2004 VOLVO XC90 Electrical System Problems

ENGINE PASSENGER SIDE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT, FLAMES SHOOTING OUT THE WHEEL WELL. OTHER DRIVERS FLAGGED TO PULL OVER, TURNED OFF IGNITION KEY AND REMOVED TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE. ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OFF, CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE FOR FEAR OF EXPLOSION. FIRE DEPARTMENT USED AN AX TO STOP THE ENGINE. CAR WAS TOTALED. NO ONE WAS INJURED. *TR

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS RANDOMLY START, FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A LOUD THUMP SOUND FROM THE ENGINE, ALSO IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY ALL THE ELECTRICAL ITEMS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOING DARK, ALL GAUGES GO TO ZERO, SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK, RADIO GOES DARK AND STOPS WORKING ALONG, A/C STOPS WORKING, ERROR MESSAGE APPEAR FOR THE ABS AND SRS. THERE IS ALSO AN SLIGHT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR. DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON THE FIRST VISIT WHICH IS NOT SURPRISING SINCE THE PROBLEM IS COMPLETELY RANDOM. ON A MORE RECENT VISIT DEALER SAYS CAR NEEDS A INSTRUMENT PANEL MODULE REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $1,500. ACCORDING TO MY ONLINE RESEARCH, THIS COMPLAINT IS BY FAR THE MOST PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL BY MAYBE A 20 TO 1 MARGIN. *TR

WAS DRIVING IN NEIGHBORHOOD AT ABOUT 20 MPH, WHEN RADIO SHUT OFF AND THEN ALL ELECTRICAL SHUT OFF, CAR DID NOT RESPOND TO EITHER GAS OR BRAKES, THEN THERE WAS A THUMP FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR, WHICH BROUGHT THE DASH LIGHTS BACK ON. I THEN WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF CAR. RESTARTED THE CAR AND THERE WERE A SLEW OF ERROR MESSAGES ON THE DASH, INCLUDING A BRAKE WARNING. ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE CAR, ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN AND AGAIN ON MY DRIVE HOME. VERY UNSAFE TO BE DRIVING AND NOT SURE IF YOUR BRAKES OR STEERING ARE GOING TO CUT OUT. DID SOME RESEARCH WHEN I GOT HOME AND REALIZED THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH THE CEM OF VOLVOS. I HOPE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING. IF THIS HAPPENS TO SOMEONE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IT COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF DRIVING IN THE GEORGIA / NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS WITH THE WIFE AND 2 KIDS IN THE BACK, THE AIR-CONDITIONER AND RADIO ON WITH THE 2004 XC90, THE CAR STARTED EXPERIENCING WEIRD BEHAVIOR. SHORTLY AFTER CROSSING THE GEORGIA BORDER INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR AND THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER (NO DASHBOARD, HAZARD LIGHTS, BLINKERS, WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS, SUNROOF, ETC.). THE DRIVE TRAIN ALSO SEEMED STUCK IN A HIGH GEAR AND WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT WHICH MADE NORMAL DRIVING CLOSE TO IMPOSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER, THE CAR MADE THE VIOLENT NOISE AGAIN UNDER THE HOOD AGAIN AND JERKED VIOLENTLY AGAIN. LUCKILY THERE WAS AN AUTOZONE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT AND I HAD THEM READ THE ENGINE CODES WHICH WAS ONLY SHOWING A 'DSTC...

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MILES AN HOUR AND THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. NO LIGHTS, NO ENGINE, NO POWER STEERING, NO DASH LIGHTS. THE CAR WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. I PULLED OVER AND LET THE CAR REST AND THEN IT STARTED UP AGAIN. I NOTICED THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. I TOOK IT TO ARBORMOTION IN ANN ARBOR MI AND THEY TOLD ME A CODE CAME UP AND SOME PART HAD TO BE CLEANED. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH AIR GOING THROUGH THE PART TO ALLOW GAS TO FLOW. THEY FIXED THE PART AND A MONTH LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY ONLY THIS TIME HOWEVER, UNLIKE THE FIRST TIME, JUST THE LIGHTS STAYED ON. I WENT TO THE SAME SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS ANOTHER CODE. I COULD...

