£601.00

[Grimble]

Agreed. Changing pads and discs is one of the few jobs the average driver can still do fairly easily, although given the prices charged, you would think its a biggie.

[wimorrison]

Have you ever come across RT Mechanics (several threads on them here).

I hadn't read any of the threads before I took my v70 there several years ago and guess what - trailing link bushes needed doing at around £600!!

If only I had known then what I know now.

[tompip]

Originally Posted by NigelDay

Was it the well-known xx NE dealers, bless them ?

Hi, yes it was

[Thrustyjust]

My last Volvo service picked up the trailing arm bushes. Just had a quote from a volvo indie in Basingstoke of auto gearbox oil change, haldex rear oil and filter change and trailing arm rear bushes for just over £800. I think the bushes was just under £500 out of that. I guess the labour is for removal and stripping out etc.

[Burundi]

Similar to my quote of £637 from my local Volvo dealer for replacing both rear trailing arms bushes on my 50k miles MY2011 XC60.

However the bushes on mine have fully detached and the trailing arm is rubbing against the chassis causing an awful squeaking when the roads are dry. I've been advised this is an MOT failure and that the car was like that when I bought it so the dealer (not a Volvo dealer but a national new and used chain) has to sort it at their expense as it was un-roadworthy when sold, let alone still being in the warranty period.

It's going in next week for them to re-assess it and get Head Office approval for the work to be done. They've had two goes at assessing it already, the first time they advised it was the luggage cover making the noise, the second time they advised they were going to lubricate it, I wasn't happy with those attempts to fob me off so I got an independent report done which was very damning.

I have a crack team of solicitors on standby should I not like Head Office's answer.

[Voltan]

Originally Posted by Burundi

Similar to my quote of £637 from my local Volvo dealer for replacing both rear trailing arms bushes on my 50k miles MY2011 XC60.

However the bushes on mine have fully detached and the trailing arm is rubbing against the chassis causing an awful squeaking when the roads are dry. I've been advised this is an MOT failure and that the car was like that when I bought it so the dealer (not a Volvo dealer but a national new and used chain) has to sort it at their expense as it was un-roadworthy when sold, let alone still being in the warranty period.

It's going in next week for them to re-assess it and get Head Office approval for the work to be done. They've had two goes at assessing it already, the first time they advised it was the luggage cover making the noise, the second time they advised they were going to lubricate it, I wasn't happy with those attempts to fob me off so I got an independent report done which was very damning.

I have a crack team of solicitors on standby should I not like Head Office's answer.

I read this with interest as I have had squeak/creak issues recently. I stripped out everything I could including the cover, from the luggage space but the creak persisted. I am convinced it is a suspension issue but the garage identified it as tailgate and lubricated everything with lithium grease. The creak was back by the time I had driven home. The garage have mentioned trailing bushes in the past so hopefully they can resolve this when the car goes in again.

Is the creak you have intermittent? Mine seems to appear after after about 20 mins driving but is then intermittent.

[Burundi]

Originally Posted by Voltan

I read this with interest as I have had squeak/creak issues recently. I stripped out everything I could including the cover, from the luggage space but the creak persisted. I am convinced it is a suspension issue but the garage identified it as tailgate and lubricated everything with lithium grease. The creak was back by the time I had driven home. The garage have mentioned trailing bushes in the past so hopefully they can resolve this when the car goes in again.

Is the creak you have intermittent? Mine seems to appear after after about 20 mins driving but is then intermittent.

Yes that's similar to mine, it can come and go, it doesn't usually happen on a wet road as the spray from the road provides lubrication. On a dry road at a constant speed it will do it, if I accelerate it usually lessens off or disappears completely.

To diagnose it you need ideally need to get it up on a ramp, remove the plastic covers protecting that area and check the gap between the bushes and the chassis, on mine there is a bracket holding the brake hose, it is actually this bracket that is scraping against the bodywork, there is a clear mark on the chassis where the bracket is rubbing.

From inside the car if you are lying on the back seat it will sound like the squeak is coming from the just under the center of the rear passenger door, probably just on one side.

This picture shows the spot where the bracket attached to the trailing arm is running against the chassis due to the failed bush allowing the trailing to move outwards.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7...WtBcS1ZdjB6b1E

[Voltan]

Originally Posted by Burundi

Yes that's similar to mine, it can come and go, it doesn't usually happen on a wet road as the spray from the road provides lubrication. On a dry road at a constant speed it will do it, if I accelerate it usually lessens off or disappears completely.

To diagnose it you need ideally need to get it up on a ramp, remove the plastic covers protecting that area and check the gap between the bushes and the chassis, on mine there is a bracket holding the brake hose, it is actually this bracket that is scraping against the bodywork, there is a clear mark on the chassis where the bracket is rubbing.

From inside the car if you are lying on the back seat it will sound like the squeak is coming from the just under the center of the rear passenger door, probably just on one side.

This picture shows the spot where the bracket attached to the trailing arm is running against the chassis due to the failed bush allowing the trailing to move outwards.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7...WtBcS1ZdjB6b1E

Thanks for the info. The garage are going to replace the rear shock absorber after having investigated other parts of the rear suspension unit. Hopefully, I'll have a quiet car come Monday. If that doesn't solve it then your diagnosis may be pertinent though I would have expected the garage to have inspected that a spect.

[Voltan]

I got my car back today and it seems the creak has gone at last. Turned out not to be the shock absorber after all. Neither was it any panels, windows nor tail gate as I had previously speculated after having read numerous posts about lithium grease. The problem that I had was completely mirrored by that described by Burundi, both in symptoms and solution and the fact it is a MY11 XC60. My garage thankfully tracked down the fault to the worn trailing arm bush and have replaced it and the noise has gone! Bliss! (fingers crossed).

I'm glad I have the extensive components warranty as I think I'm quids-in now after a couple of repairs.

Hopefully others with similar problems will find this thread useful, especially Burundi's description, and not spend ages and pounds, beating about the bush 😀 but get the problem resolved more quickly.

[Thrustyjust]

Astounds me that Volvo quality is obviously not as cracked up to be with trailing arm bushes making the dealers a good little number than being designed and fit for purpose from the off. These are wearing far too early to be designed correct. Speak to Volvo and they will ignore , as usual.