2004 Volvo XC90 Driver assistance Problems

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NHTSA ID

11421934

Incident

Nov 20, 2020

WHILE DRIVING, RANDOM MASSIVE ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHICH SHUTS OFF ALL LIGHTS, GAUGES AND ACCESSORIES. PERFORMANCE RETURNS AND THEN GOES OUT AGAIN. INEVITABLY, CAR LOSES ACCELERATION, BRAKES AND STEERING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR GOES INTO "LIMP HOME" MODE. VOLVO DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE WERE UNCOVERED AS FAR BACK AS 2004 AND HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY REPORT TO VOLVO. HOWEVER, NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN PUBLICIZED.

NHTSA ID

11092268

Incident

Apr 26, 2018

Mileage

144,000 mi

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!!

NHTSA ID

11021310

Incident

Aug 15, 2017

WHILE DRIVING ANY DISTANCE OVER 60 MINUTES THE CAR WARNING COMES ON SAYING SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKES, STOP SAFELY. AIRBAG CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS ALL THE ELECTRONICS SHUTS DOWN; ALL DASH, STEREO, LIGHTS, WIPERS, WINDOWS AND LACK OF POWER TO ENGINE BUT CAR STAYS RUNNING. THIS WAS ALMOST A DEADLY CRASH WHILE DRIVING IN POURING RAIN AND THERE WERE CARS EVERYWHERE. NO WAY TO SIGNAL OR FLASHERS, I HONESTLY THOUGHT ME AND MY FAMILY WERE GONNA GET IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ OTHER STORIES ONLINE SO MY QUESTION IS, WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF THIS? HOW DO I FIX IT BEFORE SOME GETS HURT OR EVEN WORSE KILLED! *TR

NHTSA ID

10924161

Incident

Nov 2, 2016

Mileage

137,500 mi

I HAD THIS PROBLEM A FEW TIMES A YEAR AGO AND NOW IT HAS RETURNED. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT NIGHT IN THE RAIN ON A TWO LANE FREEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST THE HEADLIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS, SPEEDOMETER, RADIO, POWER WINDOWS, ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION, AND MUCH MORE FUNCTION OF THE CAR. THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING BUT IT SEEMS TO ALMOST RESET OR SOMETHING THEN START SHUTTING STUFF DOWN. I SEE ON YOUR WEBSITE SOMEONE PUT THIS IN AS A COMPLAINT ALSO THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS YOU CANT SEE AT NIGHT THE CAR IS HARD TO DRIVE ITS OBVIOUSLY THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH WATER GETTING INTO THE ECM. I READ THROUGH YOUR INFORMATION AND IT SEEMS LIKE VOLVO KNEW SOMETHING WAS UP WITH ONES PRODUCED BEFORE OR AFTER MARCH. IT SEEMS LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND STILL WANT TO CHARGE YOU $2000 TO FIX IT! PEOPLE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY TO FIX A PROBLEM VOLVO HAS BEEN WELL AWARE OF AND HAS HAD A CHEAP AND EASY SOLUTION FOR YEARS. I CALLED MY LOCAL VOLVO DEALERS AND NOT ONE OF THEM HAD ANY INFORMATION OR KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM. WHEN VOLVO HAS A SERVICE NOTICE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAS OBVIOUSLY SPENT A LOT OF TIME LOOKING INTO IT. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE REALLY BAD WHEN IT RAINS OR I USE THE WIPERS FURTHER LEADING ME TO SEE THAT IT IS THE SAME THING IN INVESTIGATION PE-10-025. THESE ARE ONLY THE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMPLAINING TO YOU THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE THAT VOLVO IS SWEEPING UNDER THE RUG TO MAKE A BUCK. IT'S DISGUSTING.

