I've had that problem for the last year. High pressure in the steering pump lines. Two dealers have tried to fix it with no success. Good luck with it. Yea it's not a safty issue but it's a quality issue to me. This car has been nothing but headaches! It had great potential with it's looks, but that's about it. Poor paint, wimpy tires and rims, low hp in stock form, No stick option, does not take road bumps well, too many noises, many minor problems, Windshield and front head light are too soft and have already shown rock pits, paint scratches and chips too easy. Performance at best will be around mid 6 range 0-60. No option for limited slip diff! I hate one tire peel outs! The Turbo is too small, the octane required for this car is stupid for only 160hp stock. Yes you could chip the car like I did, with exhaust, better intake, filters, free cats, but is 215-220hp worth it? 160hp@5100rpm then with chip peak hp drops to a low 4800rpms? Can we say diesel rev band=slow This car is not a truck, it doesn't need to pull anything. I want high power in the rev band. That's where the small turbo sucks! Buying bigger rims will only put me more into the money pit. If they had this baby built like the older Volvo and add a 4HPT or maybe a T5 somehow with rwheel drive or AWD starting at 240hp up to 300hp with 17inch rims hooked up with a 6speed! That I would buy another Volvo. Oyea the engine really didn't like all that extra horsepower, for the first two weeks this baby was screaming! Felt like 250hp 300tq! Now it feels more like 190-200hp 210tq. Did I mention it needs new rear break pads after 19k? Ever seen the movie money pit? That's what the X40 will do to you! I'm selling this car this Friday! I'll save my $450 dollars + my insurance which isn't bad at all for Volvo cars! I can't imagine how much it would be a month with leather and all the other nick nacks on it. Great car for the first two months.