2009 is the Volvo SX-A with the outboard trim motor bolted to the outside of the transom. My 2009 Stingray had the same problem as described here that I resolved under warranty.
Make sure you're sitting down. Grab a beer or 2 first.
This is the part where I cringe to type what I'm going to type next. I REALLY hope your Volvo Penta warranty is still active. In the early years of the SX-A outdrive Volvo used faulty gaskets on the trim motor. It caused water to leak in the trim pump and eventually destroy it. Volvo recently redesigned the unit to solve this problem, but it was never officially recalled. Visit Volvo's website or call Volvo and ask for your nearest authorized repair center. Bring the boat to them. If your warranty is active it's only a $35 deductible. If your warranty is expired, you are now at the mercy of the Volvo Gods. You will have to have the shop diagnose the issue to make sure it's the trim pump that got wet (it will be corroded inside) and have them call Corporate. Nobody else. Not the local service manager, no Bob that owns the store. Volvo Corporate. If the gods are feeling generous that day, SOMETIMES they will replace the unit AT THEIR DISCRETION but you will still have to pay for the labor. If the gods are angry that day, you will have to pay to replace the unit at full cost plus labor. To replace the SX-A trim motor at full cost with labor it's right around $1250. To do it yourself, it's around $900 and requires some special tools. If Volvo replaces it, you're still looking at 3 hours of labor ($400ish).
The SX-A also has other issues that will occur during your ownership. It has a plastic hose nipple for the water pickup that breaks when you raise/lower the drive and the engine will overheat. I had to make a special tool to remove/replace it, otherwise the official course of action is to remove the out drive. Several factors in owning an SX-A powered boat eventually drove me to sell it and own something powered by a Mercruiser before the warranty expired.
Call the warranty department and check if you're eligible for the extended warranty. Even though I sold my boat last year, they recently mailed me extension paperwork for another 2 years (7 years total warranty). I would buy that if I were you. I think it's around $1000, but totally worth it when owning a Volvo SX-A.
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It is an SX-A drive and we've spent numerous hours now trying to resolve the problem with no luck. The warranty has expired also. Now we are looking at starting our holidays either without a boat to use or getting a new one. We really love this one and I hate to have to part with it but a boat sitting in the yard is of no use either!