I agree with you. Should'nt look like this after 6 months. I Live in the heat and 6% Humidity, The seats in my VW still look new after 3 years. I would go to the dealer and let them redo seats. Dont...

Give this a try, works great. you don't have to worry about bending anything. scroll to second one down for side lift.



http://www.protechproducts.com/images/JACKPADS.asp

This should help, http://www.volvoxc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=318&highlight=fuel+door&page=2

I think you should save your money on the new valve body and have the transmission replaced when it wont go any further. usally the valve body repair is just a temporary fix to a transmission going...

here is a great DIY write up of the timing belt replace.

http://volvospeed.com/Repair/timingbelt.php

I have a set of brand new front brake pads I bought from IPD about 3 years ago for the 01 V70xc. I will let you have them for the cost of shipping. I no longer have my Volvo and they are taking up...

http://volvoxc.com/resources/how-to/pdf/xc_sri_reset_procedures.pdf

The search function is your friend, give it a try.

This happened to me at the car wash. I heard something fall of the car and when I went back to check it was the fuel filler door that had fallen off.

Found that the hinge had broken. this thread...

Time to cut and run.

Make sure you get a new aluminum crush washer for the drain plug or it WILL LEAK!!! Buy a few from ipd when you buy your filter wrench.

Here it is - Tie Rod Ball Joint

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Recall Number: 06V155000
Summary:
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES,THE OUTER...

I drove my 2001XC for 4.5 years and it need a complete front end rebuild and strut caps etc, as someone in another post stated the suspension is way under engineered. ETM was on it's way out, seals...

I think you would have a better chance of winning the 100million lotto than finding this XC90.

And it would cost me more than a dollar in gas to go to the Volvo dealer.

( I may go to the...

see lower price. I will pay shipping in 48 states.

and after 5 model years of this problem Volvo has still not fixed it.

Whats wrong with this picture??????

And so it begins.

Yes the upper motor mounts are changed on these cars like you would change your socks.

On my 01 first the upper motor mount, then the strut tops, next all the ball joints and...

No not Free. most dealers charge for this. and the dealer thanks Volvo for the monopoly, Cha Ching.

What happens is 2 small plastic pieces that hold the door hinge pin to the plastic base break. The entire base needs to be replaced, not a hard job as I noted above. Remember you must put the door on...

I replaced my 01V70xc battery with one I bought at autozone. I did have to trim a piece of extra plastic of the top for it to fit in the battery holder properly. Worked just fine. no problem with...

Here's my .02 worth. I looked long and hard at both the new XC and the R when wanting to replace my 2001 V70XC. I loved the car but it had it's problems most of all the front end was falling apart,...

There is a pressure relief valve next to filter looks like a valve for a tire. Be sure to press this to relieve the pressure in the gas line and it wont spray on you. ;)

Check out this thread from the V70R forum, An on going problem with side step of rear end http://www.v70r.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1659.

As with the corporate world, You have to be high profile with celebrity status to get this kind of response, Us day to day working Joe's get the shaft and the corporate brush off.

Makes for a...

I have the Nylon cargo net from my 2001 V70XC. Never removed from package. asking $100.00 OBO I will also throw in a new set of front brake pads bought from IPD in box. will pay shipping in 48...

My 01 had all the above plus the mounting seats for the springs were cracked, and it needed a second upper motor mount, sounded like it was going to fall apart at any second. All this and only hwy...