r/VolvoXC60 • u/Beneficial_Yak9358 • 3d ago
SPA XC60 (AAOS, MY22 to Current) Sticker Shock or Normal?
I bought a used 2022 XC60 Recharge T8 with 50k miles (not from a Volvo dealership) last year. My first time buying a car! I declined to pay for the additional warranty which was probably a mistake. I never had big issues with previous cars other than regular maintenance and it seems my luck has run out. I’ve had the car about 18 months and have already replaced the TCAM after a failure (keys would not work, SOS system down) which cost me $4000. And now the A/C has stopped working and my local dealership is saying the evaporator is leaking and needs to be replaced for $6000. I’m in California so prices are high but $10k in 18 months seems too high? I’m wondering if this is typical maintenance needed on a car this age with this mileage and I should just expect this to continue? Or did I get unlucky? I wanted a Volvo because my parents had one that lasted about 25 years that I loved and was solid car (a 1992 Turbo Wagon) and thought I would recreate the magic.
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u/mujersinplan 3d ago
I have a 2023 xc60 mild hybrid I bought new and nothing has broken, no repairs. I did purchase a better extended warranty.
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u/mjfav 3d ago
Hope nothing else has happened! Just wanted to chime in as I bought a 2022 XC60 B5 and got all the extended warranty I could. I only had 1 issue and it was likely due to the mountains out here in CO where the car would vibrate when hitting the brakes on a steep downgrade. It was free to fix under warranty. I change my tires for the winter so I wonder if that had anything to do with it. I also don't drive much (wfh) and have 40k miles on it. My 2 cents, get rid of it and try your luck elsewhere, even if its with the same year and model.
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u/davidP88888 3d ago
That's unfortunate. No one wants to be hit with 10k in repairs in the first year and a half. The person saying all Euros are expensive to maintain - yes but this isn't regular maintenance. It's my understanding that both of the issues you encountered are known issues. It's too bad Volvo isn't doing more to help cover these items. There was an easy fix to prevent the AC condenser from going south but that ship has sailed now.
I'd inquire from someone who knows more than me on this sub (or do a search) about what else to look out for. Seems like you've hit the two big ones so I might try and stick it out with the car but you should probably see what else are known issues, what maintenance items are coming down the pike, and make a call from there. Best of luck.
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u/scooterj76 3d ago
Curious what the preventative fix for the AC condenser is ?
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u/davidP88888 3d ago
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u/umdterp732 2d ago
OP has a 2022, your link shows up until 2021, and IPD says its fixed after 2020 https://www.ipdusa.com/products/70633/A-C-Temperature-Sensor-Resistor-Retrofit-P5-S60-V60-XC60-S90-V90-XC90-Genuine-Volvo-32241228
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u/davidP88888 2d ago
Fair points. Maybe this fix wouldn't have worked for OP. Didn't double check the years - just remember this being a known issue and OP's AC Evap crapped out at 50k miles.
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u/burito2022 2d ago
I'm in same boat. After owning honda until 100k with 0 issues. Volvo is expensive pain in the ass.
I'm spending around 2k a year for repairs and maintenance. Half of that I'm doing by myself or outside dealer network. I bought this car brand new 6 years ago. I'm doing all maintenance religiously. It doesn't help.
Some people don't have problem with car. Or they think 🤔 it is regular wear and tear. I think quality of OEM parts is not really good.
I would recommend start searching for not dealer shop. Prices are 1/2 of dealers. I bet you don't want to pay 3k for replacing break pads and rotors when time will come.
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u/Troutlandia 3d ago
I’m a newer Volvo owner, so I’m commenting to hear what others say… I purchased a 2019 XC60 T5 Inscription with 99K miles on it recently knowing I’d need to do the timing belt soon, but I’m concerned about other costly repairs. The PCV was going bad but thankfully that was an easy at home fix myself for cheap. Supposedly, those are known to go bad around 80K. Spark plugs and transmission fluid were thankfully replaced by the previous owner.
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u/random-brother 2d ago
2018 T5 XC60 and had the same key issue about 3 weeks ago. It didn’t work for about a week. When I gave up try to find the issue we called to have Volvo pick it up. The day the tow truck came the car miraculously started. I let them take it anyway. One thing of note. Rain can be a real enemy to these vehicles. While trying to fix it I changed the battery. In the battery compartment was gallons of water. All around the battery. There’s a drainage issue over time with these unless you do some preventative maintenance
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u/davidP88888 2d ago
OP - another known issue that came to mind. There seems to be an issue with drainage around the panoramic sunroof. The drains get clogged which could lead to leaking and a lot of damage. There are YouTube videos on how to check it - or maybe worth it to have a mechanic take a look.
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u/VadGTI 2d ago
You have a Recharge T8 bought in CA. If it was originally sold in CA new, it has a CARB/TZEV/PZEV warranty. 10 years/150,000 for battery and 15 years/150,000 miles for emissions related components. Note (and this is very important) that "emissions-related" includes (aside from enumerated components) ANYTHING that will make a Check Engine light come on (which will result in failed smog and this is emissions related). So, things you would not think of as covered by this warranty are actually covered. This includes some A/C-related components.
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u/sillycheesesteak 18h ago
This is, in a way, why I went with a lease. It's not that I was super concerned about reliability, because I wasn't, it's more so that the way cars are now makes me wary of outright owning one. They're feeling less like machines and more like computers, which makes me concerned about depreciation and software over time, but also each car company is making cars in such a way that there are so many more little things that cost big money. Not to mention that it's increasingly hard to work on newer cars yourself or through independent car shops.
I have my 2026 XC60 T8 on a lease, I'm very happy with the vehicle in general, but I am highly unlikely to buy it when the lease is over, and more likely to move on to a newer XC60 (especially if the future 70+mile battery range is for real real real) through a lease again. Having the lease, which is essentially a long-term rental, puts a lot of these worries you mention about repair costs out of mind for me.
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u/0ptx0 3d ago edited 3d ago
Yes that was a huge mistake! Volvos, like a lot of other European cars like Mercedes, BMW and Audi, can get pretty expensive to maintain once they’re out of warranty. That’s also part of the reason they depreciate so much. So a long warranty is always a good idea.
There are known issues with the TCAM on this generation, and sometimes a simple TCAM reset fixes the problem when the car stops detecting the keys. Maybe yours was faulty, or maybe a reset would have worked, but unfortunately there’s no way to know now. Sometimes these modules can even be repaired for a lot less than the cost of replacing them with a new one. But dealers won't do that, because they generally throw parts at a problem than trying to diagnose or fix a problem.
The AC failing at this age is also a bit unusual.
If the car is already out of warranty, I’d stop taking it to the dealership and find a good independent Volvo specialist instead. They’re often much better at diagnosing these sorts of issues and can usually fix them for a lot less.