I WAS DRIVING MY XC90 2004 AND SUDDENLY THE UNIT JUST TURNED OFF COMPLETELY. I HAD TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITH THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY KIND OF POWER. I PARKED THE CAR BESIDE THE HIGHWAY AND TRIED TO TURNED ON THE CAR AGAIN, THE CAR STARTED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. I CHECKED THE POLE OF THE BATTERY BUT THEY WERE OK AND THE BATTERY ITSELF IT'S NEW. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT HAPPENS, IT IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND SPORADIC.WHEN I WENT TO THE VOLVO DEALER SOME MONTHS AGO TO FIX A CAMPAIGN THAT HAVE THE XC90, I TOLD THE MECHANICS WHAT HAPPENED AND TOLD THEM TO CHECK THAT ISSUE. THE TOLD ME IT WAS VERY STRANGE AND WHEN THEY FIXED THE CAMPAIGN THEY TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T FOUND ANYTHING. *TR

FRONT LIGHTS GO OFF GOT A TICKET FOR THAT REASON AND ONLY THRU THAT TICKET DID I KNOW THAT THE LIGHTS GO OFF IT HAPPENS ONCE IN A WHILE AND WHEN SO I HAVE TO GO TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN CAR OFF AND TURN ON AGAIN, WONT HAPPEN FOR A PERIOD AND THEN SURPRISE IT HAPPENS AGAIN.WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED AND WE DONT KNOW IF THERE IS ANY RECALLS IT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

TODAY, WE LEARNED OUR VOLVO XC90'S YAW RATE SENSOR HAS FAILED. THE ROOT CAUSE WAS WATER LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR DUE TO BLOCKED MOONROOF (I.E. SUNROOF) DRAINS, WHICH SHORTED THE YAW RATE SENSOR. THIS IMPAIRED THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND BRAKES OF OUR VOLVO, PUTTING US AT RISK OF ACCIDENT. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A FREQUENT AND RECURRING PROBLEM KNOWN SINCE AT LEAST 2004. IT HAS CAUSED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE TO NUMEROUS XC90S. VOLVO IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE UP TO AND INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT OF VOLVO USA. EVEN THOUGH EASY AND INEXPENSIVE REGULAR MAINTENANCE WOULD PREVENT EXPENSIVE DAMAGE, NEITHER THE VOLVO USER MANUAL NOR MAINTENANCE SERVICE OPERATIONS GUIDES MENTION THE NEED. THE DAMAGE WE AND OTHERS HAVE SUFFERED WAS COMPLETELY PREVENTABLE. THE ROOT CAUSE IS A DESIGN DEFECT, WHICH VOLVO SERVICE PROVIDERS REGULARLY CORRECT BY CUTTING THE BOTTOM END OF THE HOSES. A...

LAST NIGHT MY 2004 VOLVO XC90 LEFT ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD INTERSTATE 88 NEAR ROCK FALLS, IL WEATHER 7:00 PM 28 HUMIDITY: 73% WIND: NNE DEW POINT: 22 PRESSURE: 30.16 IN BONE DRY WHILE DRIVING 65MPH FELT A "THUMP" IN THE FRONT END, FOLLOWED BY A SPLIT SECOND WHERE ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS, WENT BLACK. WHILE TRYING TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THEN NORMAL FUNCTION RESUMED. A MINUTE OR TWO LATER, SAME THING AND ALL LIGHTS INTERNALLY COMPLETELY WENT OUT, I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. HAZARD LIGHTS COULD NOT BE TURNED ON. AFTER CALLING FOR A TOW TRUCK, AND WAITING ABOUT 45 MINUTES I RESTARTED IT. THERE WERE 2 MESSAGES ON THE DASH, THE YELLOW EXCLAMATION POINT DASHBOARD ICON/ALERT LIT UP, A SERVICE MESSAGE FLASHED REFERRING TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE, THE SRS NEEDED URGENT ATTENTION. I PURCHASED THIS...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN, THE CAR MADE A KNOCKING NOISE AND DRIVER CONSOLE/DASH STOPPED WORKING. THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, AND ALL GAUGES WENT TO "ZERO." I NO LONGER HAD TURN SIGNALS EITHER. I FEARED FOR OUR LIVES. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH, AND HAVE FOUND THAT OTHERS HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE WITH 2004 XC90S. *TR

