I HAVE A 2004 VOLVO XC90 T6 AWD SUV THAT I PURCHASED FROM A VOLVO DEALER. WHILE ON A CROSS COUNTRY TRIP THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED AND HAD TO BE REPLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY (LUCKY), BUT THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS MODEL AND YEAR HAD A ENGINEERING FLAW AND HE HAD SEEN A NUMBER OF THESE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE FLAW, THE TURBO ENGINE PUTS TOO MUCH TORQUE ON THE 4 SPEED GM TRANNY IN THE CAR. I ASKED IF VOLVO HAD A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AND HE SAID NO. THIS FIRST TRANNY WENT OUT AT 60,000. AT 66, 000 MILES THE SECOND TRANNY WENT OUT. WHEN I ASKED WHY THIS ONE WENT OUT, HE EXPLAINED THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW B/C WHEN IT IS UNDER WARRANTY, VOLVO TELLS THE DEALERSHIPS TO JUST REPLACE IT AND THEN SEND IT TO THEM AND THEY WILL TRY AND DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT SINCE GM DOES NOT MAKE THE TRANSMISSION ANY LONGER THEY HAVE TO PUT A REBUILT INTO IT. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE 100'S OF XC 90 OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED VOLVO CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY HAVE BEEN NICE BUT NOT VERY WILLING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND I DON'T HAVE VERY MUCH CONFIDENCE IN THIS RECENT TRANNY. I WAS LUCKY WHEN THE FIRST ONE WENT OUT, B/C I WAS NOT DRIVE AT 70 MPH WHEN IT SEIZED, I WAS JUST GETTING BACK ON THE HWY. THE SECOND ONE WENT OUT ALSO AT A SLOW SPEED. I SEARCHED THROUGH YOUR SITE AND DID NOT FIND ANY MENTION OF THIS ISSUE SO I THOUGHT I WOULD POST WITH YOU AND SEE WHAT HAPPENED. IF YOU NEED FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANKS *TR