Thanks for the reply. Based on that answer I'll assume some level of negligence on the part of the Tech.

Just curious if anyone has encountered the same problem with the belt tensioner on XC90's (2008 V8). Had it in for service to resolve oil leak during which they replaced manifolds, etc; But in the final hour they called me and said the "tensioner broke while being reinstalled". I've includ...

Just put on new tires on my 50K mile 2008 xc90. In the event I damage a tire, I'd like to avoid having to by a new set of w2 or 4, so I purchased a 5th tire that I plan to rotate into the mix at intervals that insure even wear. Has anyone done this before and what is the best procedure or rotation s...

This is a follow up post to my previous one regarding random warning messages for the AWD Disabled. The car was not throwing ODB2 codes but the dealer pulled the above code with VIDA. Apparently the differential electronic module is saying my AWD pump malfunctioning. In hindsight, I suspect this was...

thanks all for the quick response/advice. Have not had a dealer look at it--when I asked the service guy, he said he couldn't pull codes if they were no longer displaying. I'll find another dealer and mention VIDA.

What exactly is a "contact reel" and what does it do? location?

So I believe I am getting some weird electrical related error messages, and wanted to share this to see if anyone else has figured it out. Dealer isn't able to diagnose b/c the messages do not persist. First, on a few instances I got the "AWD Disabled" message in the info message panel. No...