Car Stall Problems of Volvo XC90

Volvo XC90 owners have reported 18 problems related to car stall (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Volvo XC90 based on all problems reported for the XC90.

1 Car Stall problem of the 2005 Volvo XC90

Failure Date: 07/02/2020

When cranking it stalls and cuts off and after doing it around 10 times it finally cranks then I have to hurry to put in drive to get the motor going in order to keep her crunk and couple weeks ago because this problem she stalled out and I hit a hole in the road and busted the oil pan so she has been parked every since cause I had my daughter in the car and that wasn't a pretty sight since the hit made her nervous now can't get her to get in the car so I need my car fixed and I see it has several recalls and all and it was on a county street once I got it crunk back up it smoked badly till I turned it off and it took four hours for me to get it out the road.

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2 Car Stall problem of the 2005 Volvo XC90

Failure Date: 06/07/2017

The contact owns a 2005 Volvo Xc90. The contact stated that the vehicle randomly stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed and parked on the contact's street due to the failure. The manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was not available.

3 Car Stall problem of the 2004 Volvo XC90

Failure Date: 05/28/2017

Tl-contact owns a 2004 Volvo Xc90 ---- contact called Volvo dealer in white plains NY. . . Contact stated airbag light came on while driving and was on for a month. . . . Vehicle stalled going 50mph . . . Power steering went out on main highway vehicle lost power and shut off. . . . Vehicle restarts and then shuts off again after going a couple miles. . . Spoke with mechanic at dealership who stated that airbags are recalled. . . . Mechanic by the name of anthony. . . . Told contact that airbag light being on was not a big deal. . . . That airbag was faulty so it would not deploy in accident. . . . . . . . 0 recalls associated with this VIN. . Cb.

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4 Car Stall problem of the 2005 Volvo XC90

Failure Date: 11/07/2016

The contact owns a 2005 Volvo Xc90. While driving 40 mph, the vehicle stalled. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle and it was towed to the contact's home. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.

5 Car Stall problem of the 2016 Volvo XC90

Failure Date: 08/31/2016

On today, I was driving with my young children in our 2016 Volvo Xc90 when suddenly the instrumentation panel went blank and the car slowed down dramatically in the middle of rush hour traffic. The car started to crawl at approximately 5-10 mph. We pulled over to the side of the road, powered off the car, restarted it and the problem still persisted. While depressing the accelerator pedal from a stop, the vehicle failed to respond and the vehicle stalled without warning. Each time we attempted to accelerate, the car failed to respond and seemed as if it were going to lose total power. As semi-trucks and other vehicles were traveling behind us, our family vehicle was in great danger of being hit. I called Volvo on call and they remained on the phone with us until we were able to slowly exit the interstate and drive to a secure location. The approximate maximum speed that we drove was no more than 5-10 mph. A tow service was dispatched to our location and the car was then towed to the Volvo dealership. While this is indeed a safety concern, it was a very traumatic experience for me and my young children.

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6 Car Stall problem of the 2016 Volvo XC90

Failure Date: 04/20/2016

The contact owns a 2016 Volvo Xc90. While depressing the accelerator pedal from a stop, the vehicle failed to respond. In addition, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 3,000.

7 Car Stall problem of the 2016 Volvo XC90

Failure Date: 11/19/2015

I was driving on the freeway in rush hour traffic in eco drive mode with the auto start/stop function enabled. The auto stop kicked in and stopped my engine, but when I went to press on the gas pedal, the auto start did not restart my engine and the gas pedal was unresponsive. No alerts or warnings popped up - everything remained on (headlights, radio, etc), and nothing appeared wrong except for the fact that the car wouldn't move/accelerate. I was going around 1mph at this point, and pulled over to the shoulder, parked, and restarted the engine manually. I then drove home without further incident. I brought in the car to the dealer the next day. The response was that there was nothing to fix b/c no codes showed up during the diagnostic, and they weren't able to replicate the issue. They downloaded "software 1 and 2" and said that might fix the problem but they don't know. They said corporate doesn't tell them what the software updates do, but it seemed like the update mainly pertained to the radio which clearly has nothing to do with my issue. They tried to return the vehicle to me a week later (11/27) and I refused, and asked them to escalate the issue b/c I didn't feel the car was safe and there was no resolution. They assured me that corporate's field tech specialist was consulting with them on the phone and agreed the car was fine to be returned to me b/c there were no codes and the issue couldn't be replicated. I spoke to corporate (Volvo north America) and they said they would escalate on their side but had no specific details to reassure me the problem was taken care of. I asked for a flight computer to be installed to log the car data in case the issue happens again, and no answer on that request so far. I got the car back today (12/8) b/c they don't know how/what to fix. The dealer has mechanics and not the software engineers that need to look at the car.

