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2005 Volvo XC90 engine and engine cooling problems

40 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2005 Volvo XC9018% of all complaints for this model year.

40
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
18%
share of all complaints
73,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Was driving on free way, as I was accelerating I lost all power and steering.. The engine stalled out and I had to veer off to side so that I wouldn't cause an accident. *tr

    filed Mar 12, 2013

  • At 111,000 thousand miles the counter balance shaft bearing went inside the motor. I did a little research on line and found out that it is a design problem, that volvo knows about. It could cost any where from $5000.00 to $15000.00. I believe that they should be forced to do a recall for this…

    filed Feb 15, 2013

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other XC90 years

YearReportsShare
2022 XC9013%
2019 XC9013%
2018 XC9012%
2017 XC9011%
2016 XC9021%
2008 XC9027%
2007 XC9025%
2004 XC90245%
2003 XC9078%
XC90 engine and engine cooling problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.