VOLVO Complaints

WHEN PARKED IN A SCHOOL CAR PARK IN NJ IN A RAINSTORM THE TAILGATE OPENED ON ITS OWN WHEN AN ELECTRICAL STORM WAS ON. I WAS SITTING IN THE CAR AT THE TIE SHELTERING FROM THE RAIN. I CLOSED THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE AND LOCKED THE CAR. THE TAILGATE OPENED AGAIN. AND REPEATEDLY DID IT FOUR TIMES IN ALL SPECIFICALLY DURING THE ELECTRICAL PERIOD OF THE STORM. THIS WAS AN EXPLICIT PERIOD OF 20 MINUTES DURING A 2 HOUR RAINSTORM. THERE WAS A BIKE RACK IN A HITCH AT THE TIME SO I WONDER IF THE CAR HAS EITHER A POOR EARTH OR STATIC SENSITIVITY FOR THE ELECTRONIC DOOR SWITCH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN CASE IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING ESPECIALLY IF MY DOGS WERE IN THE BACK AND FELL OUT ON THE INTERSTATE. ITS A THEFT ISSUE IF IT HAPPENED WHEN PARKED ON A STREET AND ALLOWED PEOPLE ACCESS TO MY CAR. *TR

AT LEAST THREE TIMES NOW THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM HAS APPLIED WITHOUT ANY OBJECT OR VEHICLE IN FRONT. ONCE WAS ON THE I95 AT 65MPH GOING UNDER A BRIDGE THE BRAKE SUDDENLY APPLIED CAUSING THE CAR TO DIP AND PASSENGERS TO BE SHAKEN, THEN IT CONTINUED AS NORMAL. ANOTHER TIME ON THE I78 NEAR NEWARK AIRPORT AT 50MPH PASSING SOME PARKED CARS ON THE SHOULDER THE BRAKES APPLIED. ANOTHER TIME IN LOCAL TRAFFIC AT 30MPH THE BRAKES APPLIED POSSIBLY WHEN THERE WAS A SLIGHT DIP IN THE ROAD. THE CAR HAS BEEN LOOKED AT A COUPLE OF TIMES AND HAD A SOFTWARE UPDATE, BUT IT STILL DOES IT. IT HAS NOW BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR TWO WEEKS WITH NO RESULT VOLVO SUGGESTED IT WAS EZPASS AND WE COULD WRAP THE EZPASS IN FOIL (AND WHAT, UNWRAP IT FOR EACH TOLL BOOTH!). THIS IS A FRIGHTENING SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF WE HAD BEEN TAILGATED A CAR WOULD HAVE HIT US.

LEFT FRONT TIRE IS FLAT. PER VOLVO TECHNICIAN FOUND NAIL IN EDGE OF SIDEWALL WHICH IS NON REPAIRABLE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS THE FOURTH INCIDENT.

WHILE DRIVING ON A LOW SPEED STREET ROAD, HIT A POT HOLE AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE GOT FLAT. PER VOLVO TECHN FOUND 3 NAILS AND EXCESSIVE SIDEWALL DAMAGE. THIS IS THE THIRD INCIDENT. *TR

LEFT FRONT TIRE ALWAYS LOSING AIR. REPLACED BY A NEW TIRE. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT.

RIGHT FRONT TIRE 235/40/R18/95H DEFLATED WHEN IT HIT A POT HOLE ON LOW SPEED STREET ROAD. INNER SIDEWALL WAS DAMAGED AND TIRE NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS THE FIRST INCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, BUT WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V434000 (WHEELS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROX. 65 MPH, THE SUNROOF EXPLODED WITH GLASS BLOWING UP TOWARDS THE SKY. AT FIRST, I HEARD A LOUD "BANG" THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN FIRING AND THEN SHARDS OF GLASS STARTED RAINING DOWN UPON ME FROM ABOVE. SHARDS OF GLASS ALSO FILLED THE REAR SEAT AREA. IF MY WIFE WERE DRIVING THE CAR, SHE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE PANICKED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING OTHER VEHICLES. ALSO, IF THERE WAS A CAR IMMEDIATELY BEHIND MINE, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SHOWERED WITH GLASS SHARDS FROM THE GLASS SHOOTING UP FROM MY VEHICLE. IF A MOTORCYCLIST, IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN GOOD. THE ENTIRE SUNROOF GLASS THAT REMAINS IS TOTALLY SHATTERED. *TR

OWNED THIS NEW 2016 XC 90 T8 FOR ABOUT 30 DAYS. CHARGED CAR OVERNIGHT AS USUAL. DROVE IT ABOUT 3 MILES THE NEXT MORNING AND SUDDENLY CAR SPEED SLOWED DRAMATICALLY TO ABOUT 10 MPH AND A "CAR WILL NOT RESTART, DRIVE TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP" UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT IN THE POSITION TO DO SO, SO I PULLED INTO A STRIP MALL TO SAFELY PARK THE CAR AND WHEN I TURNED OFF THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. BATTERY WORKING FINE, AS RADIO, AND LIGHTS WORKED , BUT CAR WOULD NOT POWER ON. WAS ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP, THIS WAS AN ISSUE THEY HAD JUST SEEN THE WEEK BEFORE AND IT WAS A "SOFTWARE ISSUE". CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND I AM WAITING TO HEAR. IT APPEARS THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON ISSUE AFTER CONSULTING SEVERAL VOLVO ONLINE FORUMS. WITH NO DRIVE POWER, THIS CAR IS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL FOR THE TOW TRUCK EITHER. VERY VERY UNSAFE AND IT IS A BRAND NEW CAR.

THE TOUCH SCREEN, WHICH CONTROLS BOTH BASIC AND COMPLEX FUNCTIONS OF THE CAR, IS SO DISTRACTING TO USE THAT UNTIL SATURDAY IT WAS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. ON SATURDAY THAT ACCIDENT DID HAPPEN. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE TOUCH SCREEN IS NEEDED TO CONTROL BASIC AND FREQUENT FUNCTIONS SUCH AS CLIMATE CONTROL AND THE RADIO. MERELY CHANGING THE TEMPERATURE REQUIRES AS MUCH ATTENTION - AND DIVERSION FROM DRIVING - AS USING A CELL PHONE MIGHT. WHILE CHANGING THE TEMPERATURE MY WIFE SIDESWIPED A GUARD RAIL ON A COUNTRY ROAD. FORTUNATELY THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT TOO BAD BUT I'VE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT THE DISTRACTION CAUSED BY THIS CONTROL SCREEN DURING THESE MOST BASIC FUNCTIONS. I HAVE, FOR EXAMPLE, STOPPED CHOOSING RADIO STATIONS ON THE SCREEN AS IT REQUIRES TOO MUCH ATTENTION AND HAVE FOUND THAT JUST TURNING OFF THE AIR CONDITIONING REQUIRES FAR MORE ATTENTION THAN IS SAFE. *TR