NHTSA ID

10821311

Incident

Jan 19, 2016

Mileage

160,000 mi

THIS REPORT IS ABOUT A HAZARDOUS SITUATION WITH OUR 2004 XC90. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING ON THE I5 FREEWAY! THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WE HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE IN THE DARK. WE WERE LUCKY TO NOT GET HIT! THE DISPLAY SHOWED THE FOLLOWING ERROR CODE: ECM-981A. WE ARE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT NEW TO NHTSA AND THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL REPORTS ON IT ALREADY. IT APPEARS THAT THE PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL, AND EVER SINCE THE INCIDENT WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT ENGAGING IT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR IS 138,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN ENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AN UPHILL SLOPE. WE SPECULATE THAT IT MIGHT BE CAUSED BY ENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL AT THE SAME INSTANT AS THE CAR SHIFTS DOWN AUTOMATICALLY. I TALKED TO A VOLVO SERVICE TECHNICIAN WHO AID THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS OWN 2004 XC90 BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND WHAT HAD CAUSED IT.

NHTSA ID

10794989

Incident

Oct 27, 2015

Mileage

133,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLES ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WITH OUT WARNING AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS OFF. THE ENGINE STAYS RUNNING WITH VERY MINIMAL POWER. THIS HAPPENED TO ME AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, IT WAS RAINING AND ALL THE LIGHTS, WIPERS, EVERY ELECTRICAL PART JUST SHUT OFF, I AM LUCKY I DID NOT CRASH. AFTER RESEARCHING I THAT A LOT OF OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AND THAT VOLVO IS AWARE OF THE DANGEROUS PROBLEM BUT DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT.

NHTSA ID

10781357

Incident

Oct 2, 2015

Mileage

140,000 mi

CAR LOST ALL POWER AND MESSAGE WINDOW READ "REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE". WE WERE TRAVELING IN THE LEFT LANE AND HAD TO COAST THROUGH TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO THROTTLE RESPONSE, SO WE SHUT THE CAR OFF. UPON RESTARTING IT, THE MESSAGE DISAPPEARED AND WE WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE OUR TRIP. IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND WE RESET IT ONCE AGAIN. WE STOPPED AT THE FIRST VOLVO REPAIR FACILITY WE FOUND AND HAD THEM SCAN ALL THE COMPUTERS USING THE VOLVO DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT. THE CODE THEY RETRIEVED WAS ECM-981A. THEY CLEARED OUR COMPUTER USING THE VOLVO COMPUTER, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED ON OUR RETURN HOME. WE WERE BARELY ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A SEMI BARRELING UPON US! THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS, AND I FINALLY WENT TO MY COMPUTER TO FIND SOME INFORMATION ON MY OWN. APPARENTLY, THIS IS NOT SO UNCOMMON A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL ON SOME OF THE 2003-2004 S60'S AND V70'S. WE HAVE ALREADY SPENT CLOSE TO $2,000.00 TRYING TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM, BUT THAT BECOMES INCONSEQUENTIAL IF SOMEONE GETS KILLED BECAUSE THE ISSUE DOESN'T GET RESOLVED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10680983

Incident

Oct 10, 2014

Mileage

133,514 mi

OUR 2004 VOLVO XC-90 DEVELOPED A WARNING LIGHT THAT THE STABILITY CONTROL WAS INACTIVE. IN ADDITION, WE EXPERIENCED A "SLOSHING" SOUND IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AKIN TO A BOTTLE OF WATER ROLLING AROUND THE BACK. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE YAW SENSOR WAS DAMAGED DUE TO CORROSION FROM DEFECTIVE SUN-ROOF DRAINS WHICH ALLOWED WATER INTRUSION INTO THE VEHICLE BODY. NO EXTERNAL LEAKS OR ISSUES WERE EVIDENT AND THE ISSUE WAS WELL DESCRIBED UPON AN INTERNET SEARCH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10622534

