2004 VOLVO XC90 Complaints

I HAVE MY 2004 XC90 T6. AT ABOUT 34K MILES A NOTICEABLE 'THRUM' BEGAN SOMEWHERE IN THE DRIVETRAIN. ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS WAS WORN TIRES. AFTER REPLACING TIRES, THE NOISE HAS BECOME WORSE. NOW AT 35K MILES IS VERY LOUD. NEW DIAGNOSIS IS FAILING WHEEL BEARING. A BIT OF RESEARCH INDICATES I AM NOT THE ONLY XC90 OWNER WITH A WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. WHEEL BEARING FAILURES AT 35K MILES THIS SHOULD BE DECLARES A DEFECT AND RECALLED. PLEASE RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. VOLVO XC90 PUT AN SUV ONTOP OF A CAR CHASSIS CAUSING TOO MUCH LOAD ON WHEELS AND WHEEL BEARING. TIRES WEAR OUT OFTEN AND BEARINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED REPEATEDLY. IF YOU SEARCH FORUMS LIKE:HTTP://TOWNHALLTALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0ED3F5/0 HTTP://FORUMS.SWEDESPEED.COM/ZEROTHREAD?ID=77305 HTTP://WWW.VOLVO-FORUMS.COM/T7392-RELIABILITY-CONCERNS-ABOUT-2006-XC90.HTM YOU WILL SEE THAT MANY CAR OWNERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEMS. VOLVO NEED TO LET CUSTOMERS KNOW THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. INSTEAD OF KEEPING IT HUSH THEY SHOULD INFORM CONSUMERS AND DO A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE REAR BEARING AXLE WAS REPLACED. THE TUMBLER IGNITION LOCK FAILED AND THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE IGNITION LOCK WAS REPLACED. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 74,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED. THIS PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE PULLED THE REAR SEAT CUSHION TO FLIP THE SEAT BACK UP, THE SEAT PULLED RIGHT OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THREE METAL CLIPS (SLIDES) ON THE SEAT WERE FRACTURED IN HALF AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THERE WAS A THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 12/5/2006 - *NM

OUTSIDE EDGE OF TIRES WEAR OUT AFTER 15,000 MILES. AN INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *NM

2004 XC90 HAS HAD THREE COMPUTER/ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, PERHAPS RELATED. URGENT MESSAGE APPEARS ON PANEL, "SRS NEEDS ATTENTION - URGENT". CAR TAKEN TO DEALER WITH MESSAGE ACTIVE, DEALER UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM, RESETS SYSTEM. 3 MONTHS LATER, SRS MESSAGE REAPPEARS, CAR WON'T START, NO LIGHTS OR OTHER ACCESSORIES LEFT ON. BATTERY DIAGNOSED AS DEAD, REPLACED, SRS MESSAGE CLEARS WITH NEW BATTERY. 3 MONTHS LATER, SRS MESSAGE REAPPEARS, TWO CONTROL MODULES REPLACED. *JB

I HAVE A 2004 VOLVO XC90 WITH ROUGHLY 40,000 MILES. I JUST HAD THE REAR WHEEL BEARING REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT ROUGHLY 10,000 MILES. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THEY HAVE FAILED TWICE. I UNDERSTAND THAT IF THE CONDITION OF THE BEARINGS IS BAD ENOUGH, THE WHEEL CAN FALL OFF. I FEEL VOLVO SHOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THIS BEYOND 4 YEARS OR 50,000 MILES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK WITH THE IGNITION TURNED ON, THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THERE WAS MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE GARAGE. THE POLICE WERE NOT ALERTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CONTINUOUS HUMMING NOISE THAT BECAME LOUDER AS THE VEHICLE SPEED INCREASED; THE HUMMING WAS PRESENT AT ALL SPEEDS. THE DEALERS SERVICE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS THE HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY IN THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. THE PART WAS REPLACED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK UPDATED 09/05/06. *JB