Tl* the contact owned a 2017 volvo xc90. while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle suddenly shut off and caused the steering wheel to seize and the electronic gauges to shut off. the driver lost control of the steering and crashed into a pond. the front end was severely damaged and the vehicle was deemed destroyed, but the air bags did not deploy. there were no injuries. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed. the cause of the failure was not determined. the manufacturer and local dealer (weaver brothers volvo, 4409 capital blvd, raleigh, nc) were notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 10,000.
While driving with two young children in car, volvo hood started to smoke. no warning lights or signals went off. we pulled over, turned engine off, removed kids from the car, and within a few minutes, the entire hood of the car was in flames. the car was completely destroyed, even though firefighters extinguished the fire. we have no information as to the cause of the fire - engine, electrical, etc - but the car only had 18,000 miles on it. volvo had already replaced the rotors twice in two years - highly unusual - but otherwise we had no reason to suspect a problem. we were very lucky we were on city streets and not on the highway where it would have been difficult to impossible to pull over.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 volvo xc90. while driving various speeds with the pilot assist and lane assist systems activated, the vehicle would erroneously change lanes and/or change directions. on occasion, the features would erroneously shut off for no reason. the vehicle was taken to the dealer but the cause of the failures could not be determined. the manufacturer was notified of the failures. the failure mileage was 1,500. updated 06/02/17*lj *as