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 customers, etc.
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.
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