NHTSA Complaint #10410357 — 2004 VOLVO XC90

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10410357
Vehicle	2004 VOLVO XC90
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	July 2, 2011
Date Filed	July 3, 2011
Mileage	134,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN OUR 2004 XC90 OCCURRED LATE AT NIGHT WHILE WE WERE NEARING THE END OF A 60 MILE TRIP...AND IT ALMOST KILLED ME AND MY FAMILY. I WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT AFTER ATTENDING A FIREWORKS SHOW IN SAN JOSE, CA AND FOR SOME REASON THE ENGINE STALLED DURING DE-CELLERATION AS I WAS CHANGING LANES WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY. I FIRST NOTICED IT WHEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS, THEN NO ACCELERATION PLUS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING/BRAKES. I WAS LUCKY TO WRESTLE THE CAR INTO A GAS STATION RIGHT OFF OF THE EXIT AS IT WAS COASTING TO A STOP. I TURNED THE KEY OFF, THEN ATTEMPTED TO RE-START THE VEHICLE...AND IT RE-STARTED RIGHT AWAY AND EVERYTHING WORKED FINE...SO I DROVE THE LAST 6 MILES HOME WITH NO ISSUE. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM 2004 XC90 OWNERS AND CANNOT BELIEVE THERE HASN'T BEEN A MORE AGGRESSIVE RECALL ACTION AGAINST VOLVO FOR THIS ISSUE...OR THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE RATE. THIS IS LUDICROUS. I AM THANKFUL THAT IT HAPPENED LATE AT NIGHT WHILE WE WERE EXITING THE FREEWAY: UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THIS VEHICLE COULD HAVE HAD SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. I AM ALSO THANKFUL IT WAS ME DRIVING WHEN IT HAPPENED...AND NOT MY WIFE. I DOUBT SHE COULD HAVE STEERED THIS VEHICLE WITH NO POWER TO THE STEERING OR BRAKES. *TR

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