New XC Owner with minor (I hope) problems
 

Hi all,

I just purchased a 2008 XC90 V8 with about 55,000 miles on it and I have a couple of minor issues:

1. Putting it into drive: When I start the car, I need to wait between 10 to 15 seconds before it will let me take it out of the 'park' position. It's parked on a flat driveway.

2. Shutting down the car: When I turn the car off, it won't let me go past the I position. This time I have to wait about 5 seconds, then it will let me put the key in the 0 position and take the key out.

This is my first Volvo, so I'm not sure if this is normal and I need to be patient when the car is starting up / shutting down, or if something is wrong.

Any help is appreciated, I searched the threads for similar issues but didn't see anything, if you know of an existing thread that explains this, please paste the link :)

Ruben

Sounds to me like the shifter button is sticking. Common problem in Volvos. You can't remove the key until the shifter button fully releases.

Have someone remove shift knob and lubricate. Problem will be solved.

Problem solved! I ended up finding this thread and followed the advice:

https://volvoforums.com/forum/volvo-...t-shift-24908/

Sure enough, once I took the center counsel off, I could see everything in the shifter moving slowly. I used some cleaner and lubricant and now it works great!