Saggy leather seat covers

Mar 1st, 2006, 14:04

Sorry to harp back to the previous thread on this in 2004 but wanted to know whether anyone else was suffering from loose middle panels in the seat part (not the back part) of all the seats, not inc the middle child booster one, on their 2005 xc90, we have a T6.

We've clocked up nearly 20K since Dec 2005 and having owned various BMWs and aToyota MR2 before, have never come across this sagging to the centre panel and bad creasing to the side parts of the seat before on any of these other cars and they weren't less than 4 years old on purchase. We bought this direct from Volvo Military Sales brand new.

After reading the other thread I'm going to bring it up with my dealer but could someone reassure me that I'm not being unreasonable with this as I've nearly earned a loyalty card from my dealer the amount of times it's been in for problems - from door rattles, to the old suspension knocking problem to the steering column vibration to the cr&p 'RTI' satnav issues. THis forum is so useful for realising empathy exists in this world.

If anyone can help with the above it would be appreciated.

Thanks to all.

toothdoc · Mar 3rd, 2006, 17:49

hi
our xc90 is now 3 yrs old but we have suffered from excessive creasing of seat panels almost from day one. initially the garage was going to change them but later said that this was normal and refused to do anything.
barry

doctorstephen · Mar 4th, 2006, 16:54

Hi,
I have placed a similar thread under the general chat section. I am experiencing similar thing, mainly with my driver's seat. I have only done 800 miles. Worth bringing up with the dealer. I am going to mention it at the 3000mile check.
Stephen

Mar 7th, 2006, 17:49

Thanks for the response to this, have had the car in the dealers again today to look at the intermittent, unending, knocking shocks and had some feedback from their chief engineer re the leather seats. He said he had looked at 2 or 3 cars already that were experiencing this problem and he had determined it was not the leather that was the problem but the foam padding underneath that was causing the leather to go slack by the lack of tension provided by the foam when it had been sat on for a while. He had had to replace the foam on these cars particularly on the drivers seat. Mine will be looked at closely at its next service 4000miles away.

Regards

doctorstephen · Mar 7th, 2006, 23:15

I must say this was my suspicion as well...... I shall bring it up when the car is next due in. Certainly the driver's seat seems to be the worse affected.

Jul 2nd, 2006, 18:18

Similar issue had seat cover changed @ 800mls but still the same problem, creasing on front panel of drivers seat.

Taking back to dealers to get sorted. Totally not acceptable for a Lux model.

Personally think that the leather on the Lux with the ribs are a dirt trap also.

Mar 1st, 2006, 14:04	#1
dudlek Guest Location:	Saggy leather seat covers Sorry to harp back to the previous thread on this in 2004 but wanted to know whether anyone else was suffering from loose middle panels in the seat part (not the back part) of all the seats, not inc the middle child booster one, on their 2005 xc90, we have a T6. We've clocked up nearly 20K since Dec 2005 and having owned various BMWs and aToyota MR2 before, have never come across this sagging to the centre panel and bad creasing to the side parts of the seat before on any of these other cars and they weren't less than 4 years old on purchase. We bought this direct from Volvo Military Sales brand new. After reading the other thread I'm going to bring it up with my dealer but could someone reassure me that I'm not being unreasonable with this as I've nearly earned a loyalty card from my dealer the amount of times it's been in for problems - from door rattles, to the old suspension knocking problem to the steering column vibration to the cr&p 'RTI' satnav issues. THis forum is so useful for realising empathy exists in this world. If anyone can help with the above it would be appreciated. Thanks to all.

Mar 4th, 2006, 16:54	#3
doctorstephen New Member Last Online: Oct 19th, 2007 15:00 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Leicester	leather seats Hi, I have placed a similar thread under the general chat section. I am experiencing similar thing, mainly with my driver's seat. I have only done 800 miles. Worth bringing up with the dealer. I am going to mention it at the 3000mile check. Stephen

Mar 3rd, 2006, 17:49	#2
toothdoc New Member Last Online: May 28th, 2007 18:40 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: loughton essex	hi our xc90 is now 3 yrs old but we have suffered from excessive creasing of seat panels almost from day one. initially the garage was going to change them but later said that this was normal and refused to do anything. barry

Mar 7th, 2006, 17:49	#4
dudlek Guest Location:	Thanks for the response to this, have had the car in the dealers again today to look at the intermittent, unending, knocking shocks and had some feedback from their chief engineer re the leather seats. He said he had looked at 2 or 3 cars already that were experiencing this problem and he had determined it was not the leather that was the problem but the foam padding underneath that was causing the leather to go slack by the lack of tension provided by the foam when it had been sat on for a while. He had had to replace the foam on these cars particularly on the drivers seat. Mine will be looked at closely at its next service 4000miles away. Regards

Mar 7th, 2006, 23:15	#5
doctorstephen New Member Last Online: Oct 19th, 2007 15:00 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Leicester	I must say this was my suspicion as well...... I shall bring it up when the car is next due in. Certainly the driver's seat seems to be the worse affected.

Jul 2nd, 2006, 18:18	#6
abriachan Guest Location:	Similar issue had seat cover changed @ 800mls but still the same problem, creasing on front panel of drivers seat. Taking back to dealers to get sorted. Totally not acceptable for a Lux model. Personally think that the leather on the Lux with the ribs are a dirt trap also.

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