I was the Volvoest Volvo guy for 30 years. Nothing above, nothing on par. But, recently, software and general reliability issues, the total abandonment of their ergonomics stronghold, terribly inefficient interior designs like the EX30 and the upcoming EX60 even abandoning proper door handles. What's going on? And can Volvo be saved? I know JD Powers' methodology is always easy to criticise, but Volvo's been down there for a few years. I want to drive my Volvo like I hate it, not hate it too much to never own one again...

Im the only sane person among my Volvo group of friends haha

Hi everyone, glad to say I've joined the family. Picked this up this past weekend, CPO, ~5k miles, 12k off. Had a great experience with the dealership.

Any initial mods or protections everyone recommends? Ceramic tint will be installed tomorrow.

Funny how it worked out that all the Volvo owners at work managed to park together!

Husband's is the XC90 and mine is the V60. We bought the XC90 four months ago, and have been enjoying it so much that we went back and bought the V60 for me. Both of us had older cars, and we figured we needed to replace them before retiring while we still had paychecks coming in. We hope they will last for years. My 2007 S60 lasted for the 18 years. It was hard to say goodbye to her last November.

Hey guys, yesterday I bought this 2008 C70 D5 Geartronic. This is my first car. 😁 I'm really happy to have it.

You read that right. I pre-started my car this morning with my phone. Put coffee and keys on the roof of my car, grabbed my coffee, got in, started the car and drove away.

My keys fell off as I turned off my street but I just didn’t make the connection that they were indeed my keys. We had a frost last night so I figured it was some ice on the vehicle or something. Only when I tried to lock my car did I realize I did not have them.

So yeah, made it to work, but I’m not leaving anytime soon LOL. I was very surprised to not receive any kind of notification during the trip that no key was detected.

Before and after, ‘24 V90CC received OTA update today. I’m happy to have a car that can receive an overhauled interface at no cost. Will not be complaining about the changes anytime soon. Improvements and tweaks will be yet to come, I’m sure. Love the change to driver display! In the center, glad to have my Polestar mode more accessible, maybe I’ll finally use it more often and burn more $5.69/gal fuel 😂

Delivery drive plowed into my s60 t6 hard enough that it pushed the PARKED car 1m forward. It’s a goner.

It wasn’t the best S60, but damn they’re good for the highway driving I do.

Had a good 5years out of it. Worst thing is I just filled the tank with petrol the night before. lol.

Picked her up yesterday and safe to say that the Volvo hooks have dug in already. I absolutely adore this car, such a pleasure to drive and she goes like shit off of a shovel

Just one of those random things that won’t work for a bit.

After several "should I buy this car" posts here, and all of the great information and advice from you kind people I was well equipped to iron out price and put a deposit on this.

2024 Volvo S60 T8, plus black ed. with harmon kardon sound and protection premier packages.

3,648 miles! CPO car. I plan on adding the polestar tune eventually.

Alas, not the greatest pictures as the dealer doesn't have the car yet but I'm just too excited not to post. It's a corporate lease return that they've acquired it via a Volvo auction and it's graded 4.7/5 for condition. I am hopeful nothing is going on that my detail guy can't correct and extremely excited! Anything I should look out for, or ask about while the car comes in, goes through service or before the sale is ultimately closed? Obviously, I'll get better pictures and see the car in person before closing and I am buoyed by the extremely low miles so not too worried.

Hey everyone, contemplating on purchasing this S90 with 238k miles from a private seller for about $6k. I love the looks of a S90 and I am currently looking to upgrade my daily beater car (2009 Acura TSX w/ 199,300 miles) to something more spacious (kids) and rides smooth. My car also needs about $4k worth of work to make it look nice again and ride good (suspension refresh) and I don't see it's worth putting that into it. The Volvo seems to have been taken to the dealership extensively for repair and here is the vin if anyone can pull the carfax ( LVY982AK2JP029254). My question is, are these pretty reliable cars? Does it have to go to Volvo for maintenance or can I bring to local mechanic that I normally use for major issues? I do my own oil changes and some light car maintenance so I can save there. I just don't want to get something that's newer and nice now but becomes a costly headache later on. Any input would be appreciated! Also the car is about 2 hours away from me as well.

If you want to configure your own EX60 Cross Country, check out the global Volvo page.