8 Car Stall problem of the 2006 Volvo XC90

Failure Date: 02/15/2015

The contact owns a 2006 Volvo Xc90. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed, but the cause of the failure was not found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 115,000.

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9 Car Stall problem of the 2004 Volvo XC90

Failure Date: 01/06/2015

The contact owns a 2004 Volvo Xc90. While driving 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician was unable to diagnose a failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 122,000.

10 Car Stall problem of the 2004 Volvo XC90

Failure Date: 01/01/2015

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Volvo Xc90. The contact stated that while in park, the contact heard a noise as all warning lights on the instrument cluster panel failed to illuminate and the vehicle stalled. In addition, the contact stated that the odometer gave an incorrect reading and there was a fuel odor in the vehicle. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. However, the failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was towed back to the independent mechanic who was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic who diagnosed that the central electronic module (cem) and the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Oo.

11 Car Stall problem of the 2004 Volvo XC90

Failure Date: 07/30/2014

Tl - the contact owns a 2004 Volvo Xc90. The contact stated while driving 55 mph his vehicle stalled intermittently. The contact mentioned the instrument panel and radio would shut off and the wipers would come on. The contact stated the abs brake and the anti skid traction control failure warning text illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 104,000. Bt.

12 Car Stall problem of the 2004 Volvo XC90

Failure Date: 07/07/2014

The contact owns a 2004 Volvo Xc90. While driving various speeds, the vehicle would stall and unknown warning indicators would illuminate. It took the contact numerous attempts to restart the vehicle. In addition, the contact stated that the windshield wipers activated independently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 76,000.

13 Car Stall problem of the 2004 Volvo XC90

Failure Date: 06/25/2012

The contact owns a 2004 Volvo Xc90. The contact stated that while driving 20 mph, all of the warning lamps on the instrument panel illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the driver information module and electronic control module were faulty and both needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer. The VIN was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 91,000.

14 Car Stall problem of the 2004 Volvo XC90

Failure Date: 06/18/2012

The contact owns a 2004 Volvo Xc90 t6. The contact stated that while driving at any speed, the vehicle would lose power and stall. The lights on the instrumental panel illuminated after the failure occurred. The failure was experienced several times. The contact was able to coast the vehicle onto the shoulder. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and the current mileage was 101,000.

15 Car Stall problem of the 2005 Volvo XC90

Failure Date: 10/01/2011

The contact owns a 2005 Volvo Xc90. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving at various speeds. The first occurrence occurred while driving approximately 55 mph. The contact was able to successfully restart the vehicle after the failures occurred. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 110,000.

16 Car Stall problem of the 2005 Volvo XC90

Failure Date: 01/06/2011

The contact owns a 2005 Volvo Xc90. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled without any warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after waiting a few moments. The vehicle had not been inspected by a dealer and was not repaired. The dealer was later notified, but the contact had yet to receive a response. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000. The VIN was unavailable.

17 Car Stall problem of the 2003 Volvo XC90

Failure Date: 02/26/2010

The contact owns a 2003 Volvo Xc90. While driving at speeds of 30 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. He attempted to restart the vehicle successfully but before he could move the vehicle, it stalled again. The "maintenance required" warning light illuminated on the instrument panel at that time. The contact was awaiting a tow to the dealer for further inspection. No repairs were made to date and the manufacturer had not been contacted. The failure and current mileages were under 62,000.

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18 Car Stall problem of the 2005 Volvo XC90

Failure Date: 11/03/2009

The contact owns a 2005 Volvo Xc90. The bearings that were installed are steel. The bearings have deteriorated because they are not greased. . The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. He was advised that the engine needed to be replaced at an expense of $16,000. The manufacturer has not been contacted. The failure mileage was 67,000.


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