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Old Mar 12th, 2006, 17:56   #11
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Those are the ones I have gone for (i.e. Watchdog, VOSA and Which Magazine).

I guess none of us have time to organise a pressure group, although maybe that is what it would take to get a result. I am sure Volvo UK are simply relying on this all blowing over, leaving those affected lumbered with a defective part / car.

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Old Mar 12th, 2006, 18:55   #12
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Hi all,
Just got off the phone with volvo,my car has been with the dealers since last week,the service manager quoted me £700 to fit a new ETM,he said it had 7 faults after the test and all were related to the ETM,he told me to contact volvo uk to see if any discount would be allowed but they have just told me they will not offer any goodwill gesture as my car has not been serviced every year since I bought it,I bought the car with 43000 on the clock and it is now getting near to 54000 when the next service is due,now the point is I live in Jersey and I have only been doing just over 3000 a year since I bought it not the average of 10000 on the mainland but volvo uk still expect me to shell out for a service every year or every 3000 which is a joke,
the car is in great nick apart from the ETM issue according to the service manager,so there you have it I will have to pay up to have a faulty part fitted which is going to cost £380 plus labour,they did offer me the upgrade when its available but she coudld,nt answer me when I told her no upgrade will fix a damaged ETM,i have been driving volvo,s for 35 years but will not be for 36 thats for sure.Volvo should be ashamed of themselves grasping at every little straw to avoid there responsabilities.Hugh.
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To be fair, all manufacturers stipulate a mileage & time for the servicing works to be carried out (ie 12k / 12 months, 18k / 12 mohts). Wouldn't matter if it was Renault, Volvo or Porsche.
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There is nothing "fare" about VolvoUK, nothing.
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There is nothing "fare" about VolvoUK, nothing.
They've been very fair with me and my family whenever we've had dealings with them in the past! Given us loads of freebies that they could have charged us for. Maybe we're just lucky.

The dealer network is a bit hit and miss though, some are excellent and some are jaw droppingly awful.
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Well that means I would have been taking in for a service about 1500 miles after the previous one,I made a point of not using the car to much because when I bought it I thought this will be my last volvo which I intended to take to South Africa where I intend to retire to in a few years time,not much chance of that happening now,just another example of how this ETM issue has affected loyal volvo owners.at the end of the day its not about money its about volvo uk trying to evade there responsibility and not seeming to care about the safety issue.Hugh
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Well that means I would have been taking in for a service about 1500 miles after the previous one,I
Well, yes.. thats what Volvo wants you to do!! Sounds silly but even if you don't cover much mileage its a good idea to have a service on a yearly interval, such as an oil change etc.

Volvo are just doing everything "by the book".
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the local dealer the one we have no option but to use charges £100 per hour
don,t you think it would be an expensive oil change
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