2004 VOLVO XC90 Complaints

MY CAR MAKES A THROBBING HUMMING NOISE CAUSING THE GAS PEDDLE TO VIBRATE WHILE ACCELERATING AT A SLOW SPEED. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REVIEW AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. I BROUGHT IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE SHOP FOREMAN REVIEWED IT AND CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS NOT A NORMAL FEATURE OF THE CAR. THEY HAD A FIELD TECHNICIAN FROM THE MANUFACTURE TO LOOK AT THE CAR AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT'S CAUSING THE NOISE. COINCIDENTLY, THEY HAD ANOTHER CAR OWNED BY VOLVO JUST LIKE MIND THAT MADE THE SAME NOISE AND VIBRATION. THEY CHANGED SEVERAL COMPONENTS IN THE DRIVE TRAIN FOR THAT VEHICLE BUT THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. THE DEALERSHIP HAVE NO OTHER SPECULATIONS OR SUGGESTIONS OF WHAT TO DO NEXT. I FEEL UNSAFE WITH MY CAR SINCE VOLVO DOESN'T EVEN KNOW THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. I CONTACTED CUSTOMER CARE CENTER AT THE VERY BEGINNING AND THEY DID NOT HELP MUCH. I CONTACTED THE PRESIDENT & CEO OF VOLVO NORTH AMERICA A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SEVERE ROLLBACK ON A SLIGHT INCLINE OR A STEEP HILL. THE VEHICLE IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, BUT RESPONDS LIKE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE WHEN ON ANY TYPE OF INCLINE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THAT THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED TO DO THAT. *LA

UPON CLOSING THE HATCHBACK IT CAME DOWN WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT STRUCK THE CONSUMER ON THE HEAD. CONSUMER SUSTAINED A HAIR LINE NECK FRACTURE WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED BY A DOCTOR. *AK *NM

MY VOLVO XC90 CONTINUES TO HAVE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. AFTER 4 TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE PROBLEMS WERE VERIFIED WITH THE AXLE, THE SPLINES, THE BRAKE PADS AND BRAKE CALIPERS, THE CAR STILL KNOCKS!! I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING IT! VOLVO CORPORATE HAS BEEN NO HELP. *JB

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES ON MY 2004 VOLVO XC90 (MICHELIN HXMXM4'S) ARE FRIGHTENING. THEY OFFER VERY LITTLE TRACTION IN THE BEST CONDITIONS; IN THE RAIN, UNINTENDED LANE CHANGES ARE COMMON DUE TO SLIDING.*AK

IN GENERAL IT SEEMS VERY EASY TO ACCIDENTALLY RELEASE THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINING A CRS WHEN AN ADULD SITTING NEXT TO THE CRS TRIES TO RELEASE THEIR OWN BUCKLE. I HAVE NOTED THIS IN SEVERAL VEHICLES AND OTHER ADULTS HAVE REMARKED ON IT AS WELL.*AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT NORMAL CONDITIONS BRAKES LOCKED UP. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED LEFT WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEMS.*AK

XC90 DOES NOT START - THE PROBLEM PERSISTED FOR OVER 4 WEEKS AND DEALER COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *NLM