Volvo XC60 Questions & Answers

I was very disappointed with it.i found the electronic system complicated and irritating especially the GPS round dial. The car drove well enough but I didn’t find it a pleasure to drive. My main complaint was that the reversing camera took about 5 seconds to turn on after 6 weeks from new purchase and progressively took longer up to 20 seconds after 18 months. I considered Volvo completely unhelpful with this problem. Have traded the xc60 in for an Hyundai.

My experience probably doesn't suit. Bought a 2012 D5 diesel AWD with 80k on the clock. Have done 20k since then including driving on the beach and towing light loads. everything has gone well. Let the tyres down to go on the beach where my mate in his Isuzu got bogged. No problems at all, great fuel economy and comfort. Get mine serviced with a Volvo dealer. Not sure there is a better car on the market for the price

An auto electrician would be able to offer you something digital.

Sell it now.

Hi there, Yes the XC60s are not so good fuel efficient on shorter trips..I get the Volvo's claimed fuel efficiency only on highway travels although I uses 98 Oct. Cheers

Thanks man for your answer, it is really nice of you!

Hi there, normally the car got 5 or 6 cylinder wont be good fuel efficient for city drive...

Sell it now.

Hi, I only just found this question in spam :-(
Ideally you should have had rolls under all wheels for the test but there is a centre differential that will cope with the variation for short durations. The delicate jerk doesnt sound good. What did the service engineers say about that? It may be un-related. How were the front wheels restrained during the test with back wheel on rolls? regard, Stephen

Hi, that's unfortunate. I have had a brilliant run so far. One consideration is the large number of controls on the steering wheel that are transmitted via a buzz-bar to car. When parking with extreme rotation of the steering wheel, there may be an issue with cruise control acceleration signal. Cruise control can be turned off - see if that helps as a means of isolating the issue. I had a similar challenge with a Land Rover and they replaced the buzz-bar interface. It happened a second time in the Landie causing a serious short that blew blinker fuses.

Occam's Razor, the simplest explanation is usually the right explanation. You are parking. This involves turning the steering wheel. The steering wheel is the only element in the car being used (other than brakes). You are not touching the accelerator. The T6 is a powerful engine so it only takes a slight power signal to make it lurch. QED

Have you asked the Volvo dealer to try parking the car? Are they acknowledging the problem? I trust my Volvo dealer at Bilia in Camberwell. They sorted the intermittent blank screen issue I referred to in my product review. Let us know how you get on!

Thanks for that advice and good idea. The first event happened after reversing and straightening; so similar to the situation you described with the Landie. However, in the most recent event, we were driving in a straight line for more than 100m. The car computers didn't show any faults, so Volvo can't aid the problem. However, it's definitely worth asking Volvo to try your suggestion. I feel the complexity and potential mixed messages due to multiple sensors may create and unintended response during slow driving when the car is hot. Other explanations could be: the mass air flow sensor; a turbo leak; or problem in the throttle position sensor. I would also like to have a data logger fitted so we can see what's happening if/when it happens again. Does anybody have other ideas?

Sorry. It is not something I can advise you on. I have never had a low oil warning. I service my vehicle once a year or as scheduled. Perhaps another reader can help.

Depends what you want. My friends had a petrol xc90. Then bought AWD xc60 demo diesel. They love it. I have xcd4 Teknik. The equivalent is the 2015 luxury xv60 I'm told. I love fuel economy. Services are expensive but once a year. So do the maths pay 300 twice a year on another car... or 600 700 on once a year. Cant go wrong with diesel. Less parts to technically go wrong... I would recommend xc60. It isn't cheap. Ive yr13 xc60. 2014 2015 would be costlier digital and with possible upgrades.

I guess if you have cash to burn its a good car... but you could also look at vw.... mazda and get similar for a lot less

HI,
Really appreciate you replying back… I tried a few places but the sales person wasn't too friendly and were not much of a help… I tried a couple of other places and settled with a Jeep Cheroke Limited 2015 model…. the price wasn't as dear as a volvo and fitted my budget perfectly… its more luxurious on the inside and the staff were much more helpful… hope my next car would be the new XC 90 which looks stunning… again thanks for your help :)

Sorry no. I'd advise getting it to the dealer asap. Good luck.

I traded mine at 60,000km. Had no problems.

Have a chat with your local exhaust shop, by 100,000 it will be out of warranty. They will sort it, if they know what they are doing........................its not a big issue, BM's do it sometimes as well.

My wife XC 60 is running fine but has engine warning light on.
Dealer says it is a sensor in the Catalytic converter that's causing the problem and needs to be replaced.
Dealer says repair cost will be $1500.-
we are asking:
$1500 for a sensor?

Any help would be appreciated.
Gideon
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I sell real estate and often have five adults in my XC60 D5. Colleagues have commented about the good space in the back seat and plenty of leg room. I'm 190cm tall so the driver's seat is not way forward either. The car is great for round town, agile and not too big and relatively frugal on fuel. Feels like a car not a truck. Luggage space could be a little better but it's not bad and certainly sufficient with the rear seat down either fully or partially. I've had no maintenance issues really - a blown head lamp (cost to replace $50), plus re-lined front brakes (cost $1200) and the vehicle is approaching 53,000km. My advice is definitely go with this vehicle for value, economy and performance. Make sure you choose the diesel option.

No problem with space across the back. Have had a baby seat, 12 y.o and an adult in the second row and no issues. Sister has similar sized XC90 with 3 boys all playing games/iPads. No issues there. Would choose a T6 AWD (petrol) over the D5 (diesel), but down to preference.I put $100 week (98 octane) into mine, but it's got a stellar powerplant with 242kw/480Nm and I really really like this car. Only 5,000km. Bought new. One issue with a faulty oil pump to the differential - which caused a vibration under load, but that was fixed within a day. Drove a D4 as a courtesy car and absolutely hated it. Yuk.

You will love it, the rear seat is surprising spacious, everyone comments.12,000ks, not even a squeak, or a drip. Its become part of the family. Huge safety appeal.