NHTSA Complaint #10091278 — 2004 VOLVO XC90

SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR I HAVE HAD SMALL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS - MOONROOF WON'T OPEN OR CLOSE, G DOOR OPENER NOT WORKING AFTER 3 DAYS, MUST PRESS UNLOCK BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES TO UNLOCK DOORS. ALSO, THE CAR BOUNCES AT ALL SPEEDS, AND SHIFTS LATE. LABOR DAY, 2004, I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN ALL GAGES WENT OUT - SPEED OD, GAS, OIL PRESS, ENTIRE ABS SYSTEM, ETC. I FOUND IT WAS FUSE 24 AND REPLACED IT. THIS FUSE BLEW 4 MORE TIMES OVER THE NEXT 3 DAYS - ONCE IT BLEW WHEN REPLACING IT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND SCHEDULED REPAIR FOR 2 WEEKS LATER. (THE ABS SYSTEM STILL REPORTED WARNINGS ON THE MESSAGE DISPLAY). ONCE THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY WORKED ON IT, THEY REPLACED THE CENTRAL ELECTRICAL BOX AND ORDERED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH STILL NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED. I STILL HAVE THE ABOVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ALONG WITH THE OTHER PROBLEMS WHICH THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS ARE ALL RELATED. THERE IS 10,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. PREVIOUSLY, I OWNED A 1999 XC. I CONTINUED TO HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR UNTIL I STARTED IT AT A DAYCARE TO HAVE THE BATTERY EXPLODE. SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM WAS TO UPGRADE ME TO THE 2004 WITH THE ASSURANCE THE PROBLEMS I HAD ON THE 1999 WERE "HIGHLY UNUSUAL AND UNHEARD OF". DUE TO MY PAST EXPERIENCE, AND THE VERY SIMILAR PROBLEMS I AM HAVING WITH THE 2004, I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. *AK