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65 AND 70 MILES ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE MY 2004 VOLVO XC 90 HAS A SEVERE "THUMP" IN THE FRONT END, WHICH IS THEN FOLLOWED BY A VERY BRIEF (SPLIT SECOND) INTERNAL (MEANING ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS, HI-FI, DOME LIGHTS, RADIO AIR CONDITION, OIL GAGE, FUEL GAGE CLOCK ) POWER FAILURE. WHILE TRYING TO PUSH THE GAS THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AT FIRST I HIT SOMETHING ON THE HIGHWAY. A MINUTE OR TWO LATER THE "THUMP" WAS HARDER AND THE LIGHTS INTERNALLY COMPLETELY WENT OUT, HAZARD LIGHTS COULD NOT BE TURNED ON, BLINKERS COULD NOT BE SWITCHED ON, HI-FI WENT OUT, THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT WORK, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT CUT ON OR THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED 10 MINUTES AND RESTARTED IT. THERE WERE 3 MESSAGES ON THE DASH, THE YELLOW EXCLAMATION POINT DASHBOARD ICON/ALERT LIT...

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...

AT 65 MPH WIPERS WENT ON BY THEMSELVES THEN FOLLOWED BY SPLIT SECOND POWER FAILURE,MEANING DASHBOARD LIGHT OUT,HAZARD LIGHTS COULD NOT BE TURNED ON,WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN,A/C OUT,IN THE MESSAGE SCREEN AT THAT MOMENT ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURE WAS DISPLAYED BEFORE EVERYTHING WENT OUT,DRIVING ANOTHER 20 MILES TILL NEXT EXIT AT THE DUSK,AFTER PULLING OVER AND RESTART ( TO RESET) SRS FAILURE IN THE MESSAGE SCREEN. CAR CHECKED BY VOLVO DEALER AND STATEMENT FROM THEM:FAULT IN CEM IS SHUTTING DOWN NETWORK AND CAUSING DIM TO BLACK OUT. REPLACEMENT WILL RUN ABOUT $1500,THIS CAR HAD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 91822 MILES AND IGNITION FAILURE RECENTLY,AND MANY MANY OTHER COSTLY PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE RADIO AND ALL OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TURNED OFF INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND BRAKE WARNING LAMPS ALSO ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

THE SUNROOF DRAIN HAS A DESIGN FLAW THAT CAN CAUSE WATER TO ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND/OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. THIS CAN PRESENT SIMPLY AS WATER ON THE FLOOR BOARDS. BUT IT CAN ALSO PRESENT IN MORE SUBTLE WAYS WITH WATER COMING IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND BEING DRAWN THROUGHOUT THE CAR THROUGH COPPER WIRES ACTING AS CONDUIT (THIS EFFECTS SPEAKER QUALITY, RADIO FUNCTION, CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION ETC). MOST IMPORTANTLY, WATER CAN ACCUMULATE IN THE COMPARTMENT UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THAT HOUSES THE DYNAMIC STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM PUTTING SAFETY AT RISK. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS WITH OUR XC90 BUT SEE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING OTHER VOLVO MODELS. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN BUT MOST CONCERNING BECAUSE OF ITS SUBTLE NATURE, SLOW PROGRESSION, AND PROHIBITIVE COSTS TO REPAIR. MANY PEOPLE ARE DRIVING AROUND WITH COMPROMISED SYSTEMS AND ARE NOT YET AWARE, UNABLE TO RECOGNIZE THE CAUSE, OR UNABLE TO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND CAUSED THE RADIO, INTERIOR LIGHTS, AIR CONDITIONING AND THE DOOR LOCKS TO FAIL. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH LOCATED SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE CODES. THE DEALER RESET THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND THE CURRENT 133,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE BRAKE AND SRS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS AND GAUGES FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING RESULTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,000.

ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS, GUAGES, WINDSHIELD WIPERS RANDOMLY SHUT DOWN AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND AT IDLE. ENGINE POWER IS ALSO AFFECTED AS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. DEALER REPLACED DRIVER INFORMATION MODULE HOWEVER PROBLEM CONTINUES. DEALER UNABLE TO SOURCE THE PROBLEM AS THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE IN THE PROCESS OF FAILING FOR THEM TO SOURCE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE AS THE ISSUE IS RANDOM AND TYPICAL GOES AWAY AFTER THE CAR SITS FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE SERVICE AIRBAG AND BRAKE FAILURE CODE REMAINS IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION MODULE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND AT NIGHT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE I-95 WHEN MY WINDSHIELD TURNED ON BY ITSELF, THEN I GOT ABS SYSTEM FAILURE ALERT ADVISING ME TO PULL OVER SAFELY. NEXT THE DASHBOARD DIED, WINDOWS DIDN'T WORK AND THE POWER STEERING SEEMED TO STOP WORKING. IT WAS VERY SCARY. I GOT THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP AS LUCKILY WE WERE CLOSE TO OUR DESTINATION. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO THE TECH. HE TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT WAS LIKE NOTHING HAD EVER HAPPENED. THE DASHBOARD LIT UP FINE AND THE WINDOWS WORKED FINE. HOWEVER, I DID HAVE A MESSAGE STATING I NOW HAD AN AIRBAG ISSUE. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS TRYING TO RECREATE WHAT I HAD DESCRIBED AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. IT'S HAPPENED NO FEWER THAN 8 TIMES SINCE THEN. I'VE TAKEN...

STARTING IN 2011 AND 3 OTHER OCCASIONS VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. STARTER MOTOR WOULD NOT TURN AND SYSTEM APPEARED TO BE DEAD. BATTERY WAS TESTED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. PRIOR TO THESE EVENTS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEHAVED ERRATICALLY WITH RADIO SWITCHING ON AND OFF, DOOR LOCKS NOT OPERATING FROM REMOTE KEY FOB AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ERRATICALLY TURNING ON AND OFF. LIGHTS AND SYSTEMS SEEMINGLY BEHAVING ERRATICALLY. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. ON FIRST OCCASION SYSTEM WAS RESET AND MECHANIC CHANGED THE STARTER MOTOR. IN HINDSIGHT I DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS BAD OR CAUSED OF THE PROBLEM. ON SECOND AND THIRD OCCASIONS AFTER TOWING AND REPEATED START ATTEMPTS THE ENGINE STARTED. NOTE THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING STARTS NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED (ENGINE STARTER WOULD TURN OR ENGAGE. NO CLICKING SOUND ASSOCIATED WITH BAD BATTERY), ON FOURTH OCCASION IN JULY 2012 VOLVO REPORTED THAT CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE WAS BAD AND...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE HICCUPED INTERMITTENTLY THREE TIMES AND THEN THE ELECTRONIC PANEL, WINDOWS, LOCKS, RADIO, A/C, SIGNALS, HAZARDS ALL SHUT DOWN AND A MESSAGE ABOUT THE BRAKES CAME ON. I WAS NEAR THE DEALERSHIP SO I STOPPED IN AND DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM. WITH A SMIRK ON HIS FACE THE SERVICE CONSULTANT SAID IT WOULD COST $85.00 FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THEN HE WOULD GIVE ME A COST ESTIMATE OF THE REPAIR. THEY WERE BUSY AND HE SAID THAT HE DIDN'T THINK THAT THEY COULD GET TO IT THAT DAY SO I DECIDED TO TAKE MY CHANCES AND DRIVE TO MY OWN MECHANIC. TO MY SURPRISE WHEN I STARTED MY CAR ALL POWER CAME BACK ON AND A MESSAGE TO GET MY AIR BAG CHECKED. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY SERVICE STATION THE MECHANIC PUT IT ON DIAGNOSTICS (FREE) AND COULDN'T FIND ANY ERROR CODES SO HE RESET...

