2004 VOLVO XC90 Complaints

ENGINE FAILURE. SYMPTOMS STARTED WITH STARTING DIFFICULTY. REPLACEMENT OF RPM AND CAM SENSORS FOLLOWED. SYMPTOMS CONTINUED WITH TROUBLE SHOOTING LEADING TO DISCOVERY OF DAMAGE TO FLYWHEEL AND BELL HOUSING. CRANKSHAFT OUT OF SPEC FOR FRONT TO BACK MOVEMENT. DEALER RECOMMENDATION TO REPLACE ENGINE. DEALER BELIEVES MOST LIKELY CAUSE RELATED TO THRUST BEARING FAILURE. ENGINE AND CAR ALWAYS MAINTAINED TO MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED SCHEDULES. CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. ALTHOUGH NO CLAIM OF OWNER FAILURE, VOLVO REFUSES TO STAND BEHIND PRODUCT OR ASSIST IN ANY WAY WITH MAJOR PRODUCT FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL IN THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP GASKET CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO CONTACT THE DEALER AND OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR MINUS THE SERVICE CHARGE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

MY 2004 VOLVO XC90 HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING FUEL AND THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL IN THE CAR AND WHEN IT WAS STOPPED. *TR

2004 VOLVO XC 90 FUEL PUMP LEAK. STRONG ODOR EMITS FROM VEHICLE. SPOKE WITH VOLVO NA HQ, HAS NO DOCUMENTS ON THIS. HOWEVER, OTHER GOV AND VEHICLE REPORTING AGENCIES HAVE DOCUMENTS SUPPORTING EVIDENCE OF COMPLAINTS ON SAME VEHICLE. AT THIS TIME NO RECALL ISSUED. IF RECALL IS ISSUED, CONSUMER IS "ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT". LISA @ NA HQ 10/29/09. *TR

VOLVO - 2004 XC90 T6 AWD. CAR EXPERIENCING HESITATION, GETS LOCKED IN EITHER 1ST OR 4TH GEAR. REPEAT TRIPS TO SERVICE, NONE OF WHICH CORRECTED THE ISSUE. COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE REQUIRING REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR AND FRONT AXLE. APPEARS TO BE COMMON IN THIS VEHICLE, WITH NO RECOURSE FROM VOLVO. *TR

2004 VOLVO XC90-STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. THE SMELL BECOMES MORE PUNGENT AFTER DRIVING AND FILLING UP. *TR

MY '04 VOLVO XC90 @75K MILES SUDDENLY DEVELOPED A FUEL LEAK IN THE REGION OF THE FUEL PUMP. FUEL IS LEAKING AT A STEADY RATE (THE ENTIRE TANK IN A FEW DAYS). *TR

MY 2004 VOLVO XC90 HAS A FUEL LEAK COMING FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE REGION OF THE FUEL PUMP, HOSE OR GAS TANK. I AM TOLD BY THE VOLVO MECHANIC THAT THEY ARE SEEING ALOT OF FUEL PUMP AND FITTING FAILURES. I AM ALSO SEEING ONLINE REPORTS OF OTHER OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. AND I SEE THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FITTINGS ARE THE SAME OR SIMILAR THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER VOLVO MODELS AND OTHER MODEL YEARS. I SEE YOU HAVE AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM. ANY ADVICE? WILL THERE BE A RECALL SOON? $2000- 3000 FOR REPAIR OF A DEFECTIVE ALREADY RECALLED ITEM ON OTHER VEHICLES SEEMS EXCESSIVE? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL OUTSIDE OF THE PARKED VEHICLE AND INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRENCE WAS INTERMITTENT AND HAS PROGRESSED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A CRACKED FUEL PUMP HOUSING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 10/21/09. *LJ UPDATED 10/20/09*JB

I WAS WONDERING IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR 2004 XC-90'S BECAUSE OF THERE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THIS PAST WEEKEND AFTER ABOUT 3 HOURS OF HIGHWAY DRIVING THE WHOLE DASHBOARD AND NAVIGATION FLICKERED AND RESTARTED. IT DID THEY 3 OR 4 TIMES UNTIL IT DID A SIMILAR THING WHERE THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD AND NAVIGATION SHUT DOWN. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND IT TOLD ME THERE WAS BREAK FAILURE AND TO PULL OVER SLOWLY. I HAD NO BLINKERS OR HAZARD LIGHTS AND THE HEADLIGHTS EVEN WENT OFF. THIS IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. TURNING IT BACK ON IT DROVE OK FOR A FEW MINUTES UNTIL IT FLICKERED AGAIN. I FINALLY MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION AND TOOK IT TO A VOLVO DEALERSHIP WHO COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT. THEY CHARGED $160 TO TRY AND "FIGURE IT OUT" BUT THEY JUST ENDED UP UPGRADING THE SOFTWARE. ON MY TRIP BACK DOWN TO NYC, THE SAME THING BEGAN HAPPENING AFTER ABOUT 3 HOURS OF DRIVING. IT FLICKERED A FEW TIMES AND AGAIN WENT COMPLETELY DARK TELLING ME TO PULL OVER ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER PULLING OVER THE AIRBAG MESSAGE COMES ON. I HAVE READ VARIOUS PLACES ONLINE OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE SO THIS IS NOT A RARE CONDITION. THIS SEEMS LIKE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH VOLVO SHOULD REALLY TAKE CARE OF. ASKING CUSTOMERS TO PAY $1200 TO REPLACE A CEM WHEN IT REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL IS A LITTLE RIDICULOUS. *TR