NHTSA Complaint #10478919 — 2004 VOLVO XC90

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10478919
Vehicle	2004 VOLVO XC90
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	October 1, 2012
Date Filed	October 7, 2012
Mileage	104,789 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING TO A FRIEND'S HOW'S WHEN SUDDENLY THE RADIO STARTED ACTING UP ,IT WOULD GO ON AND OFF . AFTER WE NOTICED THAT I SLOWED DOWN A BIT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY HOLE DASH BOARD WENT OUT . I TRIED PULLING OVER BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT RESPOND ,THEN THE DASHBOARD CAME BACK ON BUT I HAD ALL THESE WARNINGS LIKE BRAKE FAILURE ,SRS AIRBAG SERVICE URGENT , ENGINE SYSTEM SERVICE URGENT . AFTER ALL THE HAPPENS THE TRUCK DIED ,LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE OTHER CARS HIT US .AFTER A COUPLE A MINUTES I TRIED TURNING IT ON AND IT CAME BACK ON BUT I STILL HAD THE WARNING LIGHTS ON BUT THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING FINE ,AFTER WE GOTTO OUR FRIENDS HOUSE I TURNED IT OFF AND LEFT IT THEIR BECAUSE I FELT IT WASN'T SAFE TO DRIVE , THE NEXT MORNING I WENT OVER TO PICK UP THE TRUCK , TURNED IT ON AND ALL THE LIGHTS WERE OF AND IT RAN FINE . I LOOKED ITUP ONLINE AND IT SEEMS I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO'S HAD THIS PROBLEM ,IT SEEMS ITS HAPPENED A LOT BUT VOLVO DOESN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT . I LIKE MY VOLVO BUT I AM ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT HOW SAFE IT REALLY IS. *TR

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