I just completed this repair today on the driver's side of my 2006 2.5T. First of all, thanks to the OP for this thread, as I wouldn't have attempted this repair (or completed it myself) without the step-by-step guide! Now, I kind of also hate the OP for tempting me not to just take it in to my indy...

I'm going to second SuperHerman's suggestion of motor mounts. I have the same car ('06 2.5T, but AWD - 150k miles) and had almost identical symptoms last year. Also was worried about wheel bearings, but didn't make sense since the grinding noice seemed to abate after a few seconds of acceleration an...

I'll second the advice given by cn90 above, because I've taken it myself on a previous occasion. I was getting the same intermittent P0101 code for a few months. First came up on a trip and a Volvo dealership replaced the MAF. Came back in a few weeks. I just cleared the code, and took a few more we...

This thread never got followed-up on, and it surprises me that it hadn’t because I would have thought this a more common problem. I’m assuming that my kids have destroyed mine by kicking it about 100 times. Anyway, aside from replacing the entire rear console from a junk yard (which may actually be ...

Thanks again to the OP for posting all the detail on this. Bought my '06 XC90 2.5T a year ago, now at 107k, and just finishing getting everything up-to-date based on everyone's guidance here. This week had the three differential fluids and AOC filter changed by my local Volvo independent shop, all w...