The vehicle is a 2001 Volvo V70 2.4 Turbo front wheel drive model.

It started off with the vehicle not starting. You could turn the key and you got nothing but rapid fire click noises. Checked the battery connections and cleaned them up any ways, even put in a new battery that I had bought less than a year ago that I know is good. Either way it didn't matter it still made the same rapid fire click noise while trying to start. Next I pulled the starter and had it tested at 2 places one said said the starter was bad the other place said the starter is a little weak but it passed the test 3 times in a row. So I ordered a new starter installed it and it still does the same thing. Turn the key and nothing but rapid fire clicks. I give up and just install a push button to start the car for the moment until I can figure it out. This works but I have to turn the key to the 3rd position and get to the push button quickly or the vehicle won't start. I had to put the push button under the hood due to a lack of any place drill through fire wall to install the push button inside.

Anyhow so one day we have a thunderstorm and huge bolt of lighting hits nearby very close. After the storm passes I go out to get into my car and drive it to store, hop in and the back wiper is going with the car in off and the key out of the ignition. I start the car and now every light going to the rear on the outside of car lights up and won't turn off. My brake lights, tail lights, back up lights stay premently illuminated. Could lighting have struck my car? Or struck nearby it and fried the electrical? The only way I can get the wiper to stop is to disconnect the battery. Since then I've checked my CEM box under the dash I do see where one of the shunt resistor has melted the plastic where it connects. But the box itself is fine. I took out the ecm took it part didn't see any damage.

I'm about out of Ideas on what is causing my electrical problems. Hopefully you guys have some ideas for me try. My next thing I'm going to check is ignition switch I guess.

Also the car was throwing a P0014 code "Camshaft Timing Bank 1". But it did that ever since I purchased the vehicle 2 years ago.

 

Your first step would be to scan the car with a compatible scanner that can talk to all the control units, not just a simple obd scanner.

You may have a problem with your CEM - and the close lightning strike made it worse. I've had to replace several CEM's over the years and have had a couple of lightning strike cars towed in - with multiple fried control units. Those were then towed to the dealer and insurance fixed them.

Common CEM problems courtesy of Xemodex

Common Relay Control Failures:
• Starter motor not working even though start is approved by the immobilizer sequence
• Turn signals not working at all or one side turned on continuously
• Low beams, high beams, or fog light failures
• Horn not working at all
• Wipers not working at all or stuck in high speed
• Fuel pump relay not engaging
• CEM is not going to “sleep” causing battery drain

https://xemodex.com/us/product/centr...ansferservice/

 

Well here's a picture of the CEM from under my dash

 

That melted connection on the shunt in the 4th position is for the low beams - Hopefully they are still working.

 

Yes they still work, I'm not sure what would cause that to heat up and melt the connection though. Do you have any ideas? Also I got my problem to go away not sure I fixed it though. I just pulled the ignition switch and tried hooking up the battery with the ignition switch out and no rear wiper running no lights stuck on. So now I reinstalled the ignition switch and now the car starts up no problem, no rear wiper stuck on and the lights are working properly. I'm not really sure what to think.

 

as before -

Your first step would be to scan the car with a compatible scanner that can talk to all the control units, not just a simple obd scanner.