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I bought a 2004 XC90 T6 for my wife for the safety. We like the truck itself, but now hate the brand. In the four years we have had it, we have spent about $12,000 on maintenance. $4700 for a new transmission is the latest debacle. We've had virtually all the ills outlined on these posts. Current other cars include a Porsche and a BMW. Have spent little (on the Porsche) to nothing (on the BMW) in the same time period. I WILL NEVER, EVER buy or lease another Volvo and would discourage others from doing so. Everyone I see with an XC90, I ask them about the transmission and tell them to plan on it failing before 80,000 miles. Some have told me they have already experienced the failure. Volvo obviously knows they have a problem and is doing nothing. Avg. trade on the '04 XC90 on the usual sites is about $18,000. The dealer offered me $6500!!!. What a joke. Even they don't believe in the brand. Trading it on a Jeep today!!!
I have '03 XC90 T6 AWD, it is my 2nd times show the "Transmission service urgent", the 1st time about 3 month ago, TW local service dealer suggest me to replace a new transsission, For out of warranty It cost so much about US4000. Using google search it is my honor to visit this web, in the world seems have so many xc90 same situation friends. I am still fighting the price.
Best Regard
Andy Huang.
Add me to the list of failed T6 transmissions. 2004 XC90 T6 with 88,000+ miles.
Add me to the list. Has a class action been filed? 2004 XC 90 T6 with 55K miles. I only bought this 9 months ago, did research, but obviously not enough because I didn't identify this issue. I'm waiting for a price, but I'm already in shock after seeing the prices in these posts...
I am very sorry to read about all of these transmission issues with Volvo's clearly incompetent engineering. But on the other hand, thank you, all of you, since I was considering a 2008 Volvo XC90. ALL of their vehicles are no longer a consideration, and I'm happy to say Volvo will not be getting $40 thousand plus from me. Thanks again for this great site. Toyota, BMW here I come!
Hi everyone, has any one heard of this gearbiox issue with the D5 diesel versions? As far as I can tell, it only appears to be on the T6 (people only buy the Diesel version here in the UK). My XC90 D5 is up to 63,000 miles and is the best vehicle by far and I have only heard of happy customers (200,000 miles +) here!
I have a 03 XC90 T6 and my transmission went out at 78,000. I have an extended warranty and they will be replacing it. Is it worth keeping or does everyone recommend trading in? I'm afraid I won't get what it's worth. Comment please.
I would keep as the car is a great vehicle. If the gearbox is the only issue, keep the car. I can't find a better car when it comes to comfort, safety and practicality. The reliability is great - possibly change for a newer one though!
Add me to the list. Our 04 T6AWD transmission light just came on and the car is not driving right. I have not taken it in to the dealer yet. Not looking forward to paying 4000.00+ to fix this piece of crap. Has anybody had the transmission replaced at a shop other than the Volvo dealer? If so was it any cheaper?
Add another to the list of T6 XC90 transmission failures. 05 T6 with 94K second gear slips. The recent list of repairs includes:
Brake stayed on - two cpus $1800
clogged crankcase vent- $1600
transmission $4500
tires every 20K miles.
The car is a chunk. I'll never own another Volvo.
I am ready for a class action on the tranny.
Ron
Well you'll love this. Decided last week to trade 2005 Acura MDX with 96,000 miles for 2004 XC 90 with 51,000. Very nice XC 90 lots of things my wife and I liked better about the XC versus MDX. The XC 90 drove great for about 36 hours. My wife takes off for the day and gets about 100 miles from home and the "Service Transmission Urgent" message pops up. She gets to her destination, I call the local Volvo dealer and they say to tow it over. After a quick diagnosis they say that it needs a new transmission. Obviously, I am not the original owner...however, I did buy an extended warranty. Then the extended warranty company denied the claim due to the "pre-existing condition". Of course Volvo said sorry...it's out of warranty... there is nothing we can do. Would you believe the Chevrolet dealer that I bought it from is going to pay for the repairs. What a "stand-up" dealer they are!!! Maybe I should get it back and trade it for a Chevy.
Add me to the list of the 04 XC90 T6 owners with a failed transmission. I was just told by the dealer today that the transmission is shot at 70,800. What a joke. Dealer said that assuming the "drop" pan doesn't show metal filings or debris, they can replace it to the tune of $7,000. I, too, tried to look into a trade for a Honda and they even knew about the transmission problems. We need to collectively take this information and make Volvo accountable. They certainly have no problem collecting the $40,000 they charge for this lemon. I am a publicist and I know there are lawyers on this site -- let's stop talking and see if we can get Volvo to respond to their failing brand! Any takers? Let's start a petition, or at the very least, send Volvo a certified letter with all of our legitimate complaints.
I own a 2005 XC90 T6. While my was wife was driving the SUV suddenly she heard a weird noise that keeps coming on and off. I drove the car and heard the same noise, I called the dealer and asked me to bring in for a checkup. Well, they told me that I need a new transmission and I only have 44,000 miles on the vehicle. The car is under warranty, can I require them to install brand new transmission instead of a refurbished one?
It seems like transmissions are a big problem for these cars that are supposed to be good.
I got a XC90, and it has 80.000. I took the car for the 80.000 check up and after 2 days the engine light came off, and guess what, the dealer says that I need a new transmission. The dealer was supposed to check for any other repairs that the car needed, and of course they didn't do anything. We as owners of these expensive cars should take legal action against the Volvo dealership for selling cars that don't work.
Like someone mentioned before, there must be an attorney that might be very interested in taking the case.
I understand that at some point a law firm out of PA had started to a class action suit about this issue -- but it never went anywhere. Anyone know why?