NHTSA Complaint #10957819 — 2016 VOLVO XC90

WE WERE TRAVELLING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN ALL THE DISPLAYS WENT BLANK. THE ENTERTAINMENT, GAUGES, ETC. ON THE FREEWAY! I WAS AFRAID THE ENGINE WOULD SHUTOFF ON US. IMMEDIATELY I CALLED THE VOLVO ON CALL AND EXPLAIN THE SITUATION TO THE OPERATOR AND ALL HE COULD DO WAS APOLOGIZE AND OFFER A TOW TRUCK, IF NEEDED. ONCE THE SYSTEM CAME BACK ON, THE HI-BEAM AND THE CHILD DOOR LOCKS WERE ACTIVATED! THE REAR PASSENGERS HAD A DIFFICULT TIME OPENING THE DOOR BECAUSE WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE BECAUSE THE ENTIRE CAR IS CONTROLLED BY A SOFTWARE AND THERE IS NO MANUAL BYPASS OR BACKUP SYSTEM TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE OCCUPANTS. WE'VE HAD THIS CAR FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR SOFTWARE ISSUES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: BLIND SPOT MONITORING FAILURE, FRONT COLLISION SENSOR FAILURE, NAVIGATION SYSTEM FAILURE, ALL SENSORS FAILURE, WARNING LIGHTS/SIGNALS FAILURE, BACKUP CAMERA FAILURE AND PANORAMIC SUNROOF FAILURE. EACH TIME WE'VE TAKEN IT IN, THEY ALWAYS TOLD US IT WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATES. REALLY? SOFTWARE UPDATES FOR EACH AND EVERY TIME??