2005 Volvo XC90 problems and owner complaints

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED OUTRIGHT AS A NEW VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2005. THIS 2005 XC90, FWD WITH APPROXIMATELY 13,880 MILES HAD A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 03/21/2007. DAY PRIOR TO THE EVENT, AN ODD NOISE WAS HEARD ON DRIVER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE. UPON ACCELERATION VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE THEN LUNGE FORWARD. SERVICE DEPARTMENT CALLED UPON ARRIVAL AT HOME. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, ON WAY TO DEALERSHIP/SERVICE, 2 BLOCKS FROM THERE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. WAS NOTIFIED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. CURRENTL…

Owner-reported narrative. 13,880 miles reported. Look up ODI 10186118 at NHTSA ↗

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 62K MILES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. CHECKING ON EDMUNDS WEBSITE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 62,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10214202 at NHTSA ↗

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TOWING CAPACITY LISTED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL CONFLICTS WITH A BROCHURE PROVIDED BY THE DEALER. THE BROCHURE MADE NO MENTION OF THIRD ROW SEATING HAVING AN IMPACT ON TOWING CAPACITY WHILE THE OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATED THE THIRD ROW SEATING REDUCED TOWING CAPACITY. WHILE TOWING A SNOWMOBILE TRAVELING 30MPH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN AND THE FRONT WHEELS LOST TRACTION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETE…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10149708 at NHTSA ↗

CAR STALLED TWICE AT 65MPH WHILE ON FREEWAY. FIRST INCIDENT WAS 24NOV06, 2ND INCIDENT WAS 12 FEB 07. ON FIRST INCIDENT ALL CAR FUNCTIONS COMPLETELY DIED AND WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" AFTER SWERVING TO STOP, AND WAS TOWED TO BELLINGHAM WA (KING VOLVO) DEALER FOR "SOFTWARE UPGRADE ON FUEL PUMP". ON 2ND INCIDENT CAR WENT INTO "REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE" AFTER RESTART. I DROVE THE CAR HOME 350MILES ALTHOUGH VOLVO SUGGESTED TOWING. I JUST TRADED THE CAR IN TODAY ON AN ACURA AS VOLVO WASN'T INTERESTED IN HELPING ME BEYOND A $3K INCENTIVE TOWARDS A NEW…

Owner-reported narrative. 30,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10218274 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING SMELL INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE JACK CRANK HANDLE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V221000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 25,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10207336 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DAK, SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING, STEREO AND OTHER ELECTRICAL DEVICES QUIT WORKING. THE CAR STILL RAN. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETECT AND FIX THE PROBLEMS AFTER ONE WEEK AND DOES NOT KNOW WHEN AND STATES THAT THE PROBLEM IS IN THE CENTRAL COMPUTER. ON THREE OTHER OCCASION THIS CAR HAS BEEN TO VOLVE DEALER FOR COMPUTER SYSTEM UPGRADE; ONCE FOR IDLING ERRATICALLY, ONCE FOR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW NOT STOPPING WHEN IT REACHED MAXIMUM CLOSURE HEIGHT AND ONCE FOR STEREO SYSTEM NOT EJECTING C…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10215546 at NHTSA ↗

VOLVO XC90 AWD: THIS VEHICLE HAS FAILED THREE TIMES WITH ME AND ONCE WITH THE DEALER. DECEMBER 2005 THE VEHICLES FAILED TO START. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM WAS A FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTION. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, AND I DROVE THE TRUCK MAYBE A GOOD TWO WEEKS AND EARLY ONE MORNING ON THE INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE JUST SLOWED SPEED TO 20 MPH. I MERGED RIGHT AND THE VEHICLE CUT OF AFTER WAITING A SHORT TIME I STATED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND IT CONTINUED WITH THE SAME MALFUNCTIONS. AFTER ABOUT 1 HOUR AND A HALF I ARRIVE TO MY 20-M…

Owner-reported narrative. 11,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10148501 at NHTSA ↗

BRAKE PROBLEM AT 13000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 25000, COSTLY REPAIR, THE TRUCK WEIGHS 6000 LBS AND BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT ADEQUATE FOR VEHICLE. CALIPER HAD TO BE REPLACED ON NEW VEHICLE! PLEASE INVESTIGATE, I KNOW THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, BRAKES HAVE EXCESSIVE DUST, WEAR FAST. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10156932 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPACE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS WAS ONLY 4 1/2 INCHES WIDE. THE WIDTH OF HIS FOOT IS 5 INCHES WIDE. THERE IS AN INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF SPACE TO ADEQUATELY APPLY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITHOUT ALSO DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT HAVE NOT MADE ANY EFFORTS TO CORRECT THE DESIGN. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 54,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10243300 at NHTSA ↗

AT TIME OF PURCHASE, A VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE OCCURS UPON TURNING, MANUFACTURER REPLACED ENTIRE STEERING ASSEMBLY AFTER 5K MILES. OTHER VOLVO XC90 OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND REPAIRS OF STEERING ASSEMBLY AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO BRING THE ISSUE TO NSTB AS IT MAY REFLECT POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES IF NOT REPAIRED.

Owner-reported narrative. 100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10139754 at NHTSA ↗

I WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE VOLVO XC90 2005 RACK AND PINION GOING BAD. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING OVER THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE MUST BE AN INFERIOR WORKMANSHIP/COMPONENT, THAT IS CAUSING THIS PART TO BECOME DEFECTIVE FOR SO MANY CUSTOMERS. THIS PROBLEM IS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS AS IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO DEVELOP SUDDEN STEERING PROBLEM CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT STEERING UNCONTROLLABLY AS SOON AS THE BRAKES ARE APPLIES WHEN DRIVING OVER 30 MPH WH…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10310444 at NHTSA ↗