Volvo Car USA, LLC (Volvo Car) is recalling certain 2022-2023 S60, V60, S90L, XC60, and XC90 vehicles. An electronic control module (ECM) software error may prevent the combustion engine from starting, causing a loss of drive power.
Engine & cooling
Volvo XC90 Engine problems by year
91 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Volvo XC90's engine & cooling. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
Engine complaints by model year
Engine recalls
Volvo Cars of N.A., LLC (Volvo Cars) is recalling certain 2016 XC90 vehicles. Exposure to heat and humidity may cause the engine coolant bleeder hose to crack, resulting in a coolant leak.
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Volvo is recalling 102 my 2008 xc90 and s80 vehicles equipped with v8 engines. These vehicles may have been built with incorrect bolts to the engine mount.
Latest XC90 engine complaints
All seatbelts in vehicle sticks and/or catches have to use seriously more pressure on release button,or seatbelt/latch it's self or both. My wife and children have had me have to come get it because it wouldn't release. Engine motor mount bolt had to be replaced, I noticed when alternator went out, vehicle wouldn't respond from throttle acted like it was missing then threw dash lights then no lights all of a sudden it happened within 1-2mins vehicle wouldn't respond while running stopped in middle of road. Didn't...
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give any warning was even going out. Locks not working right with key fob 1or more locks won't lock/unlock including the fuel door lock, as well as child saftey locks coming on randomly. Steering locked in full turn left/right have to manually turn wheel because it will continue in direction wheel is associated in while moving instead of returning towards middle on its own momentum. Climate control fan not working properly not enough blowing force and ambient temperature sensor for climate control not regulating temperature/doesn't read correctly.
I've had to change my fuel injection pump and catalytic convert twice on one year.
Well I was at a red light waiting for the light to train green when I stepped on the Excelerator pedal I heard something snapped and the car would not move anymore I try to switch gears and the car would not move at all it would just accelerate the engine will sound like Like if I had the car on Neutral. In any gear I try to shift there was no warning in the vehicle no light turned on the only light that it was turned on was the one with the check engine because of the Cadillac converter but other than that no other lights were coming out or flashing
This has happened multiple times on the highway going 60 mph. And at slow speeds, last time on an entrance ramp onto the highway. The vehicle will shut off, as if the key has been turned off. But it hasn't been touched. Steering becomes difficult and I have to try and get off the road. Once I get pulled over and put it in park, it will start and run normally for a time. It most often happens when i turn to the right fairly tight. But not exclusively. Today after driving it approximately 120 miles with one shut off, my check engine light came on and it was difficult to get started again. This is absolutely a Hazzard to others and myself
The contact owns a 2006 Volvo XC90. The contact stated there was an abnormal odor of fuel detected in the vehicle. The local dealer was contacted however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000. The contact stated the failure was similar to NHTSA Campaign number 09V483000 (Fuel System, Gasoline).
When cranking it stalls and cuts off and after doing it around 10 times it finally cranks then I have to hurry to put in drive to get the motor going in order to keep her crunk and couple weeks ago because this problem she stalled out and I hit a hole in the road and busted the oil pan so she has been parked every since cause I had my daughter in the car and that wasn't a pretty sight since the hit made her nervous now can't get her to get in the car so I need my car fixed and I see it has several recalls and all and it was on a county street once I got it crunk back up it smoked badly till I turned it off and it took four hours for me to get it out the road
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 volvo xc90. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, an abnormal popping sound emitted from the vehicle. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the failure was due to a worn suspension mount. Additionally, the mechanic also diagnosed the vehicle with a defective boost pressure sensor, a defective mass air flow sensor, and a defective vanos sensor which needed to be replaced. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 175,000.
Engine stalled and shut down at highway speed of approximately 70 mph. Two consecutive tankfuls at about 1/4 tank or 135 miles to empty. Check engine light came on. Restarted engine and limped to nearest gas station. After fillup engine light cleared and it drove fine until down to approx a quarter tank again when it reoccurred.
The known volvo balance shaft failure in the 05 xc90 v8 b8444s engines sn up to 6833.Volvo has known the v8 engine on the 2005 xc90 is faulty since 2005.Specifically, the counterbalance shaft bearing failing due to water intrusion & humidity.Mine has not failed yet.I will be lucky if it fails while at idle.Bergeron volvo in metairie, la, sold me a ticking time bomb to drive my 4 year old son around in.There was no disclosure of the known cb shaft bearing failure!I would not have purchased this for me & my little...
