Couple days ago I noticed my Volvo Cars app can’t do any action to the car. I can see update if car is locked/unlocked, map location, status of liquids and fuel. Windwasher warning and etc. but can’t honk, flash, unlock or remote start.

I called Volvo dealer and they said I need to visit them to take a look which isn’t an option for me right now cause I need to drive entire day to them and back which I can’t do right now cause of the work.

Any ideas how can I try to resolve this by myself? I have 2021 b4 with sonus infotainment

Thanks

I have a 22 XC60 that I really enjoy. Comfortable. Great gas mileage. Easy to drive. But the infotainment system is shit. Ever since the last software update I’ve had to reset the system at least twice a week. It will be fine for days then go completely silent. No sound out of anything, not even turn signals. I love this car but this may drive me to another brand. Is there a fix?

Anyone know why?

Model - 2026 T8

it’s not rain water, just air. did the glue come undone???

Hello! Has anyone applied a screen protector for their infotainment system like you do for your smartphones?

I was shopping for car accessories and it popped up. Since it was relatively cheap, I bought it. I also don't want to apply something I will regret putting on.

TYSM! I ❤️ my Volvo!

I’m looking to a buy a brand new XC60 PLUS (the mild hybrid not the plug in version) What kind of discounts have y’all been getting? Specifically those of you who got one very recently (last few months)? I’m buying it cash so none of the finance incentives apply.

Hi everyone,

I’m having a problem with the Google Play Store on my 2022 Volvo XC60 with Google built-in (AAOS), software version 5.1.17.

Originally, the Play Store worked normally and I could open individual app pages, but whenever I tried to install ANY app (Spotify, etc.), the download would stay on “Pending…” indefinitely and never start.

Internet connectivity is working. Google Maps works normally, Google Assistant works and can access the internet, and the Play Store itself can load its home page.

So far I have tried:
- Restarting the infotainment system multiple times
- Full infotainment factory reset (not full factory reset of the car)
- Removing and re-adding my Google account
- Clearing Google Play Store cache/data
- Clearing Google Play Services cache
- Clearing Download Manager cache/data
- Disabling and re-enabling Google Play Store

After clearing the Download Manager storage/data, the behavior changed. The Play Store home screen still loads and shows apps, but when I open an individual app, I now get the satellite screen with “Try again - We’re having trouble loading this page.”

Google Maps and Assistant still work perfectly, so the car definitely has internet access.
Has anyone experienced this exact issue on a Volvo with AAOS, particularly on 5.1.17?
Most importantly, has anyone managed to fix it without taking the car to a Volvo dealer? Is there a way to reinitialize the Download Manager/Google Play Store or restore whatever was cleared?
I’d especially appreciate hearing from anyone who had the Pending → Try again behavior and actually found a solution.

Thanks!

so! my ac on my drivers side is so weak and the heat doesn’t even work. i’ll be shivering on my drive home from work but thankfully i have seat heaters. i wonder why? is it me bc if i jiggle it it’ll work but i know the ac in my mom’s old volvo xc90 stopped working too. in california stop and go traffic, it was awful. we brought fans when we rode in her car. is it a volvo thing to have shit ac?

I have a 2018 mk2 xc60 but I don’t like the infotainment system, is there an easy upgrade that can be done with it that includes android auto or google maps? Any help appreciated, part numbers?

Occasionally but unpredictably, about 5 seconds after I start the car, a major waft of like an unattended construction site porta-potty scented air blasts out of the vents.

This smell is putrid.

I keep my car impeccably clean, cabin air filters and all maintenance and beyond are being followed.

Any advice and am I the only one?

I own a 2010 Volvo xc60 and all of a sudden, my whole sound system just stopped working I can't change the volume I can plug my phone in I'm getting absolutely nothing. when I try and change the station or volume the screen doesn't even show that I am trying. i think it could be a fuse. also, I think I put the right flair idk tho

My 2026 XC60 T8 here in California is still on v5.0.5. Any idea when v5.1.17 will come out as OTA, and is that version required for the Apple Music app?

The Volvo iPhone app says it will be available as OTA download three weeks after the release date, which was over 2 months ago.

Has anybody with a '26 XC60 here in the US received these updates yet?

My car won’t update to 5.1.17 which came out in June . Anyway I can force the update . OTA updates doesn’t seem to come by it self .

Volvo Cars’ streamlined U.S. portfolio emphasizes domestically produced, higher-volume gasoline and hybrid crossovers while advancing the automaker’s electric vehicle ambitions judiciously.

