is on. The engine noise is considerably louder than normal (being a hybrid the SUV is pretty quiet) and it is not using the electric option.

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931.0%
ODI 11480246

On August 17th 2022 I received the reduced performance and acceleration reduced sign with an icon of a turtle. Besides getting this light on my dash my evening ended in fear and distress as I received a call from my family that the new car purchased was acting up and all that they were afraid for their life. This occurred to my spouse in the middle of driving home on the freeway (as she had our two kids in the backseat). She had to drive in a very low and dangerous speed on the highway and take the first exit possible as the car started acting …

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512.8%
ODI 11536197

On May 18, 2023, the vehicle was not driveable and it was not able to be taken out of the park mode. The vehicle had no power so the engine would not start regardless of what the tow truck driver tried. The car had to be pulled onto the tow truck so the tires did not move. On June 10, 2023, Due to a backlog. The Volvo dealership was finally able to look at the vehicle. They stated "error codes in the computer indicate an internal defect in the high-voltage battery. Even after consultation with Volvo technical support, we cannot avoid removin…

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12.8%
ODI 11691492

Safety Complaint – Volvo XC90 Electrical and Airbag Malfunction Issues I am reporting ongoing safety concerns with my Volvo XC90 related to electrical malfunctions and unexpected engine shutdowns while driving. The vehicle has suddenly turned off multiple times, including: •Once before merging onto a highway, •Once while entering a roundabout, and •Once while driving in traffic. Each incident occurred without warning and created a hazardous situation with the potential for a collision. Additionally, the vehicle displayed an airbag malfuncti…

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Power Train
210.5%
ODI 10428725 · 1,500 mi

SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED OUR 2011 VOLVO XC90 BRAND NEW WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A LAGS IN ACCELERATION. WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR WOULD ROLL VERY SLOWLY UNLESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY FLOORED. WE WAITED UNTIL OUR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE WAS DUE TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, AND WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE CIRCUMSTANCE. THEY TOLD US THEY WOULD UPDATE THE CAR'S COMPUTER WHICH SEEMED TO WORK BRIEFLY, BUT SHORTLY AFTER THE LAGGING BEGAN AGAIN. IT EVENTUALLY BECAME MORE AND MORE COMMON AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING MANY TIME…

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133.3%
ODI 10913682 · 75,000 mi

THERE APPEARS TO BE AN INTERMITENT DEFECT WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THE VEHICLE GETS WET. WHEN WET THE VEHICLE LOCK UP AND NOT EASILY GO INTO FORWARD OR REVERSE. THIS OCCASIONALLY OCCURS AFTER GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH OR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IN WET WEATHER AND THEN, PARKED. AFTER A FEW HOURS, WHEN IT IS ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION IS LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE WON'T MOVE. ONLY BY ROCKING THE VEHICLE DOES THE TRANSMISSION LOOSEN UP AND THE VEHICLE GOES INTO REVERSE. THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT ENGAGED. THIS ISSUE IS…

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125.0%
ODI 11160701 · 5,200 mi

PURCHASED 2014 XC 90, 5,200 MILES ON IT MARCH 2018. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION ISSUE REPORTED BY ME 5/2018 .IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL,DRIVE,REVERSE WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT,IT VIBRATES. NOW FEELING MORE VIBRATIONS FROM ENGINE/STEERING WHEEL WHEN ACCELERATING. VOLVO USA/SWEDEN TECHS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. IT IS NOW DEC. 2018. MOTOR/TRANSMISSION MOUNTS,STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATOR,POWER STEERING PUMP/PULLEY REPLACED,ENGINE TORQUE MOUNTS ADJUSTED.BEING TOLD THIS IS "CHARACTERISTIC" OF THIS ENGINE.…

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105.1%
ODI 10876773 · 5,000 mi

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 TH…

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56.3%
ODI 11140502 · 7,766 mi

ON 2018-09-17, THE VEHICLE, A 2017 VOLVO XC90 T8 HYBRID, REPORTED AN ERROR STATING "REDUCED PERFORMANCE" WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT GAUGE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIVE, WITHOUT THE HYBRID SYSTEM, ONLY WORKING ON THE GAS ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES AFTER THE ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED. THE NEXT DAY, 2018-09-18, THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, WITH THE SAME ERROR. AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY HALTED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, AND THEN LIMITED THE VEHICLE SPEED TO 17 MILES PER HOUR. THE VEH…

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510.0%
ODI 11161200 · 2,800 mi

SOMETIMES WHEN THE START STOP SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED AT A STOP AND YOU START BACK OFF THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES FORWARD WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. ON 3 OCCASIONS IT CAUSED ME TO ALMOST RUN INTO THINGS. I REPORTED IT TO VOLVO AND THEY SAID THE SYSTEM IS FINE.

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24.8%
ODI 11704235

Upon driving a symbol with a turtle and engine cation sign flashed upon the dash displaying and reading reduced power train mode as this is being shown on dash the passenger next to me smelt smoke as we next seen smoke coming from the air conditioning system we immediately pulled over to the safest spot out of the ongoing traffic as smoke continued to worsen now under the hood when flames engulfed the engine and spread to rest of car.

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39.4%
ODI 11511040

The vehicle shudders randomly when taking off from a stopped position around 18mph. The vehicle shudders randomly when slowing down to make a right turn. The vehicle shudders when driving at higher speeds. It's not a violent shudder, but those riding in the vehicle feel it as well. The safety concern is two fold in that there is a fear of losing control at an inopportune time. Secondly, the constant shuddering over time is going to result in damaging other part of the vehicle, particularly the engine, that will present a safety hazard wh…

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38.1%
ODI 11440067

Check engine light illuminated at 11,000 miles. Diagnostics showed a software update was needed but the software update did not fix the problem. Volvo corporate said the IEM module needed to be replaced. The IEM module controls the rear axle / propulsion and this is a serious safety issue because sudden loss of propulsion while driving at high speeds increases risk of having an accident. After replacing the IEM module, the mechanic cleared the DTC codes, test drove the car, and re-ran the DTC - and the code indicating a software update was stil…

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13.4%
ODI 11578997

I was going 60 mph when the check engine light came on , the car started to jerk and reduce speed. I pulled onto the shoulder until the car stopped. I than proceeded to drive slowly and the turtle appeared on the dash. I drove about another mile until I reached my home doing 30 miles per hour or less.

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37.7%
ODI 11515127 · 1,000 mi

The contact owns a 2023 Volvo XC90. The contact stated that before exiting the vehicle, he pressed the park button and the vehicle inadvertently started to reverse. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed but no cause for the failure was found. The contact stated that the gear shifter and parking brake failed to engage as needed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 1,000.

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513.9%
ODI 11564688

Park fails to engage when pressing the P button adjacent to the shifter. It will, however, engage 100% of the time when applying additional pressure. The button doesn’t actually travel any further when applying the additional pressure, but park will engage. It’s even possible to push the button down fully, hold it for several seconds, and then apply additional pressure to cause it to engage. The tactile response of the button occurs too soon before activation.

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Service Brakes
210.5%
ODI 10472427 · 5 mi

FROM THE BEGINNING THIS VEHICLE HAS DELAYED ACCELERATION, VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHEN PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC, OR MAKING LEFT HAND TURN WITH ON-COMING TRAFFIC. BRAKES MAKE LOUD CRACKING POPPING SOUND WHEN BRAKING AND TURNING THE WHEEL, DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH IT MAKING SUCH AWFUL SOUNDS. *TR

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125.0%
ODI 11592028

Brake Vacuum Booster: P/Q BRAKE BOOSTER. P/Q BRAKE FLUID $3271.36 Other]: P/Q ENGINE VACUUM PUMP SEAL KIT Front Suspension vibration and while vibration

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147.1%
ODI 10778004 · 1,200 mi

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

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78.9%
ODI 11010933 · 500 mi

ON 7 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY AND AGGRESSIVELY BRAKED ON ITS OWN. THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM SENSED THAT I WAS ABOUT TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IN FRONT OF ME. THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE ON THIS MODEL. IT WAS A MIRACLE THAT I DIDN'T GET REAR ENDED AS THE 7 INSTANCES ALL HAPPENED ON HIGHWAYS. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. VOLVO HAS AGREED TO REPURCHASE MY VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

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1122.0%
ODI 11056836 · 3,400 mi

BRAKES CONTINOUSLY SQUEAK. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE BREAK SYSTEM TWICE AND MADE ONE ATTEMPTED REPAIR. ONE WEEK LATER THE BRAKES ARE BACKING TO SQUEAKING. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE LESS THAN 90 DAYS, I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES FOR MORE THAN HALF THAT TIME. THE CENTER DISPLAY COMPUTER SCREENS FREEZES CONSTANTLY, BUT RECENTLY FREEZES AND WILL NOT RESTART UNTIL AFTER THE CAR IS STOPPED AND RESTARTED.

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49.5%
ODI 11439155

The front rotors on my truck had to be changed twice already. The truck has 25k miles on it. The dealer warrantied them both times but they keep putting in the same kind of rotors. After a few month of driving with the new rotors the steering starts to shake when brakes are applied. The front brake pads also wear out pretty quickly. With only 25k miles they told me I needed new ones. I have invoices if needed to prove the rotors have been changed twice

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412.5%
ODI 11322553 · 4,500 mi

ON FEBRUARY 5, 2020 I WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR FENDER BENDER WHICH RESULTED WHEN I DROVE OFF ALIGHT AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME DID NOT TAKE OFF AND I HIT IT IN THE REAR AT A VERY LOW RATE OF SPEED. THE AUTO BRAKE DID NOT ENGAGE. I WAS NO MORE THAN ONE AND A HALF CAR LENGTHS BEHIND AND THE CAR WAS MOVING AT ONE TO TWO MILES PER HOUR. WHEN I HIT THE REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHICH CAUSED ME TO HAVE A SLIGHT CONCUSSION AND CERTAINLY SCARED ME. THERE WAS LITTLE IF NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED VOLVO C…

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718.9%
ODI 11389044 · 2,000 mi

ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE ENGAGING VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AT LEAST. 3 TIMES. RESULTING IN ABRUPT STOP IN MOVEING TRAFFIC! DEALER IN NO HURRY TO REPAIR SUGGESTING BRING BACK WHEN THEY ARE ABLE! AM NOTIFYING VOLVO, DEALER , THEY WILL ASSUME ALL LIABILITY FOR INJURY OR DEATH FOR THIS DEFECT AND LACK OF CONCERN IN REPAIRING ( TOLD A SOFTWARE PROBLEM , BUT ALSO TOLD CAUSED DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS DUE TO VIOLENT AND ABRUPT STOPS! VERY UNCOMFORTABLE ESPECIALLY SINCE REPAIR MGR IS SO ARROGANT!

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13.4%
ODI 11556577

During cold weather, and when backing up, the vehicle makes a loud knocking noise as if an accident has occurred. This is an intermittent problem. The vehicle is equipped with Auto-hold brakes. The dealership stated that this might be the issue where the auto-hold is engaging without warring. The dealership tested the brakes and stated that it was operating per manufacturing specs. This issue happened several times so far since 2022. It is a scary moment when feeling as if I had hit some one or some thing.

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410.3%
ODI 11615593

WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE BRAKE PEDAL AUTOMATICALLY HAD TENSION, THEREFORE, I WAS UNABLE TO PRESS DOWN ON THE BREAK AS NORMAL. WITH LITTLE FORGIVENESS, I ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE AND ROLL BACK IN A SMALL PARKING LOT OF A LOCAL SCHOOL. AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO ROLL BACK, THE CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE WHEN I WOULD TRY TO ENGAGE THE BREAK.

