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74 messages, Last post on Jun 26, 2009 at 7:59 PM
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I have a 2006 XC90 2.5t mpg non AWD model now with with 1500 miles on it. I'm getting around 13 mpg in the city and 23 mpg on the highway. My problems is that 95% of my driving is in the city. I have 1500 miles now. The city mileage truly sucks. The highway miles however are as advertised or a bit better 23.5mpg. I'm looking for someone who shares my issue and found a dealer fix for it. I called volvo and was told to wait until 5000 miles to allow the engine to break in. Not satisfied with this advise, I called the service mgr and scheduled a fuel consumption test. They basically checked the computer for faults and checked for fuel leaks. They then filled my tank and took it for a road test. Guess where they road tested it? You guessed it, on the highway (23 mpg). I was told to monitor the next 3 full tank fills/odometer/trip reading and do manual calculations. Then, if still not satisfied, take it back with receipts for further eval. I'm on my third tank from full to empty and get 13.2mpg. Has anyone found a dealer fix for this?
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Replying to: gis514 (Feb 24, 2006 11:33 am) tidester, host |
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| As a Volvo sales consultant,I often drive new XC90s....With a light foot,i usually get 24mpg(really!) around the suburbs. Clients,who are usually testing acceleration,get about 18mpg... | |
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Replying to: merckx (Feb 24, 2006 3:25 pm) |
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Replying to: merckx (Feb 24, 2006 3:25 pm) Come over and check out  too. Steve, Host
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Replying to: steve_ (Feb 24, 2006 3:40 pm) |
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Replying to: gis514 (Feb 24, 2006 11:33 am) The XC90 won't be broken in until around the 2-3,000 mile mark. Since the car is behaving as advertised on the highway, I doubt anything is wrong with the car itself. How do you drive the car? Do you do alot of short trips? Alot of stop and go driving? Do you accelerate briskly when you drive? What type of fuel are you using? If you do alot of short trips and stop and go driving, the car isn't going to match the city EPA cycle because that is not how it was tested.
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Replying to: volvomax (Feb 24, 2006 5:07 pm) We live in Miami, Fl. The terrain here is flat and the only hills are the on-ramps into the expressways. City traffic is pretty bad-stop and go. Average city speed in around 20 mph. We also drive with a light foot. I'm looking for possible dealer/technical/programing solutions. Others are reporting similar issues. Yet some are getting much mileage. The obvious slow acceleration, proper tire inflation, manually checking consumption full to empty, changing gas octane, etc...Have done nothing to improve mpg.
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Replying to: gis514 (Feb 26, 2006 5:05 am)  an average of 20 mph you won't reach EPA numbers. The EPA city cycle test is at an average of 30 mph.
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Replying to: volvomax (Feb 27, 2006 8:37 am) 2004 2.5T AWD 7 seats 17.0 MPG - city 22-24 - highway 18 MPG - average with mostly city driving. |
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