2005 VOLVO XC90 Complaints

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  • 2005 VOLVO XC90
    - WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND PARKED ON THE CONTACT'S STREET DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 VOLVO XC90
    - CLOVIS, CA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR EMANATING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE ODOR CAUSED THE CONTACT TO SUSTAIN OCCASIONAL HEADACHES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 VOLVO XC90
    - MERRILLVILLE, IL

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 VOLVO XC90
    - HINSVILLE, GA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 72 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO FLASH OFF AND ON. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO WATER EXPOSURE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 VOLVO XC90
    - WEST BALTIMORE, MD

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHERE THE REMEDY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT WAS THE FUEL LINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 VOLVO XC90
    - HATTIESBURG, MS

    WE WAS COMMING FROM TEXAS VISITNG OUR FAMILY BACK TO MISSISSIPPI OUR TRANMISSION STARTING SLIPPING WE WAS TOLD THAT WE HAD TO HAVE ANOTHER TRANMISSION THIS WILL MAKE TWO TRANSMISSON WE HAD TO REPLACE. IN MOTION

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2005 VOLVO XC90
    - MILTON, MA

    MY STEERING DOESN'T WORK ALL THE TIME AND IT IS BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL WHEN DRIVING.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2005 VOLVO XC90
    - WORCESTER, MA

    4X4 AWD SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING, CAR SPINNING WITH THE FRONT WHEELS,VERY DANGEROUS IN WINTER TIME.ANGLE GEAR SLEEVE WHICH IS STRIPPED OUT. VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH XC90 2.5T. PARTS AND LABOR CLOSE TO 1000.00.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2005 VOLVO XC90
    - BLAIR, OK

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

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2005 VOLVO XC90
    - CHARLOTTE, NC

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO XC90. DURING AN INSPECTION, THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL NEAR THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE MAY BE INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V483000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,792.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE