2004 Volvo XC90

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MILES AN HOUR AND THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. NO LIGHTS, NO ENGINE, NO POWER STEERING, NO DASH LIGHTS. THE CAR WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. I PULLED OVER AND LET THE CAR REST AND THEN IT STARTED UP AGAIN. I NOTICED THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. I TOOK IT TO ARBORMOTION IN ANN ARBOR MI AND THEY TOLD ME A CODE CAME UP AND SOME PART HAD TO BE CLEANED. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH AIR GOING THROUGH THE PART TO ALLOW GAS TO FLOW. THEY FIXED THE PART AND A MONTH LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY ONLY THIS TIME HOWEVER, UNLIKE THE FIRST TIME, JUST THE LIGHTS STAYED ON. I WENT TO THE SAME SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS ANOTHER CODE. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY XC90 2004 AND SUDDENLY THE UNIT JUST TURNED OFF COMPLETELY. I HAD TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITH THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY KIND OF POWER. I PARKED THE CAR BESIDE THE HIGHWAY AND TRIED TO TURNED ON THE CAR AGAIN, THE CAR STARTED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. I CHECKED THE POLE OF THE BATTERY BUT THEY WERE OK AND THE BATTERY ITSELF IT'S NEW. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT HAPPENS, IT IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND SPORADIC.WHEN I WENT TO THE VOLVO DEALER SOME MONTHS AGO TO FIX A CAMPAIGN THAT HAVE THE XC90, I TOLD THE MECHANICS WHAT HAPPENED AND TOLD THEM TO CHECK THAT ISSUE. THE TOLD ME IT WAS VERY STRANGE AND WHEN THEY FIXED THE CAMPAIGN THEY TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T FOUND ANYTHING. *TR

LAST NIGHT MY 2004 VOLVO XC90 LEFT ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD INTERSTATE 88 NEAR ROCK FALLS, IL WEATHER 7:00 PM 28 HUMIDITY: 73% WIND: NNE DEW POINT: 22 PRESSURE: 30.16 IN BONE DRY WHILE DRIVING 65MPH FELT A "THUMP" IN THE FRONT END, FOLLOWED BY A SPLIT SECOND WHERE ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS, WENT BLACK. WHILE TRYING TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THEN NORMAL FUNCTION RESUMED. A MINUTE OR TWO LATER, SAME THING AND ALL LIGHTS INTERNALLY COMPLETELY WENT OUT, I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. HAZARD LIGHTS COULD NOT BE TURNED ON. AFTER CALLING FOR A TOW TRUCK, AND WAITING ABOUT 45 MINUTES I RESTARTED IT. THERE WERE 2 MESSAGES ON THE DASH, THE YELLOW EXCLAMATION POINT DASHBOARD ICON/ALERT LIT UP, A SERVICE MESSAGE FLASHED REFERRING TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE, THE SRS NEEDED URGENT ATTENTION. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN EARLY NOVEMBER 2012 I CALLED THE CLOSEST VOLVO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS AND THEY HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE FOR DIAGNOSIS BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENT SYMPTOMS I REPORTED NOT A SINGLE MENTION OF NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS FOR THE 2004 VOLVO XC90 THAT SEEMS SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO MY SYMPTOMS EXPERIENCED. FROM: ERICA HENRY [MAILTO:[XXX]] SENT: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2012 11:55 AM TO:[XXX] SUBJECT: RE: SERVICE REQUEST - YES I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR JAN 10TH. THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS ON YOUR VEHICLE. BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENT SYMPTOMS THAT YOU EXPERIENCED, WE REALLY NEED TO HAVE THE CAR HERE TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSIS. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOME TROUBLE CODES STORED IN THE SYSTEM, AND THOSE WILL HELP MY TECHNICIAN FURTHER DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SCHEDULE STILL PLEASE LET ME KNOW. [XXX], SERVICE ADVISOR -[XXX]WORLD AUTO DIRECT LINE 815-991-2770 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING TO A FRIEND'S HOW'S WHEN SUDDENLY THE RADIO STARTED ACTING UP ,IT WOULD GO ON AND OFF . AFTER WE NOTICED THAT I SLOWED DOWN A BIT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY HOLE DASH BOARD WENT OUT . I TRIED PULLING OVER BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT RESPOND ,THEN THE DASHBOARD CAME BACK ON BUT I HAD ALL THESE WARNINGS LIKE BRAKE FAILURE ,SRS AIRBAG SERVICE URGENT , ENGINE SYSTEM SERVICE URGENT . AFTER ALL THE HAPPENS THE TRUCK DIED ,LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE OTHER CARS HIT US .AFTER A COUPLE A MINUTES I TRIED TURNING IT ON AND IT CAME BACK ON BUT I STILL HAD THE WARNING LIGHTS ON BUT THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING FINE ,AFTER WE GOTTO OUR FRIENDS HOUSE I TURNED IT OFF AND LEFT IT THEIR BECAUSE I FELT IT WASN'T SAFE TO DRIVE , THE NEXT MORNING I WENT OVER TO PICK UP THE TRUCK , TURNED IT ON AND ALL THE LIGHTS WERE OF AND IT RAN FINE . I LOOKED ITUP ONLINE AND IT SEEMS I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO'S HAD THIS PROBLEM ,IT SEEMS ITS HAPPENED A LOT BUT VOLVO DOESN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT . I LIKE MY VOLVO BUT I AM ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT HOW SAFE IT REALLY IS. *TR

ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS, GUAGES, WINDSHIELD WIPERS RANDOMLY SHUT DOWN AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND AT IDLE. ENGINE POWER IS ALSO AFFECTED AS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. DEALER REPLACED DRIVER INFORMATION MODULE HOWEVER PROBLEM CONTINUES. DEALER UNABLE TO SOURCE THE PROBLEM AS THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE IN THE PROCESS OF FAILING FOR THEM TO SOURCE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE AS THE ISSUE IS RANDOM AND TYPICAL GOES AWAY AFTER THE CAR SITS FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE SERVICE AIRBAG AND BRAKE FAILURE CODE REMAINS IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION MODULE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND AT NIGHT. *TR

DRIVING ON STREET AND ENGINE JUST DIED, NO REASON CAN THINK OF, NO ENGINE LIGHT OR MESSAGE IN TEXT. HAPPENED AGAIN 2-3 WEEKS (YESTERDAY) WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR STREET ACCIDENT, LOST ALL POWER, HAD TO STOP CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES, PUT IN PARK AND STARTED AGAIN. NO PROBLEM AFTERWARDS AND DROVE HOME. TOOK TO VOLVO DEALER TODAY WHERE I REGULARLY GO AND OF COURSE NO REASON FOUND FOR TWO TIME FAILURE. LUCKILY NOT DRIVING ON FREEWAY OR MAY HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. QUITE SCARED NOW TO DRIVE - WHEN IS IT GONNA HAPPEN AGAIN? 111,500 MILES - HAS HAD NEW TRANSMISSION 2 YEARS AGO AND MAJOR SERVICE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. SERVICE MANAGER HAS NO IDEA, RECOMMENDED THROTTLE CLEANING FOR $400+ DOLLARS AND NOT EVEN SURE THAT IS CLOSE TO PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER INFORMATION MODULE AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WERE FAULTY AND BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90 T6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND STALL. THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000.