Problems with 2005 Volvo XC90 POWER TRAIN

I have had my 2005 t6 xc90 for 5 months and until today have only dealt with small issues. today i was on the freeway and lost transmission power at 65 mph and the event could have been catastrophic, however i was lucky enough to regain transmission control and could get to an exit and park my vehicle in a safe place to await a tow. i had no idea that the t6 was known for this type of failure with the transmission or i would never have bought it. i have two little girls and their safety was the key element in my purchasing this vehicle. all things considered, today could have been much worse but according to many accounts this isn't the first t6 to have tranny problems and it won't be the last. until volvo is made to acknowledge that their design was faulty other families' lives are at stake. i know my xc90 will need a new transmission, and the cost is going to be upwards of $6,000. and for a "volvo for life" this is unacceptable!! *tr

While driving my 2005 volvo xc90 noticed the transmission slipping. the slipping started in the just two after purchased and it was taken to the dealership at the factory schedule maintenance intervals. on july 15, 2008 while my wife was driving the vehicle with my two children that transmission slipped and got stuck is a gear that prevented my wife going more than twenty miles per hour on a very busy street. the vehicle has 72,000 miles on it. *tr

I have a 2005 volvo xc90 t6. the transmission failed at 60,000 miles and will cost $4600+ to repair. the transmission should last longer than 60,000 miles unless there is a defect in design. *tr

Transmission failure at less than 65000 miles. originally reported at 54756 miles. oem warranty expired at 50,000 miles. own extended warranty but so far dealer has had vehicle 3 times over course of last 9 months and unable to get extended warranty company to replace transmission. *tr

I currently own a volvo xc90 t-6 2005. the transmission began to slip in first gear, i had a volvo dealership take a look at it about 6,000 miles ago. now, the urgent service light came on and volvo states that the transmission needs to be replaced. many others have experienced these same issues, so what is volvo not fixing these issues. i will never, never purchase a volvo again. *tr

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

Angle iron failed in volvo xc90. *tr

The all wheel drive feature went out hence leaving the drive to two wheel drive ; the two wheel drive is very unbalance in snow / ice as oppose to a normal front wheel drive vehicle; ended up on the side of the road avoiding accident; contacted the manufacturer and they claim this is not a safety issue which i disagree; currently do not drive the vehicle in snow / ice due to unsafe driving condition. contacted different volvo dealers and claim a high failure rate of this feature. volvo requested $3,000 to fix issue; have not agreed to these costs yet. *tr

Transmission went out at 62k miles and had to be replaced. checking on edmunds website, this appears to be a very common problem with this vehicle. *tr

We was comming from texas visitng our family back to mississippi our tranmission starting slipping we was told that we had to have another tranmission this will make two transmisson we had to replace. in motion

This vehicle was purchased outright as a new vehicle in february 2005. this 2005 xc90, fwd with approximately 13,880 miles had a complete transmission failure on 03/21/2007. day prior to the event, an odd noise was heard on driver's side of vehicle. upon acceleration vehicle would hesitate then lunge forward. service department called upon arrival at home. the following morning, on way to dealership/service, 2 blocks from there vehicle lost power and would no longer accelerate. was notified that a new transmission was needed. currently am awaiting new transmission. as per service this was under warranty. service dept and volvo na, stated that the new transmission will only be covered for the remainder of the new car warranty period which would be approximately 2 years.*ak

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 volvo xc90. while driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was towed to the dealer where the technicians stated that the transmission had to be replaced. after the replacement, the failure recurred approximately 40,000 miles after the transmission was replaced. the vehicle was not further repaired. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 60,000.