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38.3%
ODI 11553522

While parking my vehicle in the garage, I pressed the P (park) button on my center console and proceeded to exit my vehicle. As I was exiting, the car began to roll backwards. I was knocked to the ground by the open driver’s door, unable to reenter the vehicle. The vehicle began rolling causing me injury to my legs, elbow and feet because I was essentially trapped under the side of the vehicle as it was moving. The vehicle continued to roll. Hitting items on my garage, including my second vehicle parked in the driveway, before coming to a stop …

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413.8%
ODI 11643056

Complete brake failure. Vehicle would no slow at all. Brake failure warning on dash. Now multitude of warnings.

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Exterior Lighting
15.3%
ODI 11452346

Electrical, Brake lights suddenly stopped working on both sides at once. I checked the fuse only to be told a relay may be the issue. The location of said relay is vague and not serviceable by owner. Risk of rear end collision. Of following traffic

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21.0%
ODI 10894039 · 4,000 mi

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 SAFET…

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11.3%
ODI 11725903

The vehicle experienced a major electrical system malfunction involving multiple critical components. The issue began with the Volvo On Call system light remaining illuminated continuously, which suggested a possible communication or battery-related fault. Shortly after, additional systems failed, including the turn signal system, windshield wipers, and high beam headlights. These components are currently non-functional and can be made available for inspection upon request. The failure significantly impacted vehicle safety. The loss of turn si…

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12.0%
ODI 11183474 · 20,000 mi

ERROR MESSAGE SHOWED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, ' HEADLAMP SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, SERVICE REQUIRED', HOWEVER THE LIGHT WORKS BUT BACKUP CAMERA STOP WORKING. IT ALSO SHOWS ANOTHER ERROR MESSAGE 'CITY SAFETY SYSTEM UNAVAILABLE'. ASK THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT IS AN SOFTWARE ISSUE. FIXED AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE.

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00.0%

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00.0%

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12.7%
ODI 11742208

I am submitting this complaint regarding serious safety concerns with my Volvo vehicle that may affect the safety of my family, especially young children. 1. Second-Row Center Seat Integrated Booster Seat Belt Failure The integrated booster seat belt in the second-row center seat is not functioning properly. The seat belt mechanism appears defective and does not secure the child as intended. This presents a significant safety risk. In the event of sudden braking or an emergency stop, a child could be thrown forward due to the seat belt’s fai…

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00.0%

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12.8%
ODI 11635810

Instrument cluster failure and turn signal malfunction while highway driving. No interior sounds, including no lane change warning or near collision warning signals, and no audible confirmation of signal; no exterior blinker activated despite use by driver. Instrument cluster went blank. Safety at risk and accident occurred: approaching car from rear passenger side hit front right side of our car because there was no exterior signal and no audio or visual alerts in our vehicle about lane change or blind spot. Signal and instrument cluster failu…

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00.0%

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Electrical System71,100–117,000 mi95,000 mi142
ODI 10091278 · 10,000 mi

SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR I HAVE HAD SMALL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS - MOONROOF WON'T OPEN OR CLOSE, G DOOR OPENER NOT WORKING AFTER 3 DAYS, MUST PRESS UNLOCK BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES TO UNLOCK DOORS. ALSO, THE CAR BOUNCES AT ALL SPEEDS, AND SHIFTS LATE. LABOR DAY, 2004, I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN ALL GAGES WENT OUT - SPEED OD, GAS, OIL PRESS, ENTIRE ABS SYSTEM, ETC. I FOUND IT WAS FUSE 24 AND REPLACED IT. THIS FUSE BLEW 4 MORE TIMES OVER THE NEXT 3 DAYS - ONCE IT BLEW WHEN REPLACING IT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND SCHEDULE…

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ODI 10100120 · 1,000 mi

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS FAILURES WITH MY 1990 VOLVO: I AM ON MY THIRD SET OF TIRES, AND I HAVE 30,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL SHOCK ABSORBERS REPLACED ,A TIE ROD BREAK, AND MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *AK

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ODI 10141594 · 24,600 mi

I PARKED MY VEHICLE IN MY DRIVEWAY ON THE EVENING OF FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 2005. I LEFT ON VACATION THE FOLLOWING MORNING LEAVING MY VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY. I RETURNED FROM VACATION LATE ON THE EVENING OF AUGUST 21, 2005. THE FOLLOWING MORNING WHEN I WENT OUT TO LEAVE FOR WORK, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I CALLED AAA IN ORDER TO HAVE THE CAR JUMPED. IT WOULD NOT JUMP. I THEN CALLED THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL THE VOLVO HOT LINE FOR A TOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE GENGRAS VOLVO DEALERSHIP IN EAST HARTFORD, CT ON THE M…

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission60,000–91,418 mi71,000 mi98
ODI 10082188 · 60 mi

THE VEHICLE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SEVERE ROLLBACK ON A SLIGHT INCLINE OR A STEEP HILL. THE VEHICLE IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, BUT RESPONDS LIKE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE WHEN ON ANY TYPE OF INCLINE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THAT THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED TO DO THAT. *LA

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ODI 10090706 · 50 mi

MY CAR MAKES A THROBBING HUMMING NOISE CAUSING THE GAS PEDDLE TO VIBRATE WHILE ACCELERATING AT A SLOW SPEED. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REVIEW AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. I BROUGHT IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE SHOP FOREMAN REVIEWED IT AND CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS NOT A NORMAL FEATURE OF THE CAR. THEY HAD A FIELD TECHNICIAN FROM THE MANUFACTURE TO LOOK AT THE CAR AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT'S CAUSING THE NOISE. COINCIDENTLY, THEY HAD ANOTHER CAR OWNED BY VOLVO JUST LIKE MIND THAT MADE THE SAME NOISE AND VIBR…

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ODI 10114582 · 9,000 mi

2004 ,VOLVO XC90 T6 AWD - VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. UPON RETURNING TO VEHICLE, REMOTE UNLOCK WAS HIT TWICE TO OPEN ALL DOORS, AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL DOWN DRIVEWAY. THIS OCCURRED TWO TIMES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT VOLVO GARAGE FOR TWO WEEKS. AT THIS POINT NOT AWARE OF WHAT REPAIRS MAY HAVE BEEN MADE. IT APPEARS THE TRANSMISSION LOCKING MECHANISM WAS DISENGAGED WITH THE REMOTE UNLOCK.*AK

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Power Train101,861–135,000 mi125,000 mi37
ODI 10224454 · 59,000 mi

GRINDING NOISE IN DRIVE TRAIN RF WHEEL BEARING SEIZED , REPLACED FOR 257.50 LABOR CHARGE. VEHICLE IS MAKING NOISE AGAIN NOW. *TR

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ODI 10236659 · 75,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED TONS OF FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED AT 52,000 MILES. THE STRUTS FAILED ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALER HAD TO REPAIR THE U JOINT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS AND THE DEALER STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. LATER, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE SEALS FOR THE POWER TRANSFER UNIT FAILED. RECENTLY, THE ENTIRE THERM…

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ODI 10341496 · 76,751 mi

WE JUST PURCHASED A 2004 VOLVO XC90 T6 ON JUNE 2, 2010 FROM A PRIVATE SELLER WHO ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND HAVE IT MAINTAINED FULLY AT RICKENBAUGH VOLVO IN DENVER. WE ARE FIRST TIME OWNERS OF A VOLVO VEHICLE. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 76,783 MILES ON IT. AFTER JUST OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR 4 WEEKS AND ADDING JUST 400 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND WHILE DRIVING TO THE RICKENBAUGH VOLVO SERVICE STATION, A MESSAGE CAME UP WITH 'URGENT TRANSMISSION SERVICE REQUIRED'. WE WERE TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT T…

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Fuel/Propulsion System108,500–167,000 mi137,000 mi27
ODI 10493730 · 200,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, A FUEL ODOR WAS EMITTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 200,000.

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ODI 10545033 · 150,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, FUMES COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP ENTERED THE VEHICLE WHEN PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

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ODI 10546252 · 188,215 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, HE SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THAT HE HAD A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 188,215.

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Fuel System, Gasoline60,765–109,791 mi75,000 mi27
ODI 10242480 · 49,985 mi

IN MARCH OF 2008 I NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE GARAGE WERE THE VEHICLE WAS STORED. THIS ODOR HAD ALSO PERMEATED THROUGH OUT THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. CHECKED VEHICLE FOR FUEL LEAKS AND COULD NOT DETERMINE SOURCE DUE TO QUICK EVAPORATION OF FUEL. ON MARCH 17, 08 LOCAL DEALER FOUND LEAK AT TOP OF FUEL TANK UNDER 2ND ROW SEATS. REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND "FAULTY" LEVEL SENSOR. ON MARCH 27, 08 I RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER WITH SAME PROBLEM. THEY TRIED TO PACIFY ME BY SAYING IT WAS RESIDUAL ODOR AND WOULD GO AWAY WITH TIME. AFTER…

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ODI 10253585 · 61,529 mi

FUEL PUMP LEAKING CAUSING INTERNAL GAS FUMES WITH PASSENGER HAZARD AND VISIBLE LEAKING OF GASOLINE ONTO ROAD FROM THE PUMP-GAS TANK ASSEMBLY. THE FUEL PUMP WAS ON A WARRANTY FROM STATE OF CALIFORNIA. HOWEVER WHEN DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP KIT THE PUMP-ASSEMBLY CONTINUES TO LEAK. CAR IS A 2004 XC-90 VOLVO WITH 60K MILES. *TR

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ODI 10257274 · 24,000 mi

FAULTY FUEL PUMP, BROKER FITTING ON INLET, LEAKS GAS. *TR

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Exterior Lighting88,013–123,000 mi104,500 mi29
ODI 10205276 · 9,750 mi

UNSAFE FRONT SUSPENSION REPAIRED 4 TIMES BY VOLVO INVOLVING DISTRICT FACTORY TECHNICAL SUPERVISOR AND TECHNICIANS ON 3 OF FOUR OCCASIONS AND THE VEHICLE STILL HAS SERIOUS SAFETY AND HANDLING CONCERNS - NO ONE IN THE FAMILY WILL DRIVE THE CAR. IT HAS ALSO HAD SERIOUS PERFORMANCE RELATED SAFETY ISSUES REGARDING VEHICLE ELECTRONICS VIRTUALLY SHUTTING THE VEHICLE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSTATE. ANTI SKID PROBLEMS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. DRIVERS SEAT BELT ANCHOR WAS IMPROPERLY ATTACHED AND WOULD NOT HAVE HELD IN AN ACCIDENT. THE STEERING WHEEL …

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ODI 10241888 · 60,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 VOLVO XC-90 AT NIGHT I EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL, FOLLOWED BY THE HEADLIGHTS PAUSING AND THEN GOING FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LOST SOME OF IT'S DISPLAYS AND THE DOOR LOCKS BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE DATA DISPLAY WARNED ME OF AN "URGENT SRS FAILURE". I WAS AT LOW SPEED A BLOCK FROM HOME SO I CREPT HOME AND THE NEXT DAY SENT THE CAR TO TRIAD VOLVO BY ROLL-BACK WRECKER. PROBLEM WAS FAILURE OF CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE. I CALLED VOLVO CORPORATE AND THEY SEEMED DISINTERESTED. *TR

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ODI 10345921 · 104,365 mi

ON OUR 2004 VOLVO XC90 THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT DARK, NO LOW OR HIGH BEAMS AT ALL. I AM NOW BEING TOLD IT IS A MODULE AND THE REPAIR COST IS IN EXCESS OF $1200. THE CAR HAS HID HEADLIGHTS. THIS OUTAGE CREATED A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT WE WERE DRIVING UP HIGHWAY 395 AT NIGHT WHEN THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE HEADLIGHTS OCCURRED. IN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS IT IS A RELATIVELY COMMON FAILURE. *TR

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Engine83,200–134,257 mi104,789 mi23
ODI 10462528 · 101,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90 T6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND STALL. THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

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ODI 10463219 · 91,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER INFORMATION MODULE AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WERE FAULTY AND BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91,000.

