2004 Volvo XC90 Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 32about this part
- Share
- 7%of 462 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 104,500miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 32 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2004 Volvo XC90, 7% of the 462 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 104,500 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Front lights go off got a ticket for that reason and only thru that ticket did I know that the lights go off it happens once in a while and when so I have to go to side of the road and turn car off and turn on again, wont happen for a period and then surprise it happens again.we bought the car used and we dont know if there is any recalls it might not have been taken care of.”
NHTSA complaint #10501108, filed 2013-03, 111,440 miles“I was driving, and just as it started to get dark, I noticed that my lights did not seem to be working. I stopped at a parking lot to check, and the lights were in fact not working. If I had not been close to home, it would have been a perilous drive home; and, if it happened half an hour later, I would have been on a busy highway with no lights.”
NHTSA complaint #10394888, filed 2011-04, 189,990 miles“I switched from headlights on to daylight driving lights on. I received a bulb failure for the daylight driving lights. I switched back to headlights. I received a bulb failure for the hids. I have verified that the fuses are good, and that there are now no working headlights on the car. Had this happened at night it could have been bad, very bad. Thank god it happened during a sunny day and that the teen driver wasn't behind the wheel.”
NHTSA complaint #10722541, filed 2015-05, 84,380 miles“While driving between 65 and 70 miles on a major interstate my 2004 Volvo xc 90 has a severe thump in the front end, which is then followed by a very brief (split second) internal (meaning all dashboard lights, hi-fi, dome lights, radio air condition, oil gage, fuel gage clock ) power failure. While trying to push the gas the car would not accelerate. At first I hit something on the highway. …”
NHTSA complaint #10482003, filed 2012-10, 88,013 miles“Hello Volvo, for the record, we love our Volvo SUV (2004, XC90). Over the years the service from michelle balside at Volvo on plainfield road in cincinnati has been truly excellent, her contact information is attached. However, we have has an issue since 2011 that has not been resolved, which is so uncharacteristic of Volvo. I am hoping you can help me change the outcome. For years my husbands right headlight has been turning on and off intermittently. …”
NHTSA complaint #10716633, filed 2015-05, 60,000 milesRelated service bulletins
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- 10027285Jul 6, 2009Volvo: headlamp low beam connector replacement. A new method of repair for halogen type low-beam headlamps has been developed to address complaints for vehicles. Updated 3/27/09…
Exterior lighting: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 2% |
| 2017 | 2 | 2% |
| 2016 | 2 | 1% |
| 2011 | 1 | 5% |
| 2008 | 1 | 3% |
| 2007 | 3 | 8% |
| 2006 | 4 | 8% |
| 2005 | 25 | 11% |
| 2004 | 32 | 7% |
| 2003 | 3 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2004 Volvo XC90
158 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
145 complaintsFuel system
77 complaintsAir bags
31 complaintsEngine
28 complaintsEngine cooling
24 complaintsSuspension
23 complaintsSteering
20 complaintsBrakes
19 complaintsOther or unknown
17 complaintsVehicle speed control
17 complaintsBody and structure
14 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2004 Volvo XC90
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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