NHTSA Complaint #10257656 — 2005 VOLVO XC90

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 VOLVO XC90 (54,414 MILES) ON A BUSY CALIFORNIA FREEWAY (THE 405), THE ENGINE STOPPED SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING OR WARNING LIGHT. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO CALL FOR A TOW WITHOUT INJURY (ALTHOUGH I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED SINCE THE FAILURE WAS SO SUDDEN AND WITHOUT WARNING) AND HAD IT TOWED TO A VOLVO DEALER IN TORRANCE, CA. IT IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER CONSUMERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR XC90 VOLVOS TOO. VOLVO HAS NOT RECALLED OR PROVIDED ANY NOTICE TO CONSUMERS OF THE PROBLEM. VOLVO HAS PROVIDED REPLACEMENT TRADES AND CASH TO SOME CONSUMERS WHO COMPLAINED, BUT NO OVERALL NOTICE TO CONSUMERS. WE DIDN'T FIND OUT UNTIL IT HAPPENED TO US AND STARTED TO RESEARCH. ADDITIONALLY, THE WEEK BEFORE, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND I WAS OUT OF TOWN. UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, UNEVEN WEAR EVEN WITH CONSTANT REALIGNMENT, IS ANOTHER COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 18" TIRES ON VOLVO. THEY KNOW OF THE ISSUE, BUT NOT HOW TO FIX IT. VOLVO DID AT LEAST SEND A TOW TRUCK TO PUT THE SPARE ON AND MY WIFE WAS NOT INJURED (FORTUNATELY). WE DIDN'T KNOW OF THE SAFELY FLAWS IN THE XC90 WHICH WAS PURCHASED BECAUSE OF VOLVO'S MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF "SAFETY" AND "VOLVO FOR LIFE" CAMPAIGN. VOLVO IS ADVERTISING FALSELY AND THE XC90 HAS SAFETY ISSUES. PLEASE HELP PROTECT OTHERS! *TR