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Re: Re: Consumer Reports April Auto issue
I traded in my 99 S80 T6 for my '05 4Runner. Although it did make it to 100,000 miles and was a very comfortable car, it was riddled with problems and recalls. Just about everything on it is software-based, requiring you to take it to a dealer, who owns the proprietary software for diagnostic and software reset procedures at $100/hour. Dealers make you spend hundreds of dollars on "possible problems" before they acknowledge a recall issue. In the last 4 months that I owned it, I spent well over $5,000 on it in repairs, and it still needed a lot more work. Before I traded it in, the check engine light had come on agian, and even though the Volvo Service Technician admitted it was likely to be the electronic throttle module which was under recall warranty, they wanted me to spend another $1,000 to change the O2 sensors before they would replace the throttle module. This was typical of every issue I had with it. And yes, it did leave me stranded several times. I maintained it very well. IMHO, they are made with very poor quality materials, and not enough R&D went into them before they were released to consumers. I will never buy a Volvo again. I'd much rather have my beautiful wife, daughter, and soon-to-be-born second daughter in our 4Runner. The extra gas it burns is well worth it.
majewski said:
I traded in my 99 S80 T6 for my '05 4Runner. Although it did make it to 100,000 miles and was a very comfortable car, it was riddled with problems and recalls. Just about everything on it is software-based, requiring you to take it to a dealer, who owns the proprietary software for diagnostic and software reset procedures at $100/hour. Dealers make you spend hundreds of dollars on "possible problems" before they acknowledge a recall issue. In the last 4 months that I owned it, I spent well over $5,000 on it in repairs, and it still needed a lot more work. Before I traded it in, the check engine light had come on agian, and even though the Volvo Service Technician admitted it was likely to be the electronic throttle module which was under recall warranty, they wanted me to spend another $1,000 to change the O2 sensors before they would replace the throttle module. This was typical of every issue I had with it. And yes, it did leave me stranded several times. I maintained it very well. IMHO, they are made with very poor quality materials, and not enough R&D went into them before they were released to consumers. I will never buy a Volvo again. I'd much rather have my beautiful wife, daughter, and soon-to-be-born second daughter in our 4Runner. The extra gas it burns is well worth it.
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