ERAD fault

[Philip Fisher]

Originally Posted by IainG

Hi
Surely with a car that age (full service history???) Volvo should cover it or at the very least cover the majority with a goodwill gesture. Wasn't there mention on here previously Volvo were covering ERAD's for 4? or 5? years??

Yes there was mention of it. It is in the sticky thread at the top of the forum page. That was a good 2 years ago though, so I am not sure if still the case. Also I am not sure if it only referred to the failures caused by the well known clutch pack failure.

[DrNAbbas]

Bought a used XC90 2017 less than 3 months ago and the drive just went exactly liked described in the comments above. Took it to Volvo Dublin, they said it was the ERAD and that cost is 9000+!
I just wanted to ask if this part is likely to be available through someplace else like an autoyard? I asked the dealer and he said it was not part of the engine or the gearbox which he gave a warranty for. I am not happy.

[Philip Fisher]

Originally Posted by DrNAbbas

Bought a used XC90 2017 less than 3 months ago and the drive just went exactly liked described in the comments above. Took it to Volvo Dublin, they said it was the ERAD and that cost is 9000+!
I just wanted to ask if this part is likely to be available through someplace else like an autoyard? I asked the dealer and he said it was not part of the engine or the gearbox which he gave a warranty for. I am not happy.

I have seen secondhand erads for sale on ebay from crashed T8s yes.

Please check it is not repairable first. As I said above Volvo dealers have been rebuilding them due to clutch pack failures and this is a circa 3k job. Your failure could of course be something else.

[Volvocano]

Originally Posted by DrNAbbas

Bought a used XC90 2017 less than 3 months ago and the drive just went exactly liked described in the comments above. Took it to Volvo Dublin, they said it was the ERAD and that cost is 9000+!
I just wanted to ask if this part is likely to be available through someplace else like an autoyard? I asked the dealer and he said it was not part of the engine or the gearbox which he gave a warranty for. I am not happy.

Wow, that's way above the usual £3,500ish I've seen mentioned for a new ERAD.

[Philip Fisher]

Originally Posted by Volvocano

Wow, that's way above the usual £3,500ish I've seen mentioned for a new ERAD.

An ERAD rebuild is indeed circa 3.5k GBP. A replacement ERAD is also correct at roughly 9k GBP.

[Volvocano]

Originally Posted by Philip Fisher

An ERAD rebuild is indeed circa 3.5k GBP. A replacement ERAD is also correct at roughly 9k GBP.

Ouchie! How can a ERAD cost more than a budget car? Utter madness!

[techwatcher]

Originally Posted by Volvocano

Ouchie! How can a ERAD cost more than a budget car? Utter madness!

It's a major, complex component of a car from a decent marque, they are produced in fairly small numbers and Volvo need to take a profit on it.

[S90]

Not any more expensive than prime parts on other cars. If you think £9k is expensive, you should look at some of the prices of Rolls Royce, Ferrari parts. Eg, the dimming sunroof from the first gen Maybach will set you back £50k, and that not fitted!

[moh770]

My car is a 2019 Volvo xc90 t8 hyrbrid inscription pro, recently it has been juddering while driving, I took it to Volvo and they said you need to replace ERAD and IEM (inverter electronic module) and that it would cost £10,173.66, as it’s out of warranty, I’ve contacted maybe 10 different garages, 4 Volvo specialists and nobody could help, I emailed Volvo directly three times and they are yet to respond, I cannot afford that much to fix my car, does anyone at all know where I can get it sorted, or even refurbed, I love my car but can’t afford that repair cost, it’s insane, I can buy a car for that much.

[S90]

Originally Posted by moh770

My car is a 2019 Volvo xc90 t8 hyrbrid inscription pro, recently it has been juddering while driving, I took it to Volvo and they said you need to replace ERAD and IEM (inverter electronic module) and that it would cost £10,173.66, as it’s out of warranty, I’ve contacted maybe 10 different garages, 4 Volvo specialists and nobody could help, I emailed Volvo directly three times and they are yet to respond, I cannot afford that much to fix my car, does anyone at all know where I can get it sorted, or even refurbed, I love my car but can’t afford that repair cost, it’s insane, I can buy a car for that much.

Your car can't be that far out of warranty?? Does it have a full service history? If so, Volvo may offer a contribution towards the repair. Have you asked?