Volvo XC90 transmission failure problems

Filed Jan 10, 2020 · Transmission · 125,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volvo xc90. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being driven, the transmission failed to shift out of third gear. The contact was also alerted to a message display which indicated a transmission failure. Additionally, the vehicle would independently shift to neutral. Niello volvo cars sacramento located at 4609 madison ave, sacramento, ca 95841, (916) 488-2400), was contacted by phone. The contact inquired about the federal safety agency campaign number: 03v434000 (wheels). The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The vehicle was towed back to the residence. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.

Filed Apr 2, 2019 · Fuel system, Transmission · 113,223 miles · MN

Bought the vehicle with 112,000 miles on it, it has a gas leak trickling down the side of the gas tank, probably a bad sending unit, fumes are bad some days but worse on warmer days. The transmission failed one day with no warning or light, it just lost momentum and failed to engage in drive. I think this is due to the poor engineering design volvo used. This model is the t6 with the gm 4t65e transmission which is widely known to fail even at low miles. I think a full safety recall should e sanctioned for all model years with these horrible problems

Filed Oct 3, 2018 · Driver assistance, Fuel system · 122,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 volvo xc90. The contact stated that a fuel leak was noticed underneath the vehicle. While driving approximately 57 MPH, the vehicle spun out of control and ended up on the side of the road. In addition, the anti-skid indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to volvo cars bentwood (314‑644‑9501, located at 7700 manchester rd, st. Louis, mo 63143) where the transmission was replaced. The failure recurred and the vehicle was taken back to the same dealer. The technician replaced the fuel cap and stated that the transmission would not be replaced a second time. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures and stated that the warranty was expired. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 122,000.

Filed Feb 17, 2018 · Transmission · 95,000 miles · TN

In december of 2016, at approximately 95000 mileage, the "service transmission urgent" message and light came on and the car stopped functioning and making loud clanging and rattling noises. The car was taken back to "infinity of memphis" dealership where it was purchased with an extended warranty. The dealership asked us to contact "volvo cars of north america" for defective transmission, which we did, but volvo refused to honor our claim stating the car was too old, even though it was under the 100000 mile warranty. The car was taken to "volvo of memphis" dealership, which contacted volvo manufacturer and infinity of memphis dealership, and informed us that the extended warranty would pay $5000 maximum towards a new transmission, cost of which was 8000$, and we would have to pay the rest out-of-pocket, about 3000$. The other option was to put a refurbished transmission at aamco for 3000$, cost of which would be covered by the extended warranty. We elected the latter, since there was no out-of-pocket cost. At this time, we were told the "check engine" light and other messages would be gone, once the car was fixed. However, the "check engine" light continues to remain on. Additional complaints were filed, but aamco, volvo of memphis and infinity of memphis claim it is unrelated to the transmission problem. A letter was sent to volvo cars of north america llc, attached below, but volvo refused to look into our problem saying the car was too old. I spoke with a volvo rep over the phone with no resolution. We would like for volvo to install a new transmission in our vehicle, as numerous forums and online sites have people complaining about defective volvo transmissions in these earlier models.

Filed Oct 17, 2017 · CA

It's a known fact the the transmission for my model year 2007 have a bad valve body inside them that can go out at any time. Volvo knows about this and changed out the transmission for there 2008 model and did nothing about the poir years. The cost for a new transmission is well $5000. I just bought my in to the dealership to have it checked. The transmission is a factory sealed unit and can not be checked. Unless you take apart the whole lower part of the car in otto take out the transmission.

Filed Aug 2, 2017 · 131,000 miles · CA

My car is a 2005, transmission never had a indicator light showing it needed service, now my transmission needs replacing at 131,000 miles. I know of several others with the same situation. Volvo claims they are the only ones that can service the transmission. I don't trust them and now it's being served at aamco.

Filed Mar 9, 2016 · Engine · 133,400 miles · VA

The problem is exactly as described in the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v579000 my car stalled and check engine light came on as transmission went into protection mode. It started fine again with no issues and since then running fine and I put close to 800 miles. However, the manufacturer did not include xc90 in the list of cars affected for model year 2011. Dealer simply suggested to replace the transmission ($ 6681) and volvo denied any help. I called the dealer regarding upgrading software on the modules and they suggested it would cost few hundres to do it.

Filed Mar 27, 2015 · Engine · 186,000 miles · IN

Without any warning, the motor suddenly dropped from 60-65 MPH to 35-40 and would not accelerate beyond this- I got a warning message after this happened "reduced engine performance". Research on this later told me that this was "limp mode." I was on an expressway and other vehicles around me, including many large semi trucks, were driving at high speeds. Fortunately, I had just come out of a toll plaza and was in the right lane so I was able to get out of the way quickly enough to avoid a collision. I had to have the car towed since it was not safe to continue to drive at such a slow speed and I was far from a suitable exit. My repair shop identified a problem with the throttle body and the pcv (valve) I see on research of earlier models of this car that there had been an "warranty extension" for this very problem. My car apparently was not included on this extension, but I find it suspect that I had the same problem. There may not be that many reports of problems like this with my particular model year because a large number of the 2006 xc90s had early transmission failures and are no longer being used.

Filed Jan 29, 2015 · Transmission · 92,000 miles · MD

Transmission failed without warning. Here's the story, my xc90 was dealer serviced a week ago (pm), took on a short road trip over weekend, fortunately made it home before it broke down. Went to work upon returning from trip and while I was parking the transmission failed to engage in any gear. Very unsafe! No warning lights illuminated and there was no 'limp mode.' the rpms rose as if it were in neutral. Could hear a metallic rattling noise coming from transmission. Had to have it towed from work to aamco. Aamco stated the damage was inside of transmission and they would need to remove and tear down to see what issue is, but more than likely it was a complete failure. I just bought this car in november and luckily bought an aftermarket warranty that 'should' cover everything. Issue is the warranty company will more than likely just replace it with a used trans that will fail in a short time and I will have to go through this again. This is a major design flaw on the part of volvo and they should own up to it. The engine produces too much power and the vehicle is too heavy for the transmission to take it. This is a t6 btw, with the 6 cylinder and twin turbo. Volvo should have a recall on this transmission. I have scoured the web and see this is an ongoing frequent issue with the xc90 and volvo is losing what were once loyal customers. Search this issue on the web and you'll wonder if there are any xc90's that do not have transmission problems.

Filed Oct 24, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 45 miles · CA

This is a 2005 volvo that has a history of transmission failure in all cars of this model and year. If one googles the model and make of this car one will find forum after forum of people who have had to replace these failed transmissions before or shortly after warranty is up. The dealers and services have largely put this item which should have been a recall issue on to the customer. My transmission failed when trying to accelerate on to a freeway. I was nearly in a likely fatal collision due to the transmission failing to go out of 2nd gear. There was a class action suit surrounding this issue in this model , but few volvo owners were notified of it. Please help us and demand that volvo recall these cars, repay for failed transmissions and lost value of the cars......one cannot even give them away no and these were 45k$ cars!!!!!!!!!!furious.