NHTSA — Electrical System Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
13,786 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

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2019 Volvo XC90 electrical problems

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2019 Volvo XC90 Owner Comments

problem #7

Nov 012023

XC90

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

There are many form online stating that Volvo has an issue with water leaking/water drainage line from the sunroof. The water leaked into some components of the airbag and electrical system. After the first time taking to the dealership they were no issue with the system and the vehicle was fine that incident happened back in 2020. The same issue happened again where water was leaking in from the sunroof area (I am assuming because it looks the same as last time) this time the water is in the driver side, and there was a puddle of water forming where the gas and brake paddles are. After noticing the water puddle I try to close the sunroof and turns out the sunroof no longer functions with the electronic control right in front of the sunroof. I also took the initiative to open some of the trims where the side air bags are and it turns out that the area are completely soaked. I do no know if this will cause an issue to the airbag or not but I am worries that prolong exposure to water will compromised the integrity of the airbag system. What's was is that since it affected the electronic for the sunroof what if it affect the sensors for the air bag system.

- Fairfax, VA, USA

problem #6

Jan 152024

XC90

  • miles
Rear passenger door won-??t open. We had freezing temps in Colorado, when I tried to open the rear door to get my 2 month old out of the car the door would not open. Apparently this is a known problem for this vehicle the rear door motors spontaneously stop working.

- Lakewood, CO, USA

problem #5

Feb 102022

XC90

  • 38,000 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Volvo XC90. The contact stated that upon returning to the vehicle, she noticed that her sunglasses case and tennis can located in the interior of the vehicle had been chewed. The contact stated that upon looking further, she noticed that the third row seats leather coating had been chewed. However, the contact had not transported pets on the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who inspected the vehicle and informed the contact that rodents were entering the interior of the vehicle through a hole they had created on the rubber seal between the dashboard and the engine compartment. The dealer informed the contact that the rodents were attracted by the soy-based wires coating. The manufacturer was notified of the failure of the failure and informed the contact that she would need to pay a repair fee as the vehicle would not be repaired under warranty. The dealer replaced the leather coating on the seats and the seats stuffing. The dealer installed a new seal on the hood, wrapped tape around the soy-based wires coating to prevent rodents intrusion. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 38,000.

- Isle Of Palms, SC, USA

problem #4

Jun 252022

XC90

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Water damage to the electrical system from blocked drainage by sunroof; potential mold damage

- Alexandria, VA, USA

problem #3

Jul 302021

XC90

  • 50,000 miles
The contact owns a 2019 VOLVO XC90. The contact stated that while her foot was on the brake pedal and while talking with a friend outside her vehicle, she had decided to place the vehicle into park. After approximately 8-10 minutes, the vehicle independently accelerated forward without warning and crashed into her friend's garage door. The air bags deployed immediately upon impact. An automatic safety feature on the vehicle detected the crash and automatically notified the police; a police report was filed. The contact sustained bruising to her left arm and leg and the passenger sustained bruising to her stomach. Due to the failure, the contact had the vehicle towed a dealer where it remained in their possession. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The contact's insurance was able to retrieve the EDR report from the vehicle which showed that the vehicle accelerated prior to the crash; however, it did not determine if the vehicle was in parking gear when it crashed. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

- Roswell, GA, USA

problem #2

Jul 052019

XC90

  • 8,000 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Volvo XC90. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled. A fuse was replaced by Volvo cars of greenville (2668 laurens rd, greenville, SC 29607, (864) 288-5555); however, the vehicle continued to stall and was towed to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 8,000.

- Simpsonville, SC, USA

problem #1

Dec 292018

XC90

  • 500 miles
I purchased my new 2019 Volvo XC90 on December 15, 2018. On the morning of December 29, 2018 I was with my two children when there was a malfunction with the vehicle key recognition system which allows for the vehicle to start. My vehicle gave me the error 'vehicle key not found. See owner's manual'. this left myself, my 4 year old and my 4 month old stranded. The local fort myers dealer said they replaced the fob antenna. My vehicle then had the same problem February 14, 2019 leaving myself and my two children stranded because the vehicle wouldn't start. Volvo claimed to fix the issue but the vehicle again malfunctioned while in the possession of mcgrath Volvo of fort myers. Again on February 23, 2019 my vehicle wouldn't recognize my keys and wouldn't start, yet again leaving myself and my two children stranded. After Volvo told me they fixed what they thought was a defective wire, I received my vehicle back. On March 6, 2019 I was driving with my then 6 month old baby when my vehicle shut off twice. As I was decelerating, my vehicle engine shut off by itself and all screens in the vehicle went blank. This occurred twice while decelerating. Volvo has had my car since March 6, 2019 providing me no updates as of today, March 19. I have only owned the vehicle 94 days and it has been in the shop 35 days, with only 2387 miles on it.

- Fort Myers, FL, USA

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