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Immobilizer S70 1999

posted by  Jaci on  Tue Feb 11 16:15 CST 2003
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Hello!

I have a 1999 S70. Back in August, my car refused to start and was brought to a Volvo dealer where it sat from 8/5 until 8/23. They had no idea what was wrong with it and when I got it back, they said the battery had been recalled because of a bad cell.

Two weekends ago, same thing. Had it towed to a dufferent dealer. They immediately diagnosed it to be a bad immobilizer. Said they would fix it but it would cost $550 ($220 for part; $330 for labor). It is still under warranty with VIP but they said it wasn't covered. Told them to fix it.

Yesterday, the dealer called and asked if I had other keys. I drove there with the other key as well as two additional keys that I received from the other dealer back in August (they told me they lost my keys and had to make new ones and then found the key anyway). I gave them the keys and now it is working with the newer keys.

I've read the Forums about immobilizers. Why would the car work with the old keys for 6 months and then suddenly stop working? Did I buy a lemon? They also replaced fuel pumps, alternators, batteries, etc. in the past.






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