V50 - Strange goings on (Help)

andyroo42 · Jul 25th, 2014, 12:05

Hi all,

I recently bought a 2nd hand 2010 V50 (diesel -1.6 DRIVe), and have suddenly started having a peculiar problem(s) with it...

1. Driving along the motorway I noticed that, on inclines (when you'd expect the car to start pulling), the Cruise Control switches itself off. Its fine on the level and downhill, but uphill it doesn't want to play?

2. More worryingly, when accelerating, at the point when you'd normally expect a diesel car to start pulling, the engine revs really high, but fails to accelerate (not funny when pulling onto a motorway or pulling out at junctions). At first I thought it was perhaps not selecting gear properly (it's Manual), or that the clutch was on the way out, but neither of these seem to be the case (no clutch smell and pulls away ok).

Has anyone experienced similar or have an idea what it could be? Volvo have said they've no idea and that I should bring it in for diagnostics (for the pleasure of which they'll charge £60 before even hazarding a guess at the issue).

Any assistance or guesses Very Much Appreciated!

Jul 25th, 2014, 12:05	#1
andyroo42 New Member Last Online: Jul 25th, 2014 18:37 Join Date: May 2014 Location: Rickmansworth	V50 - Strange goings on (Help) Hi all, I recently bought a 2nd hand 2010 V50 (diesel -1.6 DRIVe), and have suddenly started having a peculiar problem(s) with it... 1. Driving along the motorway I noticed that, on inclines (when you'd expect the car to start pulling), the Cruise Control switches itself off. Its fine on the level and downhill, but uphill it doesn't want to play? 2. More worryingly, when accelerating, at the point when you'd normally expect a diesel car to start pulling, the engine revs really high, but fails to accelerate (not funny when pulling onto a motorway or pulling out at junctions). At first I thought it was perhaps not selecting gear properly (it's Manual), or that the clutch was on the way out, but neither of these seem to be the case (no clutch smell and pulls away ok). Has anyone experienced similar or have an idea what it could be? Volvo have said they've no idea and that I should bring it in for diagnostics (for the pleasure of which they'll charge £60 before even hazarding a guess at the issue). Any assistance or guesses Very Much Appreciated! __________________ The only time you can have too much fuel is if you're on fire.

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