2016 Volvo XC90

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2016, 1ST GENERATION VOLVO XC90 T6 ON 10/13/2015. THIS CAR WAS SOLD TO ME WITH AN ENGINE DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. IT TOOK MORE THAN TWO YEARS OF INCONVENIENT, BACK AND FORTH TRIPS TO THE GLEN COVE VOLVO DEALER TO FIND OUT THE REAL PROBLEM. THE ENGINE OIL WARNING LIGHT STARTED SAYING TO ADD 1 LITER OF ENGINE OIL IN 2017. SINCE THIS IS A NEW MODEL OF THE CAR, I THOUGHT IT'S WHAT THIS TYPE OF REQUIRED, SO INITIALLY I ADDED ENGINE OIL A FEW TIMES. HOWEVER, THE WARNING CONTINUES TO COME BACK EVERY 5-6 MONTHS. I THEN SUSPECTED MAYBE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE AS IT SHOULDN'T HAVE WARNED ME TO ADD ENGINE OIL AS IT'S A BRAND NEW CAR. I FINALLY DROVE THE CAR TO VOLVO GLEN COVE DEALER TO REQUEST AN ENGINE CHECK UP ON 02/22/2018. THE FIRST 2 TIMES THE DEALER COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THEN, THE 3RD TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. FINALLY, MY CAR WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER FOR 2 WEEKS AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THE ENGINE HAS SOME MANUFACTURE DEFECT. THE OIL WAS LEAKING FROM INSIDE, NOT FROM OUTSIDE. THE ENGINE HAD MAJOR REPAIRS COMPLETED AND A LOT OF CRUCIAL PARTS INSIDE THE ENGINE WERE REPLACED. FOR EXAMPLE: GASKET, PISTON KIT, PLUG, SEALING RING, CASTROL SYNTHETI, O-RING, FUEL PIPE, STUD, CAP, ANTI-FREEZE. ONLY ONE WEEK AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK FROM THE DEALER, I WAS DRIVING MY WHOLE FAMILY HOME. WE SUDDENLY STARTED SMELLING A STRONG BURNING SMELL. THEN SMOKE STARTED BILLOWING OUT FROM THE FRONT HOOD. THANK GOD WE WERE OFF HIGH WAY AT THAT TIME. I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY TURN OFF THE ENGINE. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THIS HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY. THIS TIME THE CAR GOT TOWED BACK TO DEALER.

WE OWN A 2016 VOLVO XC90. PURCHASED USED IN JULY 2018. IN OCTOBER 2018, WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THERE HAS SINCE BEEN A SAFETY RECALL FOR A PART THAT CAN LEAK THAT WE BELIEVE WAS THE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE STARTED CHUGGING WHILE WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE. A TURTLE ICON CAME ON THE SCREEN. WE TOOK THE NEAREST EXIT RAMP TO GET OFF. WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. WE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THE COOLANT WAS EMPTY. THERE HAD BEEN NO WARNING THAT THIS WAS LOW OR EMPTY. WE ADDED COOLANT. WE DROVE SLOWLY OUT OF THE GAS STATION LOT TO SEE IF THIS WOULD HELP. NOTHING CHANGED. WE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND CALLED A TOW. FIELDS VOLVO MADISON HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THEY WERE UNCLEAR WITH US ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED. IT SEEMED THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. WE DID RESEARCH AND FOUND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN S29846:COOLANT EXPANSION TANK BLEEDER HOSE FOR OUR MODEL CAR. SEVERAL REVIEWS FROM PEOPLE THAT THEIR ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED B/C OF THIS. WE ASKED IF THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY SAID THEY WERE PRETTY SURE THAT IT WAS. FIELDS TRIED TO HELP BY CONTACTING VOLVO. VOLVO INITIALLY DECLINED ANY HELP. WE CONTACTED VOLVO. THERE WAS SOME BACK AND FORTH BUT VOLVO AGREED TO A PARTIAL OFFER TO PAY $4,248 TOWARD THE REPAIR COST OF $12,743.42. WE PAID $8,657.43 FOR THE REPAIR. THE TECH'S SAID A SPARK PLUG TIP HAD BROKEN OFF AND WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE. THEY NOTED COOLANT IN THE CYLINDER. WE SUSPECTED THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE BLEEDER HOSE LEAKING THE COOLANT, CAUSING IMMEDIATE OVERHEATING AND SPARK PLUG AND ENGINE FAILURE. NOW THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE COOLANT BLEEDER HOSE, RECALL R29936, DATED 6/17/19. IT IS ATTACHED. THIS OEM PART ISSUE WAS PRE-EXISTING AND UNADDRESSED BY VOLVO. OUR ENGINE WAS OPERATING FINE WITH NO NOTICE OF PENDING TROUBLE. WE WANT HELP TO PERSUADE VOLVO TO COVER THE ENTIRE ENGINE REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V308000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. VOLVO CARS TAMPA (6008 N DALE MABRY HWY, TAMPA, FL 33614, (813) 885-2717) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 190726'000122. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 VOLVO XC90. EACH TIME THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO FUEL THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL TANK DOOR DID NOT OPEN. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE FUEL TANK DOOR WITH THE KEY FOB AND MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

