2003 Volvo Xc90
Safety Score
78
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-04-28 | 06V144000 |
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 122,431 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Fuel line was recalled in 2010. Volvo repaired it now it has the same problem. And is leaking fuel. Same line that they… |
| 2021-01-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSFER CASE KEEPS LOCKING UP AND MESSING UP. IN PAST YEAR PAID 1500 TWO TIMES TO REPLACE TRANSFER CASE AND IS NOW IN … |
| 2015-12-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING THE XC90 AND SUDDENLY THERE IS A HUGE THUMP AND CLICKING FROM THE DASHBOARD. ALL THE DIALS AROUND THE SPEDOMET… |
| 2015-05-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. AFT… |
| 2015-03-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHIC… |
| 2015-01-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. HERE'S THE STORY, MY XC90 WAS DEALER SERVICED A WEEK AGO (PM), TOOK ON A SHORT ROA… |
| 2014-06-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEH… |
| 2014-04-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IT STARTED WITHIN 4 DAYS TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, AFTER THE TRANSMISSION… |
| 2014-03-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL FUMES PRESENT WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF. MORE PRONOUNCED IN PARKING AND HOME GARAGES. DAILY HIGHWAY DRIVING (5… |
| 2013-07-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE DESIGN DEFECT IN SUN ROOF & THE WATER DAMAGES THAT RESULT IN ELECTRICAL ISSUES. I HAD ALWAYS PAR… |
| 2013-01-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS STOPP… |
| 2012-07-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AUTOMATICALLY CAME ON AND ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE BATTERY LIGHT A… |
| 2011-12-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE COOLANT HAS LEAKED INTO… |
| 2011-03-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. TH… |
| 2011-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2003 XC90 VOLVO INSTRUMENTAL PANEL IS FAILING. ONE DAY THE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL WEEKS LATER THE INSTRUME… |
| 2010-12-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOES BLACK IF TURN CAR OFF COMES BACK ON. MESSAGE CENTER SAY SRS AIR BAG FAILURE. *TR |
| 2010-12-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I PURCHASE A USED VOLVO XC90 ON 12/17/2010 FOR MY SON WITH A REGISTERED 104,555 MILES. ON 12/29/2010 THE TRANSMISSION W… |
| 2010-11-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND THE SAFETY WARNING LI… |
| 2010-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2003 XC90 VOLVO INSTRUMENTAL PANEL IS FAILING. ONE DAY THE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL WEEKS LATER THE INSTRU… |
| 2010-08-29 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | LEAVING A PARKING LOT AND HEARD LOUD SOUND CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. VOLVO SAYS THE FOLLOWING IS BROKEN: LOWER CONTROL ARM, CV… |
| 2010-06-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING AT 38 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING GEARS. THE CONTACT WAS… |
| 2010-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON, WHICH APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY MODEL. THE DEALER SAID THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE EN… |
| 2010-04-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2003 VOLVO XC90 BEGAN DISPLAYING "SRS SERVICE URGENT" MESSAGE, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO KNEW RIGHT AWAY WHAT PROBLEM … |
| 2010-04-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY 2003 VOLVO XC90 HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES INCLUDING OVER 3 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM WHEN I PURCHASED THE VE… |
| 2010-03-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2003 VOLVO XC90 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR |
| 2010-03-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WELL WHILE OUT DRIVING LOCALLY ON A COLD WINTER DAY MY DASH BOARD READINGS WENT OFF AND CAME BACK ON A COUPLE TIMES..TH… |
| 2010-02-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. HE ATTEM… |
| 2010-02-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO GO INTO FIRST GEAR ON A LEFT HAND TURN. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE LED TO AN ACCIDE… |
| 2010-01-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VOLVO XC 90 2003 T6 TRANSMISSION CATASTROPHIC FAILURE ON 10/23/09 I PURCHASE MY VOLVO XC 90 2003 T6 WITH 85000 MILES,… |
| 2010-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | CRACKED FUEL PUMP. STRONG GAS SMELL. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SEVERAL VOLVOS. MY PARTICULAR VOLVO WAS NOT ON THE RECALL L… |
| 2009-10-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SERVICE URGENT LIGHT. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF SUV F… |
| 2009-10-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY 2003 VOLVO XC90 IN APRIL OF 2005 WITH 36K MILES. FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS, I HAVE COMPLAINED ON VARIOUS ISS… |
| 2009-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | OPERATING VEHICLE SINCE OCT '08, SINCE THAT TIME THERE HAS BEEN A NOISE EMANATING FROM FRONT PASS-SIDE WHEEL AREA. PU… |
| 2009-09-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMANAT… |
| 2009-09-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WE BOUGHT OUR 2003 VOLVO XC90 T6 IN JULY OF 2005 WITH 40,000 MILES FROM A DEALER WHO STATED IT WAS A LOCAL TRADE IN. I… |
| 2009-07-31 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | 2003 VOLVO XC90. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS *TGW THE CONSUMER HAD ALREADY EXPERIENCED THE FAIL… |
| 2009-05-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION (WITHOUT WARNING) IN MY 2003 VOLVO XC90 T6 WENT OUT (NO REVERSE & WONT SHIFT OUT OF 3RD GEAR). IT IS A… |
| 2009-05-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I OWN A 2003 VOLVO XC90 T6. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ONCE AT 66,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED. AT THAT TIME VOLVO PAID 50%… |
| 2009-04-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2003 VOLVO XC90 - TRANSMISSION IS "STUCK" IN 3RD GEAR. I JUST FOUND OUT THE TRANSMISSION IS BUILT BY GM. NO WONDER TH… |
| 2009-03-10 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | ACCUMULATION OF AIRBORNE DEBRIS SUCH AS LEAVES AND DIRT IN THE DRAIN TUBES FOR THE SUN ROOF PLUGS DRAINS CAUSING WATER … |
| 2009-02-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | RECEIVED A TRANSMISSION URGENT SERVICE WARNING LIGHT. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER AND THEY STATED I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION.… |
| 2008-12-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DAYS AFTER COMPLETING A 90,000 MILE SERVICE AND OTHER REPAIRS (BRAKES, B… |
| 2008-12-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY 2003 VOLVO XC90'S TRANSMISSION WENT OUT JUST TEN DAYS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. VOLVO CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFERED A G… |
| 2008-11-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2003 VOLVO XC 90. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 30,000 MILES, NO UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND CAR WELL MAINTAINED. TRANSMISSION… |
| 2008-10-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VOLVO XC90 65,000 MILES - REGULARLY FACTORY MAINTENANCE AT VOLVO DEALERSHIP - TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ALMOST HAD AN ACCI… |
| 2008-10-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLVO XC90. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SURGING ON ITS OWN. THE CHEC… |
| 2008-10-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE HAS 61,400 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OUT OF THE BLUE IT STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR … |
| 2008-09-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLVO XC90. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED STATING T… |
| 2008-09-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2003 VOLVO XC90 - TRANSMISSION FAILURE @ ~ 30,000. RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER AND ACCELERATION. TRANSMISSION WAS REPL… |
| 2008-09-04 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | RIGHT WHEEL AXEL BEARING FAILED. VEHICLE MILES 61,000. *TR |