The contact owned a 2008 Volvo XC90. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at 45 mph, the vehicle seized without any warning light illuminated. The driver attempted to depress the accelerator pedal which failed to respond. The driver veered off to the shoulder of the road. No warning lights came onto dash prior to or after vehicle lost power. Noticed under the hood was smoking. The driver got out the vehicle and called for help, within minutes the vehicle was engulfed in flames. The fire department was contacted and a report was filed. The fire department extinguished the flames. No police report was filed. No medical attention was needed due to no injuries being reported. The fire department came and put the fire out and instructed us there was not any reason to call local police. The vehicle was towed by a local towing company on a flat bed tow truck. The vehicle was destroyed. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact stated that prior to the failure the vehicle was seen at an independent mechanic where her daughter got her alternator repaired. The manufacturer, Volvo was contacted and they are performing a further investigation on the car fire. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Choudrant, LA, USA

I own a 2008 XC90 with only 21000 miles on it. While driving, with my child in my car, I received a message "reduced engine performance" and my car started sputtering. I barely made it home, going over a small hill was a struggle. Mind you, this happened at night and I was scared to death that I was going to be stranded on the side of the road with my child. I have read on forums that this has happened to other customers and Volvo currently has a voluntary recall for ETM at no cost to the consumer. When I entered my VIN on the Volvo site nothing came up. This is my mode of transportation and I am terrified to drive it until this gets resolved quickly.

- Huntsville, AL, USA

My 4 year old son was in an accident with our brand new Volvo XC90. I got out of car to take a picture (leaving the engine on for air conditioning) and he shifted the car out of park, crashing thank goodness into a fence that slowly stopped him. Knowing he cannot reach the break I immediately tested the gear shift and found that it easily shifts out of park without your foot on the brake. We have returned the car to the dealer who has admitted "the car's shifter is broken". we asked to check another new XC90 it functioned properly. This could have been a fatal accident if it happened in any other location. We are hoping the dealer will fully repair the car or offer us a new one. I am not sure I can trust this car again -we just bought it this May. How and when did it "break" or was it defective to start with" should this car have even passed its safety inspection? can I get access to the factory's safety inspection? are there other reports of brand new Xc90S with defective gear shifts? has anyone else reported this? I'd have never known it was faulty if this accident hadn't happened. I expected this safety standard, as our old Volvo had it. Fortunately my son was not injured, but somebody else's child may be. Please check out these cars. What should we expect from the dealer"

- Washington, VA, USA