I was driving back from the store and the transmission started to slip. I turned around to move the car from my parking garage to the street and the transmission warning light came on as my car stopped accelerating as I parked. The car had been serviced by the dealer 2 days prior including a service and transmission fluid flush. The vehicle had 45,000 miles on it. The dealer replaced the transmission (under our extended warranty) and said the coolant had leaked into the transmission.
2004 Volvo XC90 transmission complaints
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Transmission failure.
I drive a 2004 volvo xc90 t6 awd. Suv. After 78,000 miles my transmission has completely failed without warning. I was on the road and everything was normal . After accelerating at a busy traffic light first and second gear in my transmission failed. This occurred in busy traffic. The transmission engaged suddenly and the car jerked forward without warning or control. The entire transmission has to be rebuilt. I searched on line to see if there were any discussions about this and there are. Please check edmunds.com volvo forum. There are over 35 similar complaints some while people were driving at high speeds. Apparently volvo used a gm transmission designed for a much smaller car. There should be a recall for volvo to change or repair this very expensive issue.
Three and a half weeks ago my 2004 t6 xc90 jerked for the first time. I was on leaving the parking lot at work and the rear end made a loud bumping sound and the car jerked forward. It felt like another car had bumped into me, but I was the only car on the road. It didn't happen again for another week or so. Thursday, april 24th, I'm driving to work and the car isn't picking up speed when I push the gas. The rpms go up but it doesn't accelerate. Friday, april 25th I took it to the dealer and there was no problem. The car drove perfectly, even after I picked it up. Saturday, april 26th at 9pm, I'm driving alone on the interstate and the transmission service urgent light comes on, the car loses power the rpms are running up with no acceleration. Fortunately I was in the right lane so I got off at the next exit and was able to make it home, but it continued to have intermittent power loss the whole time. I'm in nighttime traffic putting on the hazard lights trying to get home. I have to wait till monday to go back to the dealer, the transmission service light has been on since saturday. The dealership gets the vehicle monday, and keeps it until friday saying the cem module had to be replaced. I wasn't confident of the fix so the dealership service rep kept the car to drive over the weekend. I picked it up monday, may 5th. The invoice says 'code TCM 002b incorrect gear ratio' was the error message found. The software for the TCM was upgraded, but apparently didn't fix the problem because the cem was replaced. This vehicle had 53,897 miles on it when his occurred. I have not owned the car 4 years yet and wish I had gotten an extended warranty because this recent work was not covered and cost $1297. From what I've learned on the internet in the past few weeks this t6 xc90 has transmission failure as its theme. I find it incredulous that volvo may be putting me and other members of the public at risk for a problem that could result in an accident.
2004 xc90t6 has failed transmission at 82,500 miles. I first noticed problem when first starting from stop. The vehicle would not accelerate and then it felt like I had been rear ended. Problem persisted and now problem occurs at first acceleration and at further attempts to increase speed the transmission falls out of gear and catch. The failure of the transmission poses a significant safety risk and appears to be a wide spread problem particularly with the 2004 xc90 t6. The last time it failed I was stuck in the middle of an intersection and was almost struck broad side by an approaching vehicle. The volvo dealership advises me that the original transmission is not compatible with the t6 engine. Reported failures have occurred as early as 1,500 miles and volvo's corrective measures of replacing the transmissions with remanufactured transmissions does not appear to be correcting the problem as there are numerous reports of repeat failures. Volvo has agreed to replace the transmissions with a remanufactured transmission but has refused to pay for labor. The dealer has agreed to pay for half of the labor. I have requested the dealer to retain the transmission and the associated parts. I have also asked volvo if they have notified the federal safety agency of the widespread failures and they have refused to provide me with this information. The drain lines from the sunroof had to be replaced. Updated 05/15/08
2004 volvo vc90 transmission slipping. Could have caused accident. Many similar cases posted all over web. Volvo offers no warranty assistance. Many posts refer to multiple tranny replacements under warranty. Volvo has problem and doing nothing. Perhaps you can persuade them.
