2004 Volvo XC90: hesitation when accelerating

Filed Jun 25, 2014 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 152,105 miles · OH

Upon leaving out for the day vehicle hesitated somewhat when I would accelerate on gas pedal. After driving for only 5 mls. Vehicle started sputtering, I thought maybe I should stop and get gas that would solve the problem but no the problem continued and got worse, as long as I was just coasting it was ok, but upon accelerating is when it felt like it was about to stall and there was also fuel smell when accelerating. The sputtering & shaking and rough sound worsen as well. I spoke with an auto repairman and he informed me of the vehicles recalls on fuel system and that it was most definitely what my situation was with my volvo.

Filed Jan 23, 2011 · Transmission · 107,000 miles · CA

I have a 2004 volvo xc90. At approximately 52k miles, the xc90 1st generation transmission went bad and had to be replaced. Carlsen volvo (palo alto, ca) agreed to cover the cost of the transmission replacement. I was very pleased with the service and went on my way. In december 2010 at ~107,000k miles, the transmission started to hesitate & function erratically while driving. Within afew days, the car was parked at my home, and was unable to engage in forward or reverse. I towed the car in; it was diagnosed w/ internal transmission problem. The service rep said that she would talk to the factory rep regarding compensation. The dealer rep called volvo n.a. Rep, wyatt, who offered to pay for the parts (~$3,500) but I would have to pay for the labor(~$1,500). My husband countered that we would like the whole thing paid for since it was well known factory defect. When wyatt heard of our counter offer, he not only denied this, but simply stated that the deal was off the table, period. The next day, I reconsidered and asked the service rep to call wyatt again with our acceptance of the initial deal. Wyatt refused to put the deal back on the table and said we should pay for the repairs ourselves. Then called volvo customer care who documented the complete story,contacted wyatt via email to again. However, wyatt refused. Apparently because I have chosen in the past to have a personal mechanic service my car, change the oil and tires, etc. I am considered to be a "disloyal volvo customer" and this was a consideration in wyatt's decision not to pay for my transmission, even though it is a defective part. At this point, I had to have my car back, and told carlsen to replace the transmission. Carlsen offered a 10% discount off the total price. A very kind gesture, however, I had to pay $4,600 out of pocket for another new transmission for this car. It's well documented that the 1st and 2nd generation transmissions for this model have been defective. I am disgusted.

Filed Oct 4, 2010 · Transmission · 87,000 miles · FL

"transmission service urgent"light is on. I purchased this vehicle "new" in july 2003. Currently has 87,000 miles. Noticed slippage over one year ago. Acceleration at times after being stopped vehicle would hesitate from slippage, dangerous at intersections making turns in front of oncoming traffic. Researched online and discovered this model has numerous, numerous reports and complaints regarding transmission failures with a wide range of mileage. Vehicle rolled back after being stopped at a intersection today 10/04/10 and I struggled to get vehicle to accelerate and get it home. Barely made it into the garage when I noticed the transmission service light was on.

Filed Oct 20, 2009 · Transmission · 116,000 miles · MA

Volvo - 2004 xc90 t6 awd. Car experiencing hesitation, gets locked in either 1st or 4th gear. Repeat trips to service, none of which corrected the issue. Complete transmission failure requiring replacement transmission, radiator and front axle. Appears to be common in this vehicle, with no recourse from volvo.

Filed Dec 18, 2008 · Transmission · 70,000 miles · CA

I have a five year old 2004 volvo xc90 t6 that has had two transmission failures. It is currently at the dealer awaiting a third transmission. The first transmission failure was in august 2007, the second was in december 2008. I was told by the dealer that the first transmission failed due to "excess metal" and that the metal somehow traveled to the cooling system and then to the second transmission, which caused it to fail. This is a dangerous issue and I fear that the car is neither safe nor reliable at this point. I paid $1900 for the first transmission to be replaced. One week later, I returned to the dealer and complained that the transmission was hesitating and was not shifting smoothly. They could find nothing. I returned four additional times over the next year with the same complaints and the dealership could never find anything wrong. Now I am waiting to find out if volvo will even offer to pay for this third transmission.

Filed Jul 9, 2008 · Transmission · 94,462 miles · MA

My car is not driving well when I drive it hesitates which is very dangerous when I driving especially on the highway I just recently noticed that the transmission light came on, and when I brought it to be service the said it is going to be $2,500 I just had it serviced it has 94,000 miles on it but when I checked online I see that others with less miles have the same complaint with less miles. We pay alot for great quality and safety for our families. So there should be a recall cause I'm not the only one.

Filed Jul 13, 2005 · Transmission · 6,800 miles · KY

1) 7,500 mile checkup (under 7,000 miles on car) 2) check engine light keeps activating. This started on tuesday. I only use premium gasoline in car. 3) received ''anti-skid service required'' message with yellow indicator light remaining on. This happened on tuesday and later disappeared after driving the car again. 4) there is a problem with the gearshift indicator. When I change gears from park to anything else, the display panel is either blank or it shows an incorrect gear '' it will show neutral when I am in drive or reverse. Also in all cases, the gearshift on the floor will not light up so it doesn''t show at all what gear I am in. This happened once last week and has been happening on and off since then. 5) I think because of number 4 on my list, the car seems to hesitate and even buck a little bit upon acceleration. These symptoms resulted in volvo having to replace the transmission on my car. The car was just reaching its one year mark and had less than 7,000 miles on it when this happened. Thankfully the car is under warranty, but I find it completely unaccaptable and unsafe that something like this would happen to my car. Also, the day the car was to be picked up for service I received two brake failure pull over safely messages. This also had to do with the transmission needing replacing. Again, completely unaccaptable.