2004 VOLVO XC90 Complaints

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 VOLVO WON'T EVEN TALK ABOUT REPLACING FOR FREE AND WANTS TO CHARGE OVER 5K, WITHOUT GIVING ANY ASSURANCES ANOTHER 25K WON'T GO BY AND IT WON'T FAIL AGAIN. THEY DON'T CARE THAT THE "SAFEST" CAR CAN INSTANTLY BECOME A DEATH TRAP. A TRANSMISSION ISN'T A DISPOSABLE ITEM THAT SHOULD FAIL EVERY 25K, THEY SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 100K AND NOT CUT OUT IN THESE DANGEROUS FASHIONS WITHOUT WARNING. THE THIRD ONE THERE WEREN'T EVEN ANY WARNING LIGHTS. THE COMPANY SHOULD FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM AT NO COST TO THE OWNERS WITH A SOLUTION THAT GIVES THE TRANSMISSION A LIFE SIMILAR TO OTHER VEHICLES IN IT'S CLASS. THERE ANSWER IS TO PUT ANOTHER ONE IN, KNOWING IT WILL FAIL AND MAYBE KILL YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AXLE AND BALL JOINT FAILED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 67,000.

WHILE DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 405, MY WIFE HEARD A LOUD "THUMP" FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS NOISE, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRONICS SHUT DOWN. *T

2004 VOLVO XC90 T6 AWD TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 55,000 MILES - WHEN PURCHASED FROM CARMAX BOTH VOLVO DEALERSHIP (WHO FIXED AN ALTERNATOR PROBLEM CARMAX COULDN'T) AND PRIVATE MECHANIC STATED "THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED" AND "IT IS STILL A BABY" - ALL SERVICE DONE AS RECOMMENDED. NO SUITABLE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION, SEEMS RIDICULOUS TO REPLACE WITH ANOTHER TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AS MOST REPORTED HERE HAVE. VOLVO OFFERS NO COMPENSATION WHATSOEVER, FROM DEALER TO VOLVO OF NA. *TR

ON 10/21/2008 I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 VOLVO XC90 ON THE HIGHWAY RT.93. IT WAS RAINING AND THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR WAS FOGGY. I COULD NOT SEE OUTSIDE SO I TURNED ON THE A/C BUT IT WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. ALSO, THE CD PLAYER WAS NOT WORKED. I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW IN 2004 WITH HAS ONLY 32,014 MILES ON THE CAR NOW. THE BOSTON VOLVO VILLAGE DEALER INSPECTED THE CAR AND SAID THE BLOWER MOTOR, RESISTOR AND THE CD PLAYER NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST OF PARTS AND LABOR OF THE BLOWER AND RESISTOR WAS $1,650 AND THE CD $700. I CONTACTED THE VOLVO HEAD OFFICE AND THEY WERE WILLING TO PROVIDE THE PARTS FREE BUT THE LABOR COST ON ME. I HAVE NO CHOICE TO DO IT RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE I HAVE TWO CHILDREN. I NEED THE CAR TO CARRY THEM TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE VENTILATION AND HEAT IS NOT WORKING. I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR IF THERE IS NO VENTILATION AND THE CAR IS FOGGY DURING RAINY OR SNOWY DAYS. IF I WAS IN THE HIGHWAY, I HAVE TO PARK ON THE SIDE FOR THE POOR VISIBILITY. IT WOULD PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I PAID $1,058 FOR THE LABOR AND $57.50 FOR THE INSPECTION COST. IF THE VOLVO ADMITTED THE PARTS HAS PROBLEM AND WILLING TO REPLACE THEM FREE, THEY SHOULD NOT CHARGE ME LABOR COST. *TR

MY 2004 VOLVO XC90 TRANSMISSION HAD TO REPLACED AND THEY HAD TO TOW THE CAR TWICE BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED . MY LITTLE CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR THAT JUST ABOUT MADE IT HOME. *TR

