I have 2001 Volvo Crosscountry station wagon. It has worked well except for a lot of odd electrical problems. Some of these problems include windows and locks not workign properly and message box by the spedometer givign me false messages. We have taken this car in again and again to Volvo. The prolbems come and go and there doesn't seem be any solution. Can anybody give me advice on how to dirrect Volvo on how to look into this problem (I don't want to give them permission to do any costly and unnessecary investigation) also any other simple solutions on how to deal with this problem and possibly solve them. I do need to stress that Volvo has looked into these problems and made attempts ot fix them however it has becoem apparent that they may not understand what kidn of problem they are working with. I have doen soem research nad these problems seem to be somewhat common among Volvo's as well as the difficultyi n fixing them. Can anybody help?!
2006-08-02 04:30:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Are there better options to a Volvo dealership and if so what places would have a good understandign of the car?
2006-08-02 04:38:56 · update #1
Volvos meeting California emissions standards have a history of problems with the wiring harness, especially over the last 10 years or so. You might take a look at that.
2006-08-02 04:34:59 · answer #1 · answered by Brian L 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Watch out for those electrical problems. I had a Volvo that caught on fire from electrical problems. Don't take it to a Volvo dealer. That will only make the problem worse. My car caught on fire the day after it was picked up from there.
That happened 10 years ago, and Volvo still says it isn't their fault. They refuse to pay for the damage.
I still haven't gotten the car fixed. I would suggest finding a private company who specializes in upscale cars. You know that they will do a good job.
Volvo purposely does things like that so that they can say that your car is old and has problems anyway. Then they try and sell you a new car.
2006-08-02 04:37:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You pretty much answered your own question. These issues are common on Volvo. My old 740 used to do all kinds of crazy stuff. Occassionally, the power locks would only work on the passenger side unless I pulled the fuse. Then every time it rained it would do it again.
2006-08-02 04:38:18 · answer #3 · answered by Mike Hunt 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the problem is you couldn't pull a dollar out of your wallet with a tractor... you tie the mechanic hands when you don't want to pay for diagnostics. if a test comes back negative at a doctor, you still pay for it. you'd prefer the mechanic worked for YOU FOR FREE.... if the problem comes and goes then it is a short somewhere because nothing else can "heal" itself. you bought a piece of crap for a car and you will keep pouring money into it so deal with it.You do not have a "COMMON OR SIMPLE" problem or someone would have fixed it by now, but you still want a "COMON OR SIMPLE' solution...it ain't happenin'... you have a better chance of lookin' for someone to do the "laying on of hands" if you figured all the time you wasted trying to save a couple dollars you'd of had it fixed by now....oh!...and shove your 10 points up your giggy
2006-08-02 04:46:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