DRIVING ON STREET AND ENGINE JUST DIED, NO REASON CAN THINK OF, NO ENGINE LIGHT OR MESSAGE IN TEXT. HAPPENED AGAIN 2-3 WEEKS (YESTERDAY) WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR STREET ACCIDENT, LOST ALL POWER, HAD TO STOP CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES, PUT IN PARK AND STARTED AGAIN. NO PROBLEM AFTERWARDS AND DROVE HOME. TOOK TO VOLVO DEALER TODAY WHERE I REGULARLY GO AND OF COURSE NO REASON FOUND FOR TWO TIME FAILURE. LUCKILY NOT DRIVING ON FREEWAY OR MAY HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. QUITE SCARED NOW TO DRIVE - WHEN IS IT GONNA HAPPEN AGAIN? 111,500 MILES - HAS HAD NEW TRANSMISSION 2 YEARS AGO AND MAJOR SERVICE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. SERVICE MANAGER HAS NO IDEA, RECOMMENDED THROTTLE CLEANING FOR $400+ DOLLARS AND NOT EVEN SURE THAT IS CLOSE TO PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A 40MPH BUSY ROAD, MY CD PLAYER DISPLAY BEGAN TO FLASH, THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER, MY SRS AIR BAG SERVICE URGENT MESSAGE CAME ON. EVERYTHING CONTINUED TO FLASH AND THEN ALL MY INSTRUMENTS (SPEEDOMETER, REV COUNTER, TURN SIGNALS) ALL DIED. LUCKY I WAS PASSING MY DEALER WHO I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND ABLE TO TURN INTO IT. AFTER BRAKING, I COULD NOT ACCELERATE THE CAR AND HAD TO LET THE MOMENTUM CARRY ME INTO TO THE LOT. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 5 DAYS NOW. I NOTICED ON THE FIRST DAY THAT SIMPLE THINGS WERE NOT QUITE RIGHT, INCLUDING MY MIRROR BUTTON ONLY WORKING HALF THE TIME AS WELL AS MY WINDOW CONTROL. ALSO MY WIPERS WOULD TURN ON RANDOMLY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL CAR IF YOU READ ANY VOLVO FORUMS. IT SEEMS IT...

DRIVING FROM PHX TO TUS AT 75 MI OUT OF PHX AT ABOUT 2200HRS. THE CAR COMPLETELY FAILED FOR FRACTION OF A SECOND THEN RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION UNTIL ARRIVING AT DESTINATION 10 MI. LATER. THE SECOND TIME A WEEK LATER WAS TRAVELING TO PHX AT 1800 HRS. 70MI OUT OF TUS. THE CAR FAILED LIKE THE FIRST TIME THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER DID IT AGAIN REACHED DESTINATION ABOUT 15MI. LATER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE LIGHTS, RADIO, WINDOWS, DASH LIGHT AND GAUGES ALL STOP WORKING THE MESS. COMES ON ABS,SRS. ITS HAPPENED 5 OR 6 TIMES NOW WITH THE WORST BEING YESTERDAY 16 JUNE 2012 . I GOT OFF LOOP 202 AND PULLED IN A PARKING LOT AND SHUT DOWN THE CAR AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART 4 TIMES BEFORE IT RESTARTED. THE A/C,WINDOWS, LIGHTS, GAUGES,TURN SIGNALS ALL FAILED. THE MESS. ABS, SRS, CHECK ENGINE CAME ON. I DROVE ABOUT...

THE VOLVO XC 90 2004 LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. THE CAR CONTINUED TO DRIVE BUT, THERE WERE NO DASH LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, RADIO, DEFROSTER ETC. *JB

DROVE TO THE GROCERY STORE ON SATURDAY MORNING, CAR WAS FINE. WHEN I CAME OUT, I COULDN'T UNLOCK THE VEHICLE WITH THE FOB, I HAD TO USE THE KEY TO OPEN THE DRIVERS DOOR. THEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE LOCKS AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CAR DID START, BUT HAD NO DASH INFO (NOTHING WORKED), AC, RADIO DID NOT WORK EITHER, FRONT WINDOWS ONLY WORKED, REAR DID NOT. I LIMPED HOME BECAUSE THE CAR DID NOT HAVE ANY POWER. HAD IT FLATBEDDED TO VOLVO DEALER ON MONDAY, 6/4/12 AND THEY STILL HAVEN'T DETERMINED WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. HAD THIS SAME ISSUE (ONLY WORSE) IN 2008 AND THEY FINALLY REPLACED (SO THEY SAID) THE COMPUTER. AT THE TIME OF THE 2008 INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD APPROX. 33K MILES. NOW IN 2012, IT HAS 53K! 20K ADDITIONAL MILES AND STILL ISSUE STILL EXISTS EVEN WITH REPLACED COMPUTER! *JS