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boy!My entire engine will eventually seize up & my otherwise beautiful clean car will be a large & useless paperweight.If this happens while the car is moving at speed,it could cause a horrible accident!Unless volvo actively (and, I am one of them #1868) finds the remaining affected engines in service & fixes this problem, it remians a risk regardless of the mileage.My car currently has only 72k miles on it! I am trying to prevent this form happening, and needs to be paid for by volvo.This is something that is impossible for me to preventatively maintain! Appropriately,they should also reimburse anyone who was affected by this problem since they learned about it back in 2005. The bergeronvolvocars.Com site states mr. Denis bergeron has an open door policy, whereby customers can contact him directly,i emailed mr. Bergeron my concern last week and have yet to hear back from him. I would like a call back & sit down with mr. Bergeron to have this engine defect fixed before I am in a horrible accident or left without a car.Some websites for reference: https://workshop-manuals.Com/volvo/xc90_awd/v8-4.4L_vin_85_b8444s/engine_cooling_and_exhaust/engine/timing_components/balance_shaft_bearing/component_information/service_and_repair/ ; https://blog.Fcpeuro.Com/the-dark-side-of-volvos-excellent-v8 ; https://www.Matthewsvolvosite.Com/forums/viewtopic.Php?F=10&t=87848
Tl* the contact owned a 2008 volvo xc90. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at 45 mph, the vehicle seized without any warning light illuminated. The driver attempted to depress the accelerator pedal which failed to respond. The driver veered off to the shoulder of the road. No warning lights came onto dash prior to or after vehicle lost power. Noticed under the hood was smoking. The driver got out the vehicle and called for help, within minutes the vehicle was engulfed in flames. The fire...
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department was contacted and a report was filed. The fire department extinguished the flames. No police report was filed. No medical attention was needed due to no injuries being reported. The fire department came and put the fire out and instructed us there was not any reason to call local police. The vehicle was towed by a local towing company on a flat bed tow truck. The vehicle was destroyed. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact stated that prior to the failure the vehicle was seen at an independent mechanic where her daughter got her alternator repaired. The manufacturer, volvo was contacted and they are performing a further investigation on the car fire. The failure mileage was unknown. *Tt*jb
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 volvo xc90. While the vehicle was stationary, the electronic control module and timing control module failed. The engine control module sent a signal to the timing control module, which caused an engine seizure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the timing control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 07v563000 (visibility). The dealer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 197,000.
I was driving down the highway and my vehicle completely shut down and the steering locked. I was able to put on the emergency signals and the big rigs behind me blew their horns. They were getting closer to me because I was decelerating at a rate that would have resulted in a colission. Fortunately I was able to coast into an emergency lane while they went whipping past me. The volvo service manager stated that he had heard of a similar situation before. In an email to me he stated that "the pressure sensor was...
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giving a faults reading, of excessive fuel pressure. When the pem saw the faults reading, it cut the fuel to the engine as it thought it was way over pressurized." I feel very fortunate that nobody was severally injured or killed.
After 30 minutes of highway driving exited onto secondary road to add oil for low oil light indicator. Engine began smoking in two minutes and lifting hood caused engine to burst into flames. Chemical fire retardant sprayed within three minutes. Result was incinerated alternator and all codes alarmed. Car turns over. Fuses good.
My 2005 xc90 (odometer approx. 178,000 Miles) throws check engine, reduced engine performance and engine service required dashboard warnings intermittently, despite the fact that it has a new cem and a second new throttle body in less than two months. It also issues a low beam headlight bulb failure warning, even when the bulb is lit, and the left turn blinker is sticky. Sometimes, the driver's seat and passenger side rear view mirror readjust simultaneously upon opening the driver's side door, with no key in the...
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ignition and no one sitting in the seat. Recently while traveling on an expressway at 65 mph, the car abruptly lost speed (a terrifying experience) and struggled to accelerate to 40 mph. A few days later, it lost power in heavy city rush-hour traffic (also terrifying) as a red light turned green. It barely made it to 10 mph and came close to causing a chain reaction crash with the cars behind it (also terrifying). Luckily I was able to steer into a nearby bank parking lot, turn it off and restart it. It drove normally but the warning lights remained. I have taken the vehicle to the volvo dealership multiple times, citing electrical system woes, which resulted in the two previously mentioned repairs. They identified a wiring short as the cause both times, yet act mystified as to why the problems have persisted despite those repairs. I reported the seat/mirror shifts and the ongoing low beam bulb failures to the service manager, who replied (without examining the car) that the bulb was either burnt out or loose in the socket, and that the seat shifting was simply the way the memory function works. I get the sense that volvo does know what's wrong with this vehicle, and they don't want to tell me. I am extremely disappointed and frustrated with the lack of answers, and am afraid to drive this car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 volvo xc90. The contact stated that the vehicle randomly stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed and parked on the contact's street due to the failure. The manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was not available.
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