Engine problems of the 2005 Volvo XC90

I have a 2005 Volvo Xc90 v8 the car has been developing a shake, I brought it to Volvo for a check up, nothing was reported as unusual. Yesterday I heard knocking in the engine and immediately flatbedded it to the dealership, the went to diagnose and the engine has froze. The dealer is researching and explained it is out of warranty with a new engine costing $14,000. 00, reading other bulletins I suspect this is a counterbalance shaft bearing failure and is occuring with all 2005 v8 Xc90's as they increase in age and exit any warranty period. I hope someone can do something, a new engine cost as much as it's trade-in value. Such a know issue should be investigated with Volvo picking up the cost.

1. Heard marble noises underhood after 56,000 miles of normal driving. Well maintained. 2. Balance shaft bearing broke apart and put out metal shards between cylinder heads. Loud metallic noise from engine. Vehicle was shut down immediately after pulling over to avoid engine destruction and traffic accident due to halted vehicle. Had to be towed. 3. Balance shaft bearing is being replaced. Old part (in pieces) available for analysis.

Balance shaft failure on 2005 Volvo Xc90 v8 with 115k miles. Unbelievable that Volvo will not issue a recall for this. Balance shaft failed today at just under 115k miles. . . Unbelievable. . . And I thought it was just an internet rumor. If you have a 2005 Xc90, sell it now! seriously, this is unacceptable for a $50,000 vehicle, and even more unacceptable for Volvo not to issue a recall. Needless to say, I seriously doubt we will ever buy another Volvo again simply because they should have issued a recall for this problem. Should have stuck with the germans (Audi or BMW), or dare I say it the japanese, or even the americans! I can replace a lot of wheel bearings on a yukon for what this balance shaft is going to cost me. Volvo needs to make it right with every owner of a 2005 Xc90. Volvo knows of this problem and that is why they issued a TSB to drill a drain hole in the block, but they need to step up and issue a recall or, at the very least if an owner comes into the dealership with this problem, they need to fix it at no charge. It was their mistake, own up to it and fix it!.

Counter balance bearing failed at 55,504 miles. Non-greased bearing failure, caused by rusting, due to moisture build up inside of engine chamber. Vehicle had all required service done a Volvo dealerships. Engine was repaired not replaced, for a cost of $5000. 00. Repair work was done at Volvo dealership. Volvo mechanic drilled weeping hole in chamber where counter balance shaft sits to allow water caused by moisture build up to escape. Drilling weeping hole was part of a tech bulletin issued by Volvo. V8 engines for the Xc90 produced in 2005 did not initially have this weeping hole in them. This design change was implemented part way through the production year (I believe post engine #6833). Letter was written to the ceo of Volvo cars of n. A. Llc and representative from his office refused to provide any support, stating that the vehicle in question was out of warranty and that there were no recalls with regards to this issue. Info provided to Volvo from swedespeed. Com (see odi id #10313311), however, this was rejected by Volvo as a non-valid source of information (their own customers!). The repair job to replace the cb shaft and bearing was over 30 hours, not to mention the parts cost. What will it take Volvo to admit there is a problem here and issue a recall to replace bearings and drill weeping holes in their 2005 Xc90's with v8 engines? considering the cost they will incur, I'd suggest they will need to be pushed. The cost of engine repair is ($5,000) and engine replacement ($15,000+). All bearing failures outside of warranty are falling on the shoulders of the consumer. Recalls are about safety not cost to the manufacture. Just because this problem may only be linked to the 2005 v8 engines doesn't mean it is not important enough to be addressed for not only consumer financial protection but also for safety reasons. Thankfully my engine didn't fail while my family was driving on a busy interstate!.

The vehicle was bought back in 10/31/04. Within weeks of having the vehicle, we noticed lost of power and performances if the vehicle. We called the dealer about it and said that it might just be due to the gas cap. As it turned out they had to replace a solenoid which part of the starter or some type of firing mechanism for the engine. After that problem was fixed, we had to continually bring the vehicle back to the dealer for the check engine constantly coming on. This went on for numerous times until they found a relay problem. Last Friday my wife, who primarily drives the car, complained about the performance and lost of power issue. I test drove the vehicle and confirmed her worries about the vehicle. The vehicle does not accelerate properly and a sudden jerk or rise of rpm when it hits its mark. Also around 60 mph and 70 mph you can hear obvious noise from the engine. At idle for about a minute you can smell something burning in the engine compartment. The vehicle will be taken to dealer on 10/17/06.