MY 2004 VOLVO XC90 T6 TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2007, WITH NO EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE ABOUT 67K MILES ON IT AND BOUGHT IT WITH 38K. THE DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING ME $4,200 TO REPLACE IT. I HAVE BEEN READING MANY COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME COMPLAINT. I FEEL THAT THIS TRANSMISSION IS A LEMON AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 VOLVO XC-90, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THERE WAS NOT WARNING, AND WE ALMOST GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT WITH A TRUCK. MY WIFE IS 8 MONTHS PREGNANT, AND WE WERE VERY SCARED. *TR

ON OCTOBER 18 AT APPROXIMATELY 8PM WE WERE TRAVELING WEST BOUND ON I-4 WHEN WE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE "JERK" OF THE VEHICLE AND THE INTERIOR SEATBELTS LIGHTS LIT UP. WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING A FEW MILES LATER. WE DECIDED TO EXIT AND THEN THERE WAS ANOTHER "JERK" OF THE VEHICLE AND WE LOST ALL INTERIOR ELECTRICAL, NO DASH LIGHTS, NO A/C, NO WINDOWS, NOTHING! WE LIMPED TO A PARKING LOT AND CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THE SAME ON YOUR WEBSITE! VOLVO NEEDS TO RECALL THE VEHICLE AND MAKE THE REPAIRS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED! VOLVO CAN'T SEEM TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR DID NOT REGISTER AN EVENT! SEEMS LIKE THE COMPUTER IS THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY WON'T "OWN" UP TO THE FACT THAT IT'S A VOLVO PROBLEM! *TR

IT APPEARS MY STORY HAS BEEN WRITTEN HERE BY MANY OTHERS. I OWN A 2004 XC90 T6. LAST SATURDAY MY HUSBAND RETURNED HOME IN OUR XC90 AND TOLD ME HE HAD CAR TROUBLE. THE CAR WAS SLUGGISH AND THE TRANSMISSION SERVICE URGENT LIGHT HAD COME ON. I TOOK IT TO OUR VOLVO CERTIFIED MECHANIC TWO DAYS LATER WHO SAID HE HAD 3 OTHER XC90'S IN DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER FOR THE SAME THING. HIS COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO FLUSH THE TRANNY, REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID (W/VOLVO SYNTHETIC) AND UPDATE THE SOFTWARE. I WAS TOLD IF THAT DIDN'T REMEDY THE SITUATION A NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD BE NEEDED. AFTER HAVING THIS WORK DONE (COST $350) I DROVE IT HOME. THE NEXT MORNING AS I DROVE UP A MILD INCLINE AT ABOUT 25 MPH THE CAR SEEMED TO BE UNABLE TO SHIFT. WHEN IT FINALLY DID ALL OF THE INDICATOR LIGHTS FOR THE TRANSMISSION WERE BACK ON. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. I CALLED THE MECHANIC BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT A NEW VOLVO TRANNY WOULD BE NEEDED AT A COST OF BETWEEN $4500-$5200. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WILL BE THE SAME DEFECTIVE/INADEQUATE TRANNY THAT IS ALREADY USED IN THE 03/04 XC90'S. THIS IS NOT MY FIRST VOLVO. WE HAVE BOUGHT FROM THEM BEFORE AND WERE HAPPY. IT SEEMS THIS IS NOT JUST AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE, IT IS CHRONIC AND VOLVO NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THIS PROBLEM SUBSTANTIALLY AFFECTS THE USE AND VALUE OF THIS CAR. I CAN'T SELL IT THE WAY IT IS SO I AM ESSENTIALLY TRAPPED INTO SPENDING THIS ADDITIONAL $5K. THESE CARS ARE EXPENSIVE TO BEGIN WITH AND YOU EXPECT QUALITY, LONGEVITY AND DEPENDABILITY FROM VOLVO, NOT TO BE TOLD THAT AT 51,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR