2004 Volvo XC90

THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. ENGINE REVS AND THE TRANSMISSION WON'T UPSHIFT...EVENTUAL GEAR CHANGE CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD A BIT, WITH A LOUD THUD HEARD. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILS TO MOVE OFF FROM A STOP ON OCCASION...WITH THE ENGINE REVVING FOR A WHILE BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. DISPLAY MESSAGE IN THE CLUSTER: "TRANSMISSION SERVICE URGENT"...GOES OFF AND ON FOR DAYS AT A TIME. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE I-95 WHEN MY WINDSHIELD TURNED ON BY ITSELF, THEN I GOT ABS SYSTEM FAILURE ALERT ADVISING ME TO PULL OVER SAFELY. NEXT THE DASHBOARD DIED, WINDOWS DIDN'T WORK AND THE POWER STEERING SEEMED TO STOP WORKING. IT WAS VERY SCARY. I GOT THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP AS LUCKILY WE WERE CLOSE TO OUR DESTINATION. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO THE TECH. HE TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT WAS LIKE NOTHING HAD EVER HAPPENED. THE DASHBOARD LIT UP FINE AND THE WINDOWS WORKED FINE. HOWEVER, I DID HAVE A MESSAGE STATING I NOW HAD AN AIRBAG ISSUE. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS TRYING TO RECREATE WHAT I HAD DESCRIBED AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. IT'S HAPPENED NO FEWER THAN 8 TIMES SINCE THEN. I'VE TAKEN IT TO OTHER DEALERSHIPS. I'M ALWAYS CHARGED A DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND THEY CAN NEVER FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON. IT'S VERY SCARY AS THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY RHYME OR REASON WHEN THE ISSUE WILL OCCUR. SOMETIMES MY WINDSHIELD WIPER GOES ON IT'S OWN AND SOMETIMES MY STEREO FLICKS ON AND OFF; THEN I GET THE ABS SYSTEM FAILURE AND DASHBOARD GOES DEAD. VOLVO REALLY NEEDS TO FIGURE THIS OUT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED AND SUDDENLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE LOW BEAM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE FOG LIGHTS IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

STARTING IN 2011 AND 3 OTHER OCCASIONS VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. STARTER MOTOR WOULD NOT TURN AND SYSTEM APPEARED TO BE DEAD. BATTERY WAS TESTED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. PRIOR TO THESE EVENTS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEHAVED ERRATICALLY WITH RADIO SWITCHING ON AND OFF, DOOR LOCKS NOT OPERATING FROM REMOTE KEY FOB AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ERRATICALLY TURNING ON AND OFF. LIGHTS AND SYSTEMS SEEMINGLY BEHAVING ERRATICALLY. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. ON FIRST OCCASION SYSTEM WAS RESET AND MECHANIC CHANGED THE STARTER MOTOR. IN HINDSIGHT I DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS BAD OR CAUSED OF THE PROBLEM. ON SECOND AND THIRD OCCASIONS AFTER TOWING AND REPEATED START ATTEMPTS THE ENGINE STARTED. NOTE THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING STARTS NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED (ENGINE STARTER WOULD TURN OR ENGAGE. NO CLICKING SOUND ASSOCIATED WITH BAD BATTERY), ON FOURTH OCCASION IN JULY 2012 VOLVO REPORTED THAT CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE WAS BAD AND MULTIPLE FAULT CODES WERE PRESENT. WHEN INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A SEEMINGLY A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2004/5 XC90 WITH THIS MODEL DUE TO LEAKING GROMMET THEY DENIED THIS AND STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT THE CASE FOR THIS VEHICLE. MODULE WAS CHANGED AT COST OF $1,280. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE HICCUPED INTERMITTENTLY THREE TIMES AND THEN THE ELECTRONIC PANEL, WINDOWS, LOCKS, RADIO, A/C, SIGNALS, HAZARDS ALL SHUT DOWN AND A MESSAGE ABOUT THE BRAKES CAME ON. I WAS NEAR THE DEALERSHIP SO I STOPPED IN AND DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM. WITH A SMIRK ON HIS FACE THE SERVICE CONSULTANT SAID IT WOULD COST $85.00 FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THEN HE WOULD GIVE ME A COST ESTIMATE OF THE REPAIR. THEY WERE BUSY AND HE SAID THAT HE DIDN'T THINK THAT THEY COULD GET TO IT THAT DAY SO I DECIDED TO TAKE MY CHANCES AND DRIVE TO MY OWN MECHANIC. TO MY SURPRISE WHEN I STARTED MY CAR ALL POWER CAME BACK ON AND A MESSAGE TO GET MY AIR BAG CHECKED. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY SERVICE STATION THE MECHANIC PUT IT ON DIAGNOSTICS (FREE) AND COULDN'T FIND ANY ERROR CODES SO HE RESET THE CAR COMPUTER. EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL JULY 12 WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 65MPH, MY WIFE WITH ME, WHEN WE GOT QUITE A SCARE WHEN THE CAR HICCUPED. WE LOST ALL POWER AGAIN BUT FORTUNATELY OUR HEADLIGHTS AND REAR LIGHTS STAYED ON. WE DROVE SLOWLY AND ARRIVED SAFELY HOME. WHAT A SCARE! OUR MECHANIC PUT IT ON DIAGNOSTICS AGAIN, FOUND NOTHING AND RESET THE CAR COMPUTER AGAIN. HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S CAUSING THE PROBLEM (PROBABLY A COMPUTER ISSUE) AND TOLD ME I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A DEALER. CHECKING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS TO BE QUITE A PROBLEM WITH NO FIX. WE FEAR FOR OUR SAFETY DRIVING THE CAR AND GOING ANY LONG DISTANCE. HELP! *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

WHILE DRIVING ON A 40MPH BUSY ROAD, MY CD PLAYER DISPLAY BEGAN TO FLASH, THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER, MY SRS AIR BAG SERVICE URGENT MESSAGE CAME ON. EVERYTHING CONTINUED TO FLASH AND THEN ALL MY INSTRUMENTS (SPEEDOMETER, REV COUNTER, TURN SIGNALS) ALL DIED. LUCKY I WAS PASSING MY DEALER WHO I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND ABLE TO TURN INTO IT. AFTER BRAKING, I COULD NOT ACCELERATE THE CAR AND HAD TO LET THE MOMENTUM CARRY ME INTO TO THE LOT. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 5 DAYS NOW. I NOTICED ON THE FIRST DAY THAT SIMPLE THINGS WERE NOT QUITE RIGHT, INCLUDING MY MIRROR BUTTON ONLY WORKING HALF THE TIME AS WELL AS MY WINDOW CONTROL. ALSO MY WIPERS WOULD TURN ON RANDOMLY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL CAR IF YOU READ ANY VOLVO FORUMS. IT SEEMS IT HAS HAPPENED TO ENOUGH PEOPLE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE ELECTRONICS OF THIS CAR. PEOPLE'S SAFETY ARE GREAT RISK WITH THE FAILURE OF THESE SAID ITEM IN THE CAR. *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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND THE SPEED DROPPED TO ZERO. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BUT WOULD NOT EXCEED BEYOND SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.