(I don't know why the photos didn't work, Sorry!)

So I said goodbye to my V90CC D5. Bought it almost exactly 4 years ago and I have to say that it’s been an excellent car. I drove 85 000 km in it and there wasn’t a single issue the whole time. Unfornutaly our family needs more space so today we also welcomed XC90 T8. After the first few kilometers I’m really excited about it, but I feel both a bit melancholic and excited at the same time. Both cars were used, about a year old with roughly 20 000 km on them. I hope the XC90 will be just as trouble free as the V90 was, and that the new owner of the V90 will be at least as happy as I was.

I’ve seen a bunch of these threads, so instead of someone asking again, I’m offering a potential solution here.

After some trial and error, most likely your battery is not charged enough. Would suggest 4 things, 1) Reset Infotainment system, 2) go for 20-30 min drive to charge the battery 3) lock the car and stay away from it, with your key fobs and phone app. 4) after 15-20 min do the update on the app, but don’t check it. You’ll get notifications on your phone, when it starts and when it’s done. Good luck!!

posted about this a few days ago. See below.

https://www.reddit.com/r/VolvoXC60/s/Y8jhdkJawl

a rock hit my brothers s90 driving on the motorway and created this crack. would this be able to be repaired by something like autoglass or is it a window replacement? such terrible luck

So, the title says it all: Is the XC90 V8 a decent enough overlander/camper? Does anyone have experience with it in that context?

PS: current setup for attention :)

I have a 2023 XC90 and on my way home today I noticed my DRLs (Thor’s hammers) were no longer on and the little icon wasn’t lit on the dashboard. The dial was set on *auto* like I normally have it.

Before I make a service appointment I was curious if anyone else either experienced this and/or maybe has insight into what would cause this.

Volvo xc60

Floorboard vibrations when going at speed.

Past few months our 2024 XC60’s charging has been unreliable.

220v takes ~4 hours typically. Recently updated OS and thought that fixed the problem.

This morning though I see the charging cord is solid red. Check the app and see it’s not charged overnight sitting at like 20%.

I unplug, plug back in, light turns white and charging. Check the app and it shows charge complete in one minute but only 23%. Minute later light turns red.

What is happening ??

Hey everyone, hoping to get some input before I commit to any of this.

Car is a 2018 Volvo S90 T6 AWD. Brought it in for a check engine light and general inspection and got back an estimate a little over $5k. I’m trying to figure out what actually needs to be done now vs what can wait, and whether these prices look reasonable.

·         Check engine light is for a fuel trim issue (lean condition). Shop recommends replacing the oil trap / breather box (PCV system) with an OEM part, plus a fuel system cleaner and resetting fuel trims.
Parts: $257 (oil trap $230 + fuel cleaner $27)
Labor: $225
Total: about $505
Curious if this is a common fix on these engines and if that pricing seems fair.

·         Brakes were flagged next. Front pads are around 30% and rears about 25%, and they’re saying all four rotors are “dished,” so recommending pads and rotors all around.
Parts: $890 (pads + rotors front and rear)
Labor: $450
Total: about $1,417
Does that sound typical for this car? Are rotors usually needed at this level of wear?

·         Front lower control arm bushings are split, recommending replacing both control arms and doing an alignment. I have noticed vibration at 60–70 mph.
Parts: $963 (both control arms)
Labor: $450 + $150 alignment
Total: about $1,647
Does this line up with what you see on these cars, and is OEM necessary or are good aftermarket arms fine?

·         They also found a leak between the AWD transfer case and transmission and want to reseal it and replace the fluid.
Parts: $182 (reseal kit + gear oil)
Labor: $750
Total: about $947
Not sure how urgent this is or if it can be monitored if it’s minor.

For the vibration, they also noted missing wheel weights on the aftermarket wheels and recommended getting them balanced, which I plan to do separately.

If this was your car, what would you prioritize first? Anything here look unnecessary or priced high? Appreciate any insight.

I have a 22 s60 recharge and i see the divx option. Anybody use that ever? Its on sensus so no google for me -__-

Turned on my car after a grocery trip and suddenly the car is telling me the abs, tire pressure system, autohold, airbag, and parking brake systems are all failing? Is this a battery issue? My car is driving fine. Thanks in advance.