AWD grinding noise - Page 2

Darth Vol · Apr 10th, 2012, 14:13

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Originally Posted by shivcon

My worst fears have come to pass since buying this car, what next; new gearbox? Where can I get a detaled schematic of auto box, angle plate etc. It will help me understand how everything works ? Many thanks

contact tim denzey in tenterden, Kent

he breaks awd's and is breaking a v70 awd at the moment.

I sourced my engine from him and he's totally sound.

his address is:

Unit 0
Park Gate Business Centre
Cranbrook road
Tenterden
TN30 7DH

Tel:
0044 7526102861
0044 1580766592

shivcon · May 10th, 2012, 03:01

Thank you, quite helpfull.

cjames · May 31st, 2012, 20:04

From a review of the forum, there seems to be quite a few instances of the angle gear connector splines failing. When this happens you get similar symptoms as you have described with lost drive to the rear wheels, grinding and torque steer.

This seems to be on quite a few AWD models. Does anyone have any idea just how common this problem is ?. Other forums "sweedespeed" etc seem to suggest it will happen to many owners at sometime !.

Would it be worth keeping a log or xl spreadsheet to record the number of instances.

Mine failed at 90k miles. I wrote to Volvo asking if the part was of acceptable durability in view of some are reported to fail in 40 to 50k miles (and its a £43,000 car).

The reply from Volvo UK was less than helpful stating: "and has achieved over 90,000 miles, and the part in question has has lasted as long as it has, I do not feel the part can be deemed unfit for purpose". This was followed by a no help paragraph.

If it is a common problem, and there was a register listing all the failures of the same type, it might help other AWD owners who have the same problem in the future. A log showing the failure they are reporting was not an isolated incident may be helpful when trying to negotiate some assistance to fix.

Apart from the drive problem and the usual sat nav problems it has been a great car to own.

GJB · Jun 13th, 2012, 08:12

Already a failure poll on XC90 forum

May 31st, 2012, 20:04	#13
cjames New Member Last Online: Jun 5th, 2012 20:21 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Essex	From a review of the forum, there seems to be quite a few instances of the angle gear connector splines failing. When this happens you get similar symptoms as you have described with lost drive to the rear wheels, grinding and torque steer. This seems to be on quite a few AWD models. Does anyone have any idea just how common this problem is ?. Other forums "sweedespeed" etc seem to suggest it will happen to many owners at sometime !. Would it be worth keeping a log or xl spreadsheet to record the number of instances. Mine failed at 90k miles. I wrote to Volvo asking if the part was of acceptable durability in view of some are reported to fail in 40 to 50k miles (and its a £43,000 car). The reply from Volvo UK was less than helpful stating: "and has achieved over 90,000 miles, and the part in question has has lasted as long as it has, I do not feel the part can be deemed unfit for purpose". This was followed by a no help paragraph. If it is a common problem, and there was a register listing all the failures of the same type, it might help other AWD owners who have the same problem in the future. A log showing the failure they are reporting was not an isolated incident may be helpful when trying to negotiate some assistance to fix. Apart from the drive problem and the usual sat nav problems it has been a great car to own. Last edited by cjames; May 31st, 2012 at 20:08.

May 10th, 2012, 03:01	#12
shivcon New Member Last Online: Feb 8th, 2016 05:00 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Harare	Thank you, quite helpfull.

Jun 13th, 2012, 08:12	#14
GJB Premier Member Last Online: Apr 22nd, 2024 15:54 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cromer Norfolk	Already a failure poll on XC90 forum

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