Front Suspension Upper Ball Joint Problems of Volvo XC90

Volvo XC90 owners have reported 2 problems related to front suspension upper ball joint (under the suspension 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 Front Suspension Upper Ball Joint problem of the 2007 Volvo XC90

Failure Date: 01/24/2008

Volvo 2007xc90 broken ball joint causing accident-. Author message janice g mazurek dds Jan 24,2008 location: ventura California Volvo 2007xc90 broken ball joint causing accident- ________________________________________ without any warning while driving my Xc90 with 14,000 miles the right front ball joint fractured causing me to loose steering control and veer off the road. Luckily I was traveling 30 miles an hour with no cars close behind and I was able to move the car safely off the road. The car was towed to the local Volvo dealer. The following day I was told repairs would be in the $10,000 range. Needless to say I was shocked,and I called my insurance company to report the incident. Even though I reported that I did not hit anything in the road they concluded that with this much damage,all on the undercarriage, that I must have. Not wanting to be held responsible for this I was told by the dealer to call the 800 Volvo american number to report the malfunction claim. They sent an "inspector" who concluded that I hit and object with my right front tire rim causing the tire to turn in . The strong ball joint is fractured,it would take some forceful impact for this to happen. There is not a scratch on the body of the car,and the rim is scrapped in one area as a result of driving on the rim after the ball joint failure caused the tire to turn in. . So I am faced with costly repairs,a car I will never be able to trust again,and an accident on my unblemished driving record of 35 years . The claim of a faulty ball joint was reported to Volvo-they 'concluded','our observations indicated the damage was the result of some type of impact,forcing the wheel inward. "this needs to be investigated for the safety of all drivers. Janice mazurek dds ventura,CA[/I] _________________ 2007xc90 owner with defective ball joint causing accident with major damage Volvo refuses to be responsible.

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2 Front Suspension Upper Ball Joint problem of the 2004 Volvo XC90

Failure Date: 05/24/2006

The front end tie rod broke suddenly on our 2004 Volvo Xc90 bringing the car to a complete halt just after my son had pulled on to the exit ramp after driving 35 miles on a major 6 lane highway in new jersey. We were soooo lucky. Volvo replaced both front end tie rods with what they claim to be a new and improved tie rod. We still question the safety of the car at this point and will not allow our teenagers to drive it on the highway. Volvo USA has been antagonistic with us about taking back the car but our local dealer is willing to trade it for another Volvo.

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