Incident

Aug 7, 2014

Mileage

135,000 mi

UPON LEAVING OUT FOR THE DAY VEHICLE HESITATED SOMEWHAT WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE ON GAS PEDAL. AFTER DRIVING FOR ONLY 5 MLS. VEHICLE STARTED SPUTTERING, I THOUGHT MAYBE I SHOULD STOP AND GET GAS THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT NO THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND GOT WORSE, AS LONG AS I WAS JUST COASTING IT WAS OK, BUT UPON ACCELERATING IS WHEN IT FELT LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO STALL AND THERE WAS ALSO FUEL SMELL WHEN ACCELERATING. THE SPUTTERING & SHAKING AND ROUGH SOUND WORSEN AS WELL. I SPOKE WITH AN AUTO REPAIRMAN AND HE INFORMED ME OF THE VEHICLES RECALLS ON FUEL SYSTEM AND THAT IT WAS MOST DEFINITELY WHAT MY SITUATION WAS WITH MY VOLVO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10606011

Incident

Jun 20, 2014

Mileage

152,105 mi

I PURCHASED THE XC90 DAME DAY ONCE LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP THERE WAS NO GAS STOP TO PUT GAS IN CAR ONCE FILLED UP CAR WOULD GET OUT OF PARK WAD STUCK THERE FOR 15 MIN TRIED TO TAKE KEY OUT WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO CALLED DEALER ONCE THE CAR COULD GET TO DEALER THEY GAVE ME ANSWERS AD I HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND I SHOULD B.FINE I WAS SCARED BUT HAD TO GET HOME TO MY TOWN WENT TO WORK ON THE 25TH OF APRIL 2014 WAS STUCK AT WORK FOR OVER 30 MIN TERRIFIED IM FINANCING THE VEHICLE SINE ITS LATE I WILL HAVE TO CALL THE DEALER AND FINANCE IN THE AM CARS SHOULD NOT B DOIN THIS HAD THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS TOTAL NIGHTMARE ALSO ON DASH IT SAYS ANTI SKID NEEDS SERVICE WITH A YELLOW WARNING SYMBOL ALSO SERVICE ALARM ALSO SHOWED UP WHAT CAN I DO IM A SINGLE MOM NOW I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT I CANT DRIVE I NEED YOUR HELP THEY ALSO WOULDN'T PROVIDE A CAR FAX THEY SAID THEY HAVE A SAFETY RECORD BUT IT ONLY SHOWS WHO OWNED THE CAR AND PURCHASED DATES PLEASE HELP IF I CANT DRIVE I WILL LOSE MY JOB AND EVERYTHING I WORKED HARD FOR I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON DEALERSHIPS SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO RIP OF HARDWORKING PEOPLE THANKS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10585023

Incident

Apr 24, 2014

Mileage

98,430 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 AND WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT WHICH MADE NORMAL DRIVING CLOSE TO IMPOSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER, THE CAR MADE THE VIOLENT NOISE AGAIN UNDER THE HOOD AGAIN AND JERKED VIOLENTLY AGAIN. LUCKILY THERE WAS AN AUTOZONE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT AND I HAD THEM READ THE ENGINE CODES WHICH WAS ONLY SHOWING A 'DSTC FAILURE' (DASHBOARD WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL). I DECIDED TO REPLACE THE BATTERY WITH A NEW ONE IN HOPES THAT THE FAILURE WAS BECAUSE OF A WEAK BATTERY TRICKING THE COMPUTER TO GO INTO SURVIVAL MODE. UPON RESTARTING THE CAR, POWER WAS RESTORED TO THE CABIN (AC, RADIO, AND DASH WERE ALL WORKING AGAIN) AND THERE WAS NOW A 'SRS AIRBAG SERVICE URGENT' MESSAGE WHICH I COULDN'T CLEAR FROM THE DASH, NOR COULD THE TOOL FROM AUTOZONE DETECT OR CLEAR VIA THE PLUG TO THE COMPUTER PORT. THERE WERE NO ENGINE CODES IN THE AUTOZONE COMPUTER AFTER THE BATTERY CHANGE BUT WE STILL HAD THE SRS WARNING LIGHT / MESSAGE ON THE DASH. THE NEXT DAY, WE HAD THE SAME ISSUE ABOVE DRIVING HOME FROM OUR DESTINATION. WE WERE HOPING THAT NEW BATTERY WOULD SOLVE THE ISSUE, BUT I NOW BELIEVE IT'S THE CEM. CAR IS GOING TO THE DEALER TOMORROW TO INVESTIGATE SINCE OF COURSE IT HAPPENED ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AND NOTHING WAS OPEN OTHER THAN SOME STORES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10513661

