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'98 V70 AWD Main harness burn V70-XC70 1998

posted by  someone claiming to be Nick Morvay on  Wed Dec 12 19:59 CST 2001 [RELATED]

Volvo for life, perhaps not.

With 105k kms (no extended warrany plan) I didn't expect the main hareness from the fuse pannel to the dashboard requiring replacement. However, for some reason one of the wires in the cable overheated, melted the insulation and fused the other wires in the cable together at various spots. My first reaction was, "why did the fuse not protect the circuit?". My house wiring doesn't burn before the fuse blows. This seems like a basic design flaw in my opinion and it should never have happened. The dealer has made no attempt to contact Volvo and has left it up to me to do so. Other than checking their database for a recall, Volvo Canada was not helpfull. I feel abandoned in the cold and extremely dissapointed.

Any suggestions on a plan of action?





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