SOLVED.
Solution was found on the site here on a post by Tonyx back in 2013.
Just a bad connection of the green wire at the bottom of the starter solenoid.
Wooooohoooo!
Thanks for the input, all.

It does come out Pull off the knobs Now release the Torx screws and the face plate releases The base part of the unit towards the FRONT of the car , clips into the dash and comes out backwards. You can release the cables from the actuators pretty easily Got that wrong.,...see link in next post The b...

Ill agree if its a bearing it isnt like any bearing failure Ive heard before.

Can you find a nice open country road where you can swerve back and forth at 45 mph or so and listen??

It has all the hallmarks of a bad bearing...

Not occurring when turning the wheel to the right.

That screams to me bad bearing. Been there, done that.




But the sound . But maybe it's creating a harmonic with something like the brake dust shield.

The battery is from 2015, so I was thinking to just replace that, but I'm not sure thats the only issue. If you do a lot of short trips ans/or do not drive the car much. The battery maybe Sulfated. Leave it on a float charger when the car is at home for the next 3 - 4 weeks. Also clean the battery ...

You could lug the battery out of the car and trickle charge it inside...

I know, not palatable for this low-med. level of annoyance, but there it is either way.

I would open the glove box and watch the light in there as I'm turning the start key. If the light dims way down in response to turning the key to start, you need a new battery. If the light stays bright while you turn the key to start (and no starter motor action), you need a new ignition switch.

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However IIRC the best resource is the DIY write-up by "polskamafia mjl" on replacing the PNP from the MVS repair database.

I clicked on an old thread from 2009 but the link no longer works. Ozark Lee posted it. Here is the non-working link: https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/13/transmission-driveshaft-bevel-gear-pnp-alignment-without-the-tool/ Sorry about that, SA. Link fixed. Also, the VRD posts tagged "PNP" ...

I’m getting the MVS Prickilies (tm) thst a prior thread on this topic says PNP OE only…

I want to say PPS was the offending vendor but can’t point to the the thread