The plastic housing of my iPod adaptor fell apart. The wire still works, but the electorinc portion of the plug is exposed. The plastic housing is not durable and it simply fell apart in two pieces (at the seam) along with the small little fastener that disconnects the pod from the plug. I took it to the dealer so they could fix it, but they told me they wouldn't cover it under warranty because it must have been damaged in order for it to fall apart. Had I broke it, I wouldn't have brought it to them for warranty work. I fess up to my own wrong doings. There are no cracks, breaks or any other indication of abuse and they won't fix it. Either my part was faulty to begin with, or it simply isn't designed well enough to withstand the use. Ironically, I don't even use the car on a daily basis so it's not as though I'm constantly plugging and unplugging my iPod. Has anyone else had a problem with the housing of their plug falling apart? I hate to waste my time bitching to Volvo, but if that's what it takes I guess that's what I'll do, unless someone has an easy solution that would enable me to fix this thing myself. Thanks! Karl

 

duct tape.......JK

Where does the Volvo adapter actually come from? does it trail behind the dash at all? An idea would be to buy an after market adapter and and rewire it into the existing cord.....seing as how Volvo won't help you out. There are a few adapters out there that will charge the Pod. It wouldn't be all the difficult really.....

 

I guess tape would work, but this is the first new car I've ever owned and it bugs me that I'd have to resort to duct tape. The wire comes from the center console of my S60.

 

can you trace it back to a point where you wouldn't see a cut/slice made?

I was kidding about the tape...that would look silly. But I still say cut the old/original one off and splicean aftermarket on there...

 

I suppose it could be spliced. I'll wait to hear back from Volvo before I deal with it. It really should be fixed by them, the thing simply fell apart. Thanks for your feedback!