2004 S60 DIM, CEU? help diagnose issues
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05-08-2014, 08:15 AM
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2004 S60 DIM, CEU? help diagnose issues
I have a 2004 S60 that has had an intermittent problem since I purchased it. I first thought it was the DIM but I am not so sure now. The car on the highway will act like the car suddenly downshifts. Instruments all fluctuate. This may happen several times in a few minutes. All dash messages will flash on on. Sometimes all gauges go out. I may get error messages like "ABS brakes problem pull car over". The first time this happened, the SRS air bag warning came on and has been on ever since. This problem usually will go away by shutting off the car and restarting. Problem may stay away for months. This last time it was real bad. Happened in fast heavy moving traffic. I could not pull over safely. Eventually the gauges all went out. The car ran fine so I drove it for an hour this way. I learned the following:
Turn signal signals and flashers didn't work. Wipers worked but the parking feature did not. Windshield washer also didn't work. Windows did not work nor did the remote control for the mirrors. Car shifted sluggish. I have a transmission problem also. It is shifting between first and second hard. I was planning on an oil flush. This helped once before. When this problem occurred the transmission felt sluggish but it did not shift hard as was normal. I suspect it had gone into a limp mode. Near home I shut off the car and restarted. Everything went to normal. The transmission felt rougher than normal in shifting but after a few miles it smoothed out somewhat. Sort of like it re-adapted itself. Does this sound like a CEU problem? Could the DIM cause the windows and turn signals to stop working? Any suggestions appreciated.
Bartlett S60 Posts: 3Joined: 02 Aug 2013, 14:01Location: IllinoisModel and Year: 2004 S60 Top
Turn signal signals and flashers didn't work. Wipers worked but the parking feature did not. Windshield washer also didn't work. Windows did not work nor did the remote control for the mirrors. Car shifted sluggish. I have a transmission problem also. It is shifting between first and second hard. I was planning on an oil flush. This helped once before. When this problem occurred the transmission felt sluggish but it did not shift hard as was normal. I suspect it had gone into a limp mode. Near home I shut off the car and restarted. Everything went to normal. The transmission felt rougher than normal in shifting but after a few miles it smoothed out somewhat. Sort of like it re-adapted itself. Does this sound like a CEU problem? Could the DIM cause the windows and turn signals to stop working? Any suggestions appreciated.
Bartlett S60 Posts: 3Joined: 02 Aug 2013, 14:01Location: IllinoisModel and Year: 2004 S60 Top
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Not sure about 06 s60's. But the earlier ones. If the DIM went out you would get the ABS airbag problem on the Cluster.
The only time I have heard about the all the lights going off like a Christmas tree was either when the alternator was going to die or the battery was about to die.
It does make me ponder if maybe the ABS unit is starting to fail.
The only time I have heard about the all the lights going off like a Christmas tree was either when the alternator was going to die or the battery was about to die.
It does make me ponder if maybe the ABS unit is starting to fail.
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