Hi JRL,

Thanks for posting this. As a result of reading this forum I have asked for many things when my mechanic works on the car. Yesterday I took it in for the 187,500 oil change (full...

I do not know if this is a "great fix" but when this happened on my passenger side door I followed directions that I found on the internet to remove the panel. The plastic piece that held the cable...

Thanks for the information Andres. As I said, I still probably have 10 years before I have to think about replacing my XC 70. However, maybe Volvo will rethink the diesel. In the meantime my...

Hi all,

My wife finally had to say goodbye to her 17 year old jeep grand cherokee last month due to a hole in the frame rail. I got her to try out an xc 60, a grand cherokee, an x3, and finally...

At my last service the dealer replaced the right front axle and looked at the left front axle. They told me that I have a frozen left front axle and when it gets to the point of needing replacement...

I have 135,000 miles now on my car and I was at the end of tread life on my second set of Goodyear triple treads. I got about 55,000 out of each set of the triple treads. While the car was at the...

Hi Mink,

As I remember the discussion, the STR's that came standard on my 2003 had a V rating. In fact, when I tried to replace my tires at our local BJ's (wholesale club) the tire shop...

Mink,

I replaced the original STR's at 28,000 miles with Goodyear Triple treads. There has been a great deal of discussion on this board as to the H ply rating of this tire. I can only tell...

Tom,

Sorry to hear that you are having so many problems. I just wanted to comment on your observation that perhaps your haldex system is not functioning properly. I wholeheartedly concur...

My dealer replaced the lid when the hinge broke at the 30,000 mile point under warranty. They also rotate the tires at every 7500 mile check. I think that I would be looking for another dealer for...

I had a blow out with my Pirellis at the 22,000 mile point. The dealer measured the diameter of the three remaining tires compared to the diameter of a new Pirelli and determined they were within...

Coastal,

I just got my valeo wipers in the mail. The installation was easy, the discount worked without a problem, and I think that they work great. Now to see how well they hold up. ...

The sound for me was a very loud metallic whine. I was lucky in that I had just run through a rather deep puddle of slush, so cause and effect was easy to determine. However, if I had not already...

Gibbons,

Will you be taking your car back to have the new cross member bracket mentioned in the TSB installed. I remember copying down the part # from one of the messages here, I believe...

Hey Chuck,

I think that you are probably correct in your assessment. I know that the Pirelli ST that the STR replaced was not popular in terms of noise/handling characteristics, maybe the...

Thanks for the reply Gibbons,

As I said, the tire dealer had no problems and the Volvo dealer was actually really cool about it as well. Even though they let me know that I would probably have no...

Well I went to the local Nokian dealer and ordered a set of WR 235-60-16 to be installed yesterday. The dealer was great and thought that there would be no problem with going to the larger size, he...

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for the information. I knew that I did not have a problem here, I just wanted to see if everyone was in this range. Now I can obsess about another aspect of the car.

Very...

Hi everyone,

I have been very meticulous in checking the oil level in my 2003 at every fuel fill up. The oil level never moved for the first 15000 miles. I am using mobil 1 synthetic and...

If I remember correctly I believe that the temperature sensor is located on the underside of one of the side mirrors.

Very Respectfully,
Jim Miller

Hi Neu Daddi,

    I use the mountaneer package with the t track adapter with the cross wing profile roof bars.  Although it was a little tricky to see how the t track goes...

Hi all,

    I'm back from the tire shop tonight with one new Pirelli STR.  The owner of the shop told me that with the Haldex system there really was no need to replace both tires...

Hi Dick,

I do not have the DSTC, I am just fortunate that the conditions were dry pavement.  I can not imagine what would have happened in "slicker" conditions.

Very Respectfully,
Jim...

On the way home with my daughter from gymnastics yesterday I heard a strange rumbling from the rear of the car. I was going 65 mph on a major highway and got to the side of the road as quickly as...

Thanks for the tip Eric,

    However, I had the hitch installed when I first picked up the car.  I just thought that it was interesting that the body shop (owned by the same...