DURING RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING, HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND CAR LOSES POWER. I HAVE COME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO HIGH SPEED ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER. ALSO CAR HAS A SEVERE JERK IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A TURN. SO STRONG I THOUGHT I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. THERE IS A PROBLEM NHTSA INVESTIGATED WITH WATER GETTING INTO THE CEM. VOLVO ACKNOWLEDGED MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT RESULTS IN WATER GETTING IN CEM BUT WILL NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE COVER. THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING WHEN THIS MIGHT HAPPENS-APPEARS TO DEPEND ON HOW HEAVY THE RAIN, IF ROADWAY HAS A LOT OF WATER. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR SAFETY REASONS-VOLVO CONTINUES TO PUT CONSUMERS AT RISK. *TR
2007
WHEELS
VEHICLE (FWD SUV) BEGAN PRODUCING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED; NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. AFTER JACKING UP THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, I LEARNED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL HAD APPROXIMATELY 1/2 INCH MOVEMENT AND PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL PRODUCED A GREAT DEAL OF NOISE WHEN THE TIRE WAS MANUALLY ROTATED (AS IF THE HUB ASSEMBLY NEEDED GREASE). DRIVER'S SIDE HUB ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BY MECHANIC. WAS TOLD THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HUB ASSEMBLY WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I UNDERSTAND THE SUV HAS 113,000 MILES BUT I FIND IT ODD AND DANGEROUS THAT BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS/HUB ASSEMBLY UNITS BEGAN FAILING AT THE SAME TIME. NO PHYSICAL INJURY OR CRASH OCCURRED; FIRE AND COLLISION WERE POSSIBLE DUE TO HIGH FRICTION AND/OR PART FAILURE. *TR