I have '02 S60 AWD with 53K miles and I just started to notice a quiet
grinding noise coming from the rear
when I make a hard left turn. The noise also pops up when I brake. My
Volvo dealer convinced me it was an emergency brake shoe that had
fallen off in the brake assembly. They replaced the rear brakes, pads,
and rotors ($623usd) but the noise continues.

It sounds to me like the bearings are on their way out, but it seems
awfully early for a bearing to go, 53K miles.
---My previous Subarus and Toyotas were very close to, or over, 100K
miles before they needed bearings.

Any other ideas on what to look for before I take it, and my wallet,
back to my dealer?

Many Thanks!!

Lee

We have a 2005 XC90 V8. It's on it's 4th set of rear bearings. Same
symptoms. Seem to fail every 15K miles or so. Luckily, under warranty each
time. What ticks me off is that the service manager keeps saying "Oh yeah,
this NEW set of bearings had been redesigned". Nope. So far they have all
started howling after the 15K.

After warranty expires I do not want to be paying Volvo a yearly
subscription fee for rear bearings.

Mike

"Roadie" <hjsjms@cs.com> wrote in message
news:1191622287.578946.140700@o3g2000hsb.googlegro ups.com...
> On Oct 3, 9:17 am, leekan...@yahoo.com wrote:
>> I have '02 S60 AWD with 53K miles and I just started to notice a quiet
>> grinding noise coming from the rear
>> when I make a hard left turn. The noise also pops up when I brake. My
>> Volvo dealer convinced me it was an emergency brake shoe that had
>> fallen off in the brake assembly. They replaced the rear brakes, pads,
>> and rotors ($623usd) but the noise continues.
>>
>> It sounds to me like the bearings are on their way out, but it seems
>> awfully early for a bearing to go, 53K miles.
>> ---My previous Subarus and Toyotas were very close to, or over, 100K
>> miles before they needed bearings.
>
> A wheel bearing can theoretically go out any time. One car had a bad
> bearing from the factory. Otherwise I've had Volvo's go 300,000 miles
> with no wheel bearing going bad. You might have the mechanic check it
> out with a set of remote microphones.
>
> 100,000 miles on a wheel bearing is not a very long life in my
> experience.
>
>>
>> Any other ideas on what to look for before I take it, and my wallet,
>> back to my dealer?
>>
>> Many Thanks!!
>>
>> Lee
>
>

On Sun, 7 Oct 2007 11:18:40 -0400, "Mike" <RmEaMyOeVrEmh@adelphia.net>
wrote:

>We have a 2005 XC90 V8. It's on it's 4th set of rear bearings. Same
>symptoms. Seem to fail every 15K miles or so. Luckily, under warranty each
>time. What ticks me off is that the service manager keeps saying "Oh yeah,
>this NEW set of bearings had been redesigned". Nope. So far they have all
>started howling after the 15K.
>
>After warranty expires I do not want to be paying Volvo a yearly
>subscription fee for rear bearings.
>
>Mike
>
>"Roadie" <hjsjms@cs.com> wrote in message
>news:1191622287.578946.140700@o3g2000hsb.googlegr oups.com...
>> On Oct 3, 9:17 am, leekan...@yahoo.com wrote:
>>> I have '02 S60 AWD with 53K miles and I just started to notice a quiet
>>> grinding noise coming from the rear
>>> when I make a hard left turn. The noise also pops up when I brake. My
>>> Volvo dealer convinced me it was an emergency brake shoe that had
>>> fallen off in the brake assembly. They replaced the rear brakes, pads,
>>> and rotors ($623usd) but the noise continues.
>>>
>>> It sounds to me like the bearings are on their way out, but it seems
>>> awfully early for a bearing to go, 53K miles.
>>> ---My previous Subarus and Toyotas were very close to, or over, 100K
>>> miles before they needed bearings.
>>
>> A wheel bearing can theoretically go out any time. One car had a bad
>> bearing from the factory. Otherwise I've had Volvo's go 300,000 miles
>> with no wheel bearing going bad. You might have the mechanic check it
>> out with a set of remote microphones.
>>
>> 100,000 miles on a wheel bearing is not a very long life in my
>> experience.
>>
>>>
>>> Any other ideas on what to look for before I take it, and my wallet,
>>> back to my dealer?
>>>
>>> Many Thanks!!
>>>
>>> Lee
>>
>>
>
I've been getting a low grinding noise during long arcing left-hand
curves at speed and was undecided as to whether it was a wheelbearing
or a motor mount... are you sure the sound's from the back? Is there
an easy way to tell them apart? I f you jack the car and manually roll
the wheel will you feel a bad bearing?

blurp

Apparently there is a documented problem with XC90 bearings. Your
service manager is blowing you off regarding the "latest design".
Wheel braring failures at 15k miles are inexcusable. I would ask for
a refund under a lemon-law if you have one in your state. At some
point you will inherit that bearing problem.


> On Oct 7, 11:18 am, "Mike" <RmEaMyOeVr...@adelphia.net> wrote:
> We have a 2005 XC90 V8. It's on it's 4th set of rear bearings. Same
> symptoms. Seem to fail every 15K miles or so. Luckily, under warranty each
> time. What ticks me off is that the service manager keeps saying "Oh yeah,
> this NEW set of bearings had been redesigned". Nope. So far they have all
> started howling after the 15K.
>
> After warranty expires I do not want to be paying Volvo a yearly
> subscription fee for rear bearings.
>
> Mike
>
> "Roadie" <hjs...@cs.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1191622287.578946.140700@o3g2000hsb.googlegro ups.com...
>
>
>
> > On Oct 3, 9:17 am, leekan...@yahoo.com wrote:
> >> I have '02 S60 AWD with 53K miles and I just started to notice a quiet
> >> grinding noise coming from the rear
> >> when I make a hard left turn. The noise also pops up when I brake. My
> >> Volvo dealer convinced me it was an emergency brake shoe that had
> >> fallen off in the brake assembly. They replaced the rear brakes, pads,
> >> and rotors ($623usd) but the noise continues.
>
> >> It sounds to me like the bearings are on their way out, but it seems
> >> awfully early for a bearing to go, 53K miles.
> >> ---My previous Subarus and Toyotas were very close to, or over, 100K
> >> miles before they needed bearings.
>
> > A wheel bearing can theoretically go out any time. One car had a bad
> > bearing from the factory. Otherwise I've had Volvo's go 300,000 miles
> > with no wheel bearing going bad. You might have the mechanic check it
> > out with a set of remote microphones.
>
> > 100,000 miles on a wheel bearing is not a very long life in my
> > experience.
>
> >> Any other ideas on what to look for before I take it, and my wallet,
> >> back to my dealer?
>
> >> Many Thanks!!
>
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>
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