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Mysterious no start V70-XC70 1998

posted by  liquidave on  Wed Jan 19 19:40 CST 2005
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Well, I've been out of the Volvo community for about 2 years. I used to have a '93 850 5 spd. I recently purchased a '98 V70 AWD. Just the other day, it was appx 12-14 deg F. I ran the car for 3-4 miles, then shut it off. Temp gauge never left 'c'. 5 minutes later, I tried to start the car again... it didn't even crank over. No sounds what so ever. Nothing happened, except the standard lights being displayed on the dash. I played with the steering wheel, the gear shifter (automatic) and turned the key many times before I gave up. I never got any indications or symptoms this was ever going to happen. No odd behavior at all.

I walked home and left the car alone over night. The next day... I walked back and decide to fool around with the car again before calling a flatbed. What do you know?! The car started without a hitch or hesitation on the first try! It started just like its supposed to. The temp the following day was 29 deg F.

What gives? Could this be a faulty ignition switch? I really have no idea.
I'm assuming that this may happen again.

Thanks in advance.

Dave








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    Mysterious no start V70-XC70 1998

    posted by  someone claiming to be cley on  Sun Jan 23 12:51 CST 2005 [RELATED]

    Clean the ground cable connection on the body on front of the battery...if it is still there...I have a 95. Does that one have a PNP switch? If so, it could be faulty.








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      Mysterious no start V70-XC70 1998

      posted by  liquidave on  Sun Jan 23 13:09 CST 2005
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      thanks for the info... as soon as the snow clears up around here, I'll be trying this. The PNP switch is also lingering on my mind.

      So far the car runs again. hopefully the no start situation doesn't happen a 3rd time.








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    Battery V70-XC70 1998

    posted by  KlausC on  Fri Jan 21 10:00 CST 2005
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    It's probably a battery. Starting and stopping after 5 minutes with the lights on didn't give any time for the battery to be recharged. You need at least 10 volts to turn the starter. The instrument lights only take about 1.

    I am still puzzled about the temperature gauge staying at "C". Mine works right away.

    Klaus
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    98 V70Rawd(101Kmi), 95 854T(85K mi), 75 164E(173K mi)








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      Battery V70-XC70 1998

      posted by  liquidave on  Fri Jan 21 22:40 CST 2005
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      as soon as I wake up in tomorrow, I'll test the battery with a tester I have.
      hopefully, the car will decide to start. I'm good at repairing vehicles, but working on electronics isn't my thing. I may end up taking it to an independent shop.

      actually, the only reason why the temp gauge stood at 'c' is because of a separate problem (thermostat needs replaced).

      (sorry about the typos in the other posts in this thread)








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    Mysterious no start V70-XC70 1998

    posted by  liquidave on  Fri Jan 21 09:57 CST 2005
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    to clarify somethings:

    the battery it good... there is plenty of charge in it. I was still able to start the car the following day without rechargnig/jumping anything.

    I played with several connections.. everything seemed fine. There is no corrosion on the battery. The car is super clean inside/out. The lights on the lights on the dash turn on like they're supposed to. It's just that there is no different between the II and III positions when I go to turn the car on.

    latest update:
    the car ran just fine up until 10 minutes ago when I wen to start in. It did it again. The car doesn't seem to recognize position III when I turn the key. The only that it will do is turn the headlights on/off when it goes from the II to the III position (of course, as normal). No crank, no nothing.

    This is frustrating to the point that I might almost regert buying this thing. I don't want to regret it, I want to enjoy it.








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      Mysterious no start V70-XC70 1998

      posted by  Erik A on  Sun Jan 23 06:19 CST 2005
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      Check the cable terminals on the starter if the new battery does not help. I have been told it is common that the terminals corrode and cause intermittent starting problems.








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    Mysterious no start V70-XC70 1998

    posted by  someone claiming to be Charlotte, NC on  Fri Jan 21 09:33 CST 2005 [RELATED]

    I have the same V70, but I had this same thing happen to me with my OK I'll say it Honda Civic. Sorry guys but my wife bought it. Anyways I was parked and the car battery was dead as a door nail. No life whatsoever. So luckily I was near a Lowe's and bought a portable charger and wasted 2 hours of my life waiting for it to charge at Lowe's. Came back to the car and I decided to try ignition one more time before charging the battery. The car started right up. The battery definitely needed replacing, but letting a dead battery sit for a while it can build a slow charge to start the engine. Hope this helps.








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    Mysterious no start V70-XC70 1998

    posted by  dairelynch on  Thu Jan 20 02:12 CST 2005
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    Check simple things first - loose battery terminal connections, loose electrical harness connector in engine bay, corroded ground wires.








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      You have the.................... V70-XC70 1998

      posted by  someone claiming to be Mingchow on  Thu Jan 20 09:56 CST 2005 [RELATED]

      "Why did my original owner sell me" syndrome! Might be some electric gremlins that you now inherited! Welcome back to the Volvo "knuckle busters--confession club"! Soon you'll know what I mean!







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