chrisdc |
Feb 10th, 2013 07:57 |
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Originally Posted by brian1912
(Post 1350120)
Volvo tech says my noise is normal and there's no codes showing still think there's a noise coming from one door but hey ho
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With all due respect to the Volvo tech, i think he's wrong. A "soft clunk" as the locks engage is all you should hear and it should sound the same for all doors as they all have a deadlock. My ex g/f also has a V50 and hers does not make the screeching sound. In my case, when i mentioned the sound to Volvo, they knew straight away what it was. At that time, i had no idea what a deadlock was as i hadn't read the manual yet. Going to the car and listening to it was just a formality - to ascertain which door it was coming from.
With regard to error codes, at that time there were no warnings from the info centre. We soon became aware that rear seat passengers could not open the doors from inside. I realised it must be because the child locks had been activated. The moment i deactivated them (had to read the manual first) i got a warning that there was a problem with the locks.
It seems to be a common problem and evidently lots of people choose to live with it. Apart from making it harder for someone to steal your car, the main reason i'd get it/them replaced would be to prevent someone from being trapped in the car in the event of an accident - if for some reason the faulty lock failed to release when you unlocked the car at the start of the journey.
If the deadlock is a separate item from the main lock, it may be possible to remove it altogether - or deactivate it by disconnecting a wire?? This would save some $$$ and not compromise anyone’s safety. I'll ask to see the faulty part when i get my other lock done and let you know.
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