I have owned a 2002 V70 (wagon) with 220K miles for about 4 months now. I bought it from a retired school teacher who supposedly kept up with all the maintenance since she bought the car new. Everything is generally OK with the car, except a number of electrical issues. I have heard that Volvo has had some issues with its electrical systems in that time frame. Here is a sampling of what I have observed so far (at least one occurrence):
- Sunroof will not go back to it's closed state unless you intermittently press the open/close toggle switch and release it at some 'sweet spot'
- Driver's side window sometimes will not slide up or down
- Most of the times the trip meter will not reset properly
- On a couple of occasions the clock started randomly rolling up for about a 10 seconds or so
- Outside temperature reading occasionally seems to be off by 20 or so degrees
- Driver's seat position appears to change occasionally after car is left unattended
- Security lights start flashing some time after locking (and leaving) the car
- Check engine light recently came on, but no codes are stored
Just wondering if Volvo dealer can flash some software upgrades and correct any of these maladies. P.S.: Otherwise, the car runs fine.
Thanks,
Bernie
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