I haven't posted here in almost a year. That's because i got rid of my 1998 XC reliability nightmare at that time.

The whistling noise that you can hear while driving near a wall comes from the...

Every once in a while, especially at highway cruising speed, our XC would hesitate for a split second. The tach would not even drop but you could feel the car shudder. Somehow it seemed to do it...

Hey there Paul.

I had a small collision back in June (a kid in his Neon completely missed a turn, cutting us off) and we slightly damaged the front right end of our XC (headlamp, corner light,...

Really nice looking. I like the dual exhausts too.

I hope the XC version will be unveiled soon.

This sure sounds like the central driveshaft support bearing.  Based on what i've learned in this forum, this is a common problem on XC's.

Mine was doing the exact same thing, that is a short...

What's the official name given by Volvo to the 6-spoke 15 in. wheels that came as standard equipment on 1998 and 1999 XC's ?

Our 1998 XC, which we bought used 5 months ago, came with Meteor (or...

I did have the rear differential taken apart last week and there was indeed a damaged bearing (well at least one of them). They replaced all three bearings and the drivetrain grinding noise was...

We bought a used 98 XC with 112000 km back in April. It was under extended warranty until 160000 km (one of the main reasons we bought it, besides the fact that it was amazingly clean, was the...

I did replace mine and it was easier than i thought.  My unit is a SC-816 with both CD and cassette slots.

1) Push on the vertical handles so that they release and stick out and pull the...

There is a burnt light bulb in my 98 XC's radio (the one illuminating the 1, 2 and 3 pre-selected radio station buttons).  The Volvo dealership guys told me that, since the radio i have does not...

We're having intermittent TRACS/ABS warnings too.  And i can hear/feel the ABS buzz in the brake pedal as well in braking situations where ABS is definitely not justified.  It happens most...

Thanks for the warm welcome, folks.

Coastal, it's amazing that i get to meet a former bmx'er that talks Redlines and PK Ripper's here  http://xc70.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif...

Hello all. I just did a Google search using the words Volvo Cross Country and landed here. I must say that this site is very neat and i joined right away. I'll be visiting regularly from now on....