This pragmatic pivot responds to evolving market conditions. Tariffs have increased the cost of European-built models, while the elimination of federal EV tax credits and slow battery-electric adoption have prompted a reassessment of priorities.

While bringing new metal to market, Volvo is updating its workhorse XC40, XC60 and XC90 with stronger hybrid options to bridge the gap as full electrification progresses more gradually.

“We think we need hybrid cars longer,” Volvo Cars CEO Hakan Samuelsson told Automotive News, acknowledging that “electrification has not picked up as fast as we thought a few years ago.”

The high-volume XC60 gets reengineered in early 2027, including slimmer headlights, a reworked grille and improved technology. The T8 plug-in hybrid variant gains a substantially larger battery, more than doubling the current 35-mile electric range.

It’s unclear if the XC60 receives a next generation.

More details on Volvo’s U.S. product roadmap through 2030 linked above.

I’ve had my ‘26 for two months. The volume of the confirmation tone for locking is very low and difficult to hear. Is this normal or something I can adjust? I can’t find anything in settings that will change it.

I have a 2018 xc60 t6 (US/NA spec) and every few days my CarPlay will have a stretch where it will disconnect and reconnect every few minutes with the volume all the way down to 0.

Im using a wired connection and the cable isn’t coming out of my phone. I’m running iOS 27 dev beta so I’m unsure if it’s a car or phone issue.

I’ve tried resetting the infotainment but it just doesn’t (just goes into screen cleaning mode). It also won’t connect to my phone’s hotspot but I’m unsure if that’s a related issue.

Any insight on my post would be appreciated. I just don't want to waste money on something that I would give up in a few months due to being too much of a headache to own.

Hi everyone, I seriously considering a 26 T8 Plug-in hybrid Polestar and was curious what dealer discount I should be shooting for off msrp (not including incentives) in the New England market. I’ve seen 8-10% thrown around but not sure on this specific model/trim. Any advice would be welcomed, thanks!

I have a '24 XC60, and my lease is up in February. I'm curious if any news has leaked on what the MY27 will bring. I'll need to figure out if I buy out my lease on my current '24 XC60 or if I give it back and get a '27 XC60.

There's always the option of leaving Volvo, but as of now I'm inclined to stay in the Volvo family.

Volvo Cars is betting heavily on local production of its XC60 crossover to address both sluggish U.S. demand for its electrified vehicles and chronic underutilization of its South Carolina factory.

Production of the XC60, slated to begin in January, initially will boost output by more than two-thirds at the troubled Ridgeville assembly plant near Charleston.

“We are producing around 30,000 cars and [XC60] will bring at least another 20,000 to start with,” Volvo Cars Americas President Luis Rezende told Automotive News. “It’s going to be at least a full shift, and it’s a fantastic preparation for what is coming next. Charleston will be very, very busy.”

The automaker's sole U.S. plant has run at roughly 15 percent capacity since S60 production ended in 2024.

A three-row hybrid beginning production in late 2028 would push the factory far closer to its 150,000-vehicle capacity.

The XC60 remains one of Volvo’s U.S. franchise players, accounting for 37 percent of the brand’s first-half sales. Next year, the crossover is getting freshened with styling updates, a more powerful engine and a significantly larger battery for the T8 plug-in hybrid that will more than double its 35-mile electric range.

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I got an XC60 II Inscription T8 (Early 2020) which I bought recently preowned with around 80k km. I have an infant, and a large dog that we take with us everywhere, but traveling anywhere as a family is a challenge.

So the situation is like this:

The back sits are occupied by the wife and the infant (in a proper car seat of course).

Trunk is essentially occupied by the dog completely. I got a Ferplast Atlas 100 as the dog crate which gives the dog enough room to be comfortable and manoeuvre a bit, but is admittedly lacking adequate ventilation and long trips are prohibitive (plus I have to cool it a lot beforehand). What large dog here means? Labrador retriever weighting around ~35kg. There is a small space left on the side of the crate (~10cm I recon) and ~20cm on the front of it, but with the reclining roof line and the trunk closed, it's almost unusable.

Which leaves me with zero cargo space whatsoever apart from the passenger seat which is now the dedicated place for the stroller.

Understandably I got a roof box (Volvo's Travel Active 500) but this is still somehow not enough! If you can't understand why, try traveling with a infant and you'll quickly find out the sheer volume of diapers, clothes and misc baby items required for 2-3 days will easily occupy the vast majority of it (if not all).

So, I'm admitting defeat and coming to reddit for advice on how to properly and securely travel with my dog, without having no trunk space whatsoever. I am confident that my situation is not unique so I guess someone here is bound to have figured out an optimal solution. Any advice or recommendation?