2007 Volvo XC90 problems
NHTSA has received 59 complaints about the 2007 Volvo XC90, and 24% of them involve electrical system. Next are brakes (8%) and engine (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 59 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 12
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 78,000 miles 48 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 7 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 48 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 78,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 75,000 miles (11 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 12 complaints mention a fire. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 82% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 15th most-complained-about out of 17 model years of the Volvo XC90 with enough data (26 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Air condition went out under 200 miles, said they fixed it. 1,000 miles rotors had to be replaced. 3,000 miles car over heated, they could not trace a problem, 1 week latter car caught on fire. Towed to volvo dealer ship. They said car did not catch on fire. That air conditioning fan needed to be replaced. Asked for a computer print out , they refused to give it out, they said they erased it.
On october 31st of this year our 2007 volvo xc90 caught fire near the rear hatch. My wife, who normally drives this vehicle, was unable to start the car on her first attempt. It appeared that the battery was dead. After a couple of more attempts the car did start but, a check engine signal appeared. At this point she decided not to drive the car and left it at home. I came home at lunch and after a couple of attempts the car did start.
July 4, 2010 in reply to: VIN# [xxx] volvo cars of north america customer care center 1volvo drive rockledge, nj 07647-0914 dear volvo cars of north america, subject: volvo xc90 warranty/safety issue I have returned my volvo xc90 on several occasions for electrical system related problems to include three separate incidents of the position indicator light burning out, multiple bulb failures and tire pressure system warnings.
Despite volvo's knowledge of problems with the xc90 transmission, when it failed completely, I took it to an aamco dealer because there was no local volvo dealer. The tach was all the way to the right and the wheels would do nothing. It was very dangerous. Despite have the extended 100k warranty, and this prior knowledge, volvo corporate refused to assist in any way with the $6k cost of the repairs because I didn't have it repaired at a volvo dealer. I was told by aamco that it was dangerous to be driving.