WHILE DRIVING, THE ELECTRONIC PANEL ALL SHUT DOWN AND I GOT MSG REGARDING BRAKE FAILURE AND TO STOP SAFELY. I WAS ON LEFT-MOST LANE OF HIGHWAY AND MY SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON!!! EVEN MY POWER WINDOW WOULD NOT WORK SO I COULDN'T OPEN FOR ME TO MAKE HAND-SIGNALS. LUCKY MY FATHER-IN-LAW NEXT TO ME HAD WINDOW OPEN SO I TOLD HIM TO MAKE MOTIONS TO SURROUNDING CARS FOR ME TO CHANGE LANES SAFELY. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO STOP, I TURNED OFF CAR, TURNED ON AGAIN AND GOT SRS AIRBAG URGENT MSG ON PANEL. SINCE CAR STARTED OK BUT WITH MSG, I TOOK SIDE STREETS HOME BUT IT SHUT OFF AGAIN 2 TIMES. I DID SAME THING (STOP/RESTARTED) AND MADE IT HOME. I HAD MY IN-LAWS WITH ME AND MY 3 YOUNG KIDS WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED ON 12/23/11. BECAUSE OF HOLIDAYS/VACATION AND SINCE NEAREST DEALER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A FAILURE WITH ALL COMPONENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE DEALER STATED THAT ELECTRONIC DRIVER INFORMATION MODULE AND THE CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,030.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (TYPICALLY ON LONG TRIPS OF 4HRS OR MORE) I HEAR A LOUD THUMPING NOISE THAT IS VERY UNNERVING. IT FEELS LIKE THE PISTON HAS LEFT ITS BEARINGS AND IS RAMMING INTO THE CAR. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY A SHARP JERK THEN A MOMENTARY LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. AT THIS POINT THE DASHBOARD GOES BLANK, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON. THIS TURN OF EVENTS GETS SO SCARY THAT I PULL OFF THE ROAD AND WAIT FOR A FEW MINUTES. I AM THEN ABLE TO TURN THE CAR ON AND KEEP DRIVING. BUT ONCE THE ISSUE HAS OCCURRED IT KEEPS OCCURRING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY IF I KEEP DRIVING, ABOUT EVERY 10 TO 15 MINUTES. HOWEVER IF I LET THE CAR REST FOR A FEW HOURS OR OVERNIGHT I AM ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR FINE. AS A TREND THIS PROBLEM IS WORSENING....

RADIO FAILS TO RELIABLY POWER UP AND AFTER OCCASIONALLY OPERATING, CEASES TO WORK AFTER A FEW MINUTES. RADIO INTERFACES WITH REAR COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM, WHICH IS NOW NONOPERATIONAL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT, ALL ELECTRICAL INDICATORS ON DASHBOARD INCLUDING THE TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN. AFTER STOPPING I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN GAS TANK AND TAILGATE WHERE THE BATTERY IS LOCATED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE VOLVO DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE INCIDENT. NOW THIS HAS HAPPEN 7 MORE TIMES. I AM A SINGLE PARENT WITH MINOR CHILDREN IN MY VEHICLE. PLEASE ASSIST. SOMEONE INFORM ME THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE WITH THE CENTRAL ELECTRICAL MODULE. I PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE USED AND IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE SEEN LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THE CENTRAL ELECTRICAL MODULE? PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE THERE ARE FATALITIES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THE DEALER PERFORMED A SOFTWARE UPGRADE AS WELL AS AN UPGRADE TO THE CENTRAL ELECTRONIC MODULE. NONE OF THE UPGRADES REMEDIED THE ISSUE WITH ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MAY NEED A NEW WIRING HARNESS INSTALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD, THE DASHBOARD GAUGES STARTING FLICKERING ON AND OFF, AND THEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED OUT. AS I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 45 MPH, I ATTEMPTED TO STEER THE CAR TOWARDS THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THE STEERING WAS VERY TIGHT AND DIFFICULT. AS I MOVED RIGHT, THE CAR BEHIND ME CAME AROUND TO PASS BECAUSE MY CAR WAS SLOWING RAPIDLY. AS I STARTED TO MOVE RIGHT, I COULD NOT CORRECT MY STEERING FAST ENOUGH TO AVOID A COLLISION. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN THE DEALER HOOKED THE CAR TO THE COMPUTER, THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES WITH NO EXPLANATION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRONICS SHUT OFF AND THE ENGINE DIES AS IF ITS IN NEUTRAL. TOOK TO VOLVO SERVICE AND THEY SAID A CAN SOFTWARE UPGRADE WOULD SOLVE IT, THIS DID NOT SOLVE IT, IMMEDIATELY AFTER WE LEFT THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITHIN A FEW MILES, ENGINE SHUT DOWN, POWER WENT OUT, WHEN RESTARTED THE SRS AIRBAG ERROR CODE CAME ON AS WELL AS THE ABS BREAK FAILURE MESSAGE. I SEE YOU GUYS HAVE COMPLETED AN INVESTIGATION (PE10025) ON THIS BUT WHAT THE HECK IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS TO MY WIFE AND NEWBORN!!!! THE CAR GOES FROM 70 TO 10MPH ON THE FREEWAY, HOW IS THIS NOT AS IMPORTANT AS THE ISSUE WITH TOYOTAS EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION PROBLEM, DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE BEFORE YOU GUYS TAKE THIS SERIOUS! *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT THUMPING NOISE AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAILED AND SHUTDOWN IN A SECOND. THE POWER WAS LOST AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDEN HALT. LUCKILY I WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND I HAD PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS VERY SCARY, AS I WAS ON THE FREEWAY IN THE NIGHT AND I COULD HAVE VERY WELL BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY LIFE AND OTHERS. THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSED THE CAR TO LOOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE SPEED AND THE CAR CAME TO AN IMMEDIATE HALT. THERE WAS A MESSAGE OF BREAK FAILURE FOR A SECOND BEFORE THE CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. REQUEST YOU TO PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS CONCERN AS IT IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE RESEARCHED OVER THE INTERNET AND I READ THAT MOST OF...

