NHTSA Complaint #10322397 — 2005 VOLVO XC90

MY 2005 VOLVO XC90 T6 TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED FOR A SECOND TIME AT 95,000 MILES. THIS IS THE SECOND DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION FOR THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY REPLACED AT 35,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT INTO HIGH RPMS AS IF IN "NEUTRAL", FAILED TO PROPERLY ACCELERATE, AND THE "SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING" LIGHT CAME ON. THIS DEALER SAYS THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME. VOLVO IS AWARE OF THE CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE 2003-2005 T6 VERSION OF THE XC90 BUT THUS FAR HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. IT IS NOT UNHEARD OF FOR THE VEHICLES TO REQUIRE 2 OR THREE TRANSMISSIONS BY 100,000 MILES. THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR REPORTS AVAILABLE ON INTERNET WEBSITES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE DRIVER IS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, SUCH AS WHEN MERGING INTO INTERSTATE TRAFFIC.