General: Boomy vibration / noise from Diesel

[JimBob]

Not yet fixed, I work offshore and the wife has the car while I'm out here. Ill book it in for when I am on my next rotation home in a week or so.

Doesnt seem to bother the wife much and she won't speak to the garage unless it stops moving / explodes (mans job etc)

I would be kind of surprised if its a worn bush or mounting as the car is only 6 months old. Still as you all rightly say - its back to the dealer.

Will post the outcome ina few weeks time when I know the score. Do you think they'll change it for a V8 as compensation

Ta!

JimBob

[NeilThompson]

Originally Posted by JimBob

On reflection you are right, i will get it booked in when I get back home (away on business).

JimBob

Hi, did you make any progress on getting this sorted out? I'm a newbie XC90 owner and have a similar problem, at around 2500rpm, and although not loud enough to shake my fillings the engine noise does seem more intrusive than I expected.

[kentishdriver]

Thought I would drag up an old thread for comment. I have a new XC90, still less than 1000 miles on the clock. I am getting irritating engine vibration thru' the steering wheel either side of 2000 rpm on light to medium acceleration. Not excessive, but can be sufficient to run up yours arms and make face vibrate, and spoils an otherwise very good car. Particularly as it is the rev range and acceleration used for most normal driving. Not sure whether it's a problem sufficient to take to dealer, or simply a characteristic of the car, or even whether it will settle down. Anyone else, particularly you new batch of owners, suffering similar vibration.

Thanks

[AyrshireXC90]

Not had this problem - XC90 SE Lux MY2010.
The only problem I have (not investigated yet as crash repairs not fully completed!) is that the rear end tends to shimmy sideways over some potholes.

[RobP]

I have an XC60 2.4D with 1.5k on the clock and am experiencing what I can best describe as a vibration/rattle from the engine bay, which coincidentally is in the same sort of 1.8k-2.0k rev range under acceleration. It's not particularly loud but it is definitely noticeable and not what you would find acceptable. I'll be having them look in to it when I take it in for the 3k mile quality assurance check (I think that's what they call it). Other than that the car is great so hopefully they can sort this out.

[surf otter]

Originally Posted by kentishdriver

Thought I would drag up an old thread for comment. I have a new XC90, still less than 1000 miles on the clock. I am getting irritating engine vibration thru' the steering wheel either side of 2000 rpm on light to medium acceleration. Not excessive, but can be sufficient to run up yours arms and make face vibrate, and spoils an otherwise very good car. Particularly as it is the rev range and acceleration used for most normal driving. Anyone else, particularly you new batch of owners, suffering similar vibration.

Thanks

I've had my car (D5 Active) for just over a week which has included (unusually for me) two long journeys resulting in over 600 miles being clocked up. I'm impressed with how quiet and vibration free the engine is, even under load and especially as it's new and not run in. It can sound a bit "grunty" (in a reassuring kind of way) when it's working hard at just over 2000 revs but the sound is quite suppressed and it's not at all intrusive or unpleasant.

There is absolutely no vibration through the steering wheel at any speed/revs (not been above 80mph).

On the "over-run" with the foot of the gas, it is completely silent.

I wonder if my impressions are down to expectations and the fact that my last car was a 1.9 Fiat Multipla Diesel - now that was a bit noisy and vibrated a bit after 6 years of hard use...

[CT LIN]

i got MY09 XC90 D5, i got a whistling noise when 1500-1600 rpm in decelerating. The dealer still not found what's wrong with my xc90? But i found there is a loose clamp in intake air inlet hose from the turbo charger. IS there anyone got the same noise like me?