D4 VEA 'check engine' light / EGR fault thread

[craigv60]

Originally Posted by Mimibear

Hi all ignorance was bliss. High performance bliss. Then at 21,000 miles on my 2016 S80 and the oil service light first then check engine followed. This is my first ever diesel and first ever Volvo. EGR cooler and new pipes fitted under warranty. The car drives like a slug being pulled by two snails. Then I find this thread and I am not alone. On this thread approx page 50, end of 2015 early 2016 the good people like 007 and Tinkerer report the new engine map is a tactical fix with loss of power at sub 2000 revs. Fast forward to May 2018 and page 176 of this thread and that same 'fix' has been applied to my car.

Is this as good as it gets? Or is there a fix for the fix?
Good luck to everyone!
Mimi

I had 3 EGR fixes done on my MY2015 V60 D4 manual and none affected performance or economy in any way. If performance has changed for you post-fix, get back onto the dealer and insist loud and long that they check the car over carefully.

I was very suspicious of ECU updates affecting the punchy performance, but a stopwatch and repeatable runs on a quiet road showed there was no difference after the fixes.

[Mimibear]

Thanks for the reply will get back to the garage. I found last night when I switched on the rarely used ECO+ mode the car was smoother. In normal mode the car is much slower at acceleration and lurching between gears. It has lost all its elegance!

[Considered1]

If it’s an Auto car will take a few goes to re-learn your driving style..

[Mimibear]

Originally Posted by Considered1

If it’s an Auto car will take a few goes to re-learn your driving style..

Hi yes it is an automatic gearbox. I'll do some more miles this weekend.

[Mimibear]

Originally Posted by Mimibear

Hi yes it is an automatic gearbox. I'll do some more miles this weekend.

Performance did not improve in fact deteriorated significantly. It was back at the same main dealer today who reported a pipe to the turbo was disconnected. Have assured me the original issue and new issue are resolved plus an even newer ECU map has been applied. Let's hope this third attempt at a fix was successful!

[Pas12345]

Hi all new to the group ... Been having problems with egr valve since the first year 2014 d4 xc60 been in 3 times upto date in 3 years! What happens now that it is out of warranty and gone again within 10 months? Am i liable for cost or volvo? Anyone else been through this? Any help advice much appreciated.

[iain cooper]

what fixes have they done to sort the problem ?

Iain

[NigelDay]

Does the car have a Volvo FSH ? You need to ask your Volvo dealer for a copy of the 'service actions' for your car. It looks like this and tells you what is (and is not) covered under warranty. For mine, the EGR cooler is covered to 30/06/18 and the EGR valve to 24/06/20 (5 years from new).

[Pas12345]

Iain... the last 3 years they exchanged the egr cooler twice and egr valve and now gone again ?

Nigel...no i have not got that who do i ask the volvo garage who has done the work? Much appreciated all the help and advice of you both

[Pas12345]

Originally Posted by Simon Stafford

Volvo UK and Volvo Sweeden were not interested and passed me back to the supplying garage.

Long and protracted saga but car spent nearly 5 months on the drive while I sought to reject the vehicle.

The garage and credit card between them agreed to buy the car back and although I have suffered a significant loss I am finally rid of the nightmare.

I don't know if the garage will advertise the car's extensive fault history so if you are tempted to buy SM63MXV I hope the garage have not misrepresented it.

After so many years driving them I will miss my old Volvos but I will never again feel tempted to buy one.



As for anyone else out there if your new car goes wrong don't let Volvo repair it: reject it on the spot. If I had done that I would have had a full refund as it is, letting them help me has cost me dear.

Im thinking off claiming of my credit card company too how did you go about it?