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Re: Erratic Turn Signal and Radio Skipping on 05 XC90 [jccai1] by jcgmartin
Sep 20, 2009 (6:47 am)
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Replying to: jccai1 (Sep 18, 2009 8:36 pm)

I've never had the turn signal problem, but the radio skipping problem happens every time the temperature drops near freezing -- luckily I live in Texas so that doesn't happen too often. The dealership has tried to fix it a couple of times, with no luck, but I've given up. The dealership is really far out of my way and the skipping problem with the radio only happens for the first few minutes until the cars warms up.
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Re: Erratic Turn Signal and Radio Skipping on 05 XC90 [jccai1] by jccai1
Sep 25, 2009 (8:45 am)
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Replying to: jccai1 (Sep 18, 2009 8:36 pm)

Update: The problem got much worse after my second visit. I lost turn signals altogether, and most of the functions on both the left and right stalks on the steering column. This means no high beam, no rear wiper, no windshield washer, only one front wiper speed, etc.
 
Made a third visit to the dealer. They decided the cruise control buttons had a short and shorted out the new "lever hub" control module they just put in on the first visit. So they replaced the cruise control button module and the radio button module on the steering wheel. They also claimed to have replaced the same "lever hub" module again. Everything seems to be working when I picked it up yesterday. Hope it stays this way. Will update if the problem recurs.
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Timing belt replacement for 2004 XC90? by bruce163
Oct 12, 2009 (7:36 am)
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Hi. New to this. A shop where I have brakes, tires, etc., done says Volvo recommends timing belt replacement at 120K, with lots of dire warnings if I do not. I have 139K on it now. Do I spring for the $900 job, which they're quoting me (which includes water pump replacement -- is that necessary?) and to do it as soon as possible. I live in New England, if that matters, and I plan to drive this car as long as I possibly can. Thanks.
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Re: Timing belt replacement for 2004 XC90? [bruce163] by volvomax
Oct 12, 2009 (10:02 am)
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Replying to: bruce163 (Oct 12, 2009 7:36 am)

If you have 139k on the original timing belt you should get down on your knees and pray to whatever deity suits you that the belt hasn't snapped yet and eaten your valves.
Volvo's use zero clearnace engines, which means if the timing belt breaks, the pistons will come up and crunch the valves. Rebuilding a head is expensive. Much more so than the $900 for the work.
Go directly to the mechanic, do not pass go do not collect $200.
Let them do the water pump too.

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