Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||||
| 006 | 05/24/2007 | 006B | 10019643 | Pirelli tires - customer service tire warranty / canada. *tt | 04/12/2006 |
| 013 | 01/10/2006 | 10019022 | Volvo recommended winter tires. *tt | 02/09/2006 | |
| TIRES - PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | |||||
| 00211 | 07/15/2007 | 10022699 | New technical courses available. introduction to tire pressure monitoring systems - classes now available. this course is intended to familiarize technicians and workshop foremen with volvo's tire pressure monitoring systems. *nj | 09/21/2007 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 11/15/2006 | 1 | ||
| I brought my 2005 xc90 in for routine maintenance at 25,500 miles. at that time, it was determined three of the four tires were worn on the outer edges and should be replaced. this is unacceptable for a vehicle to have three of its tires replaced within the first 25k miles of service. something is obviously wrong with either the tires or the vehicle dynamics. *jb | |||
| TIRES - PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | |||
| 02/04/2008 | 54414 | 1 | |
| While driving my 2005 volvo xc90 (54,414 miles) on a busy california freeway (the 405), the engine stopped suddenly with no warning or warning light. fortunately, i was able to make it over to the side of the road to call for a tow without injury (although i was almost rear ended since the failure was so sudden and without warning) and had it towed to a volvo dealer in torrance, ca. it is a transmission problem. since then, we have found hundreds of other consumers who have had the same problem with their xc90 volvos too. volvo has not recalled or provided any notice to consumers of the problem. volvo has provided replacement trades and cash to some consumers who complained, but no overall notice to consumers. we didn't find out until it happened to us and started to research. additionally, the week before, the front left tire blew out when my wife was driving and i was out of town. uneven tire wear, uneven wear even with constant realignment, is another common issue with the 18 tires on volvo. they know of the issue, but not how to fix it. volvo did at least send a tow truck to put the spare on and my wife was not injured (fortunately). we didn't know of the safely flaws in the xc90 which was purchased because of volvo's marketing campaign of safety and volvo for life campaign. volvo is advertising falsely and the xc90 has safety issues. please help protect others! *tr | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 01/20/2007 | 12000 | 1 | 01/01/2005 |
| Tl* - the contact owns a 2005 xc90 volvo. the contact stated that there was a safety recall on the vehicle which was issued may 3 2006. she was not notified of the safety recall until she took the vehicle to dealer for scheduled maintenance in january 2007. the contact believed that the problems she currently had with the tires having uneven wear and wearing down to the indicators, and cracked tread were caused by the defect stated in safety recall 06v155000.the recall stated that the outer tie rod ball joint could deform at high loads causing a loss of the clamping force ,and the nut may loosen, which may eventually lead to a fatigue fracture of the outer tie rod ball joint. the contact stated that the tires currently have 17,000 miles, the failure mileage was 12000. the contact would like to have the tires replaced by the manufacturer. *ak the tires wearing were due to the recall. updated 03/19/07. *jb | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 01/07/2007 | 2 | ||
| The type of tires volvo is putting on the xc90 is too soft leading to premature tire failure. volvo replaced the tires with the same type/brand and the tires have again worn. i have had two sets of tires with in 35,000 miles. researching the web has confirmed this is a problem vovlo xc90 wide. *nm | |||
| 09/12/2006 | 16000 | 1 | 02/19/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while routine maintenance at 15,000 miles was performed, it was determined all four tires were 60% worn, and should be replaced. these are pirelli scorpion tires.*ak updated 10/25/2006 - *nm | |||