2006 S60 Excessive Road Noise

98expeditionXLT · Post by **98expeditionXLT** » 04 Oct 2011, 19:18

I recently used my wife's 2006 S60 2.5 T with 54K miles on the same stretch of highway that I commute on 5 days a week with my 1995 Volvo 850 with 266K miles and was shocked at how much more road noise there is in the S60 at highway speeds compared to the 850. I thought one of the windows was open and I do not consider the 850 to be quiet at all. On the 850, I have replaced many suspension parts and none resulted in any significant reduction of the noise levels. When I am driving either vehicle the noise seems to be coming from the rear. I still have a few months left on the 6 year factory warranty on the S60. Has anyone encountered the same problem on the S60 and been able to reduce or eliminate the noise? Unfortunately I consider this road noise so bad that I rather drive the 850 and it would stop me from buying another S60.

D_V_ENT850R · Post by **D_V_ENT850R** » 04 Oct 2011, 19:32

Tires chopped? Have you rotated tires frequently? Just my thought.

Post by **JRL** » 04 Oct 2011, 20:48

Tires (s)
Wheel bearing (s)

98expeditionXLT · Post by **98expeditionXLT** » 05 Oct 2011, 04:00

Tires are nearing the end of life, are worn evenly and they are MIchelins. They will be replaced by the end of next month. As far as bearings go, I don't hear any low speed noise. I recently had a bad bearing on my 850 and that started making noises at low speeds then higher speeds. If necessary, I will have the dealer look at it while still under warranty as I have a couple minor issues that need to be resolved.

Post by **JRL** » 05 Oct 2011, 10:18

When modern tires are near their end, they usually make a ton of noise!

98expeditionXLT · Post by **98expeditionXLT** » 05 Oct 2011, 16:56

I will post an update once I have new tires next month.