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ODI 10463571 · 109 mi

DRIVING ON STREET AND ENGINE JUST DIED, NO REASON CAN THINK OF, NO ENGINE LIGHT OR MESSAGE IN TEXT. HAPPENED AGAIN 2-3 WEEKS (YESTERDAY) WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR STREET ACCIDENT, LOST ALL POWER, HAD TO STOP CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES, PUT IN PARK AND STARTED AGAIN. NO PROBLEM AFTERWARDS AND DROVE HOME. TOOK TO VOLVO DEALER TODAY WHERE I REGULARLY GO AND OF COURSE NO REASON FOUND FOR TWO TIME FAILURE. LUCKILY NOT DRIVING ON FREEWAY OR MAY HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. QUITE SCARED NOW TO DRIVE - WHEN IS IT GONNA HAPP…

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Air Bags75,750–115,456 mi97,000 mi22
ODI 10241888 · 60,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 VOLVO XC-90 AT NIGHT I EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL, FOLLOWED BY THE HEADLIGHTS PAUSING AND THEN GOING FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LOST SOME OF IT'S DISPLAYS AND THE DOOR LOCKS BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE DATA DISPLAY WARNED ME OF AN "URGENT SRS FAILURE". I WAS AT LOW SPEED A BLOCK FROM HOME SO I CREPT HOME AND THE NEXT DAY SENT THE CAR TO TRIAD VOLVO BY ROLL-BACK WRECKER. PROBLEM WAS FAILURE OF CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE. I CALLED VOLVO CORPORATE AND THEY SEEMED DISINTERESTED. *TR

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ODI 10267035 · 113,825 mi

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON APRIL 25, 2009, MY 2004 VOLVO XC90 BEGAN JERKING AND THEN THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SWOOPED TO THE FAR RIGHT AND THEN BACK TO LEFT WITH NO OTHER MOVEMENT, THE RADIO SHUT OFF, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN WIPING, AND THE DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS WOULD NOT WORK. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE MESSAGE BOX DISPLAYED "BRAKE FAILURE-STOP SAFELY", AND THEN CHANGED TO "SRS AIRBAG _SERVICE URGENT". ONCE WE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY IN HOPES OF RESETTING…

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ODI 10270135 · 105,000 mi

WHEN WORKING ON THE AUDIO/CD/RADIO OF THE CAR, THIS GENERATES AN SRS SERVICE URGENT MESSAGE TO BE DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH VOLVOS IF YOU CHECK THE MESSAGE BOARDS. PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO WORK/CHANGE OUT THEIR STEREOS WITHOUT THE FEAR OF THE AIRBAGS WORKING AFTER WORDS. *TR

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-102026-09

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-111None
ODI 11626848

Unsure of what the issue is with the vehicle but smells like gas in my garage and I found a recall I was never notified about I moved from Washington to Las Vegas and never received any info regarding the fuel pump recall as well as a noise that’s been going on for a year now when I drive at 60 miles an hour I’ve had it looked at and no one seems to know what that issue is

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2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-031None
ODI 11647245

Instrument panel shuts down while driving on street. I believe it is the central electronic module that fails. It has happened numerous times and it is unsafe to drive without a speedometer, tachometer, odometer fuel gauge, and temperature gauge. It has now stopped altogether. Gauges just sit there and bounce

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2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-09 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 235 reports

2022: 22 complaints · 2023: 35 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
202281822
202391635
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
20222900
20233702

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentElectrical SystemPower Train:Automatic TransmissionPower TrainFuel/Propulsion SystemFuel System, GasolineExterior LightingEngineAir Bags
Electrical System—
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ODI 10282656 · 65,000 mi

2004 VOLVO XC90 2.5L TRANSMISSION. COMPLETE FAILURE AT 65,000 MILES REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. FOUR DAYS AFTER REPAIR, VEHICLE HAS LOUD ENGINE THUMP AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. REPEATS THUMP WITH ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GOING OUT REQUIRING A 3.5 HOUR TOW HOME FROM 1/2 TO OUR VACATION DESTINATION. DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR. HAD FOR 2 DAYS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON AND THE THUMP/ELECTRICAL ISSUES START AGAIN. BARELY GOT TO DEALER WHO HAS HAD FOR A WEEK. THEY REPLACED ALTERNATOR AS PUT IN THE WRONG O…

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ODI 10345228 · 75,000 mi

AFTER DRIVING 125 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT, WE LEFT OUR 2004 VOLVO XC 90 T6 AWD PARKED FOR 4 HOURS BEFORE DRIVING AGAIN. AFTER LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT LOW SPEED, THERE WAS A "THUMP" FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR, THE WIPERS CYCLED, THE GAUGES ALL WENT BLANK, SOME OF THE WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING, THE A/C WENT OUT (BLOWER STAYED ON). THE CAR STAYED ON, BUT SEEMED "STUCK" IN SECOND GEAR AND THE BRAKES BECAME "SPONGY," BUT OPERABLE. TURN SIGNALS WERE INOPERABLE AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE GEAR SHIFT WENT OUT AND THE CE…

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ODI 10379579 · 108,540 mi

LIQUID (PROBABLY WATER) INSIDE THE FRAME OF VOLVO XC90 CAUSING ELECTRICAL ISSUES. *TR

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ODI 10478870 · 170,000 mi

AT 65 MPH WIPERS WENT ON BY THEMSELVES THEN FOLLOWED BY SPLIT SECOND POWER FAILURE,MEANING DASHBOARD LIGHT OUT,HAZARD LIGHTS COULD NOT BE TURNED ON,WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN,A/C OUT,IN THE MESSAGE SCREEN AT THAT MOMENT ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURE WAS DISPLAYED BEFORE EVERYTHING WENT OUT,DRIVING ANOTHER 20 MILES TILL NEXT EXIT AT THE DUSK,AFTER PULLING OVER AND RESTART ( TO RESET) SRS FAILURE IN THE MESSAGE SCREEN. CAR CHECKED BY VOLVO DEALER AND STATEMENT FROM THEM:FAULT IN CEM IS SHUTTING DOWN NETWORK AND CAUSING DIM TO BLACK OUT. REPLACEMENT WILL RUN…

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ODI 10513661 · 974,300 mi

AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF DRIVING IN THE GEORGIA / NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS WITH THE WIFE AND 2 KIDS IN THE BACK, THE AIR-CONDITIONER AND RADIO ON WITH THE 2004 XC90, THE CAR STARTED EXPERIENCING WEIRD BEHAVIOR. SHORTLY AFTER CROSSING THE GEORGIA BORDER INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR AND THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER (NO DASHBOARD, HAZARD LIGHTS, BLINKERS, WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS, SUNROOF, ETC.). THE DRIVE TRAIN ALSO SEEMED STUCK IN A HIGH GEAR A…

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ODI 10538331 · 106,530 mi

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON I-5 WE HEARD A LOUD THUMP IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WE SUDDENLY WENT TO ABOUT 25 MPH ALL OF OUR ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN, THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY LOUD GRINDING SOUND FOR APPROX. 2-3 SECONDS. NOW I THINK MY TRANSMISSION IS DAMAGED AND THE ELECTRONICS SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN PRETTY FREQUENTLY. I AM TOTALLY DISAPPOINTED TO READ THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO NUMEROUS OTHER FAMILIES. THANK GOD NO ONE HAS DIED FROM THIS.....THIS IS VERY IRRESPONSIBLE AND NEGLIGENT FROM A REPUTABLE AUTO COMPANY. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE OR FAMI…

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ODI 10713394 · 143,000 mi

MY 2004 VOLVO XC90 WITH A 2.5T ENGINE, 7 PASS, INTERMITTENTLY AND INADVERTENTLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING IT. IT IS SCARY BECAUSE ALL ELECTRICAL GOES OFF, INSTRUMENT PANEL, RADIO, LIGHTS, ETC, SEVERAL WARNING MESSAGES APPEARS, SUCH ABS, AIR BAGS FAILURE, BRAKE FAILURE, ENGINE FAILURE, ETC. IT WON'T RESPOND TO ACCELERATION AND BRAKES ARE VERY HARD TO PUSH, THE ENGINE DOES NOT STOP. I HAVE TO STOP, TURN IT OFF, WAIT FEW MINUTES, THEN START IT, EVERYTHING COMES TO NORMAL AGAIN BUT WITH THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE AIR BAGS MESSAGE, THEN AFTER SOME MINUTES …

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ODI 10716499

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. WHILE IN PARK, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOMETER DISPLAYED AN INCORRECT READING AND THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED B…

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ODI 11021310

HI, WHEN DRIVING MY CAR UP ANY SLIGHT LITTLE HILL, I HAVE NO POWER AND IT DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO DRIVE. IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING!! I HAVE READ THERE ARE RECALLS IN THE FUEL PUMPS AND ALSO OTHER RECALLS WITH THE MODEL VOLVO XC90. I HOPE THEY CAN REPAIR IT AND PAY FOR IT!!

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ODI 10241888 · 60,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 VOLVO XC-90 AT NIGHT I EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL, FOLLOWED BY THE HEADLIGHTS PAUSING AND THEN GOING FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LOST SOME OF IT'S DISPLAYS AND THE DOOR LOCKS BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE DATA DISPLAY WARNED ME OF AN "URGENT SRS FAILURE". I WAS AT LOW SPEED A BLOCK FROM HOME SO I CREPT HOME AND THE NEXT DAY SENT THE CAR TO TRIAD VOLVO BY ROLL-BACK WRECKER. PROBLEM WAS FAILURE OF CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE. I CALLED VOLVO CORPORATE AND THEY SEEMED DISINTERESTED. *TR

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ODI 10345921 · 104,365 mi

ON OUR 2004 VOLVO XC90 THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT DARK, NO LOW OR HIGH BEAMS AT ALL. I AM NOW BEING TOLD IT IS A MODULE AND THE REPAIR COST IS IN EXCESS OF $1200. THE CAR HAS HID HEADLIGHTS. THIS OUTAGE CREATED A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT WE WERE DRIVING UP HIGHWAY 395 AT NIGHT WHEN THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE HEADLIGHTS OCCURRED. IN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS IT IS A RELATIVELY COMMON FAILURE. *TR

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ODI 10354896 · 169,200 mi

MY HEADLIGHTS, DRIVING LIGHTS, PARK LIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT WORKING. THIS BEGAN WHEN I STARTED TO GO SOMEWHERE LAST NIGHT. ALL OF THESE THINGS WERE WORKING THE DAY BEFORE. THE TAIL LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE WORKING IN THE REAR. MY VEHICLE IS GARAGED WHEN IT IS NOT IN USE. MY RADIO, CD PLAYER, OR SATELLITE RADIO WOULD NOT OPERATE 2 DAYS AGO AND STARTED WORKING THE NEXT TIME I STARTED MY CAR. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO THE CAR WOULDN'T START. IT ACTED LIKE THE SECURITY SYSTEM HAD BEEN ACTIVATED AS IT WOULD CRANK, BUT NOT START. …

