2007 Volvo XC90

IT'S A KNOWN FACT THE THE TRANSMISSION FOR MY MODEL YEAR 2007 HAVE A BAD VALVE BODY INSIDE THEM THAT CAN GO OUT AT ANY TIME. VOLVO KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND CHANGED OUT THE TRANSMISSION FOR THERE 2008 MODEL AND DID NOTHING ABOUT THE POIR YEARS. THE COST FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION IS WELL $5000. I JUST BOUGHT MY IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THE TRANSMISSION IS A FACTORY SEALED UNIT AND CAN NOT BE CHECKED. UNLESS YOU TAKE APART THE WHOLE LOWER PART OF THE CAR IN OTTO TAKE OUT THE TRANSMISSION.

IN A NUTSHELL: AT APPROXIMATELY 8:35 WEDNESDAY MORNING (OCTOBER 28TH), MY VOLVO XC90 SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE IN THE POURING RAIN. I WAS IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. THANKFULLY NOBODY WAS HURT. TORONTO FIRE SERVICES AND TORONTO POLICE SERVICES BOTH ATTENDED THE SCENE. THE MOST FRIGHTENING PART OF THIS INCIDENT IS THE FACT THAT IT WAS COMPLETELY SPONTANEOUS AND VERY CLOSE TO THE GAS TANK! OBVIOUSLY IT WAS THE RESULT OF AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. THANKFULLY ANOTHER DRIVER ALERTED ME TO THE FACT THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE - AS IT WAS NOT APPARENT TO ME - AND I WAS ABLE TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE SAFELY. I SHUDDER TO THINK OF THE POTENTIALLY FATAL GAS EXPLOSION WHICH WOULD HAVE FOLLOWED, HAD WE NOT BEEN ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AS QUICKLY AS WE DID. PLEASE SEE LINK WITH VIDEOS AND PHOTOS OF THE INCIDENT AND RESULTING DAMAGE: HTTPS://GOO.GL/PHOTOS/JWBDABCRJDN7VXJ77

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLVO XC90. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SUDDENLY THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS APPEARED: THE DASH COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, ALL INSTRUMENTS ZEROED OUT, THE AUTO A/C SHUT OFF, MY WINDOWS AND LOCKS STOPPED WORKING THE RADIO TURNED OFF. SRS FAILURE, POWER FAILURE - URGENT, BRAKE FAILURE . . . USE CAUTION STOPPING, WARNINGS APPEARED IN MY MESSAGES MENU SCREEN. THE POWER WAS FLICKERING ON AND OFF, ON AND OFF, UNTIL IT JUST SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THANKFULLY I WAS SO CLOSE TO MY MECHANIC, THAT I JUST ROLLED DOWN THE HILL INTO THEIR DRIVEWAY. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE. I HAD MY LITTLE GIRL IN THE CAR WITH ME. I WOULD HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF WE HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY UNABLE TO STOP. *TR

WE STARTED THE CAR THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE, WE DROVE FOR ABOUT 3-4 MINUTES. I NOTICED THE AC WASN'T WORKING WELL AND MY HUSBAND WHO WAS DRIVING LOOKED DOWN AT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND IT WAS IN THE RED. SINCE WE WERE AT A RED LIGHT AND WE COULDN'T PULL OVER HE TURNED THE CAR OFF TO LET IT COOL DOWN. ONCE THE STOP LIGHT TURNED GREEN OTHER CARS HAD TO GO AROUND US UNTIL WE LET IT COOL DOWN ENOUGH TO RESTART AND PULL OVER. THE ENGINE WAS REALLY HOT. HE CHECKED THE COOLANT WHICH WAS FULL AND THE OIL WHICH WAS ALSO FINE. WE THEN HAD OUR VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE COOLING FAN CIRCUIT AND THEY REMOVED AND REPLACED THE COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN MOVING FORWARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF FIVE YEARS BUT NO CAUSE FOR FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000. UPDATED 09/10/13*LJ