Wiring Problems of Volvo XC90

My husband, mother-in-law, and three year old son were driving in the vehicle Saturday, February 18th, 2017. As my husband turned down our road he stated he smelled smoke, but didn't realize it was coming from the vehicle. He pulled into our driveway and parked. They then saw smoke seeping out of the hood. My mother-in-law exited and my husband removed my son from the burning car. I came outside to greet them and witnessed this. He then opened the hood and there were significant flames on the driver side posterior area of the engine. He ran for our fire extinguisher while I called 911. He put out the fire with the extinguisher and the fire department arrived within five minutes. They inspected, opened the top cover of the battery and disconnected it. They reported to us that it appeared to be an electrical fire occurring at the area of the battery. After inspection by Volvo and our insurance company, the damage was determined to be caused by rodents chewing on the electrical wiring inside the engine causing the shortage and subsequent fire. The damage was valued and paid at a cost of $11,000 (covered by insurance after deductible). There are multiple articles indicating attraction of rodents to the newer soy-based electrical wire insulation. Https://www. Forbes. . Read more...

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This complaint relates to pe10025. I have to replace cem and casing for wiring cost 5500. 00. Volvo should be responsible for part or all of this repair. It is water seepage into the cem case. Water drips down through hood of the car and corrodes the wires. Causes major electrical shorts. I consider this to be a manufaturer defect. Way to many cars are experiencing this issue and it is extremely costly. I would sincerely wish you to consider making Volvo responsible.

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This complaint refers to NHTSA action number pe10025. Service bulletin number tnn 37-35. It is outrageous and unacceptable for you to not have issued a recall on this matter. Volvo should be expected to replace my wiring grommet and/or plenum cover at no charge. It is applauding that Volvo would not take this serious and issue a recall as it is clearly a defect and a safety hazard. My children and I were on the interstate when this happened to us and it was very dangerous. It is clearly a problem and safety issue that Volvo recognizes or they would have not changed the design and issued a bulletin. I do not understand how a company can sell me a product that malfunctions and then expect me to pay them to repair it.

The driver side low beam headlight keeps melting the plastic connector. I have replaced the connector and had all the wiring and other components checked on 3 different occasions. The dealer says nothing can be done to fix this issue. It is ridiculous that a luxury brand like Volvo is very aware of this issue and does nothing to alleviate the problem.

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July 4, 2010 in reply VIN# [xxx] Volvo cars of north America customer care center 1volvo drive rockledge, NJ 07647-0914 dear Volvo cars of north America, subject: Volvo Xc90 warranty/safety issue I have returned my Volvo Xc90 on several occasions for electrical system related problems to include three separate incidents of the position indicator light burning out, multiple bulb failures and tire pressure system warnings. My Volvo repair shop told me that these were unrelated normal repairs and that I should not be concerned after the latest incident of the tire system malfunction I took my vehicle to a local repair shop who troubleshoot my vehicle, put the vehicle on a lift and showed me a wiring harness that was wet from being located directly underneath the vehicles ac I believe this is a manufacturers defect. The wiring harness has already developed rust which indicates consistent water immersion and I was told this should be a cause for concern as this situation could lead to electrical system failure, shorts, shocks or vehicle fire. I am requesting that this issue be fixed and some type of warranty extension be provided to protect from any future repairs that may be caused by this defect. [xxx] cc: NHTSA information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Our car wouldn't start in our garage one morning. Turns out, we needed a new cem due to a leaking protection box (I can't remember the name of it but it started with a p). After 843 in parts and 816 in labor and almost a month at the dealer due to a backordered wiring harness the problem was fixed. After doing some research we have discovered that this is an epidemic among Volvo owners and we are actually one of the lucky ones whose car died while it was parked instead of while we were driving! this is ridiculously dangerous and the fact that this leaking box is a common problem and that Volvo has actually developed a redesigned model to fix the issue with their first gen model leads me to believe that they should be forced to replace their faulty design in all of their Xc90s. As someone who bought her Volvo for its reputation for safety, I am disgusted that this problem has been allowed to go on for so long.