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ODI 10463571 · 109 mi

DRIVING ON STREET AND ENGINE JUST DIED, NO REASON CAN THINK OF, NO ENGINE LIGHT OR MESSAGE IN TEXT. HAPPENED AGAIN 2-3 WEEKS (YESTERDAY) WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR STREET ACCIDENT, LOST ALL POWER, HAD TO STOP CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES, PUT IN PARK AND STARTED AGAIN. NO PROBLEM AFTERWARDS AND DROVE HOME. TOOK TO VOLVO DEALER TODAY WHERE I REGULARLY GO AND OF COURSE NO REASON FOUND FOR TWO TIME FAILURE. LUCKILY NOT DRIVING ON FREEWAY OR MAY HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. QUITE SCARED NOW TO DRIVE - WHEN IS IT GONNA HAPP…

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ODI 10471266 · 111,000 mi

ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS, GUAGES, WINDSHIELD WIPERS RANDOMLY SHUT DOWN AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND AT IDLE. ENGINE POWER IS ALSO AFFECTED AS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. DEALER REPLACED DRIVER INFORMATION MODULE HOWEVER PROBLEM CONTINUES. DEALER UNABLE TO SOURCE THE PROBLEM AS THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE IN THE PROCESS OF FAILING FOR THEM TO SOURCE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE AS THE ISSUE IS RANDOM AND TYPICAL GOES AWAY AFTER THE CAR SITS FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE SERVICE AIRBAG AND BRAKE FAILURE CODE REMAINS IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION MODULE. THIS …

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ODI 10478919 · 104,789 mi

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING TO A FRIEND'S HOW'S WHEN SUDDENLY THE RADIO STARTED ACTING UP ,IT WOULD GO ON AND OFF . AFTER WE NOTICED THAT I SLOWED DOWN A BIT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY HOLE DASH BOARD WENT OUT . I TRIED PULLING OVER BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT RESPOND ,THEN THE DASHBOARD CAME BACK ON BUT I HAD ALL THESE WARNINGS LIKE BRAKE FAILURE ,SRS AIRBAG SERVICE URGENT , ENGINE SYSTEM SERVICE URGENT . AFTER ALL THE HAPPENS THE TRUCK DIED ,LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE OTHER CARS HIT US .AFTER A COUPLE A MINUTES I TRIED TURN…

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ODI 10090937

ON AUGUST, 26, 2004 THERE WAS A MAJOR MALFUNCTION IN OUR VOLVO XC90 (2004). WHILE DRIVING WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS AND 2 ADULTS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY; SUDDENDLY, THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION IN THE GAS PEDAL AND THE STEARING WHEEL DID NOT FUNCTION. WE MANAGED TO SLOWLY MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FROM WHAT MOMENTUM WAS LEFT IN THE CAR, AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. WE WERE OBVIOUSLY VERY SHAKEN UP, AND FIND THIS CAR COMPLETELY UNSAFE. IT HAS BEEN 3 WEEKS NOW GETTING THE RUN AROUND WITH THE CHERRY HILL, NEW JERSEY VOLVO DEALER. THEY SAID …

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ODI 10241888 · 60,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 VOLVO XC-90 AT NIGHT I EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL, FOLLOWED BY THE HEADLIGHTS PAUSING AND THEN GOING FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LOST SOME OF IT'S DISPLAYS AND THE DOOR LOCKS BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE DATA DISPLAY WARNED ME OF AN "URGENT SRS FAILURE". I WAS AT LOW SPEED A BLOCK FROM HOME SO I CREPT HOME AND THE NEXT DAY SENT THE CAR TO TRIAD VOLVO BY ROLL-BACK WRECKER. PROBLEM WAS FAILURE OF CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE. I CALLED VOLVO CORPORATE AND THEY SEEMED DISINTERESTED. *TR

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ODI 10267035 · 113,825 mi

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON APRIL 25, 2009, MY 2004 VOLVO XC90 BEGAN JERKING AND THEN THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SWOOPED TO THE FAR RIGHT AND THEN BACK TO LEFT WITH NO OTHER MOVEMENT, THE RADIO SHUT OFF, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN WIPING, AND THE DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS WOULD NOT WORK. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE MESSAGE BOX DISPLAYED "BRAKE FAILURE-STOP SAFELY", AND THEN CHANGED TO "SRS AIRBAG _SERVICE URGENT". ONCE WE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY IN HOPES OF RESETTING…

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission
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ODI 10282656 · 65,000 mi

2004 VOLVO XC90 2.5L TRANSMISSION. COMPLETE FAILURE AT 65,000 MILES REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. FOUR DAYS AFTER REPAIR, VEHICLE HAS LOUD ENGINE THUMP AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. REPEATS THUMP WITH ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GOING OUT REQUIRING A 3.5 HOUR TOW HOME FROM 1/2 TO OUR VACATION DESTINATION. DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR. HAD FOR 2 DAYS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON AND THE THUMP/ELECTRICAL ISSUES START AGAIN. BARELY GOT TO DEALER WHO HAS HAD FOR A WEEK. THEY REPLACED ALTERNATOR AS PUT IN THE WRONG O…

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ODI 10345228 · 75,000 mi

AFTER DRIVING 125 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT, WE LEFT OUR 2004 VOLVO XC 90 T6 AWD PARKED FOR 4 HOURS BEFORE DRIVING AGAIN. AFTER LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT LOW SPEED, THERE WAS A "THUMP" FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR, THE WIPERS CYCLED, THE GAUGES ALL WENT BLANK, SOME OF THE WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING, THE A/C WENT OUT (BLOWER STAYED ON). THE CAR STAYED ON, BUT SEEMED "STUCK" IN SECOND GEAR AND THE BRAKES BECAME "SPONGY," BUT OPERABLE. TURN SIGNALS WERE INOPERABLE AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE GEAR SHIFT WENT OUT AND THE CE…

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ODI 10379579 · 108,540 mi

LIQUID (PROBABLY WATER) INSIDE THE FRAME OF VOLVO XC90 CAUSING ELECTRICAL ISSUES. *TR

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ODI 10303222 · 32,400 mi

DRIVING ON 210-WEST, MY CAR LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE FUEL PUMP HAD BEEN REPLACED ON JAN. 26, 2010, TO CORRECT THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. OTHER PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPLACING THE BRAKE PADS TWICE, REPLACING THE ABS, FAULTY GPS AND CD PLAYER, FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AUTOMATIC LOCK NEEDS MOTOR REPLACED, SLOSHING SOUND OF WATER HEARD INSIDE THE CAR AFTER RAIN. *TR

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ODI 10339228 · 90,000 mi

2004 VOLVO XC 90 AND TRANSMISSION IS FAILING, AS WELL AS MOTOR MOUNTS, WHEEL BEARING BOOTS, ETC. DEALER KNOWS ABOUT THESE RECURRING ISSUES WITH OTHERS OF SAME YEAR, BUT CLAIMS IT IS ONLY MY ISSUE. PURCHASE PRICE WAS ~$55K AND WITH ONLY 90K MILES I SHOULD NOT NOW HAVE TO SPEND ~$5K FOR A NEW TRANNY. RIP-OFF *TR

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ODI 10345228 · 75,000 mi

AFTER DRIVING 125 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT, WE LEFT OUR 2004 VOLVO XC 90 T6 AWD PARKED FOR 4 HOURS BEFORE DRIVING AGAIN. AFTER LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT LOW SPEED, THERE WAS A "THUMP" FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR, THE WIPERS CYCLED, THE GAUGES ALL WENT BLANK, SOME OF THE WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING, THE A/C WENT OUT (BLOWER STAYED ON). THE CAR STAYED ON, BUT SEEMED "STUCK" IN SECOND GEAR AND THE BRAKES BECAME "SPONGY," BUT OPERABLE. TURN SIGNALS WERE INOPERABLE AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE GEAR SHIFT WENT OUT AND THE CE…

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Power Train
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ODI 10478870 · 170,000 mi

AT 65 MPH WIPERS WENT ON BY THEMSELVES THEN FOLLOWED BY SPLIT SECOND POWER FAILURE,MEANING DASHBOARD LIGHT OUT,HAZARD LIGHTS COULD NOT BE TURNED ON,WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN,A/C OUT,IN THE MESSAGE SCREEN AT THAT MOMENT ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURE WAS DISPLAYED BEFORE EVERYTHING WENT OUT,DRIVING ANOTHER 20 MILES TILL NEXT EXIT AT THE DUSK,AFTER PULLING OVER AND RESTART ( TO RESET) SRS FAILURE IN THE MESSAGE SCREEN. CAR CHECKED BY VOLVO DEALER AND STATEMENT FROM THEM:FAULT IN CEM IS SHUTTING DOWN NETWORK AND CAUSING DIM TO BLACK OUT. REPLACEMENT WILL RUN…

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ODI 10513661 · 974,300 mi

AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF DRIVING IN THE GEORGIA / NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS WITH THE WIFE AND 2 KIDS IN THE BACK, THE AIR-CONDITIONER AND RADIO ON WITH THE 2004 XC90, THE CAR STARTED EXPERIENCING WEIRD BEHAVIOR. SHORTLY AFTER CROSSING THE GEORGIA BORDER INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR AND THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER (NO DASHBOARD, HAZARD LIGHTS, BLINKERS, WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS, SUNROOF, ETC.). THE DRIVE TRAIN ALSO SEEMED STUCK IN A HIGH GEAR A…

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ODI 10538331 · 106,530 mi

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON I-5 WE HEARD A LOUD THUMP IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WE SUDDENLY WENT TO ABOUT 25 MPH ALL OF OUR ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN, THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY LOUD GRINDING SOUND FOR APPROX. 2-3 SECONDS. NOW I THINK MY TRANSMISSION IS DAMAGED AND THE ELECTRONICS SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN PRETTY FREQUENTLY. I AM TOTALLY DISAPPOINTED TO READ THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO NUMEROUS OTHER FAMILIES. THANK GOD NO ONE HAS DIED FROM THIS.....THIS IS VERY IRRESPONSIBLE AND NEGLIGENT FROM A REPUTABLE AUTO COMPANY. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE OR FAMI…

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ODI 11193422 · 113,223 mi

BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH 112,000 MILES ON IT, IT HAS A GAS LEAK TRICKLING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE GAS TANK, PROBABLY A BAD SENDING UNIT, FUMES ARE BAD SOME DAYS BUT WORSE ON WARMER DAYS. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ONE DAY WITH NO WARNING OR LIGHT, IT JUST LOST MOMENTUM AND FAILED TO ENGAGE IN DRIVE. I THINK THIS IS DUE TO THE POOR ENGINEERING DESIGN VOLVO USED. THIS MODEL IS THE T6 WITH THE GM 4T65E TRANSMISSION WHICH IS WIDELY KNOWN TO FAIL EVEN AT LOW MILES. I THINK A FULL SAFETY RECALL SHOULD E SANCTIONED FOR ALL MODEL YEARS WITH THESE HORRIBLE PRO…

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ODI 10873136 · 130,000 mi

2004 VOLVO XC90 SUDDEN ENGINE STALL WITH LOSE OF HEADLIGHTS: I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT WITH THE CRUISE SET AT 75 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE TURNED THE IGNITION KEY TO OFF FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS, AND THEN TURNED THE KEY BACK ON WITHOUT RESTARTING THE ENGINE. WITH ALL THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED, AND THE ENGINE AT A STALL I PULLED INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, AND STOPPED. I THEN SHIFTED TO PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, WHERE IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START. THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT STOP WORKING WHILE PULLING OVE…

