2004 VOLVO XC90 Complaints

CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE AND SKIPS AS IT SHIFTS GEARS DEALER SAYS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 VOLVO XC90 WITH 65,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. WE RECENTLY NOTICED NOISE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS ARE GOING BAD FOR ONE TO GO BAD IS ONE THING, FOR BOTH HIGHLY UNLIKELY. FORTUNATELY, WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. IF THE REAR WHEELS WOULD HAVE LOCKUP UP, IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. I SPOKE TO OTHER MECHANICS AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT BOTH WOULD GO BAD AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PARTS. I BELIEVE THAT THE REAL WHEEL HUBS ON THE VOLVO XC90S FROM 2004 FORWARD SHOULD BE REVIEW FOR FAULTY MECHANICAL ISSUES. THIS IS CONCERNING TO ME SINCE OTHER COULD BE HARMED BY A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. *TR

MY VOLVO 2004 XC90 T6 HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE FIRST INDICATION OF FAILURE WAS A LACK OF MOTION WHEN INITIALLY ACCELERATING DESPITE THE TACHOMETER READING 3500 RPM. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND DID A FIRMWARE UPDATE TO THE TRANSMISSION CONTROLLER. THE SECOND FAILURE WAS THE SAME AS THE FIRST. THE THIRD TIME THE ENGINE ENGAGED THE GEARS WITH A SERIES OF SHUDDERING JERKS FORWARD AND A FOUL-SMELLING (SMOKY) ODOR WAS BRIEFLY PRESENT. THE CAR IS BACK IN THE REPAIR SHOP PRESENTLY. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN USED TO TOW ANYTHING AND THE DRIVING HAS BEEN MOSTLY IN TOWN (AVERAGE SPEED 27 MPH). *TR

MY 2004 VOLVO XC90 T6 HAS HAD SEVERAL RIDICULOUS ISSUES THAT I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED IN ANY OF THE GERMAN VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS. I HAVE BEEN FEARFUL OF THIS CAR OF LATE MAINLY BECAUSE I READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE RELIABILITY OF THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE. WELL MY FEARS BECAME REALITY ON FRIDAY NIGHT WHILE MY WIFE AND 22 MONTH SON WERE COMING HOME FROM THE MARKET. MY WIFE CALLED ME FRANTIC ABOUT HOW THE CAR WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND NOW THAT I HAVE MANAGED TO DRIVE OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT IT IS NOT MOVING ABOVE 20 MPH. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS ANGRY AND VERY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. SHE WAS ABLE TO CREEP HOME AND WE CALLED THE TOW TRUCK COMPANY TO TAKE THIS PIECE OF JUNK TO MOOER'S VOLVO IN RICHMOND VIRGINIA 804 755-666. I WISH TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE RELIABILITY OF THIS VEHICLE AND THE DANGER IT PLACES IT'S OWNERS (MOSTLY PEOPLE WHO TURN TO VOLVO DUE TO IT'S SAFETY RECORD, WE SURE DID!) AND THEIR FAMILIES. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALERS KNOW THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THESE CARS YET THEY DUMB YOU DOWN AS IF YOU ARE A UNIQUE CASE. MONDAY MORNING I WILL BE IN MY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WITH MY FACTS I GATHERED OVER THE WEEKEND SHOWING THIS IS SUCH A RIDICULOUSLY COMMON PROBLEM THAT IF VOLVO HASN'T DONE RIGHT BY CONSUMERS THEY BETTER GET READY FOR MAJOR LAWSUITS. TO START, THEY NEED TO BUY THESE CARS BACK FROM CONSUMERS FOR WHAT EVER THEY OWE ON THESE CARS AND ISSUE A STATEMENT APOLOGIZING FOR PUTTING OUT SUCH A TERRIBLY DANGEROUS PRODUCT FOR FAMILIES. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON OUR 2004 VOLVO XC-90 T6 AWD AT APPROXIMATELY 56,000K MILES. FORTUNATELY IT WAS A WARRANTY REPAIR; HOWEVER MY RESEARCH ON AUTOMOTIVE DISCUSSION BOARDS LIKE EDUMDS INDICATES A VERY LARGE PATTERN OF FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS MODEL. *TR

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 THERMOSTAT UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,500.

MY 2004 VOLVO XC90 T6 HAS PRODUCED A "TRANSMISSION SERVICE URGENT" MESSAGE BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM IN THE VEHICLE MEMORY. IT INTERMITTENTLY WOULD REV OVER 3K RPM WITH NO ACCELERATION AND WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK INTO GEAR FROM A STOP AFTER REVVING FOR A FEW SECONDS WITHOUT ACCELERATION. JUST BEFORE THE DEALER FINALLY AGREED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION (71K MILES) IT WAS JERKING REPEATEDLY INTO GEAR AT ONLY MILD ACCELERATION. *TR

THE GEARS STARTED SLIPPING . I BROUGHT INTO VOLVO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER READING UP ON INTERNET THIS IS A PROBLEM ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING. TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD NOT FAIL AT 60, 000 MILES. *TR

VEHICLE UNABLE TO SHIFT PROPERLY, COMPUTER READING "TRANSMISSION URGENT SERVICE" LOCKS IN THIRD GEAR IN "LIMP MODE". VEHICLE CAUSED VERY NEAR FATAL ACCIDENT WHEN STOPPED ON A HILL AND AFTER INITIALLY MOVING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, SEIZED TO OPERATE. TOWED TO DEALER, DEALER FIRST FLUSHED OUT TRANSMISSION AT $240.00, THEN WITHOUT ROAD TESTING, SUGGESTED WE TRY AGAIN. VEHICLE FAILED ONCE AGAIN WHILE IN THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, $6,000 LATER. *TR

2004 VOLVO XC90 T6: TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 64,000 MILES. OTHER ISSUES: BRAKES EVERY 1.5YRS (15,000 MILES); TIRES EVERY TWO YEARS (20,000 MILES). *TR