Incident

May 24, 2013

Mileage

974,300 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY XC90 2004 AND SUDDENLY THE UNIT JUST TURNED OFF COMPLETELY. I HAD TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITH THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY KIND OF POWER. I PARKED THE CAR BESIDE THE HIGHWAY AND TRIED TO TURNED ON THE CAR AGAIN, THE CAR STARTED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. I CHECKED THE POLE OF THE BATTERY BUT THEY WERE OK AND THE BATTERY ITSELF IT'S NEW. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT HAPPENS, IT IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND SPORADIC.WHEN I WENT TO THE VOLVO DEALER SOME MONTHS AGO TO FIX A CAMPAIGN THAT HAVE THE XC90, I TOLD THE MECHANICS WHAT HAPPENED AND TOLD THEM TO CHECK THAT ISSUE. THE TOLD ME IT WAS VERY STRANGE AND WHEN THEY FIXED THE CAMPAIGN THEY TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T FOUND ANYTHING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10510657

Incident

May 5, 2013

Mileage

93,000 mi

TODAY, WE LEARNED OUR VOLVO XC90'S YAW RATE SENSOR HAS FAILED. THE ROOT CAUSE WAS WATER LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR DUE TO BLOCKED MOONROOF (I.E. SUNROOF) DRAINS, WHICH SHORTED THE YAW RATE SENSOR. THIS IMPAIRED THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND BRAKES OF OUR VOLVO, PUTTING US AT RISK OF ACCIDENT. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A FREQUENT AND RECURRING PROBLEM KNOWN SINCE AT LEAST 2004. IT HAS CAUSED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE TO NUMEROUS XC90S. VOLVO IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE UP TO AND INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT OF VOLVO USA. EVEN THOUGH EASY AND INEXPENSIVE REGULAR MAINTENANCE WOULD PREVENT EXPENSIVE DAMAGE, NEITHER THE VOLVO USER MANUAL NOR MAINTENANCE SERVICE OPERATIONS GUIDES MENTION THE NEED. THE DAMAGE WE AND OTHERS HAVE SUFFERED WAS COMPLETELY PREVENTABLE. THE ROOT CAUSE IS A DESIGN DEFECT, WHICH VOLVO SERVICE PROVIDERS REGULARLY CORRECT BY CUTTING THE BOTTOM END OF THE HOSES. A SERVICE PROVIDER IS REPORTED AS SAYING, "THIS IS A BAD DESIGN. WE DON'T KNOW WHY VOLVO DESIGNED IT THIS WAY, SO WE JUST CUT OFF THE BOTTOM TWO INCHES OF THE HOSES." GIVEN THE RISK THIS DEFECT PUTS OWNERS AT AND VOLVO'S ONGOING FAILURE TO CORRECT THIS DESIGN DEFECT AND/OR NOTIFY OWNERS OF THIS ISSUE AND THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE TO ADDRESS IT, I BELIEVE A RECALL OF ALL AFFECTED VOLVO XC90S IS WARRANTED AND SHOULD BE INSTITUTED IMMEDIATELY. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10500856