Grinding noise in drive train rf wheel bearing seized , replaced for 257.50 labor charge. Vehicle is making noise again now.
I have my 2004 xc90 t6. At about 34k miles a noticeable 'thrum' began somewhere in the drivetrain. Original diagnosis was worn tires. After replacing tires, the noise has become worse. Now at 35k miles is very loud. New diagnosis is failing wheel bearing. A bit of research indicates I am not the only xc90 owner with a wheel bearing failure. Wheel bearing failures at 35k miles this should be declares a defect and recalled. Please research this problem.
I am experiencing continuing safety problems with my volvo xc90. This vehicles all wheel drive (awd) system is malfunctioning without warning and at random times. This results in unpredictable and erratic vehicle handling which creates serious safety issues to the vehicles driver and occupants. This has been occurring for at least one year and was confirmed and documented by a volvo dealer during the summer of 2005. I must point out this safety problem involves an active system that cannot be controlled, adjusted or disabled by the vehicles driver. This safety problem caused an accident during the winter of 2005. At that time, the all wheel drive system failed suddenly and without warning on a snow covered road. This caused sudden and uncontrolled front wheel spin which LED to a loss of vehicle control and with the vehicle sliding off a road. A tow truck was required to move the vehicle back on the road. The volvo dealer that confirmed the problem has made several failed attempts to repair it. They have documented communication problems within the vehicles high speed network and reloaded vehicle software. They have also replaced: 1) the vehicles front wheel sensors, 2) the mfi module used for vehicle diagnostics, 3) the bcm module used by the awd system, and 4) the awd aoc unit with clutch and transmission. None of this has resolved the safety problems I am experiencing from this vehicle. This volvo dealer has told me the problem cannot be repaired because: 1) the vehicles diagnostic system does not report any diagnostic codes, 2) their own technicians cannot diagnose the problem, and 3) volvo technicians cannot determine the problem. My requests to volvo cars of north america have been ignored or rejected, even by volvo consumer affairs and volvo regional managers. I am left to driving a vehicle with obvious safety problems that cannot be diagnosed or repaired by anyone.
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.
Design defects in the shifting device on 2004 volvo xc90 SUV. ***no answer required***. *mr the shifting device tends to stop in reverse when you try to put the SUV into park, because the shift had stopped hard. If the brake is released and the motor is still on, the car goes backwards. This can easily cause an accident or an injury.
2004 ,volvo xc90 t6 awd - vehicle was parked in driveway. Upon returning to vehicle, remote unlock was hit twice to open all doors, and vehicle began to roll down driveway. This occurred two times. Vehicle has been at volvo garage for two weeks. At this point not aware of what repairs may have been made. It appears the transmission locking mechanism was disengaged with the remote unlock.
My car makes a throbbing humming noise causing the gas peddle to vibrate while accelerating at a slow speed. The car was brought back to the dealership for review and they said it was normal. I brought it to another dealership for a second opinion. The shop foreman reviewed it and concluded that it was not a normal feature of the car. They had a field technician from the manufacture to look at the car and they do not know what's causing the noise. Coincidently, they had another car owned by volvo just like mind that made the same noise and vibration. They changed several components in the drive train for that vehicle but the problem was still there. The dealership have no other speculations or suggestions of what to do next. I feel unsafe with my car since volvo doesn't even know the source of the problem. I contacted customer care center at the very beginning and they did not help much. I contacted the president & ceo of volvo north america a couple of months ago. I have not heard from them.
The vehicle have a problem with severe rollback on a slight incline or a steep hill. The vehicle is an automatic transmission, but responds like a manual transmission vehicle when on any type of incline. The dealer and the manufacturer claims that the vehicle is designed to do that.
My volvo xc90 continues to have a loud knocking noise while driving. After 4 trips to the dealership, where problems were verified with the axle, the splines, the brake pads and brake calipers, the car still knocks!! I feel very unsafe driving it! Volvo corporate has been no help.
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