REAR DOORS ON THE 2016 XC90 CAN BECOME UNABLE TO CLOSE/LATCH UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. IF THE WEATHER IS EXTREMELY COLD AND WATER HAS MADE IT INTO THE RUBBER DOOR SEALS DUE TO EITHER MELTING SNOW OR RAIN, THE WATER CAN FREEZE PREVENTING THE DOOR FROM CLOSING ENOUGH TO LATCH. THIS CAN LEAVE THE DRIVER AND THEIR PASSENGER STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR AT A REMOTE LOCATION AND UNABLE TO DRIVE THEIR VEHICLE UNTIL THE PASSENGERS ARE ABLE TO REMEDY THE ISSUE BY EITHER MELTING THE ICE OR REMOVING THE ICE FROM THE RUBBER DOOR SEALS. NOTE: THE ICE EXPANDING DOESN'T CAUSE THE DOORS TO OPEN ON ITS OWN, BUT IF ICE IS BUILT UP IN THE RUBBER DOOR SEALS, ONCE THE DOOR IS OPENED (WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OR STATIONARY), THE DOORS MAY NOT CLOSE AGAIN DUE TO THE EXPANDED RUBBER DOOR SEALS WITH ICE BUILT UP INSIDE.

THERE IS SOMETHING CALLED AN ERAD, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY THE VEHICLE CLUTCH FOR MY ELECTRONIC PLUG-IN HYBRID XC90. IT IS THE INSTRUMENT THAT SWITCHES BETWEEN ELECTRIC AND GAS. MINE FAILED. WHEN IT FAILS, WHEN YOU HIT THE GAS ENOUGH TO PUSH IT OUT OF ELECTRIC MODE TO GAS MODE, THE CAR ESSENTIALLY HESITATES FOR 1-2 SECONDS - IT FEELS LIKE IT'S TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO THEN AN OVERRIDE TO GAS MODE HAPPENS. WHEN I IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM, I WAS TRYING TO TURN OFF OF THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO A SIDE STREET AND THE CAR HESITATED (TEMPORARILY DOESN'T RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUT) AS I WAS SITTING PERPENDICULAR TO TRAFFIC. THE ALL GAS MODE THEN TURNS ON AND TAKES OVER, BUT IT HESITATES WHICH COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I COULD'VE BEEN HURT, BUT, THANKFULLY, I WASN'T. AFTER THAT, I DROVE IT IN FULL-TIME GAS MODE UNTIL IT WAS FIXED (NO PROBLEMS WHEN I DID THAT). IF THIS WERE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, I WOULDN'T REPORT IT, BUT THERE WERE 4 OTHER VOLVOS SUFFERING FROM THE SAME ISSUE AT MY DEALERSHIP ALONE (VOLVO CARS OF BETHESDA) SO THEY COULDN'T TAKE ME FOR 3-4 WEEKS. THEY SELL FEWER THAN 5% OF THEIR TOTAL FLEET OF THESE T8 ELECTRIC HYBRIDS, SO FOR 5 TOTAL CARS TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE (2016 - 2018) INDICATES A MAJOR PROBLEM. I'M CONCERNED SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE MY AWARENESS OF CARS WHO MAY OTHERWISE FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR'S THROTTLE RESPONSE MAY TAKE AN UNNECESSARY CHANCE AND GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANKS!

VOLVO RECENTLY HAD A "SERVICE CAMPAIGN" FOR THE COOLANT EXPANSION TANK BLEEDER HOSE. WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE REPAIR, BUT THE DAY PRIOR TO OUR REPAIR, VOLVO USA CANCELLED THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN. THIS HOSE THEN FAILED 1-2 MONTHS LATER, SPILLING TOXIC COOLANT ALL OVER OUR DRIVEWAY AND DOWN THE STREET, WHICH OF COURSE HAS MANY PETS AND YOUNG CHILDREN ON IT. THIS ALSOCOULD HAVE PUT OUR SAFETY IN JEOPARDY IF THIS HAPPENED OUTSIDE OR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE PARTICIPATE IN SEVERAL CARPOOLS, AND OTHER PARENTS RELY ON US TO GET THEIR KIDS SAFELY TO THE DESTINATION AS WELL. OUR LOCAL DEALER WAS VERY PROMPT IN COMPLETING THIS REPAIR, BUT THEY ALSO INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SPARK PLUGS AS WELL. WE HAD NO NOTIFICATION OF SUCH A RECALL FROM VOLVO USA. I THINK VOLVO USA IS FAILING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR VEHICLES GIVEN THE CANCELLATION OF THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR A CLEARLY DEFECTIVE PART AND THE UTTER LACK OF NOTIFICATION OF THE SPARK PLUG RECALL. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR ALL OWNERS OF THE NEWEST VERSION OF THE XC90, AND THINK VOLVO NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF AND THE GEAR COULD NOT BE PLACED INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT WAITED A WHILE BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AND THEN DROVE TO MONTROSE VOLVO OF CLEVELAND (9600 BROOKPARK RD BUILDING C, CLEVELAND, OH 44129, (216) 351-9999). THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM). THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE DEALER REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED THE ECM AGAIN. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF A BUYBACK CLAIM. THE MANUFACTURER INITIALLY DENIED THE CLAIM, BUT WERE CURRENTLY REVIEWING THE CLAIM. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,500.