Well, got bad news today on our XC90. Dealer told us the bearing on the counterbalance shaft failed and the best thing to do is replace the entire engine. Said it's too expensive to open up the engine to find out exactly what parts need to be replaced as labor is $125/hr. Cost to replace the engine with a brand new one is roughly $15K, which seems to be consistent with what has been said in other threads.
I take very good care of all my vehicles and this vehicle has been no different. I personally change the oil & filter every 5K miles with Mobil 1, rotate tires every 8K miles, etc. The vehicle just had it's 100K mile service done to it, plus an additional $6K worth of warranty and service work. you name it, it was done. This vehicle has been very well maintained. The dealer couldn't give me a good reason why this happened. I am in the process of gathering all service records and receipts for oil & filters, to try to build a case for a break on the cost of a new motor. Blue book on the vehicle is only $16,500 and it now needs $15K worth of work. Unbelievable.
This sounds like it is becoming fairly common, as I know of at least 6 other cases, as discussed on this board. Car is out of warranty. They said they will try to find a used/refurbished engine if we want.
We have had so many problems with this vehicle from day one. It has left my wife stranded three times, in four years. I've only had a car strand me once in my life. This is actually our second XC90. We had a T6 that was bought back as a lemon for an oil leak. After all this, I will definitely never buy another Volvo. It's a shame too because I really like the vehicle.
Not sure what to do now. I don't know if we get it fixed and keep it or get it fixed, sell it or trade it in and get a new vehicle. I certainly wouldn't buy a vehicle from someone that has had as many problems as ours has had and I know we'll get hosed on a trade in. The wife wants a new Lincoln MKT.
Sorry for the long post, but I just had to vent and I felt I needed to let everyone know of our problems, so you will all be aware that your V8 may be next.
I take very good care of all my vehicles and this vehicle has been no different. I personally change the oil & filter every 5K miles with Mobil 1, rotate tires every 8K miles, etc. The vehicle just had it's 100K mile service done to it, plus an additional $6K worth of warranty and service work. you name it, it was done. This vehicle has been very well maintained. The dealer couldn't give me a good reason why this happened. I am in the process of gathering all service records and receipts for oil & filters, to try to build a case for a break on the cost of a new motor. Blue book on the vehicle is only $16,500 and it now needs $15K worth of work. Unbelievable.
This sounds like it is becoming fairly common, as I know of at least 6 other cases, as discussed on this board. Car is out of warranty. They said they will try to find a used/refurbished engine if we want.
We have had so many problems with this vehicle from day one. It has left my wife stranded three times, in four years. I've only had a car strand me once in my life. This is actually our second XC90. We had a T6 that was bought back as a lemon for an oil leak. After all this, I will definitely never buy another Volvo. It's a shame too because I really like the vehicle.
Not sure what to do now. I don't know if we get it fixed and keep it or get it fixed, sell it or trade it in and get a new vehicle. I certainly wouldn't buy a vehicle from someone that has had as many problems as ours has had and I know we'll get hosed on a trade in. The wife wants a new Lincoln MKT.
Sorry for the long post, but I just had to vent and I felt I needed to let everyone know of our problems, so you will all be aware that your V8 may be next.