SPEEDO DROPPING OUT,DASHBOARD LIGHTS ALL ON,CAR LOOSING POWER.REPLACED BATTERY.TWO WEEKS LATER STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEMS.CAR AT MECHANICS 2 DAYS ,CHECKED ENGINE CODES,REMOVED COMPONENTS AND CLEANED WIRING CONNECTOR.$143
TWO WEEKS LATER,SAME PROBLEM.ALL LIGHTS BACK ON DASH. MECHANIC REPLACED SPEED SENSOR UNIT AND BATTERY CABLE AS CAR HAD EXCESSIVE VOLT DROP.$340
THREE WEEKS LATER......EXACT SAME PROBLEM...SPEEDO DROPPING OUT,CAR LOOSING POWER,ALL LIGHTS COMING ON DASH..
RETURNED TO VOLVO MECHANICS....CAR AT GARAGE FOR FOUR DAYS.MECHANIC TRIED SOLVING PROBLEM AND SPENT HOURS ON CAR AND COULD FIND NO PROBLEM NO CHARGE TO ME THIS TIME.
PROBLEM STILL NOT FIXED.RECCOMENDED AUTO ELECTRICIAN.
NEXT SAGA COMING UP

 

AUTO ELECTRICIAN HAS CAR FOUR DAYS.CHECKED EVERYTHING,CLEANED COMPONENTS.$200
TWO HOURS LATER...SAME PROBLEM..ALL LIGHTS ON DASH,SPEEDO DROPPING OUT,CAR RUNNING LIKE A DONKEY.
RETURN TO A.E. FOUR DAYS LATER $967..REPLACED SPEED SENSOR..YES,THE ONE VOLVO PUT IN WAS SECOND HAND AND AE SAID IT WAS FAULTY.ALSO REPLACED ABS Ecu. CAR RUNNING AWESOME AGAIN.
TWO WEEKS LATER ALL POWER GOES FROM CAR WHEN DRIVING,SPEEDO DROPS OUT,LIGHTS DIM,DASH LIGHTS ALL ON.STOP CAR...BATTERY DEAD.
AAAGHHHH. GOT CAR TESTED AT BATTERY SPECALISTS WHO NOW TELL ME I NEED A NEW ALTERNATOR FOR APPROX $1000.
I AM NOW WONDERING IF THE ALTERNATOR WAS TO BLAME ALL ALONG.GOT NO MONEY LEFT TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.ANYONE WITH ANY IDEAS FOR A CHEAPER SOLUTION.??????

 

Yes, it probably was the problem all along. Should not cost $1,000 but you need to consider installing yourself. Not that bad to do.

 

Thanks for reply.Sadly in Australia parts are expensive.Had three quotes for the alternator all around $550,then 3 hours labour.
Boyfriend going to talk to mechanic and A>E tomorrow.!!!!!

 

csavage, can you post VIN of your car.
I'll check something.