2003 Volvo XC90 Engine cooling Problems

“My 2003 Volvo XC90 has been to the dealer several times including over 3 times for same problem when I purchased the vehicle in 2006. All recalls have been fixed, front axle, wipers etc. I have purchased 4 sets of tires, tires boston Volvo installed and my 17 year old son received a complete blow out because wrong size tires. I continue taking to same dealer and since owning the car have had the same noises in front of car. …”

“We bought our 2003 Volvo XC90 t6 in july of 2005 with 40,000 miles from a dealer who stated it was a local trade in. I met the original owner of the car after we purchased it and was told they got rid of it because of so many trips to the dealers service department. We have taken the car to the same Volvo dealer who did normal maintenance at first, but then things started to go downhill from there. We had a check engine light that would not go off after numerous computer downloads. We were told the computer had to reset itself for this to go off. It is still on as of today. …”

“Power train - automatic transmission failure. Days after completing a 90,000 mile service and other repairs (brakes, broken engine mount bracket) and trip to boston from washington dc, the transmission service urgent message came up for the first time since purchasing the vehicle new in 2003 from don beyer Volvo in falls church, virginia. The failure occurred on new year's eve during a snow storm in the boston area. The closest dealership was closed for the holiday. On january 2, 2009, we brought the vehicle to dalzell Volvo in dedham, massachusetts. …”

“Following a loud bang , the engine started making a very loud and suspicious noise. Mooers Volvo in richmond, virginia claimed that they could not recreate the noise and therefore would not perform any warranty repairs. A local mechanic agreed that the engine was indeed making a very loud noise and found that the pcv vacuum tube assembly was cracked. Further investigation found that a service bulletin (#2-25-0038) had been issued for this problem, but mooers Volvo refused to make the repairs under warranty.”

“Problems with vehicle's transmission, seat belts do not latch, driver's seat reclines by itself. The radio went out and the engine made a grinding noise”