XC60 2010 Tailgate Struts

Curtius · Mar 4th, 2020, 16:59

Just looking around my newly acquired XC60 and noticed that one of the tailgate struts is powered whilst the other appears to be a straightforward gas strut. Is this normal? Seems to open and close fine but very gradually droops if left open for a long period.

Ian W XC60 · Mar 7th, 2020, 22:10

I'm no longer with the Volvo brand but as no-one else has answered in the last 3 days.....
I had a 2010 XC6o and can confirm that yours is standard for that year. One powered strut, the other a gas strut. Some at the time posted on here of problems and the operation could be a bit jerky but I had mine nearly 5yrs without any issues.
The 2014 facelift changed to two powered struts and to me seemed smoother but the original system worked fine for me. HTH.

Brighousewood · Mar 8th, 2020, 09:19

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Originally Posted by Curtius

Just looking around my newly acquired XC60 and noticed that one of the tailgate struts is powered whilst the other appears to be a straightforward gas strut. Is this normal? Seems to open and close fine but very gradually droops if left open for a long period.

You are lucky, my 2014 tailgate used to come down intermittently and bang me on the head! Volvo dealers took it in for repair last week, now it never fails to come down. Is this an improvement, they had just lubricated the struts? I think not.

Another long round trip to the dealers next week to try and get this fixed.

Brighousewood

Steve54hb · Mar 8th, 2020, 11:03

I think there was a strut update late 2014, water ingress had caused rusting and failure. My rh strut snapped, luckily I had tools with me and could remove it allowing the tailgate to close. Had both struts ( both powered) replaced with a 50% contribution from Volvo in 2018.

Mar 4th, 2020, 16:59	#1
Curtius New Member Last Online: Jan 17th, 2024 16:49 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Thetford	XC60 2010 Tailgate Struts Just looking around my newly acquired XC60 and noticed that one of the tailgate struts is powered whilst the other appears to be a straightforward gas strut. Is this normal? Seems to open and close fine but very gradually droops if left open for a long period.

Mar 7th, 2020, 22:10	#2
Ian W XC60 Member Last Online: Apr 3rd, 2024 19:28 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bury	I'm no longer with the Volvo brand but as no-one else has answered in the last 3 days..... I had a 2010 XC6o and can confirm that yours is standard for that year. One powered strut, the other a gas strut. Some at the time posted on here of problems and the operation could be a bit jerky but I had mine nearly 5yrs without any issues. The 2014 facelift changed to two powered struts and to me seemed smoother but the original system worked fine for me. HTH. __________________ MY 15 XC60 D4 FWD SE Lux in red with power tailgate, f&r parking sensors, privacy glass, oh and beige interior which I just luv! - GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN!!

Mar 8th, 2020, 11:03	#4
Steve54hb New Member Last Online: Dec 19th, 2022 06:13 Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Telford	I think there was a strut update late 2014, water ingress had caused rusting and failure. My rh strut snapped, luckily I had tools with me and could remove it allowing the tailgate to close. Had both struts ( both powered) replaced with a 50% contribution from Volvo in 2018. __________________ Steve XC60 SE, my2014, VEA D4, 181bhp, Manual, 67k

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