Incident

Feb 28, 2013

Mileage

110,156 mi

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65 AND 70 MILES ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE MY 2004 VOLVO XC 90 HAS A SEVERE "THUMP" IN THE FRONT END, WHICH IS THEN FOLLOWED BY A VERY BRIEF (SPLIT SECOND) INTERNAL (MEANING ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS, HI-FI, DOME LIGHTS, RADIO AIR CONDITION, OIL GAGE, FUEL GAGE CLOCK ) POWER FAILURE. WHILE TRYING TO PUSH THE GAS THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AT FIRST I HIT SOMETHING ON THE HIGHWAY. A MINUTE OR TWO LATER THE "THUMP" WAS HARDER AND THE LIGHTS INTERNALLY COMPLETELY WENT OUT, HAZARD LIGHTS COULD NOT BE TURNED ON, BLINKERS COULD NOT BE SWITCHED ON, HI-FI WENT OUT, THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT WORK, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT CUT ON OR THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED 10 MINUTES AND RESTARTED IT. THERE WERE 3 MESSAGES ON THE DASH, THE YELLOW EXCLAMATION POINT DASHBOARD ICON/ALERT LIT UP, A SERVICE MESSAGE FLASHED REFERRING TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE, THE SRS NEEDED TO BE CHECKED, AND CHECK ENGINE. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO A VOLVO DEALERSHIP, THEY COULDN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY ASSURED ME THAT THE CAR WAS OK TO DRIVE. FOUR DAYS LATER THE PROBLEM STARTS AGAIN. SO AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH I FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THE VOLVO XC 90 AND THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS SAME ISSUE IN NOVEMBER 2010 IN WHICH VOLVO IS FULLY AWARE OF AND "ACKNOWLEDGES A PROBLEM AFFECTING SOME SUBJECT VEHICLES INVOLVING WATER SEEPAGE INTO THE PLENUM BOX AREA IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN THIS OCCURS WATER MAY ENTER INTO THE INTERIOR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND TRACK ALONG THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE, THE DEVICE THAT CONTROLS MANY OF THE VEHICLES ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS INCLUDING WIPER OPERATION, LIGHTING, AND TRANSMISSION OPERATION. IF THE WATER REACHES THE CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE CONNECTOR ELECTRICAL FAULTS MAY RESULT." THIS IS A $1200.00 REPAIR WHICH VOLVO SHOULD PAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10482003

Incident

Oct 13, 2012

Mileage

88,013 mi

THE SUNROOF DRAIN HAS A DESIGN FLAW THAT CAN CAUSE WATER TO ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND/OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. THIS CAN PRESENT SIMPLY AS WATER ON THE FLOOR BOARDS. BUT IT CAN ALSO PRESENT IN MORE SUBTLE WAYS WITH WATER COMING IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND BEING DRAWN THROUGHOUT THE CAR THROUGH COPPER WIRES ACTING AS CONDUIT (THIS EFFECTS SPEAKER QUALITY, RADIO FUNCTION, CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION ETC). MOST IMPORTANTLY, WATER CAN ACCUMULATE IN THE COMPARTMENT UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THAT HOUSES THE DYNAMIC STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM PUTTING SAFETY AT RISK. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS WITH OUR XC90 BUT SEE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING OTHER VOLVO MODELS. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN BUT MOST CONCERNING BECAUSE OF ITS SUBTLE NATURE, SLOW PROGRESSION, AND PROHIBITIVE COSTS TO REPAIR. MANY PEOPLE ARE DRIVING AROUND WITH COMPROMISED SYSTEMS AND ARE NOT YET AWARE, UNABLE TO RECOGNIZE THE CAUSE, OR UNABLE TO FUND THE REPAIR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10476587

Incident

Apr 18, 2012

Mileage

90,000 mi

2004 VOLVO XC-90. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH CRANKCASE VENT *TGW THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A SECOND A OPINION AND WAS INFORMED THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED.

NHTSA ID

10473405

Incident

Aug 1, 2012

WHILE DRIVING ON A 40MPH BUSY ROAD, MY CD PLAYER DISPLAY BEGAN TO FLASH, THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER, MY SRS AIR BAG SERVICE URGENT MESSAGE CAME ON. EVERYTHING CONTINUED TO FLASH AND THEN ALL MY INSTRUMENTS (SPEEDOMETER, REV COUNTER, TURN SIGNALS) ALL DIED. LUCKY I WAS PASSING MY DEALER WHO I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND ABLE TO TURN INTO IT. AFTER BRAKING, I COULD NOT ACCELERATE THE CAR AND HAD TO LET THE MOMENTUM CARRY ME INTO TO THE LOT. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 5 DAYS NOW. I NOTICED ON THE FIRST DAY THAT SIMPLE THINGS WERE NOT QUITE RIGHT, INCLUDING MY MIRROR BUTTON ONLY WORKING HALF THE TIME AS WELL AS MY WINDOW CONTROL. ALSO MY WIPERS WOULD TURN ON RANDOMLY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL CAR IF YOU READ ANY VOLVO FORUMS. IT SEEMS IT HAS HAPPENED TO ENOUGH PEOPLE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE ELECTRONICS OF THIS CAR. PEOPLE'S SAFETY ARE GREAT RISK WITH THE FAILURE OF THESE SAID ITEM IN THE CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10463485

Incident

Jun 27, 2012

Mileage

71,400 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 YESTERDAY 16 JUNE 2012 . I GOT OFF LOOP 202 AND PULLED IN A PARKING LOT AND SHUT DOWN THE CAR AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART 4 TIMES BEFORE IT RESTARTED. THE A/C,WINDOWS, LIGHTS, GAUGES,TURN SIGNALS ALL FAILED. THE MESS. ABS, SRS, CHECK ENGINE CAME ON. I DROVE ABOUT 5 MI TO DESTINATION. I'M NOW SCARED TO DRIVE IT IF THE SRS, ABS WARNING ARE ON ARE THEY WORKING? IF IN AN ACCIDENT WILL THE PASSENGERS AND DRIVER BE PROTECTED ? *TR

NHTSA ID

10462001

Incident

May 13, 2011

Mileage

122,500 mi

WHILE DRIVING, THE ELECTRONIC PANEL ALL SHUT DOWN AND I GOT MSG REGARDING BRAKE FAILURE AND TO STOP SAFELY. I WAS ON LEFT-MOST LANE OF HIGHWAY AND MY SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON!!! EVEN MY POWER WINDOW WOULD NOT WORK SO I COULDN'T OPEN FOR ME TO MAKE HAND-SIGNALS. LUCKY MY FATHER-IN-LAW NEXT TO ME HAD WINDOW OPEN SO I TOLD HIM TO MAKE MOTIONS TO SURROUNDING CARS FOR ME TO CHANGE LANES SAFELY. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO STOP, I TURNED OFF CAR, TURNED ON AGAIN AND GOT SRS AIRBAG URGENT MSG ON PANEL. SINCE CAR STARTED OK BUT WITH MSG, I TOOK SIDE STREETS HOME BUT IT SHUT OFF AGAIN 2 TIMES. I DID SAME THING (STOP/RESTARTED) AND MADE IT HOME. I HAD MY IN-LAWS WITH ME AND MY 3 YOUNG KIDS WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED ON 12/23/11. BECAUSE OF HOLIDAYS/VACATION AND SINCE NEAREST DEALER IS 20 MILES AWAY (AN HOUR DRIVE WITH TRAFFIC) AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT ONLY OPEN ON WEEKDAYS, WE COULDN'T TAKE TO DEALER RIGHT AWAY. SINCE IT WAS AN AIRBAG MESSAGE, MY HUSBAND NOT TOO CONCERNED - HE WASN'T WITH ME WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED SO I DON'T THINK HE REALIZED THE GRAVITY. HE USED IT FEW TIMES AND 2 WKS LATER, IT HAPPENED TO HIM. THIS TIME WHEN RESTARTED, THERE WAS ALSO CHECK ENGINE MSG AND NOTICED DIFFICULTY STEERING. HE TOOK TO DEALER, AND BOTH TECHNICIAN AND MANAGER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM! THEY JUST RESET TO REMOVE THE SRS MSG AND DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE. WE THOUGHT/HOPED IT WAS FIXED BUT THEN YESTERDAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED (ALL SHUT DOWN)! LAST NIGHT WE STARTED CHECKING ON-LINE AND FOUND MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS! WE ARE DEVASTATED BECAUSE WE LOVE/TAKE CARE OF THIS CAR, WHICH WE USE PRIMARILY ON WEEKENDS AND TRIPS. WE THOUGHT IT'S SAFE FOR OUR FAMILY BUT NOW AREN'T COMFORTABLE THAT TAKING BACK TO DEALER WILL FIX PROBLEM. I AM VERY SURPRISED THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BECAUSE IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THERE ARE FATALITIES. *TT

