2003 VOLVO XC90 Complaints

2003 VOLVO XC 90. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 30,000 MILES, NO UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND CAR WELL MAINTAINED. TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AT 46,000 MILES. REPLACED AGAIN BY DEALERSHIP. CAR NOT YET AT 50,000 MILES ALREADY SHOWING SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AGAIN. DEALERSHIP REPLACING ORIGINAL VOLVO TRANSMISSION (NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION) WITH A FORD MODEL TRANSMISSION THAT THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED VERBALLY WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE VOLVO XC 90. INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLVO XC90. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED STATING THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE CHECKED. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE CONTACT WANTS TO FILE A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

VOLVO XC90 65,000 MILES - REGULARLY FACTORY MAINTENANCE AT VOLVO DEALERSHIP - TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT ACCELERATING WHEN TRANSMISSION SLIPPED BETWEEN 3 AND 4TH GEAR AND CAR SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. VOLVO AGREES TO PAY FOR PARTS, BUT NOT FOR LABOR WHICH IS EXPENSIVE ON THIS LUXURY VEHICLE. MANY OTHERS (EDMUNDS.COM) HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE AND IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SURGING ON ITS OWN. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AS WELL AS AN ERROR MESSAGE STATING, "TRANSMISSION SERVICE URGENT." THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION ALONG WITH SHARDS OF METAL IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT AN ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED, ALTHOUGH ONE HAD JUST BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ESTIMATED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD COST OVER $6,000. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 93,000.

MY VEHICLE HAS 61,400 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OUT OF THE BLUE IT STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR CAUSING EXTREMELY HIGH REVVING AND THE A TRANSMISSION FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OF THIS DEFECT. DEALER SAYS A NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED. *TR

2003 VOLVO XC90 - TRANSMISSION FAILURE @ ~ 30,000. RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER AND ACCELERATION. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. AT ~80,000 WAS INFORMED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS AGAIN FAILING (DURING ROUTINE SERVICE) AND AGAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

2003 VOLVO XC90 AWD. 55K MILES REPLACED LR WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY, 72K MILES REPLACED RF WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER 76,000 MILES. ALSO HIGH PITCH SQUEAL COMES FROM REAR WHEELS IN SLUSHY SNOW. MUST SLOW OR STOP TO HALT SQUEALING AND GRINDING SOUND. *TR

1.FRONT AND REAR WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY FAILURES ON VOLVO XC90. I HAVE MODEL YEAR 2003, BUT I UNDERSTAND THE FAILURE IN ALSO FOR OTHER MODEL YEARS 2. PARTS ARE KNOWN DEFECT TO VOLVO NORTH AMERICA. I HAVE REPLACED MINE THREE (3) TIMES WITHIN 40,000 MILES. 3. VOLVO DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGES THIS IS A SYSTEMIC SUPPLY CHAIN DEFECT, BUT NATIONAL CUSTOMER CARECENTER REFUSES TO MAKE A WRITTEN EXTENDED WARRANTY AVAILABLE TO VEHICLE OWNERS. *TR

VOLVO XC90 TAKEN INTO DEALERSHIP FOR AXLE REPLACEMENT ON 07/09/08 CONTACTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPLACED THEN WHEN QUESTION GIVEN VAGUE STATEMENT NO WILL BE A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. CAR RETURNED ON 07/16/08 ADVISED GIVEN NEW TRANSMISSION. DRIVING CAR ON 07/19/08 COME TO A STOP TO CROSS 4 LANE PARKWAY WHEN HIT GAS PEDAL CAR DOES NOT RESPOND RECEIVE MESSAGE REDUCE ENGINE PERFORMANCE. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE VOLVO TRANSMISSION IN THIS MODEL MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. *TR