r/VolvoEX90

When I ask ChatGPT for the best electric three-row SUVs available to buy new in the US as of October 2026 with Seating: 6 passengers it says EX90. Any reasons I should not buy the car?

I'm looking at getting a new car, and I like Volvo (had V60, V70, XC40 and XC60…) but now I want to go electric. There are a fair amount of used 2025 EX90 at my local Volvo, and I've test driven one recently. But I am starting to doubt myself due to the amount of negative reviews online. As far as I understand, the ones at Volvo (SELECT) have all had the "new chip/computer" retrofitted. Does that solve the problem people are having?

I'm not really a "car guy", so probably a dealer's wet dream. But it's a lot of money to spend on something that might still have an annoyingly amount of problems.

Penny for your thoughts

2025 EX90 purchased in Dec. 43 days in service for serious issues. NY State

Best to go through lawyer?
DIY through the State?
Go through Volvo?

What’s worked best for you?
Any options I’m missing?

Thank you

A new one for me today. Picking my daughters up from gymnastics, drive there, locked the car, picked them up, came back ten minutes later and the key card opened the doors but would not be recognised as a key, nor could my phone. Did a onfortainment reset a couple of times. Tried a full system reset (but it would not reset). Everything working apart from key not recognised so car effectively immobilised.

Wife came to pick up the girls while I waited for Volvo Assitace to arrive. My wife brough her card key, and that worked and got the car going again. AND my key card and phone started working again after using hers. 🤷

Not a big deal as we were only 15mins from home (and had another car), but if I have been hundreds of miles away?!

Hi. I have a MY25 and wondering whether you can heat the mirrors without turning on the defog mode on the AC at the same time. I had that on my previous car where you could heat only the side mirrors.

Use-case, Scandinavia in the autumn/spring is very wet and the mirrors fog up all the time without needing to use the ac on full power for the front windshield. Car is otherwise fine.

I’ve only found the “defog everything on max power” button and setting in the software.

Completed the buyback today. Signed paperwork saying I won't disparage them online so I won't. Feel free to read my first 3 posts to get an idea of what the experience was like.

Feels like a huge stressful weight has been lifted off my back and unfortunately I'm probably done with Volvo as a brand for the rest of my life.

I did a ton of research and we're going with the Kia EV9 in case anyone wants to know.

Feel free to DM me if you have any questions. Goodbye r/VolvoEX90, it's been a pleasure engaging with you guys.

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Bought a 2025 EX90, after a month it threw a level 2 charging error, now it needs the GHCA module fix. I’m wondering if others who have had this serviced still had charging issues or if it fixed it long-term for them?

I am in the process of looking for a new ev suv. I have the chance to buy a 2025 ultra with 5k miles that was a Volvo buyback for infotainment issues. The price is $43k. This is for my wife as a daily. Is this a deal that is too good to refuse, or am I going to regret the issues she will encounter?

If you are looking for the absolute bright side of your 2025 Volvo EX90 sitting at the dealership service department for 21 straight days, I have some good news: vampire drain is basically nonexistent.

Back on September 11, my EX90 with 12,000 miles on the clock threw a tantrum with "energy supply reduced" and "critical electrical fault" warnings. The technician tracked down the culprit: a faulty GHCA. Fast forward to today, October 2, and I'm still waiting on the GHCA to be delivered to the dealership.

With the car bricked and running VCU2, it only suffered a 1% battery drop over 21 days.

Fingers crossed I get it back before it celebrates a one-month anniversary in the service bay!