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AND ALL THE GAGES WENT OFF-- HAD SOME MINOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES FOR YEARS, TAIL LIGHTS NOT WORKING ONE TIME AND THEN OKAY. FINALLY DEALERSHIP SAID IT NEEDED A NEW CENTRAL COMPUTER. JUST PICKED UP THE CAR $1,100.00+ *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FLASH AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES AND WINDOWS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CENTRAL CONTROL MODULE AND THE DRIVER INFORMATION MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2004 VOLVO XC90 T6 AND IT HAS BEEN A DISASTER THE LAST 4 YEARS. ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING ON I90 (NYST) WHEN MY CAR WHOLE DASHBOARD WENT OUT . IT WAS A MOMENT I CANT FORGET . I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING, I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH AND CAN ONLY FORCE MY CAR OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF IT . THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE IN MY BOOK. NO ONE IS GOING TO DO ANYTHING UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS RANDOM SHUT DOWN ON THE XC90'S . VOLVO TELLS ME THEY ARE UNSURE ON HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM ... HOW CAN YOU BE UNSURE ABOUT A SAFETY ISSUE THAT PUTS MY LIFE ON THE LINE . I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER (NORTHTOWN OF BUFFALO) . THEY "FIXED" THE PROBLEM . NOW 3...

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...

