Thank you all for the advice. I'm taking my car in Friday for the 105k service. I'll get a price on TCV replacement and see if it's covered by the "Never Pay Again" warranty. If it isn't, I may get...

This last weekend I was driving along I-70 with a sustained speed of 80-85mph for 170 miles. Then when I started hitting some steep climbs, my turbo would not engage. Typically, when going up a...

So I'm likely imagining this and it's just a rubber band that magically made it into my car from the garage but here goes. My 04 XC70 was sadly pounded on by hail recently. Two days later, I'm...

I wanted to give this thread a bump and a thumbs up. My dealership took care of me, but it sure was nice to know what was going on ahead of time.

It is the original battery, but I just had it checked by the dealership two months ago and they said it was good. The car also did this about 3 years ago as well when the battery was much newer. ...

My 04 XC70 hasn't done this for a while, but it just started back up and I've got a long trip tomorrow that I don't want to have to deal with it on.

I'll close the driver's door, but the car still...

My brother's radio on his V70 is doing the same thing. Does anyone know what exactly the instrument pod is? Is it the steering wheel controls and wires that run to the stereo?

Thanks.

So I picked up the door lock assembly part from my local dealer (had a coupon!) and an extra rivet. Definitely have to remove the rivet to switch out the part. Even then, it's not the easiest thing...

So the lube didn't appear to help, but I did give it another gentle nudge and it pretty consistently allowed for the lock go all the way up. However, once I got everything reassembled, and attempted...

So there's something mechanically wrong. I accidentally activated the mechanism that hooks the door to the frame when closed, and realized if I couldn't open it again, I'd be driving to the...

Press firmly on the center circle, but make sure you don't push too far. Once the center circle goes in a bit, you can remove the outer part and ideally the center pin comes with (assuming you...

My 04 XC70 has the auto-door locks that kick in at 5mph. Today, when it tried to lock them, the passenger door lock made a plastic grinding sound. Wasn't sure what it was until we tried to get out...

I installed my USA Spec without unplugging the CCM. I also installed my Bluetooth by unplugging the CCM, but in that case, I had disconnected the battery first. Then, per the Volvo instructions,...

I grounded mine to a some big black piece of metal behind the climate control panel that had a hole big enough in it to run a bolt through. Did that over a year ago. I've had pretty much no...

Sound and steering wheel track control is given to you when plugging the iPod into the dock connector.

The purpose of the RCA inputs is to allow you to listen to an audio source other than an iPod...

After purchasing a Dremel, I took my final stab at doing the nice mount of the control panel.

1) Pop off the 12V outlet face plate as described above.

2) Remove the CCM, 8 screws, and 6 tabs. ...

So I popped off the CCM, took off all the screws in the back (about 6 to 8), undid all the tabs (6, I think), actually popped off the the entire back, and there was no place to thread the control...

I got the 12V/Button panel off the CCM! My tabs were actually on the top and bottom. I used an insurance card to slightly lift the right side by the 12V outlet. Then I used a Bojo tool (Thanks...

Nice photo!

Here are some follow up questions:

1) To pop the CCM open, did you just undo the tabs at the bottom?

2) You filed a hole in the bottom of the CCM where it comes apart?

3) How...

Ordered from Red Bank Volvo (shipping made it the best price) and installed it today. The kit was outstanding. All the foam tape, zip ties, and anything else you could think of was included. It's...

Where's the best place to buy the Volvo Bluetooth car kit? I'm going to install it myself. (I figured I successfully installed the USA Spec iPod adapter, so this shouldn't be much harder).

My...

Where did you get the Nokian's in the Denver area?

Both using the 2.5T engine and over 1000 lbs. more on the XC90.

I also wonder looking at the skidding out of the XC70 if that particular test car had DSTC.

Just a different way of saying ground.

I go to McDonald Automotive mainly because of the convenience and wireless internet access so I can still work while they take care of my XC70. They are currently running specials on some of the...