NHTSA ID

10445894

Incident

Dec 23, 2011

Mileage

68,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRONICS SHUT OFF AND THE ENGINE DIES AS IF ITS IN NEUTRAL. TOOK TO VOLVO SERVICE AND THEY SAID A CAN SOFTWARE UPGRADE WOULD SOLVE IT, THIS DID NOT SOLVE IT, IMMEDIATELY AFTER WE LEFT THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITHIN A FEW MILES, ENGINE SHUT DOWN, POWER WENT OUT, WHEN RESTARTED THE SRS AIRBAG ERROR CODE CAME ON AS WELL AS THE ABS BREAK FAILURE MESSAGE. I SEE YOU GUYS HAVE COMPLETED AN INVESTIGATION (PE10025) ON THIS BUT WHAT THE HECK IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS TO MY WIFE AND NEWBORN!!!! THE CAR GOES FROM 70 TO 10MPH ON THE FREEWAY, HOW IS THIS NOT AS IMPORTANT AS THE ISSUE WITH TOYOTAS EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION PROBLEM, DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE BEFORE YOU GUYS TAKE THIS SERIOUS! *TR

NHTSA ID

10430154

Incident

Oct 8, 2011

Mileage

113,026 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT THUMPING NOISE AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAILED AND SHUTDOWN IN A SECOND. THE POWER WAS LOST AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDEN HALT. LUCKILY I WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND I HAD PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS VERY SCARY, AS I WAS ON THE FREEWAY IN THE NIGHT AND I COULD HAVE VERY WELL BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY LIFE AND OTHERS. THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSED THE CAR TO LOOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE SPEED AND THE CAR CAME TO AN IMMEDIATE HALT. THERE WAS A MESSAGE OF BREAK FAILURE FOR A SECOND BEFORE THE CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. REQUEST YOU TO PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS CONCERN AS IT IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE RESEARCHED OVER THE INTERNET AND I READ THAT MOST OF THE OWNERS OF 2004/2005 XC90 ARE FACING SIMILAR ISSUES, WHICH IS VERY SCARY. KINDLY HELP US AND HELP SAVE LIVES. THANKING YOU. *TR