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ODI 11105167 · 168,000 mi

SIMILAR TO MANY OTHERS, WHILE DRIVING OUR 2004 VOLVO XC90, WE HEAR A CLICK, THEN THE CLIMATE, RADIO AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS (IF ON) SHUT OFF AND THEIR DISPLAY LIGHTS BLACK OUT, THEN ANOTHER CLICK IN A FRACTION OF A SECOND AND THEY COME BACK ON. THIS WAS HAPPENING RANDOMLY, AND NOTHING ELSE WAS AFFECTED, UNTIL THIS WEEKEND, WHILE ON A TRIP. WE WERE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS, OUTSIDE TEMP IN THE 80'S, NO RAIN, AVERAGE SPEED ABOUT 70MPH. IT HAPPENED A FEW TIMES OVER ABOUT 45 MINUTES, THEN BEGAN HAPPENING EVERY 5 MILES OR SO. WHEN I TURNED UP THE AC FAN, …

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ODI 10782080 · 135,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS DECREASED AS IF THE BRAKE PEDAL WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000....UPDATED 01/27/16 *BF *JS

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ODI 10599097 · 90,000 mi

WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60MPH, EXPERIENCED TEMPORARILY LOSS OF POWER, THE IP DISPLAYS AND AN ABNORMAL 'JERKING' IN THE TRANSMISSION/DRIVETRAIN. THE SRS AIRBAG AND BRAKE FAILURE ERROR MESSAGES APPEARED IN THE IP ERROR DISPLAY. THE WIPERS MOMENTARILY CAME ON. LIGHTS DIMMED. POWER FAILURE WAS ONLY FOR A SPLIT-SECOND (AT 60MPH) BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL. AFTER NORMAL POWER WAS RESTORED, ERROR MESSAGES CONTINUED TO BE SHOWN IN THE IP ERROR DISPLAY. THE BRAKE FAILURE MESSAGE INSTRUCTED ME TO PULL OVER AND BRING THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP. UPO…

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ODI 11287254 · 116,000 mi

WHILE I'M MOTION THE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON TRANSMISSION URGENT LIGHT CAME ON AND ABS LIGHT THE BATTERY KEEPS BUBBLING LIKE ITS GONE BLOW UP IN MY TRUNK I HAVE TO JUMP IT OFF EVERY MORNING I PAID ALOT FOR THIS SUV CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME KEEP MY ONLY CAR IN WORKING ORDER I HAVE HAD ALL MAINTAINS DONE IN PAST NOW THE COOLANT SYSTEM IS LEAKING WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS VOLVO XC90 T6 AWD [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

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Fuel/Propulsion System
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ODI 10713394 · 143,000 mi

MY 2004 VOLVO XC90 WITH A 2.5T ENGINE, 7 PASS, INTERMITTENTLY AND INADVERTENTLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING IT. IT IS SCARY BECAUSE ALL ELECTRICAL GOES OFF, INSTRUMENT PANEL, RADIO, LIGHTS, ETC, SEVERAL WARNING MESSAGES APPEARS, SUCH ABS, AIR BAGS FAILURE, BRAKE FAILURE, ENGINE FAILURE, ETC. IT WON'T RESPOND TO ACCELERATION AND BRAKES ARE VERY HARD TO PUSH, THE ENGINE DOES NOT STOP. I HAVE TO STOP, TURN IT OFF, WAIT FEW MINUTES, THEN START IT, EVERYTHING COMES TO NORMAL AGAIN BUT WITH THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE AIR BAGS MESSAGE, THEN AFTER SOME MINUTES …

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ODI 10716499

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. WHILE IN PARK, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOMETER DISPLAYED AN INCORRECT READING AND THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED B…

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ODI 11021310

HI, WHEN DRIVING MY CAR UP ANY SLIGHT LITTLE HILL, I HAVE NO POWER AND IT DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO DRIVE. IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING!! I HAVE READ THERE ARE RECALLS IN THE FUEL PUMPS AND ALSO OTHER RECALLS WITH THE MODEL VOLVO XC90. I HOPE THEY CAN REPAIR IT AND PAY FOR IT!!

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ODI 11193422 · 113,223 mi

BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH 112,000 MILES ON IT, IT HAS A GAS LEAK TRICKLING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE GAS TANK, PROBABLY A BAD SENDING UNIT, FUMES ARE BAD SOME DAYS BUT WORSE ON WARMER DAYS. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ONE DAY WITH NO WARNING OR LIGHT, IT JUST LOST MOMENTUM AND FAILED TO ENGAGE IN DRIVE. I THINK THIS IS DUE TO THE POOR ENGINEERING DESIGN VOLVO USED. THIS MODEL IS THE T6 WITH THE GM 4T65E TRANSMISSION WHICH IS WIDELY KNOWN TO FAIL EVEN AT LOW MILES. I THINK A FULL SAFETY RECALL SHOULD E SANCTIONED FOR ALL MODEL YEARS WITH THESE HORRIBLE PRO…

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ODI 10713394 · 143,000 mi

MY 2004 VOLVO XC90 WITH A 2.5T ENGINE, 7 PASS, INTERMITTENTLY AND INADVERTENTLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING IT. IT IS SCARY BECAUSE ALL ELECTRICAL GOES OFF, INSTRUMENT PANEL, RADIO, LIGHTS, ETC, SEVERAL WARNING MESSAGES APPEARS, SUCH ABS, AIR BAGS FAILURE, BRAKE FAILURE, ENGINE FAILURE, ETC. IT WON'T RESPOND TO ACCELERATION AND BRAKES ARE VERY HARD TO PUSH, THE ENGINE DOES NOT STOP. I HAVE TO STOP, TURN IT OFF, WAIT FEW MINUTES, THEN START IT, EVERYTHING COMES TO NORMAL AGAIN BUT WITH THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE AIR BAGS MESSAGE, THEN AFTER SOME MINUTES …

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ODI 11626848

Unsure of what the issue is with the vehicle but smells like gas in my garage and I found a recall I was never notified about I moved from Washington to Las Vegas and never received any info regarding the fuel pump recall as well as a noise that’s been going on for a year now when I drive at 60 miles an hour I’ve had it looked at and no one seems to know what that issue is

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Fuel System, Gasoline0
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ODI 10303222 · 32,400 mi

DRIVING ON 210-WEST, MY CAR LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE FUEL PUMP HAD BEEN REPLACED ON JAN. 26, 2010, TO CORRECT THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. OTHER PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPLACING THE BRAKE PADS TWICE, REPLACING THE ABS, FAULTY GPS AND CD PLAYER, FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AUTOMATIC LOCK NEEDS MOTOR REPLACED, SLOSHING SOUND OF WATER HEARD INSIDE THE CAR AFTER RAIN. *TR

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ODI 10241888 · 60,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 VOLVO XC-90 AT NIGHT I EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL, FOLLOWED BY THE HEADLIGHTS PAUSING AND THEN GOING FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LOST SOME OF IT'S DISPLAYS AND THE DOOR LOCKS BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE DATA DISPLAY WARNED ME OF AN "URGENT SRS FAILURE". I WAS AT LOW SPEED A BLOCK FROM HOME SO I CREPT HOME AND THE NEXT DAY SENT THE CAR TO TRIAD VOLVO BY ROLL-BACK WRECKER. PROBLEM WAS FAILURE OF CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE. I CALLED VOLVO CORPORATE AND THEY SEEMED DISINTERESTED. *TR

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ODI 10345921 · 104,365 mi

ON OUR 2004 VOLVO XC90 THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT DARK, NO LOW OR HIGH BEAMS AT ALL. I AM NOW BEING TOLD IT IS A MODULE AND THE REPAIR COST IS IN EXCESS OF $1200. THE CAR HAS HID HEADLIGHTS. THIS OUTAGE CREATED A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT WE WERE DRIVING UP HIGHWAY 395 AT NIGHT WHEN THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE HEADLIGHTS OCCURRED. IN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS IT IS A RELATIVELY COMMON FAILURE. *TR

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ODI 10354896 · 169,200 mi

MY HEADLIGHTS, DRIVING LIGHTS, PARK LIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT WORKING. THIS BEGAN WHEN I STARTED TO GO SOMEWHERE LAST NIGHT. ALL OF THESE THINGS WERE WORKING THE DAY BEFORE. THE TAIL LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE WORKING IN THE REAR. MY VEHICLE IS GARAGED WHEN IT IS NOT IN USE. MY RADIO, CD PLAYER, OR SATELLITE RADIO WOULD NOT OPERATE 2 DAYS AGO AND STARTED WORKING THE NEXT TIME I STARTED MY CAR. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO THE CAR WOULDN'T START. IT ACTED LIKE THE SECURITY SYSTEM HAD BEEN ACTIVATED AS IT WOULD CRANK, BUT NOT START. …

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ODI 10873136 · 130,000 mi

2004 VOLVO XC90 SUDDEN ENGINE STALL WITH LOSE OF HEADLIGHTS: I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT WITH THE CRUISE SET AT 75 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE TURNED THE IGNITION KEY TO OFF FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS, AND THEN TURNED THE KEY BACK ON WITHOUT RESTARTING THE ENGINE. WITH ALL THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED, AND THE ENGINE AT A STALL I PULLED INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, AND STOPPED. I THEN SHIFTED TO PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, WHERE IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START. THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT STOP WORKING WHILE PULLING OVE…

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ODI 11105167 · 168,000 mi

SIMILAR TO MANY OTHERS, WHILE DRIVING OUR 2004 VOLVO XC90, WE HEAR A CLICK, THEN THE CLIMATE, RADIO AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS (IF ON) SHUT OFF AND THEIR DISPLAY LIGHTS BLACK OUT, THEN ANOTHER CLICK IN A FRACTION OF A SECOND AND THEY COME BACK ON. THIS WAS HAPPENING RANDOMLY, AND NOTHING ELSE WAS AFFECTED, UNTIL THIS WEEKEND, WHILE ON A TRIP. WE WERE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS, OUTSIDE TEMP IN THE 80'S, NO RAIN, AVERAGE SPEED ABOUT 70MPH. IT HAPPENED A FEW TIMES OVER ABOUT 45 MINUTES, THEN BEGAN HAPPENING EVERY 5 MILES OR SO. WHEN I TURNED UP THE AC FAN, …

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ODI 10490370 · 144,010 mi

LAST NIGHT MY 2004 VOLVO XC90 LEFT ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD INTERSTATE 88 NEAR ROCK FALLS, IL WEATHER 7:00 PM 28 HUMIDITY: 73% WIND: NNE DEW POINT: 22 PRESSURE: 30.16 IN BONE DRY WHILE DRIVING 65MPH FELT A "THUMP" IN THE FRONT END, FOLLOWED BY A SPLIT SECOND WHERE ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS, WENT BLACK. WHILE TRYING TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THEN NORMAL FUNCTION RESUMED. A MINUTE OR TWO LATER, SAME THING AND ALL LIGHTS INTERNALLY COMPLETELY WENT OUT, I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. HAZARD LIGHTS C…

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ODI 10512481 · 79,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MILES AN HOUR AND THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. NO LIGHTS, NO ENGINE, NO POWER STEERING, NO DASH LIGHTS. THE CAR WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. I PULLED OVER AND LET THE CAR REST AND THEN IT STARTED UP AGAIN. I NOTICED THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. I TOOK IT TO ARBORMOTION IN ANN ARBOR MI AND THEY TOLD ME A CODE CAME UP AND SOME PART HAD TO BE CLEANED. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH AIR GOING THROUGH THE PART TO ALLOW GAS TO FLOW. THEY FIXED THE PART A…

