Anyone have 1999 - S80 electrical issue ?

I recently bought a 1999 S80 turbo from a friend. Nice care. Shortly after I
bought it I started having trouble wioth the wipers and windows not working.
They replaced the battery claiming a voltage issue. It worked for 3 days. So
they replaced the alternator. It worked for 3 more days.

I have noticed that if I disconnect the battery and reconnect it - the
problem goes away for a few days. But then the windows stop working and the
wipers stop working, and the turn signals stop too. The dealer claims to
have no idea what is wrong. Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas as to
the root cause of this problem?

 

From the sounds of it you need a battery isolator so you can just
reset the car every so often.

Sean

 

crappy wiring, bad network cabeling between cpu and acessories...
dealer is foll of %$#@ if they claim they don't know what is
wrong......one of the worst volvo cars ever made...imho...
i hope you didn't pay much over 5k for it...

 

Ughh..

Could you tell us what you really think?

 

Sean, are you crazy? When you reset the battery as you describe, it screws
up your clocks and any other things that require constant power. You must be
one of those morons that repair cars for Volvo. It is clown engineering like
this that gives Volvo cars the bad reputation they have today.

Oh yes - you are an asshole.

 

Some people just don't get sarcasm

Sean

 

sure.. ;-) buy a 95-99 volvo....say a 850t / r wagon and put a bit
of $ into fixing it up...boost the turbo a bit, hang some IPD parts on
it...and you will have a very nice, fast volvo for < 10k.....go on a
vacation w/the $ you will save.. ;-)

 

If the car is so crappy then how come every owner I ever run into just
*LOVES* their S80 and tells me it has been very reliable? How come my loaded
S80 T-6 has performed flawlessly for 4 years even though I live near the
ocean in the wet and muddy Pacific NW and take it on winter ski trips
through the slush and mud, not gingerly mind you....

I guess beancounters like you have determined it's not worth the money
because you can't afford it.

 

i owned one...it was a piece of %$#@ compaired
to the older, reliable volvos i was used to driving...
see...it was my 5th volvo....

 

I'm driving a '96 850 turbo....

 

What does your friend say? Did he/she have these problems. Check the
relays, etc.

 

Is that so? I looked at your old posts on the alt.autos.volvo group and
learned a lot.

It appears you had nothing but good to say about the S80 right up until your
lease expired and you decided not to keep it. You had lots of glowing
comments about solidity, reliability, etc. The only bad thing I noticed you
wrote was that you had replaced two headlight bulbs! The following examples
will prove that you loved your S-80, it was very reliable, you originally
wanted the S80 T-6 but purchased the standard (probably because of cost).
The car drove even better (than new) right up until your lease was expiring

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Subject: what did you pay for your 2000 t-6?
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Date: 2000/05/05

i am shopping/negotiating for my 2001 s80 / t-6...i am
interested in pricing and what folks are paying for
other t-6's...were you able to get dealers to
discount these?...the new list price, for 2001's is set
@ $37,350...loaded up...it is @ $45,650....

thanx...

richard / coloradoFrom: beancounter
((no_spam)_(no_spam))Subject: Re: Volvo S80 vibrations
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alt.autos.volvoDate: 2000-12-15 18:34:15 PST no vibrations on mine @ speeds
up to 130 mph...s80,
non turbo...

richard / colorado

From: ~^ bean counter ~^ ((no_spam)_(no_spam))Subject:
Re: quality of Volvo View: Complete Thread (14 articles) Original Format
Newsgroups: alt.autos.volvoDate: 2001-03-25 09:52:58 PST IMHO volvo is still
one of the top three autos mfg "out there"...
i am on my 4th...picked up a 2000 s80 last aug...i now have just
under 20k on it...no material problems...i drive it hard and keep
to sugg scheduled maintenance (like all of my other volvos)...to me, a volvo
is a nice balance between performance, safety, cost (purchase &
maintained), and style / comfort...

i drive the car a higher than average (a city person)...i am in rural
colorado,
2 min out of my driveway and the speeds are @ 70mph...interstate
speeds range from 65 - 90mph...

nice, stable, "positive feeling" car.....i have owned bmw's (high maint
costs!), mercedes (same as bmw), audies, and vw's...

regards...

richard / coloradoFrom: bean counter
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Subject: Re: Curious: My S80 or ALL S80's..
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Date: 2001-01-05 04:27:43 PST

i have a 2000 s80 / non turbo...i drive it very hard...like
all 4 of my past volvos (all sold w/over 150k miles)..
i drive my s80 at speeds of 125, once per week...>85
daily...no problems...i do get "the thump" in the front,
when starting out, on cold mornings...but i fig that is
the way the front end must be designed...i love the
feel and footprint of the car...in 4 mos i am @
15k miles.....richard / colorado

From: ~^ bean counter ~^ ((no_spam)_(no_spam))Subject:
Re: quality of Volvo View: Complete Thread (14 articles) Original Format
Newsgroups: alt.autos.volvoDate: 2001-03-25 09:52:58 PSTIMHO volvo is still
one of the top three autos mfg "out there"...
i am on my 4th...picked up a 2000 s80 last aug...i now have just
under 20k on it...no material problems...i drive it hard and keep
to sugg scheduled maintenance (like all of my other volvos)...to me, a volvo
is a nice balance between performance, safety, cost (purchase &
maintained), and style / comfort...

i drive the car a higher than average (a city person)...i am in rural
colorado,
2 min out of my driveway and the speeds are @ 70mph...interstate
speeds range from 65 - 90mph...

nice, stable, "positive feeling" car.....i have owned bmw's (high maint
costs!), mercedes (same as bmw), audies, and vw's...

regards...

richard / coloradoFrom: ~^ beancounter ~^ ()Subject:
Re: S80 View: Complete Thread (118 articles) Original Format Newsgroups:
alt.autos.volvoDate: 2001-12-27 12:25:25 PST i have 42k miles on my 2001
s80, non turbo...no major
problems...i have replaced the headlight bulbs twice...
but no other issues...i drive pretty hard and fast, open
co roads and highways...lots of cruising @ 75 - 85 mph...
nice car...waiting for a s80 awd turbo....drives nice, no rattles
or shims yet...

richard / coloradoFrom: ~^ beancounter ~^ ()Subject:
Re: S80 reliability View: Complete Thread (30 articles) Original Format
Newsgroups: alt.autos.volvoDate: 2002-04-30 18:50:56 PST yea...i see few
advertised....mine is @ the end of
the lease...i need to get @ least 25-27k...i fig i might as
well get out now, while everything works perfect...in
typical volvo fashion...the car actually seems to drive
better w/miles on it...i think they must "settle in"...
the 30-50k miles were nice, trouble free, and fun
driving..

richard / colorado From: ~^ beancounter ~^ ()Subject:
on line parts - ipd?? View: Complete Thread (10 articles) Original Format
Newsgroups: alt.autos.volvoDate: 2002-05-10 08:12:59 PST i went ahead and
dumped my s80 for a 240gl...the 240
is in great cond't...drives solid...everything works..just
did a tune up.....question for today is..

for misc parts, is ipd still a "leader" in the "online" world
of 1886 240 volvo parts? has any other online co's emerged
in the last few years, to become a great place to browse
and shop for older 240 parts?...w/the s80, i wasn't doin
too much parts shopping...the "new" 240 needs some of the
small stuff....panic handles, dome light, lighter..etc...

thanx in advance for feedback !!

richard / colorado
Well Richard, what do you have to say for yourself?> >