Low speed brake squeal

[NickV90]

Dealer says Volvo know about this issue and are working on a fix apparently... I am not holding my breath

[Clan]

Originally Posted by NickV90

Dealer says Volvo know about this issue and are working on a fix apparently... I am not holding my breath

the fix was out some months ago , new improved disks and/or pads ...

[Roosterb]

Sounds like major regression again. Disk brakes have been around for decades. There's no reason why customers should be expected to wait for them to Engineer it out...

[Clan]

Originally Posted by Roosterb

Sounds like major regression again. Disk brakes have been around for decades. There's no reason why customers should be expected to wait for them to Engineer it out...

Many types of car can have noisy brakes , when the wrong pads are used or the pads are seized. Volvo have already engineered it out there are improved pads and rear discs .
They even fixed a similar problem on the old XC90 which after 8 or 9 years in production it developed front brake squeak on some cars . They added extra mass to the front calipers .

[XC90Dreamer]

Originally Posted by NickV90

Dealer says Volvo know about this issue and are working on a fix apparently... I am not holding my breath

Sorry I am bringing up an old thread. My 12/2017 XC90 is squealing. I have done just 11k miles on it.
I happened to notice it this week when I was driving with window open at slow speed.
Is there a way I can check this falls under warranty for my specific model?
I saw some TJ for US/Canada models (https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/20...57916-9999.pdf)

I have been booked in for investigation but I am told I have to pay £120 for investigation if its not warrant-able.

Anything to make my case stronger.

[nu11eaf]

Originally Posted by Clan

Many types of car can have noisy brakes , when the wrong pads are used or the pads are seized. Volvo have already engineered it out there are improved pads and rear discs .
They even fixed a similar problem on the old XC90 which after 8 or 9 years in production it developed front brake squeak on some cars . They added extra mass to the front calipers .

They might have engineered it out on the old XC90 but they engineered it back in on the new model, mine squeel when hot just as I pulling up to a very slow stop.
Genuine Volvo pads, I have even took them out and cleaned and put anyi squeel greese on the caliper contact points. Quite a few owners have reported this problem on ghe new model.

[VOLVOL0VER]

Originally Posted by smj1873

My V90 had the exact same issue and I had to harass the life out of the service manager to get it sorted. Turns out that it’s a known problem and it was clips or brackets on the brakes causing the noise. Haven’t heard it since they sorted it.

how did they sort it out?

[Clan]

Originally Posted by VOLVOL0VER

how did they sort it out?

Improved discs and/or pads your dealer will know what to by now .

[Ulrikas PA]

Originally Posted by Clan

Improved discs and/or pads your dealer will know what to by now .

Mine is doing it at low speed when it's been stood in the cold and wet. Goes once on the move properly.

How do things in Volvo's world work -is it at my cost to replace with revised pads etc to cure, or is there a TSB/ goodwill contribution out of warranty?

[Mad Malc]

Originally Posted by Ulrikas PA

Mine is doing it at low speed when it's been stood in the cold and wet. Goes once on the move properly.

How do things in Volvo's world work -is it at my cost to replace with revised pads etc to cure, or is there a TSB/ goodwill contribution out of warranty?

This is 'normal' and does not require a 'cure'. The noise is more than likely to be as a result of light 'rusting' of the discs being 'cleaned' by the pads.