Wipers simply stopped working - V90 CC

[wrxseeker]

Originally Posted by amadan

You try telling that to me when it’s dark o’clock and p1issing down on a “smart motorway” and either your wipers or lights fail to work! It’s completely unacceptable - they’re an MOT failure for a reason!

As previously said - if it’s just the automatic functions that’s not good but it’s still safe, but for them to work at all is just dangerous.

As for QC I’m only a sample of one but so far I’ve had the following “fixed by software updates”
Parking sensors not activating reliably
360 cameras not activating
Mirrors not unfurling/furling
Headlight beam came on on auto and wouldn’t go off
Wipers would not turn on
Car wouldn’t lock
Car refused to acknowledge there was a key in the car but ONLY if there was 2 keys in the car

This is before we get to the weird oversights - why is my 2020 car still working on a wire for carplay? My 2016 BMW had wireless carplay. I’m not saying the Germans have everything perfect, far from it - my X3 rattled so badly but Volvo are seriously behind the field here.

Also if you want to look at geely as a wider brand go and search on some of the issues the polestar 2 owners are having with poor range, software issues, inability to get online on Android infotainment (can’t remember the right name sorry).

My car is currently in the garage for its first service and Volvo are arguing the toss about £80 for tyre valve dust caps as in 4k miles all the gold has flaked off them and they look cr4p now. I’ve yet to find out what they’re saying about the creases in the leather (see another thread for this common issue).

Did you ever get anywhere with the dust cap issue please as I have the same problem with my Xc60 ??

[wrxseeker]

Originally Posted by wrxseeker

Did you ever get anywhere with the dust cap issue please as I have the same problem with my Xc60 ??

Sorry going to start a new thread as I realise that this wasnt the correct thread !

[Backinavolvo]

Originally Posted by crashbarrier

I couldn’t put it better myself. Wiper failure renders the car dangerous and unusable. You cannot drive the car safely if it is raining which, lets’s face it, is the time when you actually need them to work. In conditions of precipitation they are in exactly the same category as brakes(always) or lights(if dark). I could accept that a software issue will render the rain sensitive function u/s or the intermittent system but not simply working, even at a single speed.
Strange how my BMW seems to run perfectly and never has issues with wipers failing or total infotainment system crashing continuously. The same applies to our previous Mercedes. Don’t get me started on the map updates that the car seems incapable of downloading over the air. File too big? Again, my BMW seems to be able to download an update that covers the whole of Europe and not just the laughingly called North West Europe which is basically Great Britain.
This car is running out of lives and it won’t take much more for it to be offloaded.

Welcome to the modern world.

It's not just Volvo, a good friend of mine has after 6 months rejected his brand new audi a6 as they could not get to the bottom of constant error and warning messages.. everything from lighting to cruise to maps.

It's just everything is now so complicated. I have been lucky with my v60 so far, it has been ace for 77k..

Luck of the draw?