Most European cars have major electrical issues, it's not entirely unusual. My 240 (the square wagon) had an issue where you'd have to start it in Neutral because it wouldn't move otherwise. It was not an uncommon issue with that model, and in fact I'd have had no idea how to deal with it except I was told by other Volvo owners (my parents among them) that it would be an issue that MAY come up.
My major issue is that that car was 20 years old and had all rights to have those kind of issues. This car is 5 years old and was bought from a dealer in the past 6 months; it's not allowed to have these issues. Which, thankfully, the dealer realized =p
So with the new battery and new alternator, knock on wood, the electrical issues should stop for a while (watch, I'll say this, and then the starter will die and I'll end up going "Goddammit I jinxed it."). I'm, sadly, not counting on it, but I CAN say that our dealer has a lifetime warranty on all their replacement parts. So here's hoping they stick by it.
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Date: 2014-01-31 09:33 pm (UTC)My major issue is that that car was 20 years old and had all rights to have those kind of issues. This car is 5 years old and was bought from a dealer in the past 6 months; it's not allowed to have these issues. Which, thankfully, the dealer realized =p
So with the new battery and new alternator, knock on wood, the electrical issues should stop for a while (watch, I'll say this, and then the starter will die and I'll end up going "Goddammit I jinxed it."). I'm, sadly, not counting on it, but I CAN say that our dealer has a lifetime warranty on all their replacement parts. So here's hoping they stick by it.