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ODI 10584217 · 95,000 mi

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, OUR VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER STOPPING FOR GAS. THIS OCCURRED AFTER IT WAS SERVICED AND BATTERY REPLACED A WEEK PRIOR. AAA WAS UNABLE TO JUMP START IT AS WELL, AND VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. ACCORDING TO THE TWO SEPARATE DEALERSHIPS, THE CENTRAL ELECTRONICS MODULE IS THE CULPRIT, AND NEEDED REPLACING. ACROSS MULTIPLE ONLINE FORUMS, VOLVO OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE CEM, OFTEN PLACING DRIVERS AND OCCUPANTS IN DANGER AS THEY EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ELECTRICAL …

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ODI 10241888 · 60,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 VOLVO XC-90 AT NIGHT I EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL, FOLLOWED BY THE HEADLIGHTS PAUSING AND THEN GOING FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LOST SOME OF IT'S DISPLAYS AND THE DOOR LOCKS BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE DATA DISPLAY WARNED ME OF AN "URGENT SRS FAILURE". I WAS AT LOW SPEED A BLOCK FROM HOME SO I CREPT HOME AND THE NEXT DAY SENT THE CAR TO TRIAD VOLVO BY ROLL-BACK WRECKER. PROBLEM WAS FAILURE OF CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE. I CALLED VOLVO CORPORATE AND THEY SEEMED DISINTERESTED. *TR

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ODI 10404758 · 123,000 mi

WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN. DASH PANEL INDICATED BRAKE FAILURE, STOP CAREFULLY. NO LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, AIRBAGS, HAZARD LIGHTS, PWR WINDOWS, PWR BRAKES, RADIO - NO POWER TO ANYTHING. CLEAR, DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS HAD BEEN HAPPENING FOR SHORT CYCLES FOR APPROX. 2 MONTHS. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD TURN ON FOR ONE CYCLE AND ALL POWER WOULD SHUT DOWN TO DASH, RADIO, LIGHTS ETC. BUT WOULD LAST FOR ONLY A SECOND OR TWO. THIS MIGHT HAPPEN 2-3 TIMES ON APPROX. 20 MILE DRIVE HOME ON H…

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ODI 10462001 · 122,500 mi

DRIVING FROM PHX TO TUS AT 75 MI OUT OF PHX AT ABOUT 2200HRS. THE CAR COMPLETELY FAILED FOR FRACTION OF A SECOND THEN RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION UNTIL ARRIVING AT DESTINATION 10 MI. LATER. THE SECOND TIME A WEEK LATER WAS TRAVELING TO PHX AT 1800 HRS. 70MI OUT OF TUS. THE CAR FAILED LIKE THE FIRST TIME THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER DID IT AGAIN REACHED DESTINATION ABOUT 15MI. LATER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE LIGHTS, RADIO, WINDOWS, DASH LIGHT AND GAUGES ALL STOP WORKING THE MESS. COMES ON ABS,SRS. ITS HAPPENED 5 OR 6 TIMES NOW WITH THE WORST BEING YESTERD…

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ODI 10463571 · 109 mi

DRIVING ON STREET AND ENGINE JUST DIED, NO REASON CAN THINK OF, NO ENGINE LIGHT OR MESSAGE IN TEXT. HAPPENED AGAIN 2-3 WEEKS (YESTERDAY) WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR STREET ACCIDENT, LOST ALL POWER, HAD TO STOP CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES, PUT IN PARK AND STARTED AGAIN. NO PROBLEM AFTERWARDS AND DROVE HOME. TOOK TO VOLVO DEALER TODAY WHERE I REGULARLY GO AND OF COURSE NO REASON FOUND FOR TWO TIME FAILURE. LUCKILY NOT DRIVING ON FREEWAY OR MAY HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. QUITE SCARED NOW TO DRIVE - WHEN IS IT GONNA HAPP…

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ODI 10471266 · 111,000 mi

ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS, GUAGES, WINDSHIELD WIPERS RANDOMLY SHUT DOWN AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND AT IDLE. ENGINE POWER IS ALSO AFFECTED AS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. DEALER REPLACED DRIVER INFORMATION MODULE HOWEVER PROBLEM CONTINUES. DEALER UNABLE TO SOURCE THE PROBLEM AS THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE IN THE PROCESS OF FAILING FOR THEM TO SOURCE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE AS THE ISSUE IS RANDOM AND TYPICAL GOES AWAY AFTER THE CAR SITS FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE SERVICE AIRBAG AND BRAKE FAILURE CODE REMAINS IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION MODULE. THIS …

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ODI 10478919 · 104,789 mi

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING TO A FRIEND'S HOW'S WHEN SUDDENLY THE RADIO STARTED ACTING UP ,IT WOULD GO ON AND OFF . AFTER WE NOTICED THAT I SLOWED DOWN A BIT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY HOLE DASH BOARD WENT OUT . I TRIED PULLING OVER BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT RESPOND ,THEN THE DASHBOARD CAME BACK ON BUT I HAD ALL THESE WARNINGS LIKE BRAKE FAILURE ,SRS AIRBAG SERVICE URGENT , ENGINE SYSTEM SERVICE URGENT . AFTER ALL THE HAPPENS THE TRUCK DIED ,LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE OTHER CARS HIT US .AFTER A COUPLE A MINUTES I TRIED TURN…

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ODI 10782080 · 135,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS DECREASED AS IF THE BRAKE PEDAL WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000....UPDATED 01/27/16 *BF *JS

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ODI 10713394 · 143,000 mi

MY 2004 VOLVO XC90 WITH A 2.5T ENGINE, 7 PASS, INTERMITTENTLY AND INADVERTENTLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING IT. IT IS SCARY BECAUSE ALL ELECTRICAL GOES OFF, INSTRUMENT PANEL, RADIO, LIGHTS, ETC, SEVERAL WARNING MESSAGES APPEARS, SUCH ABS, AIR BAGS FAILURE, BRAKE FAILURE, ENGINE FAILURE, ETC. IT WON'T RESPOND TO ACCELERATION AND BRAKES ARE VERY HARD TO PUSH, THE ENGINE DOES NOT STOP. I HAVE TO STOP, TURN IT OFF, WAIT FEW MINUTES, THEN START IT, EVERYTHING COMES TO NORMAL AGAIN BUT WITH THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE AIR BAGS MESSAGE, THEN AFTER SOME MINUTES …

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ODI 11626848

Unsure of what the issue is with the vehicle but smells like gas in my garage and I found a recall I was never notified about I moved from Washington to Las Vegas and never received any info regarding the fuel pump recall as well as a noise that’s been going on for a year now when I drive at 60 miles an hour I’ve had it looked at and no one seems to know what that issue is

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ODI 10490370 · 144,010 mi

LAST NIGHT MY 2004 VOLVO XC90 LEFT ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD INTERSTATE 88 NEAR ROCK FALLS, IL WEATHER 7:00 PM 28 HUMIDITY: 73% WIND: NNE DEW POINT: 22 PRESSURE: 30.16 IN BONE DRY WHILE DRIVING 65MPH FELT A "THUMP" IN THE FRONT END, FOLLOWED BY A SPLIT SECOND WHERE ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS, WENT BLACK. WHILE TRYING TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THEN NORMAL FUNCTION RESUMED. A MINUTE OR TWO LATER, SAME THING AND ALL LIGHTS INTERNALLY COMPLETELY WENT OUT, I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. HAZARD LIGHTS C…

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ODI 10512481 · 79,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MILES AN HOUR AND THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. NO LIGHTS, NO ENGINE, NO POWER STEERING, NO DASH LIGHTS. THE CAR WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. I PULLED OVER AND LET THE CAR REST AND THEN IT STARTED UP AGAIN. I NOTICED THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. I TOOK IT TO ARBORMOTION IN ANN ARBOR MI AND THEY TOLD ME A CODE CAME UP AND SOME PART HAD TO BE CLEANED. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH AIR GOING THROUGH THE PART TO ALLOW GAS TO FLOW. THEY FIXED THE PART A…

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ODI 10584217 · 95,000 mi

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, OUR VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER STOPPING FOR GAS. THIS OCCURRED AFTER IT WAS SERVICED AND BATTERY REPLACED A WEEK PRIOR. AAA WAS UNABLE TO JUMP START IT AS WELL, AND VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. ACCORDING TO THE TWO SEPARATE DEALERSHIPS, THE CENTRAL ELECTRONICS MODULE IS THE CULPRIT, AND NEEDED REPLACING. ACROSS MULTIPLE ONLINE FORUMS, VOLVO OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE CEM, OFTEN PLACING DRIVERS AND OCCUPANTS IN DANGER AS THEY EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ELECTRICAL …

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ODI 10471266 · 111,000 mi

ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS, GUAGES, WINDSHIELD WIPERS RANDOMLY SHUT DOWN AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND AT IDLE. ENGINE POWER IS ALSO AFFECTED AS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. DEALER REPLACED DRIVER INFORMATION MODULE HOWEVER PROBLEM CONTINUES. DEALER UNABLE TO SOURCE THE PROBLEM AS THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE IN THE PROCESS OF FAILING FOR THEM TO SOURCE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE AS THE ISSUE IS RANDOM AND TYPICAL GOES AWAY AFTER THE CAR SITS FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE SERVICE AIRBAG AND BRAKE FAILURE CODE REMAINS IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION MODULE. THIS …

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ODI 10526190 · 111,000 mi

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS RANDOMLY START, FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A LOUD THUMP SOUND FROM THE ENGINE, ALSO IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY ALL THE ELECTRICAL ITEMS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOING DARK, ALL GAUGES GO TO ZERO, SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK, RADIO GOES DARK AND STOPS WORKING ALONG, A/C STOPS WORKING, ERROR MESSAGE APPEAR FOR THE ABS AND SRS. THERE IS ALSO AN SLIGHT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR. DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON THE FIRST VISIT WHICH IS NOT SURPRISING SINCE THE PROBL…

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ODI 11055866 · 78,000 mi

TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90 ---- CONTACT CALLED VOLVO DEALER IN WHITE PLAINS NY... CONTACT STATED AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND WAS ON FOR A MONTH.... VEHICLE STALLED GOING 50MPH ... POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MAIN HIGHWAY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF.... VEHICLE RESTARTS AND THEN SHUTS OFF AGAIN AFTER GOING A COUPLE MILES...SPOKE WITH MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THAT AIRBAGS ARE RECALLED....MECHANIC BY THE NAME OF ANTHONY.... TOLD CONTACT THAT AIRBAG LIGHT BEING ON WAS NOT A BIG DEAL....THAT AIRBAG WAS FAULTY SO IT WOU…

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ODI 10090937

ON AUGUST, 26, 2004 THERE WAS A MAJOR MALFUNCTION IN OUR VOLVO XC90 (2004). WHILE DRIVING WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS AND 2 ADULTS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY; SUDDENDLY, THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION IN THE GAS PEDAL AND THE STEARING WHEEL DID NOT FUNCTION. WE MANAGED TO SLOWLY MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FROM WHAT MOMENTUM WAS LEFT IN THE CAR, AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. WE WERE OBVIOUSLY VERY SHAKEN UP, AND FIND THIS CAR COMPLETELY UNSAFE. IT HAS BEEN 3 WEEKS NOW GETTING THE RUN AROUND WITH THE CHERRY HILL, NEW JERSEY VOLVO DEALER. THEY SAID …

