2004 Volvo Wxll

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › automatic transmission › torque converter. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Torque Converter1
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1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Power Train › Automatic Transmission03V308000
Filed Aug 22, 20033,426 vehiclesVolvo Trucks North America Inc

Defect. ON CERTAIN HEAVY-DUTY CLASS 8 VEHICLES, THE BODY BUILDER WIRING OPTION WAS MIS-WIRED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE AUTO NEUTRAL WITH SERVICE BRAKE STATUS OPTION MAY ALLOW THE TRANSMISSION TO GO INTO FORWARD GEAR WITHOUT THE DRIVER'S FOOT PRESSING DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL FIRST.

Risk. UNINTENDED MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE COULD PUT PERSONS IN DANGER INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE.

Remedy. VOLVO TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL AIR OPERATED STOP LIGHT SWITCH AND THE NECESSARY WIRING CHANGES. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING SEPTEMBER 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT AT 1-800-528-6586.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Torque Converter
Filed Sep 7, 2003NC

THE NEW VOLVO XC90 T6 MODEL HAS A TRANSMISSION THAT CAUSES THE SUV TO PERIODICALLY HESISTATE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP IN FIRST GEAR. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE BEEN IN TWO NEAR ACCIDENTS INVOLVED BECAUSE ENGINE STALLS UPON ACCELERATION FOR 1-3 SECONDS AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN SITUATIONS WHERE YOU ARE PROCEEDING INTO AN INTERSECTION.*AK

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2004
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
2004 — this page1100Routine
20031201Fatalities reported
20020300Routine
20010300Routine
20000300Routine
19991300Routine
19980400Routine
19970400Routine
19960100Routine
19950200Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Aug 22, 2003. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.