2004 VOLVO XC90 JERKED, THEN ALL ELECTRIC COMPONENTS WENT OUT SUDDENLY INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS AS WE DROVE ALONG TN HWY 840 CAUSING US TO ALMOST WRECK AS IT WAS NIGHTTIME AND PITCH BLACK ON THIS HIGHWAY. PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED SUV. NORMAL ACTIVITY FOR 30 MINUTES, THEN PROBLEM RECURRED. TOOK SUV TO VOLVO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED FAULTY CEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 XC90 ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE DASHBOARD WENT OUT. THE CAR SLOWED DOWN. EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL IN THE CAR STOPPED WORKING. I COULD STILL START THE CAR HOWEVER. BUT ACCELERATION WASN'T THE SAME, THE CAR CRAWLED. TOOK THE CAR TO THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP WHO SAY THIS IS A CEM PROBLEM. A COMPUTER DEFECT THE CAR IS BARELY 7 YEARS OLD AND THIS IS APPARENTLY A PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHER XC90 OWNERS AND A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. AND TO REPLACE THIS CEMCHIP IS 1400 DOLLARS. LEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN ONE HOUR, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD FAIL AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED, THERE WERE SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A SOFTWARE UPGRADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UPGRADE TEMPORARILY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN THE WEATHER BECAME WARMER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN. DASH PANEL INDICATED BRAKE FAILURE, STOP CAREFULLY. NO LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, AIRBAGS, HAZARD LIGHTS, PWR WINDOWS, PWR BRAKES, RADIO - NO POWER TO ANYTHING. CLEAR, DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS HAD BEEN HAPPENING FOR SHORT CYCLES FOR APPROX. 2 MONTHS. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD TURN ON FOR ONE CYCLE AND ALL POWER WOULD SHUT DOWN TO DASH, RADIO, LIGHTS ETC. BUT WOULD LAST FOR ONLY A SECOND OR TWO. THIS MIGHT HAPPEN 2-3 TIMES ON APPROX. 20 MILE DRIVE HOME ON HIGHWAY. THIS ONLY HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. BUT THE INCIDENT ON THURSDAY 05.26.11 NO POWER LASTED FOR 10 MILES UNTIL I GOT THE VEHICLE HOME. HAD THE CAR SIT FOR AN HOUR AND THEN STARTED AGAIN AND THE DASH INDICATED SRS SYSTEM FAILURE BUT ALL POWER WAS RESTORED TO CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE COULD HEAR A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND VARIOUS LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD ILLUMINATE RAPIDLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT AFTER THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, HE WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2004 XC-90 AWD: FOR OVER TWO YEARS THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WHICH APPEARS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SEEM TO STALL OR "HICCUP" WHILE DRIVING. THIS OCCURS AT ANY SPEED BUT IT IS MOST PREVALENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT NORMALLY HAPPENS AT SPEEDS OF 65MPH OR HIGHER. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL ENGAGE FOR ONE SWEEP (THEY WILL BE SELECTED ?OFF?), THE RADIO (IF ON) WILL TURN OFF AND ON AGAIN, THE GAUGES ON THE PANEL WILL GO DEAD AND THEN COME TO LIFE. THE MOST UNSAFE THING IS A LOUD ?THUMP? THAT OCCURS IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE HAS SUDDENLY SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THEN RELEASED THEM. THIS ALL HAPPENS IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. THE ENGINE DOES NOT STOP DURING THIS SEQUENCE AND THE BRAKES APPEAR TO KEEP WORKING. THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH AND WITHOUT...

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO MY VOLVO 2004 XC90. WHILE DRIVING MY VOLVO STARTS JERKING AND THEN ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS GO OUT - ALL THE INTERIOR DASH LIGHT GO OFF, SIGNAL LIGHTS, AND HAZARDS WILL NOT WORK. I GET A MESSAGE ABOUT BRAKE FAILURE AND THEN SRS AIRBAG SERVICE. ONCE YOU STOP THE CAR AND RESTART IT FUNCTIONS NORMALLY WITH JUST THE SRS MESSAGE REMAINING. *TR

ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ALERTED A "BULB FAILURE". REPLACEMENT OF THE HEADLAMP CARTRIDGE DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. SINCE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, I NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER XC90 SUV'S WITH SAME DAYLIGHT LAMP OUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE.

I OWN A 2004 VOLVO XC-90. I HAVE OWNED IT SINCE 12/2007. APPROXIMATELY 7 MONTHS AGO I STARTED HAVING INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (NAVIGATION FAILURE, ENGINE SERVICE ALERTS, SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM FAILURE). MESSAGES WOULD APPEAR AND THEN STOP. RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS A MESSAGE APPEARED ABOUT A POSITION LIGHT FAILURE, THEN PROGRESSED TO MULTIPLE LIGHT FAILURES. THIS OCCURRED AT NIGHT ON THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY WHICH IS POORLY LIT IN MANY AREAS AND HAS WINDING ROADS WITH STEEP DROP OFFS. WE HAD TO DRIVE WITH MY PASSENGER AIMING A FLASHLIGHT TO SEE THE ROAD UNTIL WE COULD TURN OFF ON AN EXIT. THERE IS NO WHERE ON MOST OF THE PARKWAY TO PULL OFF AND WE WERE AT GREAT RISK WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS. WE CHECKED FUSES, AND THEN STARTED AGAIN AND HEADLIGHTS WORKED, SO DROVE ON. LATER ON THE INTERSTATE THEY FAILED AGAIN AND WE HAD TO PULL OFF AND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE FOLWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF ALL WARNING LIGHTS INCLUDING THE CHECK ENGINE, ABS AND SRS WARNING LIGHTS. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN; HOWEVER, ALL THE ELECTRICAL POWER FAILED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER SINCE HE WAS AWAITING A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER PULLING ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIANS PERFORMED UPDATES TO THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THE UPDATES WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.