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ODI 10241888 · 60,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 VOLVO XC-90 AT NIGHT I EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL, FOLLOWED BY THE HEADLIGHTS PAUSING AND THEN GOING FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LOST SOME OF IT'S DISPLAYS AND THE DOOR LOCKS BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE DATA DISPLAY WARNED ME OF AN "URGENT SRS FAILURE". I WAS AT LOW SPEED A BLOCK FROM HOME SO I CREPT HOME AND THE NEXT DAY SENT THE CAR TO TRIAD VOLVO BY ROLL-BACK WRECKER. PROBLEM WAS FAILURE OF CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE. I CALLED VOLVO CORPORATE AND THEY SEEMED DISINTERESTED. *TR

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ODI 10267035 · 113,825 mi

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON APRIL 25, 2009, MY 2004 VOLVO XC90 BEGAN JERKING AND THEN THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SWOOPED TO THE FAR RIGHT AND THEN BACK TO LEFT WITH NO OTHER MOVEMENT, THE RADIO SHUT OFF, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN WIPING, AND THE DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS WOULD NOT WORK. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE MESSAGE BOX DISPLAYED "BRAKE FAILURE-STOP SAFELY", AND THEN CHANGED TO "SRS AIRBAG _SERVICE URGENT". ONCE WE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY IN HOPES OF RESETTING…

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ODI 10339228 · 90,000 mi

2004 VOLVO XC 90 AND TRANSMISSION IS FAILING, AS WELL AS MOTOR MOUNTS, WHEEL BEARING BOOTS, ETC. DEALER KNOWS ABOUT THESE RECURRING ISSUES WITH OTHERS OF SAME YEAR, BUT CLAIMS IT IS ONLY MY ISSUE. PURCHASE PRICE WAS ~$55K AND WITH ONLY 90K MILES I SHOULD NOT NOW HAVE TO SPEND ~$5K FOR A NEW TRANNY. RIP-OFF *TR

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ODI 10345228 · 75,000 mi

AFTER DRIVING 125 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT, WE LEFT OUR 2004 VOLVO XC 90 T6 AWD PARKED FOR 4 HOURS BEFORE DRIVING AGAIN. AFTER LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT LOW SPEED, THERE WAS A "THUMP" FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR, THE WIPERS CYCLED, THE GAUGES ALL WENT BLANK, SOME OF THE WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING, THE A/C WENT OUT (BLOWER STAYED ON). THE CAR STAYED ON, BUT SEEMED "STUCK" IN SECOND GEAR AND THE BRAKES BECAME "SPONGY," BUT OPERABLE. TURN SIGNALS WERE INOPERABLE AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE GEAR SHIFT WENT OUT AND THE CE…

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ODI 10599097 · 90,000 mi

WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60MPH, EXPERIENCED TEMPORARILY LOSS OF POWER, THE IP DISPLAYS AND AN ABNORMAL 'JERKING' IN THE TRANSMISSION/DRIVETRAIN. THE SRS AIRBAG AND BRAKE FAILURE ERROR MESSAGES APPEARED IN THE IP ERROR DISPLAY. THE WIPERS MOMENTARILY CAME ON. LIGHTS DIMMED. POWER FAILURE WAS ONLY FOR A SPLIT-SECOND (AT 60MPH) BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL. AFTER NORMAL POWER WAS RESTORED, ERROR MESSAGES CONTINUED TO BE SHOWN IN THE IP ERROR DISPLAY. THE BRAKE FAILURE MESSAGE INSTRUCTED ME TO PULL OVER AND BRING THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP. UPO…

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ODI 11287254 · 116,000 mi

WHILE I'M MOTION THE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON TRANSMISSION URGENT LIGHT CAME ON AND ABS LIGHT THE BATTERY KEEPS BUBBLING LIKE ITS GONE BLOW UP IN MY TRUNK I HAVE TO JUMP IT OFF EVERY MORNING I PAID ALOT FOR THIS SUV CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME KEEP MY ONLY CAR IN WORKING ORDER I HAVE HAD ALL MAINTAINS DONE IN PAST NOW THE COOLANT SYSTEM IS LEAKING WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS VOLVO XC90 T6 AWD [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

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ODI 10241888 · 60,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 VOLVO XC-90 AT NIGHT I EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL, FOLLOWED BY THE HEADLIGHTS PAUSING AND THEN GOING FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LOST SOME OF IT'S DISPLAYS AND THE DOOR LOCKS BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE DATA DISPLAY WARNED ME OF AN "URGENT SRS FAILURE". I WAS AT LOW SPEED A BLOCK FROM HOME SO I CREPT HOME AND THE NEXT DAY SENT THE CAR TO TRIAD VOLVO BY ROLL-BACK WRECKER. PROBLEM WAS FAILURE OF CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE. I CALLED VOLVO CORPORATE AND THEY SEEMED DISINTERESTED. *TR

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ODI 10404758 · 123,000 mi

WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN. DASH PANEL INDICATED BRAKE FAILURE, STOP CAREFULLY. NO LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, AIRBAGS, HAZARD LIGHTS, PWR WINDOWS, PWR BRAKES, RADIO - NO POWER TO ANYTHING. CLEAR, DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS HAD BEEN HAPPENING FOR SHORT CYCLES FOR APPROX. 2 MONTHS. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD TURN ON FOR ONE CYCLE AND ALL POWER WOULD SHUT DOWN TO DASH, RADIO, LIGHTS ETC. BUT WOULD LAST FOR ONLY A SECOND OR TWO. THIS MIGHT HAPPEN 2-3 TIMES ON APPROX. 20 MILE DRIVE HOME ON H…

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ODI 10462001 · 122,500 mi

DRIVING FROM PHX TO TUS AT 75 MI OUT OF PHX AT ABOUT 2200HRS. THE CAR COMPLETELY FAILED FOR FRACTION OF A SECOND THEN RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION UNTIL ARRIVING AT DESTINATION 10 MI. LATER. THE SECOND TIME A WEEK LATER WAS TRAVELING TO PHX AT 1800 HRS. 70MI OUT OF TUS. THE CAR FAILED LIKE THE FIRST TIME THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER DID IT AGAIN REACHED DESTINATION ABOUT 15MI. LATER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE LIGHTS, RADIO, WINDOWS, DASH LIGHT AND GAUGES ALL STOP WORKING THE MESS. COMES ON ABS,SRS. ITS HAPPENED 5 OR 6 TIMES NOW WITH THE WORST BEING YESTERD…

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ODI 10471266 · 111,000 mi

ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS, GUAGES, WINDSHIELD WIPERS RANDOMLY SHUT DOWN AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND AT IDLE. ENGINE POWER IS ALSO AFFECTED AS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. DEALER REPLACED DRIVER INFORMATION MODULE HOWEVER PROBLEM CONTINUES. DEALER UNABLE TO SOURCE THE PROBLEM AS THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE IN THE PROCESS OF FAILING FOR THEM TO SOURCE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE AS THE ISSUE IS RANDOM AND TYPICAL GOES AWAY AFTER THE CAR SITS FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE SERVICE AIRBAG AND BRAKE FAILURE CODE REMAINS IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION MODULE. THIS …

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ODI 10526190 · 111,000 mi

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS RANDOMLY START, FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A LOUD THUMP SOUND FROM THE ENGINE, ALSO IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY ALL THE ELECTRICAL ITEMS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOING DARK, ALL GAUGES GO TO ZERO, SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK, RADIO GOES DARK AND STOPS WORKING ALONG, A/C STOPS WORKING, ERROR MESSAGE APPEAR FOR THE ABS AND SRS. THERE IS ALSO AN SLIGHT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR. DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON THE FIRST VISIT WHICH IS NOT SURPRISING SINCE THE PROBL…

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ODI 11055866 · 78,000 mi

TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90 ---- CONTACT CALLED VOLVO DEALER IN WHITE PLAINS NY... CONTACT STATED AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND WAS ON FOR A MONTH.... VEHICLE STALLED GOING 50MPH ... POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MAIN HIGHWAY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF.... VEHICLE RESTARTS AND THEN SHUTS OFF AGAIN AFTER GOING A COUPLE MILES...SPOKE WITH MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THAT AIRBAGS ARE RECALLED....MECHANIC BY THE NAME OF ANTHONY.... TOLD CONTACT THAT AIRBAG LIGHT BEING ON WAS NOT A BIG DEAL....THAT AIRBAG WAS FAULTY SO IT WOU…

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Stalling or loss of power

45 mentions · 9.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 109,000 mi (43 usable records).

ODI 10161073 · 45,000 mi

MY 2004 XC90 AWD BEGAN EXPERIENCING ODD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THIS SPRING AT ABOUT 45000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING AT CRUISING SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING EXPERIENCE A HARD JERK FOLLOWED BY ACTIVATION OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND LOSS OF POWER TO THE RADIO. FIRST TIME, THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT DOWNLOADED ELECTRICAL SOFTWARE UPDATES. SAME THING SECOND TIME AND BACK TO DEALER, AGAIN COULD NOT REPLICATE, AND THEY DOWNLOADED TRANSMISSION UPDATES FOCUSING MORE ON THE JERKING ISSUE. THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED,…

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ODI 10254210 · 109,780 mi

ON JANUARY 6, 2009, MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING ON I-20 WHEN THEY HEARD A "THUMP" AND THEN EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. THE ENGINE NEVER STOPPED, BUT THE RADIO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, DOOR LOCKS, DASHBOARD AND EVERYTHING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. THEY CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THEY NEVER STOPPED AND ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THEY IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND WAITED ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE TRYING TO DRIVE AGAIN. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE TH…

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ODI 10260169

WITH EACH SERVICE AT POINT WEST VOLVO NOW PARK PLACE VOLVO SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR, DALLAS TX, I REPORTED A PROBLEM WITH MY 2004 XC90 T6 THAT MY ENGINE SURGES ON TAKEOFF. WITH EACH SERVICE, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT LIST THIS ON THE INVOICE. WELL, SINCE THEY DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM, I DID NOT QUESTION WHY IT WAS NOT LISTED. TWO DAYS AGO THE 'TRANSMISSION SERVICE URGENT" LIGHT CAME ON, SO I CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE IN FOR SERVICE. ASSURED THAT IT MAY JUST BE A COMMUTER PROBLEM, I DELIVER T…

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

41 mentions · 8.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 93,283 mi (40 usable records).

ODI 10128609 · 6,800 mi

1) 7,500 MILE CHECKUP (UNDER 7,000 MILES ON CAR) 2) CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS ACTIVATING. THIS STARTED ON TUESDAY. I ONLY USE PREMIUM GASOLINE IN CAR. 3) RECEIVED ''ANTI-SKID SERVICE REQUIRED'' MESSAGE WITH YELLOW INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINING ON. THIS HAPPENED ON TUESDAY AND LATER DISAPPEARED AFTER DRIVING THE CAR AGAIN. 4) THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE GEARSHIFT INDICATOR. WHEN I CHANGE GEARS FROM PARK TO ANYTHING ELSE, THE DISPLAY PANEL IS EITHER BLANK OR IT SHOWS AN INCORRECT GEAR '' IT WILL SHOW NEUTRAL WHEN I AM IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. ALSO IN A…

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ODI 10230843 · 45,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM THE STORE AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. I TURNED AROUND TO MOVE THE CAR FROM MY PARKING GARAGE TO THE STREET AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AS MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING AS I PARKED. THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALER 2 DAYS PRIOR INCLUDING A SERVICE AND TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSH. THE VEHICLE HAD 45,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION (UNDER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY) AND SAID THE COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

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ODI 10251543 · 80,000 mi

I HAVE HAD 3 COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN A VOLVO XC90 T6 WITHOUT WARNING REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE FIRST TWO FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AS THE TRANSMISSION CUT OUT COMPLETELY. THE LAST ONCE OCCURRED ON A BUSY 2 LANE HIGHWAY WHILE MAKING A TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC. THE FIRST ONE FAILED AT 28,000 MILES, THE SECOND AT 55,000 MILES AND THE THIRD AT 80,000 MILES. THE FIRST ONE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITHOUT AN ARGUMENT, THE 2ND ONE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH AN ARGUMENT, AND THE THIRD ONE VOL…

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

33 mentions · 7.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 90,000 mi (33 usable records).

