NHTSA Complaint #10244460 — 2005 VOLVO XC90

I HAVE HAD MY 2005 T6 XC90 FOR 5 MONTHS AND UNTIL TODAY HAVE ONLY DEALT WITH SMALL ISSUES. TODAY I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND LOST TRANSMISSION POWER AT 65 MPH AND THE EVENT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC, HOWEVER I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO REGAIN TRANSMISSION CONTROL AND COULD GET TO AN EXIT AND PARK MY VEHICLE IN A SAFE PLACE TO AWAIT A TOW. I HAD NO IDEA THAT THE T6 WAS KNOWN FOR THIS TYPE OF FAILURE WITH THE TRANSMISSION OR I WOULD NEVER HAVE BOUGHT IT. I HAVE TWO LITTLE GIRLS AND THEIR SAFETY WAS THE KEY ELEMENT IN MY PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, TODAY COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE BUT ACCORDING TO MANY ACCOUNTS THIS ISN'T THE FIRST T6 TO HAVE TRANNY PROBLEMS AND IT WON'T BE THE LAST. UNTIL VOLVO IS MADE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEIR DESIGN WAS FAULTY OTHER FAMILIES' LIVES ARE AT STAKE. I KNOW MY XC90 WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, AND THE COST IS GOING TO BE UPWARDS OF $6,000. AND FOR A "VOLVO FOR LIFE" THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!! *TR