My mistake.... 47K was the number.

When I was at the Volvo dealership returning my vehicle, I was walking around the show room looking at comparably equipped V70XCs. This was the list price. ...

Purchased a 2008 Honda Accord V6 EX-L. Not nearly the car the XC is, but also not 57K (25K). Rides amazingly well. V6 Engine is orders of magnitude smoother that the turbo 5 cyl of the Volvo. ...

Have sold my 2005 XC70 (thread elsewhere) and have no need for the beige, fold down metal pet/cargo barrier. It is like new with the instructions. Should work for any 2001-2007 XC 70. Maybe for V70...

Hello all,

Seems my time with Volvo has, at least for the time being, come to a halt. Having owned a 245, 745, first gen XC70 (what a loser!), and two second gen XC 70s, '02 and '05 (what...

Not really sure what would be your legal complaint.

1. Did the tech at the first place inadequately tighten the lugs or were they torqued and loosened later?
2. Was the alignment improperly...

yup. Interference engine.

My 05 XC averages 20.5 mpg mixed highway/city (calculated using my limited math skills). I think I am a bit heavy footed. The trip computer is inaccurate. It shows an average of 17.9 mpg.

My...

Could you give a few more details.

Are you the original owner? Second? Third? If not, do you have access to all maintenance and service records from new? What have you replaced on the vehicle? ...

Wow! You must really like Volvos or be a masochist. I can appreciate this because I am the same way. Before I had my first XC I owned a 1984 245 and a 1987 745 which were only moderately annoying...

Thanks for the laugh!! (We are only laughing WITH you....not at you)

Steve

Rojah,

I have owned three XCs...1999, 2002 and now 2005. The '99 was the biggest POS that I have ever owned. Used oil at a rate of 1Qt/1K (OK by dealer's standards) burned out bulbs and sockets...

I don't think viscous coupling is excessively prone to failure. It is very sensitive to tire diameter....all tires must be equal in diameter. This means that if you damage one tire, you might have...

I have owned an '02 and found it to be a very reliable and trouble free car. (Admittedly, I only had it for three years, 42K) Problem areas were: 1. Leaking power steering hose (needed a new clamp,...

I have owned two XC70s. A 2002 and now a 2005. BOTH have been extremely reliable and trouble free. The '02 had several minor issues promptly resolved under warrantee. I had this car for three...

You should probably do a search of the archives. Areas of concern for 2001/2002 model longevity should be:

1. ETM (Known area of concern, new software available at all dealers at N/C, warrantee...

I believe that the '02 has the newer ETM and thus not subject to early failure.

My '02 was the BEST Volvo I have owned to date. Very few, and only minor, problems.

Steve

I drive a Volvo for utility comfort and SAFETY. The limitation of crash testing is that it can only test certain parameters so it will be reproducible. Volvo, along with Mercedes and Saab, are the...

Chuck,

I would stick to 10W-30 synthetic for the following reasons. Oils with a lower viscosity range tend to have less additives that enhance the thickening of oil without improving (and...

Chuck,

Welcome to the site. I have owned a 2002 XC and now a 2005 XC. I may have missed it, but what year is your XC. This will help in answering any questions you might have.

If it is a...

I was riding my horse and as I walked back to my car I noticed an older Volvo, 740GL wagon circa 1987. I looked in the window and checked the odometer (whenever I see an older Volvo curiousity gets...

I have used a Garmin Ique 3600 for the past three years with great success. It is a self contained Nav and PDA that actually does both well. Simple to use.

Steve

The brevity of response is refreshing. Considering a forum such as this tends to attract people with problems, I would say that the XC ranks very high on initial quality (very unscientific)

Steve

Prepo,

If you find this thread not to your liking you are free to ignore it.

I would like to see if there is a common pattern of initial quality lapses and if these turn out to be of a very...

Not looking for a gripe session at all. Hoping to find a pattern.

Steve

This has been one of my better Volvos (actually the 2002XC and this one are the least trouble free Volvos I have owned). However, for a high end vehicle, I am troubled that I find ANYTHING wrong...