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Electrical glitches? V70-XC70

Hello all,

I noticed some weird stuff happening to my 2002 V70 2.4T, and since I still have about a year of full warranty left I'd like to know if these are 'serious' issues or not.

1- My left blinker behaves strangely. It sometimes flickers faster for a second, like experiencing a bulb failure, and then it goes away again. It happens more frequently while driving in the rain. Feels like something electronic is not working correctly.
2- I noticed that - after I lock the car using the remote key - the left rear door is sometimes not locked. This happens about 2 times out of 10, and it is solved by unlocking and locking the car again.
3- The airco is working great, but after about an hour of driving it is getting warmer in the car. I first thought it just was me getting adapted to the lower temperature, but setting the temperature even lower doesn't do anything. I then notice a lot of noise coming from near the windshield, but only just a little of cold air from the vents. However, if I turn the airco off it suddenly blows cold air, and when I turn it back on several minutes later it works correctly again. Is this normal? Is it possible for an airco to freeze a mechanism or a valve somewhere so that it shuts itself down?
4- I noticed that the vents were blowing air when I was standing still, without the ignition key in and about half an hour after driving. Is this normal? I left one door open, has this anything to do with it?

Anything else I should watch out for?

I know these are a lot of questions, but I hope I can help one of you out sometimes as well. Thanks for your respons.

uturn2.








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    Electrical glitches? V70-XC70

    I have the same exact car (02 V70 2.4t) and have also noticed the problem with my left blinker. The problem comes and goes, but it's quite annoying. I think changing the bulb would probably solve the problem, but I've been lazy lately.








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    Electrical glitches? V70-XC70

    Nice list:) I like it when people write enough so that we can envision the problem, so here come the answers:

    1: Probably the base of the bulb holder has some corrosion on it and needs to be cleaned. You can do this by pulling the turnsignal lamp out, unplugging it, and taking it to your workbench and scraping off the crud.

    2: Ask the dealer to fix/replace the lock mechanism. It will fail completely soon.

    3: Check the vent drain hole for the evaporator, it should pour out a lot of water. The next time this happens, try to pull into a parking lot and verify the compressor is engaged by looking at it and water is pouring down to the ground. You could be freezing up, and most of us would be happy to have it that cold :)
    Do not forget to change the cabin air filter every 6 months.

    4: The cabin blower needs to be on to dry off the evaporator. This is by design, otherwise you would be like us with older 850/70s and broken evaporators.

    Klaus
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    Please answer, we need to know if the advice is good or bad. The 164 has a new home, all I am left with are 2 turbos :)







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