Four problems related to wiper have been reported for the 2018 Volvo XC90. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2018 Volvo XC90 based on all problems reported for the 2018 XC90.
This morning and a few days ago, ice cold water was dripping onto my control display pad and on me. The leakage came from the ourside down the plastic compartment behind my rearview mirror. This was distracting while I was driving since there was now water on me, and it was shorting out and affecting my control display. It would continue to be buggy while driving. I believe this issue is a result from a cracked seal between the windshield and the car body. I have seen other documented cases on Volvo forums.
Wipers began to turn on randomly without driver command causing distractions in a vehicle with 38,000 miles. There is a technical service bulletin about this issue (32366). It is known that the wipers will completely fail to work after an unknown, but rather short interval. Failed windshield wipers would render the vehicle unsafe to operate, therefore we elected for immediate repair. The repair was in excess of $1,500 and the manufacturer refused to pay for the repair out of warranty.
Volvo Xc90 2018 models will not always display rear view camera content within 2 seconds of shifting into reverse as per fmvss 111. This is due to really slow and lagging infotainment system. Behavior is evident on multiple models and vehicles which share same sensus infotainment system.
Cracked windshield even with less than minor chip. The car was driving at 68mph on a straight highway on a 'clip' sound was heard hitting the windshield. After 10 minutes a 14 inch crack was noted from the top edge to the center of the windshield. The car has <2000 miles on it. Is the quality of windshield worse in cars with driver assistance packages. Have driven different vehicles without driver assistance and never encountered such an incident. The extent of crack with a chip (which is not even visible), is quite surprising. I hope NHTSA will look into this. Is this isolated to this vehicle manufacturer or with most manufacturer windshields with driver assistance packages. This may be life-threatening if the glass is not strong enough and shatter with such minor road hazards.