NHTSA Complaint #10400706 — 2005 VOLVO XC90

2005 VOLVO XC90 V8 AWD-NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE FROM A LOCAL DEALER IN UPSTATE NY IN 2010. ODD PROBLEMS SUCH AS HEADLIGHTS FAILING, POWER WINDOWS OPENING AND "ANTI" THEFT FEATURES (KEY LOCK) BEING ACTIVATED FOR UNKNOWN REASON-THE VEHICLE REQUIRED A BALANCE SHAFT REPLACEMENT AT ABOUT 70K MILES (I BELIEVE IT HAD 65K MILES WHEN I PURCHASED IT) WHICH APPARENTLY WAS DUE TO MANUFACTURER NOT HAVING DRIP HOLES IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I BELIEVE THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES ARE SOMEWHAT RELATED TO THAT PROBLEM IN THAT WATER SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE ODD ELECTRICAL ISSUES DON'T ALWAYS HAPPEN WHEN ITS RAINING BUT MOISTURE APPEARS TO BE A FACTOR. LATEST ISSUE WAS A LOCKED SHIFTER IN THE PARK POSITION-CAR WOULD START BUT COULD NOT PUT INTO ANY GEAR-TOWED TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE CEM (CENTRAL ELECTRONICS MODULE) FOR $2300.00. I MADE THEM GIVE ME THE DEFECTIVE MODULE SO HAVE IT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO EXAMINE IT EXAMINE IT. LUCKILY, I ONLY HAD ONE DANGEROUS ISSUE AND THAT IS WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED DURING A DARK/RAINY NIGHT. TOO EARLY TO TELL IF THE CEM FIXES THE PROBLEM AS JUST HAD IT FIXED TODAY 5/13/2011. STARTED RESEARCHING WHY THIS WOULD BE AN ISSUE AND THAT'S WHEN I STARTED READING OTHER VOLVO DRIVERS EXPERIENCES THAT SEEMED QUITE SIMILAR TO MINE. I NEVER HAD COMPLETE VEHICLE FAILURE BUT LOSING THE HEADLIGHTS WAS NOT FUN...I THINK VOLVO KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT THE ISSUE AS THEY DIDN'T HESITATE IN INSTALLING THE CEM...I AM LISTING THE SPECIFIC DATE THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED BELOW-THEY FAILED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES BUT CANT RECALL THE SPECIFIC DATES. *TR