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XC60 'Limp Home' After Clutch repair

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Old Oct 13th, 2018, 08:58   #1
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Exclamation XC60 'Limp Home' After Clutch repair

Long story, so will try to abreviate much of the useless stuff.
I have an XC60 2011, 2.4D5 which I have owned 18 months, full service history, all at Volvo, 83k miles. It went for service 4 weeks ago with no known issues. I collected it and 2nd day i used the car after service the clutch went. Catastrophic failure - dropping from 4th to third entering roundabout, revs increased, no traction. Stopped car and recovered drive but clutch burning smell filled the car.

Took to main dealer who confirmed clutch issue and went in for work. Required slave cylinder, clutch and fly wheel. Usual excessive price. Collected car, and on way home from garage, car went into limp home at 70 mph. No power, high revs, but no indication lights on the dash. Immediate return to garage, once restarted, the power was restored, but they agreed to look at the car. After 2 days they said they couldn't replicate the fault. I took away and within 2 days the fault returned. Garage had the car back, and this time they saw the fault. Then stated it wa the accelerator response valve - changed it with an item from one of their stock cars and the fault went away (for them).

I took the car, and again it failed exactly same way. returned to dealer following morning, still limping. They had it a further week, and replaced a non faulty branch pipe beneath the turbos which they showed me. I asked if it was faulty - apparently not, but when they changed it the fault went away (for them). No it didnt, it lasted 40 miles and the problem still exists.

Returned to Volvo - they collected it from work, as it was becoming dangerous in traffic, just stalling for no reason. I had also discovered throughout the saga, that the rear parking sensors, reverse lights and rear camera had stopped working. Despite volvo assuring me they had checked all the wiring harness, clearly they had not retraced the harness to the gearbox where the reverse switch connector must have been left off.

Diagnostics sent to volvo hq - suggested a 3 way splice on wiring at the accelerator pedal. They are still road testing it. They have now had the car a total of 12 days - I am not paying as they took in a perfectly good functioning car for service, and it has deteriorated into an expensive car shell.

Any suggestions re the fault? Their technicians appear clueless.

With regard to legal issues, what are my options from owners experience?

I have a good solicitor cover, and may have to get these on board if this saga continues, above all I need the car for foreign travel in November.

They have provided a new V60 as courtesy so far, but I am sure they will soon want that back.
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