NHTSA Complaint #10375029 — 2005 VOLVO XC90

BALANCE SHAFT FAILURE ON 2005 VOLVO XC90 V8 WITH 115K MILES. UNBELIEVABLE THAT VOLVO WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS. BALANCE SHAFT FAILED TODAY AT JUST UNDER 115K MILES... UNBELIEVABLE... AND I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST AN INTERNET RUMOR. IF YOU HAVE A 2005 XC90, SELL IT NOW! SERIOUSLY, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A $50,000 VEHICLE, AND EVEN MORE UNACCEPTABLE FOR VOLVO NOT TO ISSUE A RECALL. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I SERIOUSLY DOUBT WE WILL EVER BUY ANOTHER VOLVO AGAIN SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. SHOULD HAVE STUCK WITH THE GERMANS (AUDI OR BMW), OR DARE I SAY IT THE JAPANESE, OR EVEN THE AMERICANS! I CAN REPLACE A LOT OF WHEEL BEARINGS ON A YUKON FOR WHAT THIS BALANCE SHAFT IS GOING TO COST ME. VOLVO NEEDS TO MAKE IT RIGHT WITH EVERY OWNER OF A 2005 XC90. VOLVO KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IS WHY THEY ISSUED A TSB TO DRILL A DRAIN HOLE IN THE BLOCK, BUT THEY NEED TO STEP UP AND ISSUE A RECALL OR, AT THE VERY LEAST IF AN OWNER COMES INTO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THIS PROBLEM, THEY NEED TO FIX IT AT NO CHARGE. IT WAS THEIR MISTAKE, OWN UP TO IT AND FIX IT! *TR