Replacing my rack. It's leaking power steering fluid badly. My mechanic is an independent Volvo specialist and we have a long history - since 2014. He's having me source the parts since he's far too busy to do all the internet sleuthing needed to source everything. It's no problem for me to do since...

Hi there,

Not sure if you still need a referral, I see your post is a year ago. I use Nino's Volvo Auto Express in Santa Monica. Small shop, good guy. Has been doing Volvo's for over 20 years. 2228 Pico Blvd 310-450-2299

My 2004 XC90 has finally hit the dreaded early transmission failure. I purchased car from first owner in 2014. At time of purchase it had 46K miles on it. I now have 81K. Love the car and really want to keep it as it still has lower mileage than other XC90's of the same year. Car has the occasional ...

I'm new to Volvo's and got myself a 2004 XC90 T6 (yes, the dreaded T6) back in February. Came through a reliable source and with only 46K. I'm keeping an eye on things for the transmission. Just a mere two weeks after I got the car, we got a torrential downpour of rain in Southern California and as ...

Thanks, Ivan. I ended up going to my neighborhood independent volvo shop who helped me out. I had purchased the 15amp fuse but couldn't find the correct fusebox in the car. I was looking under the steering column and turns out it's on the side of the dash. I also had the wrong size fuse -- 15 amp wa...

Hi, I'm new to Volvo and new to the forum - I just picked up a "new to me" 2004 XC90 2.5T with only 46,000 miles (yes! 46,000 - I think it might actually be a unicorn) yesterday and am pretty happy about it. I read all over the internet and this forum beforehand and saw all the horror stor...