NHTSA Complaint #10333984 — 2005 VOLVO XC90

MY 2005 VOLVO XC90'S TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTEDLY FAILED DURING ACCELERATION WHILE I WAS TURNING LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN POWER WHICH IN TURN REQUIRED SEVERAL CARS TO HAVE TO "SLAM" ON THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME. THEIR "SLAMMING" ON THE BRAKES CAUSED THE CARS BEHIND THEM TO HAVE TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID REAR-ENDING THEM. AFTER TAKING THE SUV TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND LEARNING THAT OUR TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, I DID A SEARCH ON OUR CAR MAKE AND MODEL AND FOUND THAT I WAS NO WHERE NEAR THE FIRST PERSON TO EXPERIENCE A TERRIFYING EVENT LIKE THIS DUE TO VOLVO'S TRANSMISSION FAILURES. I FOUND PAGE AFTER PAGE OF ACCOUNTS WHERE PEOPLES CARS SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS USUAL DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT I THINK THE NTSB NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE DUE TO VOLVO'S REFUSAL TO EITHER ACKNOWLEDGE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL AN ENTIRE FAMILY IS HURT OR KILLED BEFORE TAKING ACTION. PLEASE DO NOT REPEAT THE TOYOTA MISTAKES. *TR