NHTSA ID

10428175

Incident

Oct 1, 2011

Mileage

123,200 mi

MOVING ABOUT 70MPH IN CRUISE WE FELT A SEVERE JERK FOLLOWED BY NEAR INSTANTANEOUS HARD ACCELERATION. THE JERK/THUD ACTION SO EXTREME IT WAS ALMOST LIKE THE VOLVO TRIED TO REVERSE GEAR BY ITSELF. IT'S STRANGE HOW AN 'EVENT' CAN CONJURE UP COMMON THOUGHTS. AFTER THE UNCONTROLLED HARD ACCELERATION, I HAD THOUGHTS OF THAT STATE PATROL OFFICER DRIVING THE LEXUS IN CALIFORNIA WHO WAS KILLED ALONG WITH HIS FAMILY WHEN HE COULDN'T CONTROL THE BIZARRE BEHAVIOR OF THE CAR. TURNS OUT IT WAS THE SAME THOUGHTS MY BROTHER HAD. 'AS WE PULLED OVER AND CALL FOR HELP OUR VOLVO DID SOMETHING BIZARRE AGAIN. WE THOUGHT THE REAR WHEEL GOING BACKWARD AT THIS TIME, ALMOST AT THE SAME TIME MOST ALL THE POWER IN THE VOLVO WENT DEAD. O GAUGES INCL. SPEEDOMETER, THE TACK, THE GAS, THE BATTERY, ALL OUT. OTHE WINDOWS STUCK IN THE UP POSITION. ONO TAILLIGHTS, NO BRAKE LIGHTS, NO DIRECTIONAL. OTHE TRANSMISSION STUCK IN A GEAR - EITHER 4 OR 5TH. 'WHILE WAITING FOR HELP AT THE AUTO ZONE, I SEARCHED WHAT THIS ISSUE MIGHT BE. I FOUND A VOLVO FORUM THAT SHOWS MANY PEOPLE THAT HAD SIMILAR, DRAMATIC ISSUES WITH SAME YEAR SAME MODEL VOLVO. 'AFTER RE-CONNECTING THE BATTERY, THE POWER CAME BACK ON OABOUT HOUR LATER THE VOLVO REPEATED A VERY DRAMATIC THUMP-JERK AND THE POWER STARTED TO GO OUT. THE TACK AND SPEEDOMETER STARTED DROPPING - DASH LIGHTS DIMMED AND ALL OF SUDDEN THE POWER CAME BACK - LIGHTS BACK AND GAUGES POPPED BACK UP. OONLY TO BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER THUMP ABOUT ONE MINUTE LATER AND THIS TIME THE POWER FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO ABOVE (NOT SURE ABOUT TAILLIGHTS AS I WAS MOVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOT ABOUT TO GET OUT AND CHECK.) OON OUR NEXT TRIP EVEN AT THE REDUCED SPEEDS - 5 OR 6 TIMES HE VOLVO DID SOME BIZARRE JERK MANEUVER WITH 3 OF THE TIMES FOLLOWED BY POWER FAILURE. 'WE TALKED ABOUT OPTIONS AND WE AGREED THAT SELLING THIS VEHICLE TO SOMEONE AND POSSIBLY PUTTING ANOTHER FAMILY AT RISK. IT IS NOT THE RIGHT THING TO DO AND NOT A CHRISTIAN THING TO DO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10409246

Incident

Jun 25, 2011

Mileage

130,342 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE TO THE CONTACTS ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE AS NORMAL BUT ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC WAS STILL UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

NHTSA ID

10352361

Incident

Jun 1, 2010

Mileage

94,000 mi

MY 2004 VOLVO XC90 HAS EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING IN CITY CONDITIONS ALL INTERNAL ELECTRONICS INCLUDING SPEED & FUEL GAUGES, TURN LIGHT INDICATORS, AUDIO SYSTEM, AIR CIRCULATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM HAVE TURNED OFF WHILE THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE. THIS MADE THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE AS NO FEEDBACK ON SPEED OR ABILITY TO INDICATE A TURN OR A STOP WAS POSSIBLE. THIS OCCURRED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I WAS UNABLE TO FIX THIS BY RESTARTING THE CAR. ACCORDING TO BASIC RESEARCH, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH VOLVO CARS MADE CIRCA 2003-4 AND INVOLVE A DEFECTIVE CEM (CAR ELECTRONICS MODULE). IN OTHER INCIDENTS ENGINES HAVE ALSO SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY AND BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10315285

Incident

Mar 1, 2010

Mileage

46,000 mi