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Mike Mayer
Picked up our new XC90 AWD V8 the other day. Great car so far.
Noticed a few things (nothing major), but had a few question:
1. Are there any existing TSBs (Technical Service Bulletins) on this model
yet? I forgot to ask the dealer, in the excitement of getting the thing.
2. Have the Bi-Xenon headlights. Notice the left headlamp projects lower
than the right, as if the level angle in one or the other is not correct.
Both headlights should project on a wall or garage door, with a single "line
of light" created by both headlamps, correct? Currently, the driver's side
is noticeably lower. These are supposed to be self-leveling lamps. Wonder
if that system is whacked? Anyone else seen this?
3. There are two aluminum trim strips on the left rear passenger door - one
at the top edge of the window and one at the bottom edge of the window. I
noticed today that the rearmost end of the bottom edge aluminum had strip
popped off, about 1/4" from the body. Worked with it for 15 minutes or so
and managed to get it popped in, but I'm not sure if it will stay.
Wondering if the strip was bent or misaligned during initial, installation
causing it to pop off on that end (I notice crazing in the clear coating of
the aluminum strip at certain angles).
4. Two missing bolts? Remove entire grocery bag cover, revealing battery
storage area in rear. Look in front left and right corners of that storage
area - there are two threaded holes in each corner, with no bolts in them in
our car. The 3rd. row seat cushion rails at those corners (near the gray
styrofoam) appear to require one bolt in each, to hold down the rear end of
the rails. There's a hole at the end of each of those two cushion slide
rails, resting on top of each threaded hole, however nothing holding them
down. It is possible to lift the black metal rail away from the threaded
hole, indicating that those bolts may not have been installed at the
factory. Anyone else notice these missing in their XC90?
5. Same storage area, except at the forward center area of storage area,
where the center of the grocery storage cover rests, at the front lip (well,
the lip towards the FRONT of the vehicle). There is a metal bracket in the
center of forward lip, with two holes a few inches apart. The right hole
has a plastic snap fastener, the left one does not. I suspect the cover
rests on that metal bracket's snap fastener(s), thus the left hole should
also have a plastic snap fastener for the cover to rest on. Does anyone
have two of those round black snap fasteners installed on theirs?
6. Have to hold steering wheel slight left of center to go straight. Hold
wheel straight up, and car drifts right. This could be either slight
front-end misalignment, or more likely, tire pull (RSAT, aka: residual
self-aligning torque), in the tires themselves.
Car is of course under warranty for all this stuff - just thought I'd check
with the group so see if anyone else has experienced these.
These are all relatively minor - realizing all new cars have warts. In all
other respects, this is an excellent, solid, fun-to-drive vehicle.
I did install the Hidden Hitch class IV hitch - it went on fairly easily,
after pulling off the 4 existing bolts (exhaust and tow loop bracket). Had
to drop the exhaust a few inches, and pull off the first 3 rubber hangers to
make room for that side of the hitch. Also, made sure I fastened the hitch
bolts with the hitch pulled as far to the rear as possible, since the spare
tire JUST fits back into it's cavity underneath (you have to remove the
spare to get the hitch installed). I had to finesse the spare back into
it's cavity (i.e, kick it slightly here and there), but the hanger cable
really helped get it centered in it's spot. I chose not to re-install the
rear tow loop bracket, as it would have taken too much modification to
re-install properly. After all, the hitch itself will function nicely as an
attachment point should I need to get towed out of a ditch. In all, the
hitch job took me an hour. You'll need a 15mm and 18mm socket wrench, and a
torque wrench for same (set for 64 ft lbs per the hitch instructions).
Thanks for any info,
Mike
Noticed a few things (nothing major), but had a few question:
1. Are there any existing TSBs (Technical Service Bulletins) on this model
yet? I forgot to ask the dealer, in the excitement of getting the thing.
2. Have the Bi-Xenon headlights. Notice the left headlamp projects lower
than the right, as if the level angle in one or the other is not correct.
Both headlights should project on a wall or garage door, with a single "line
of light" created by both headlamps, correct? Currently, the driver's side
is noticeably lower. These are supposed to be self-leveling lamps. Wonder
if that system is whacked? Anyone else seen this?
3. There are two aluminum trim strips on the left rear passenger door - one
at the top edge of the window and one at the bottom edge of the window. I
noticed today that the rearmost end of the bottom edge aluminum had strip
popped off, about 1/4" from the body. Worked with it for 15 minutes or so
and managed to get it popped in, but I'm not sure if it will stay.
Wondering if the strip was bent or misaligned during initial, installation
causing it to pop off on that end (I notice crazing in the clear coating of
the aluminum strip at certain angles).
4. Two missing bolts? Remove entire grocery bag cover, revealing battery
storage area in rear. Look in front left and right corners of that storage
area - there are two threaded holes in each corner, with no bolts in them in
our car. The 3rd. row seat cushion rails at those corners (near the gray
styrofoam) appear to require one bolt in each, to hold down the rear end of
the rails. There's a hole at the end of each of those two cushion slide
rails, resting on top of each threaded hole, however nothing holding them
down. It is possible to lift the black metal rail away from the threaded
hole, indicating that those bolts may not have been installed at the
factory. Anyone else notice these missing in their XC90?
5. Same storage area, except at the forward center area of storage area,
where the center of the grocery storage cover rests, at the front lip (well,
the lip towards the FRONT of the vehicle). There is a metal bracket in the
center of forward lip, with two holes a few inches apart. The right hole
has a plastic snap fastener, the left one does not. I suspect the cover
rests on that metal bracket's snap fastener(s), thus the left hole should
also have a plastic snap fastener for the cover to rest on. Does anyone
have two of those round black snap fasteners installed on theirs?
6. Have to hold steering wheel slight left of center to go straight. Hold
wheel straight up, and car drifts right. This could be either slight
front-end misalignment, or more likely, tire pull (RSAT, aka: residual
self-aligning torque), in the tires themselves.
Car is of course under warranty for all this stuff - just thought I'd check
with the group so see if anyone else has experienced these.
These are all relatively minor - realizing all new cars have warts. In all
other respects, this is an excellent, solid, fun-to-drive vehicle.
I did install the Hidden Hitch class IV hitch - it went on fairly easily,
after pulling off the 4 existing bolts (exhaust and tow loop bracket). Had
to drop the exhaust a few inches, and pull off the first 3 rubber hangers to
make room for that side of the hitch. Also, made sure I fastened the hitch
bolts with the hitch pulled as far to the rear as possible, since the spare
tire JUST fits back into it's cavity underneath (you have to remove the
spare to get the hitch installed). I had to finesse the spare back into
it's cavity (i.e, kick it slightly here and there), but the hanger cable
really helped get it centered in it's spot. I chose not to re-install the
rear tow loop bracket, as it would have taken too much modification to
re-install properly. After all, the hitch itself will function nicely as an
attachment point should I need to get towed out of a ditch. In all, the
hitch job took me an hour. You'll need a 15mm and 18mm socket wrench, and a
torque wrench for same (set for 64 ft lbs per the hitch instructions).
Thanks for any info,
Mike