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2003 V40 Station Wagon alarm 2003

posted by  louisemarie on  Tue Jul 14 12:26 CST 2009
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Two weeks ago when I went to open my car the alarm went off. Nothing would stop it (turned on car, turned off car, locked and unlocked doors, drove) It cycled in and out approx. 8 times and then stopped. This happened 4/5 more times in the following days. Also while driving the door locks would start opening and closing on their own. The door open warning light stays on, the clock works only if the car is running, the interior light doesn't work, and the a/c fan runs all the time (can't turn it off.) All of this started at the same time.

I checked online and someone said to try opening the door manually with the key. This seems to work on the alarm and locks. The other problems are still there. I went to Volvo dealer and for $125 they "connect to vida and retrieve the following fault codes: vgla-541/ignition switch signal too low and vgla-311/siren faulty signal" and it would take 5+ hours to find the problem and probable cost over $600 to fix. I did check the fuses and they seem good. Anyone have any suggestions how I should handle this. Is Volvo dealer right? Thanks.







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    2003 V40 Station Wagon alarm 2003

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    posted by  Art Benstein on  Thu Jul 23 05:21 CST 2009
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    Hi there,

    Andrew was just trying to steer you over to the other side of the tracks, http://www.brickboard.com/AWD/. Most of the folks in this neighborhood drive Volvos made in the last century, and don't even know what VIDA is. I think you should copy your post and paste it in a new form over on the AWD forum, where the people there will be knowledgeable and considerate.



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