2008 Volvo XC90 owner complaints

Parking brakes not disengaging. The car will not move even when in gear and gas is applied. It felt like one of the wheels is locked. If parked inside a garage, constitutes severe hazard especially for inexperience drivers as the car may suddenly move if the brake suddenly disengages. There is no telling when the brake will disengage. The brakes eventually disengaged after several tries of rocking the car by alternately engaging the gears between reverse and drive. This situation has happened twice in the past. *tr

The transmission shifting rough 1-2 gear and 5 to 6 gear. The downshift from 3-2 and 2-1 is really rough. I have seen so many people with this transmission with the same problem. It should be addressed, even on these older Volvo's.

I bought my xc-90 from big dee Volvo on 12/19/2008. I had anti-skid warning come up 2 year ago and took it to big dee. They reset the message. It was fine for a year or so. The same message appeared again in 10/2011 but it went away on it's own. I took it to palisade Volvo and they said it was fine. Now the message appears every day and disappears. The antiskid got turned off automatically. Took it to palisade Volvo today and they said it had a faulty sensor and needs to be replace. The total cost is $750. I believe that the I had a faulty part while the car was on warranty and this falls under the scope of lemon law. I am requesting complete reimbursement of the amount. *tr

My 4 year old son was in an accident with our brand new Volvo xc90. I got out of car to take a picture (leaving the engine on for air conditioning) and he shifted the car out of park, crashing thank goodness into a fence that slowly stopped him. Knowing he cannot reach the break I immediately tested the gear shift and found that it easily shifts out of park without your foot on the brake. We have returned the car to the dealer who has admitted "the car's shifter is broken". We asked to check another new xc90 it functioned properly. This could have been a fatal accident if it happened in any other location. We are hoping the dealer will fully repair the car or offer us a new one. I am not sure I can trust this car again -we just bought it this may. How and when did it "break" or was

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 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

Fan control module not functioning properly. Loss of cooling system function and engine overheats. Air conditioner doesn't work properly. Mechanic has confirmed it is the fan control module that is failing. Same year different vehicles have same issues in case # NHTSA campaign id number: 09v218000 n/a

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Volvo xc90. The contact stated that he was unable to remove the key from the ignition and had to use both hands with an extreme amount of force to remove the key. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the engine lock cylinder had failed and needed to be repaired. The manufacturer was aware of the failure. The vehicle was awaiting repairs. The current and failure mileages were 24,542. The VIN was unavailable.

2008 Volvo xc90 v8 has been towed 3x in the past month. The battery has completely and inconsistently drained. They checked relay switches, fuses, alternator, starter, battery connections, etc. 3x in the shop! So fed up. Car is now in shop and I've read that Volvo is in a class action lawsuit for battery drain from sirius radio even if you do not have the subscription. They are charging me $135 to diagnose at Volvo right now. It hasn't been diagnosed as that is the problem yet, but the service manager is inclined to think that's what it is. Clearly they are aware of the problem. Also got stuck completely in drivers side seat belt and then it wouldn't work at all. Having door opening problems on driver side door and I'm just super frustrated. This has affected my business and seeing custome

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Volvo xc90. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the battery warning indicator remained illuminated. A few moments later, other unknown warning indicators began to illuminate. The vehicle was maneuvered to a safe location. The front driver and passenger side power window switches failed to operate when activated. The engine was turned off and failed to restart. Roadside assistance inspected the vehicle and jumpstarted the battery. The vehicle resumed normal operation. The contact mentioned that the SRS warning indicator illuminated for two years and continued. The rear passenger door ajar message displayed even though the doors were closed in a secured position. In addition, the child lock fault message illuminated. The failures recurred and persisted. The vehicl

Excessive vibration/shaking in the drive train of a v8 engine xc90 during light/moderate acceleration (severe shaking during full throttle acceleration). According to a number of Volvo dealer service advisors, this vibration/shaking has been a 'major issue' caused by failing right side front axles (350.00) &/or failing transmission valve bodies ($3500.00). Given that this appears to be a major mechanical flaw according to Volvo dealer service, why hasn't these dangerous drive train issues been addressed as a mandatory recall?? *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Volvo xc90. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle made a shaking motion. The failure recurred numerous times intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was unable to be diagnosed and the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The mechanic stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 69,000.

Loud clunking noises coming from front end of vehicle, vehicle diagnosed by a licensed mechanic to be drive axles warn out, with relatively low low miles I contacted Volvo dealer and would do nothing but charge for replacements and further diagnosis. Premature failure of drive axles can create an unstable driving incident. Which is why I am filing this complaint . It seems that all these parts are on backorder everywhere which makes me think there must be a serious issue with this.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Volvo xc90. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the temperature gauge displayed that the vehicle was overheated. The dealer diagnosed that cylinder three and six needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 93,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 Volvo xc90. While driving between 10 - 30 MPH, the steering wheel vibrates. The dealer stated that the failure was due to a faulty motor mount bushing. The dealer has not made a decision concerning payment for the repair. NHTSA campaign id number 08v206000 (engine and engine cooling:engine) was referenced. The VIN was unavailable. The current mileage was 2,300 and failure mileage was 600.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Volvo xc90. The contact stated that the driver and passenger's side front seat belt buckles were defective. The seat belts had to be released from the buckle with abnormal force. The seat belts buckles were not replaced. The failure and current mileage was 35,000.

Advised by service department that seat belts were replaced because locking mechanism tended to hang-up. However we did not qualify because we didn't request replacement within the warranty period. Vehicle has regularly been maintained by Volvo dealer and they were in the know if the belts were being recalled. We were not told. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Volvo xc90. The contact stated that the anti-lock brake warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the yaw sensors a and d needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 77,320.

I own a 2008 xc90 with only 21000 miles on it. While driving, with my child in my car, I received a message "reduced engine performance" and my car started sputtering. I barely made it home, going over a small hill was a struggle. Mind you, this happened at night and I was scared to death that I was going to be stranded on the side of the road with my child. I have read on forums that this has happened to other customers and Volvo currently has a voluntary recall for etm at no cost to the consumer. When I entered my VIN on the Volvo site nothing came up. This is my mode of transportation and I am terrified to drive it until this gets resolved quickly.

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 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.

Michelin cross terrain with < 39k miles on 2008 Volvo xc90 had a tread separation at interstate highway speed during busy downtown traffic nearly creating an accident for me and two of my children. Vehicle damage caused solely by the tire flailing the right rear of my vehicle exceeded $3500. Tread completely separated from the steel belts as a continuous ring. Tread lugs can be pulled away by hand from the lower rubber they appear to be bonded to and this underneath ring of rubber had very cleanly pulled away from the belts. Tire remained inflated. Evidence of impending failure was noted as I was feeling vibration from the tire for 30 minutes prior to catastrophic failure and had even stopped to inspect the wheel for a probable cause. Photo documentation available. Internet searchin