V70 Instrumentation wierdness

Discussion in 'Volvo V70' started by mrsinger, Sep 19, 2005.

  1. mrsinger

    mrsinger Guest

    Anyone seen this or something similar?

    I've got a 99 V70 and the instrumentation (or parts of it) randomly
    work/dont work. When it doesn't work, the speedo goes to 0, the
    odometer goes blank and some of the idiot lights come on. Usually
    brake, abs and sometimes the "winter mode" light will come on and flash
    rapidly. Then after a few minutes... All back to normal.

    Wierd....
     
    mrsinger, Sep 19, 2005
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  2. mrsinger

    Douglas Hall Guest

    Consider replacing the ignition switch?
     
    Douglas Hall, Sep 19, 2005
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  3. mrsinger

    mrsinger Guest

    Why the ignition switch?
     
    mrsinger, Sep 20, 2005
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    Glenn Klein Guest

    common problem

    --
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    Is for the New York City Firemen who lost their lives on September 11,2001.
    The official count is 343, but there was also a volunteer who lost his life
    aiding in the initial rescue efforts. And I will never forget them as
    long as I live,
    nor should any American.
     
    Glenn Klein, Sep 21, 2005
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  5. mrsinger

    Andy Guest

    I have come across ignition switches on V70's causing grief often brought on
    by people haveing x thousand keys on their keyring (you should have seen my
    wife's key ring!!). Ours just stopped working but did not cause an issue
    with the dash board. Bloody expensive ato replace as well so got mine from
    a write off at a breakers.

    Andy
     
    Andy, Sep 21, 2005
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  6. mrsinger

    Douglas Hall Guest

    Just a suggestion - because I've experienced dash light weirdness with a S70
    of a similar age to your V70, and that was down to the ignition switch.
     
    Douglas Hall, Sep 21, 2005
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  7. mrsinger

    Douglas Hall Guest

    Expensive?

    I bought one from a Volvo main dealer, and it was somewhere around 20-30 UK
    pounds. Not particularly what I'd class as an expensive part.

    Not difficult or expensive to change, either - take the shroud off from the
    steering column, and on the opposite side to where you use the key, take /
    prise the black cover / plug from the switch. Undo the two bolts securing it
    in place. Line up the new one, screw the bolts back in, put the cover / plug
    switch back in to this new switch, and put the shroud back in place. 10
    minutes, being thorough.
     
    Douglas Hall, Sep 21, 2005
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    Albert Ma Guest

    I've got a 98 V70 that had similar symptoms....althought they tended to last
    more than a few minutes: ABS warning lights, TRACS off, odometer going to
    zero (not that I was stopped), etc....and after a while they would begin to
    work, only to fail again....(didn't have winter mode since it was a manual
    transmission V70...yeah...very hard to find)

    It was the ABS/Speed/tracking control computer that was defective....cost a
    fortune to replace.
     
    Albert Ma, Dec 17, 2005
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  9. This happened to both my '98 and '99 within the same month. Cost me a
    fortune.
    Pete
     
    Peter \(Remove one i and theRemove\), Dec 17, 2005
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