I have a 2003 s60 and was wondering if any can help me....my car keeps blowing the 5 amp fuse in position 38, this fuse deals with the car alarm and in addition effects the operation of the sunroof. I replace the fuse and everything worked okay...I went to open the sunroof and it would not open, I checked to see and found that the fuse had blown again! Any ideas as to why this is happening/what the cause is and how to fix it?? It obviously has to do with the car's alarm system as i get a message stating that i need to service the cars alarm system i only seem to get this message when the fuse is blown....any ideas of what i can do? thanks for everyones help it is appreciated! Carlton

 

I believe I might have found the problem....i figured I would post the thread link which I believe will help with my issue, I decide to provide this link in the event that someone else could be having the same issue that I am currently experiencing the link is as follows:
https://volvoforums.com/forum/showth...ighlight=SIREN

 

okay read the above thread and am somewhat confused....it talks about the siren, my question is when i push the read alarm button on the remote the lights flash and the horn blows....question #1) is this what is suppose to happen or is there suppose to be a siren as well??? question #2) the fuse from position 38 keeps blowing and is not currently in place, however the alarm(lights and horn) continues to work....am I missing something???? this is my 2nd volvo and I really would like to try and fix these issues myself as it get expensive to keep taking car to the dealer!!!! Any help would really be appreciated so that i can get this issue resolved, thanks in advance for your attention and help!

 

Hi,

The siren will not sound when the panic button is pressed. I'm sure your siren module has failed, but since the fuse is burning out there is a slight chance that you have a shorted power wire instead.

I'd go ahead and replace the module to be on the safe side, since it is a high failure item and it causes many annoying problems when it goes.

A new module would run you about $190 and an hour or so in the garage.

Here's a good reference: http://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/for...p?f=11&t=17479

The tamper bolt has a slight lip, so it is possible to remove it with a pair of pliers, eliminating the need to drill it out.

 

but that's just it...when i press the panic button on the remote the alarm goes off, so i am really puzzled as to what exactly i should be looking for??