Instrument Panel problems of the 2004 Volvo XC90

The contact owns a 2004 Volvo Xc90. The contact stated that when driving various speeds, he could hear a clicking noise coming from under the dashboard and various lights on the instrument panel would illuminate rapidly. The failure recurred intermittently. The contact also stated that after the most recent failure, he was unable to start the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The failure and current mileages were unavailable. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2004 Volvo Xc90. While driving approximately 65 mph, the contact noticed that the headlights began to flash and the instrument panel gauges and windows failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics where the technician stated that the central control module and the driver information module had to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000. The VIN was not available.

On March 22, 2009 I was traveling with my two daughters east on I-75 from naples to miami when the car suddenly jerked and the dashboard and instruments flickered and lit up, and then the instrument panel displayed the message "srs - airbag service urgent". Was able to continue driving to look for a rest area as that stretch of I-75 is in the everglades. After a few miles the car jerked again, but this time all the dashboard lights, instruments (speedometer, rpm), radio and interior lights did not work. Was able to continue driving to a rest area about 7 miles down the highway. I stopped, turned off the car for 15 minutes then it started up again with all the electrical systems working, but still displaying the message "srs - airbag service urgent". Not wanting to b stuck in the everglades I continued driving, and the jerking motion and issue with electrical occurred again two more times. The last time was when I was pulling off the highway onto my exit for home it displayed the message "brake failure! stop safely". I was able to stop, turned off car, started it again with everything working, but still displaying the message "srs - airbag service urgent". This same issue happened last summer when my wife was driving with our kids from miami to jacksonville. She took it to a Volvo dealer in daytona beach and one in jacksonville. Both dealers were not able to diagnose the issue. When back in miami, I took it to an independent mechanic who is Volvo-certified and he was not able to fix the issue either. Based on what I've researched it seems to be an issue with the onboard computer. This is a very scary problem that needs to be addressed by Volvo, especially when you are driving 70 miles an hour on the highway and the car suddenly jerks and loses power.

Coming home to southern California from a trip in arizona and driving at night though the nevada desert. Weather was nice, dry conditions, light traffic ( the sun had set about 7:00 in the evening) - January 2008 and we were cruising at about 65 mph. At about 50 miles outside banning the car had a power surge, and it felt as if we went over a bump on the road, there was a quick flicker in all lights and the navigation system reset. The recovery was almost immediate and did not think much of it. About half hour later it happened again. This time started to worry about the car as it was dark, had small kids in the car and we were in the middle of nowhere, desert for miles and miles. So, with no options we kept driving. About ten minutes later it happened again. This time there was no recovery. All lights, instrument panel, headlights, emergency lights, rear light all out. The car was pitch black. I believe only the fog lights were working but was worried about visibility on the road as we had no rear lights what so ever and the majority of the traffic at night on the I-10 is trucks. Drove on shoulder for about 2 miles and took the next exit. Small gas station only, no repair shop, no motel nothing; only a truck stop. After a small respite we stated up the car again and engine and all lights were again functional. I was terrified of driving the car home still over 100 miles away and no where near civilization, but since we had no other choice we did. No further incidents upon getting home. Dealer had no idea what could have caused that, they update computer codes, and a control module. To this date they still do not know what could have caused that. We are very lucky to have not gotten into an accident or worse.