ODI 10161073 · 45,000 mi

MY 2004 XC90 AWD BEGAN EXPERIENCING ODD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THIS SPRING AT ABOUT 45000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING AT CRUISING SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING EXPERIENCE A HARD JERK FOLLOWED BY ACTIVATION OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND LOSS OF POWER TO THE RADIO. FIRST TIME, THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT DOWNLOADED ELECTRICAL SOFTWARE UPDATES. SAME THING SECOND TIME AND BACK TO DEALER, AGAIN COULD NOT REPLICATE, AND THEY DOWNLOADED TRANSMISSION UPDATES FOCUSING MORE ON THE JERKING ISSUE. THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED,…

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ODI 10203935 · 42,000 mi

ON JUNE 15, 2007, WHILE ON A HIGHWAY TRAVELING 65 MPH, MY 2004 VOLVO XC90 MADE A JERK, AS IF IT HAD SUDDENLY FALLEN OUT OF GEAR. ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. IT FELT AS IF SOMETHING LOCKED THE TIRES FOR AN INSTANT, THEN LET GO. ABOUT ANOTHER 5 MINUTES LATER, WE RECEIVED AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT SAID "BRAKE FAILURE, STOP SAFELY". MOMENTS LATER, WE LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE CAR - TOTAL ELECTRONIC SHUTDOWN. NO LIGHTS, NO HAZARDS, NO POWER STEERING, NO BRAKES. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO GLIDE TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE, AND WE ROLLED UNT…

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ODI 10227225 · 53,897 mi

THREE AND A HALF WEEKS AGO MY 2004 T6 XC90 JERKED FOR THE FIRST TIME. I WAS ON LEAVING THE PARKING LOT AT WORK AND THE REAR END MADE A LOUD BUMPING SOUND AND THE CAR JERKED FORWARD. IT FELT LIKE ANOTHER CAR HAD BUMPED INTO ME, BUT I WAS THE ONLY CAR ON THE ROAD. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN FOR ANOTHER WEEK OR SO. THURSDAY, APRIL 24TH, I'M DRIVING TO WORK AND THE CAR ISN'T PICKING UP SPEED WHEN I PUSH THE GAS. THE RPMS GO UP BUT IT DOESN'T ACCELERATE. FRIDAY, APRIL 25TH I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE CAR DROVE PERFECTLY, …

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

27 mentions · 5.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 113,223 mi (21 usable records).

ODI 10203720 · 56,252 mi

WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE THERE WAS AN OVERWHELMING SMELL OF GASOLINE. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC. THEY OBSERVED A FUEL LEAK COMING FROM FUEL PUMP HOUSING. A NEW FUEL PUMP WAS INSTALLED. *TR

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ODI 10242480 · 49,985 mi

IN MARCH OF 2008 I NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE GARAGE WERE THE VEHICLE WAS STORED. THIS ODOR HAD ALSO PERMEATED THROUGH OUT THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. CHECKED VEHICLE FOR FUEL LEAKS AND COULD NOT DETERMINE SOURCE DUE TO QUICK EVAPORATION OF FUEL. ON MARCH 17, 08 LOCAL DEALER FOUND LEAK AT TOP OF FUEL TANK UNDER 2ND ROW SEATS. REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND "FAULTY" LEVEL SENSOR. ON MARCH 27, 08 I RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER WITH SAME PROBLEM. THEY TRIED TO PACIFY ME BY SAYING IT WAS RESIDUAL ODOR AND WOULD GO AWAY WITH TIME. AFTER…

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ODI 10279162

AFTER ALMOST 6 MONTHS OF NOT USING MY VEHICLE AND AFTER TAKING IT TO GET ITS MANDATORY MAINTENANCE, ALL OF A SUDDEN I WAS SMELLING GAS FUMES IN MY GARAGE. NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AND PAY MORE THAN $1100. IT IS HEALTH HAZARDOUS AND DANGER SITUATION AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT VOLVO HASN'T RECALLED THIS PART AFTER SO MANY COMPLAINTS. NO INJURIES, FIRES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE BECAUSE I TOOK MY VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT IT COULD HAD HAPPEN SINCE MY WATER HEATER AND MY VEHICLE WERE IN THE SAME AREA. *TR

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Matching rule\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Brake response concerns

26 mentions · 5.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 107,895 mi (26 usable records).

ODI 10128609 · 6,800 mi

1) 7,500 MILE CHECKUP (UNDER 7,000 MILES ON CAR) 2) CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS ACTIVATING. THIS STARTED ON TUESDAY. I ONLY USE PREMIUM GASOLINE IN CAR. 3) RECEIVED ''ANTI-SKID SERVICE REQUIRED'' MESSAGE WITH YELLOW INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINING ON. THIS HAPPENED ON TUESDAY AND LATER DISAPPEARED AFTER DRIVING THE CAR AGAIN. 4) THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE GEARSHIFT INDICATOR. WHEN I CHANGE GEARS FROM PARK TO ANYTHING ELSE, THE DISPLAY PANEL IS EITHER BLANK OR IT SHOWS AN INCORRECT GEAR '' IT WILL SHOW NEUTRAL WHEN I AM IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. ALSO IN A…

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ODI 10203935 · 42,000 mi

ON JUNE 15, 2007, WHILE ON A HIGHWAY TRAVELING 65 MPH, MY 2004 VOLVO XC90 MADE A JERK, AS IF IT HAD SUDDENLY FALLEN OUT OF GEAR. ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. IT FELT AS IF SOMETHING LOCKED THE TIRES FOR AN INSTANT, THEN LET GO. ABOUT ANOTHER 5 MINUTES LATER, WE RECEIVED AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT SAID "BRAKE FAILURE, STOP SAFELY". MOMENTS LATER, WE LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE CAR - TOTAL ELECTRONIC SHUTDOWN. NO LIGHTS, NO HAZARDS, NO POWER STEERING, NO BRAKES. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO GLIDE TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE, AND WE ROLLED UNT…

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ODI 10233122 · 52,000 mi

I HAVE A 2004 VOLVO XC90 THAT HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT. I STARTED RECEIVING A "BRAKE FAILURE" WARNING AND TOOK IT IN TO MY MECHANIC. HE SAID IT WAS ABS/DSTC CONTROL MODULE WHICH REGULATES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND DYNAMIC STABILITY CONTROL. THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE, AND ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, HAS BEEN KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE ON THIS MODEL. IT REQUIRES REPLACING WITH A FACTORY PART, AND REPROGRAMMING OF THE COMPUTER AT A COST TO THE CONSUMER OF ABOUT $1100. LABOR FOR THIS IS APPROXIMATELY $250. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE, AND DUE TO THE …

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Steering assistance concerns

20 mentions · 4.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 79,000 mi (19 usable records).

ODI 10203935 · 42,000 mi

ON JUNE 15, 2007, WHILE ON A HIGHWAY TRAVELING 65 MPH, MY 2004 VOLVO XC90 MADE A JERK, AS IF IT HAD SUDDENLY FALLEN OUT OF GEAR. ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. IT FELT AS IF SOMETHING LOCKED THE TIRES FOR AN INSTANT, THEN LET GO. ABOUT ANOTHER 5 MINUTES LATER, WE RECEIVED AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT SAID "BRAKE FAILURE, STOP SAFELY". MOMENTS LATER, WE LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE CAR - TOTAL ELECTRONIC SHUTDOWN. NO LIGHTS, NO HAZARDS, NO POWER STEERING, NO BRAKES. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO GLIDE TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE, AND WE ROLLED UNT…

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ODI 10228335 · 23,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN IT IS TURNED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 77,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000. UPDATED 6/9/08 *CN THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD A POWER STEERING LEAK.

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ODI 10242337 · 76,000 mi

TRANSMISSION REPLACED JUNE 08 FRONT CONTROL ARMS AND BUSHINGS AND COOLANT RESERVOIR REPLACED SEPT. 08 THERMOSTAT & HOUSING & TEMP SENSOR REPLACED JAN. 08 BRAKE VACUUM PUMP REPLACED FOR 2ND TIME JAN. 08 BRAKE VACUUM PUMP REPLACED SEPT. 07 GASKET, O-RING, HOSE CLAMP RECALL SEPT. 07 POWER STEERING PUMP AND BRAKE VACUUM PUMP INSTALLED JULY 07 STEERING RACK SOLENOID REPLACED JULY 07 - (RECALL MAY 3, 08?) NEW BRIDGESTONE TIRES MAY 07 UPPER ENGINE TORQUES MOUNT REPLACED MARCH 07 RECALL WIPER ARM 156, BALL JOINT 157 OCT. 06 BRAKE PAD & ROTOR…

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

8 mentions · 1.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 62,500 mi (8 usable records).

ODI 10129509 · 10,400 mi

WE LEASED OUR VOLVO XC90-T ALMOST EXACTLY 1 YEAR AGO TO DATE FROM SOUTH COUNTY VOLVO. LESS THAN 3 MONTHS LATER, THE CAR WOULDN'T START. THEY SAID THAT MY WIFE MUST HAVE LEFT A LIGHT ON; THE BATTERY WAS RECHARGED AND WE TOOK THE CAR BACK. 2 MONTHS LATER, THE CAR AGAIN WOULD NOT START; AGAIN IT WAS TOWED-BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME, THEY SAID THE BATTERY WAS BAD. THE THIRD TIME THEY SAID THERE WAS BAD SWITCH WHICH CONTROLS THE LIGHTS AND THAT WAS CHANGED. ON THE FOURTH OCCASION, WHICH INCIDENTALLY OCCURRED EXCATLY ONE YEAR LATER ON JULY 7TH…

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ODI 10141594 · 24,600 mi

I PARKED MY VEHICLE IN MY DRIVEWAY ON THE EVENING OF FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 2005. I LEFT ON VACATION THE FOLLOWING MORNING LEAVING MY VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY. I RETURNED FROM VACATION LATE ON THE EVENING OF AUGUST 21, 2005. THE FOLLOWING MORNING WHEN I WENT OUT TO LEAVE FOR WORK, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I CALLED AAA IN ORDER TO HAVE THE CAR JUMPED. IT WOULD NOT JUMP. I THEN CALLED THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL THE VOLVO HOT LINE FOR A TOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE GENGRAS VOLVO DEALERSHIP IN EAST HARTFORD, CT ON THE M…

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ODI 10170449 · 33,000 mi

2004 XC90 HAS HAD THREE COMPUTER/ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, PERHAPS RELATED. URGENT MESSAGE APPEARS ON PANEL, "SRS NEEDS ATTENTION - URGENT". CAR TAKEN TO DEALER WITH MESSAGE ACTIVE, DEALER UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM, RESETS SYSTEM. 3 MONTHS LATER, SRS MESSAGE REAPPEARS, CAR WON'T START, NO LIGHTS OR OTHER ACCESSORIES LEFT ON. BATTERY DIAGNOSED AS DEAD, REPLACED, SRS MESSAGE CLEARS WITH NEW BATTERY. 3 MONTHS LATER, SRS MESSAGE REAPPEARS, TWO CONTROL MODULES REPLACED. *JB

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b