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Mar 22nd, 2004, 14:56 | #1 |
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On Friday on the motorway (doing 40 in roadworks) I went to accelerate gently and there was no response. I looked down at the pedal and saw the brake pedal hit the floor by itself. The car stopped dead and caused a pileup behind me.
The police are investigating by getting the ecu downloaded. At the time there was no error message. Does anyone know what information they can get from the ecu? I am afraid that if it is not conclusive volvo may not take action and other people may be at risk. I am not trying to be scaremongering, but I like many others wanted this car partly for its safety reputation and this has freaked me out. Has anyone heard of it happening to anyone else? |
Mar 23rd, 2004, 00:54 | #2 |
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The police will need to investigate the OBD for readings, the ECU/ICU and gearbox for possible effects. The gearbox may be quite likely as there have been reports of sluggish time-lag on acceleration, which Volvo should have cured by now ( I think they are playing Ostriches again).
Are you a Club member? if so would you like to register your car on the XC90 register? Let me know if you would and I can send you an electronic version of the form for you to print, fill out and send back to me (either by scanning and attaching to e-mail, or by snail-mail) All the best, Peter |
Mar 24th, 2004, 21:47 | #3 |
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Thank God I drive a real car is all I say..
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Mar 25th, 2004, 17:23 | #4 |
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I have been in touch with the owner of the car above and VCUK, and VCUK have examined one car which may or may not be the same car as mentioned above. I will pass on any useful info if anything comes my way.
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Mar 26th, 2004, 15:37 | #5 |
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I experienced something similar on the M4 in road works doing about 40, when the road cleared I pushed the gas and nothing, I had time to think about pushing the hazard warning lights and moving to the hard shoulder when power was restored. Our Volvo dealer didn’t seem to take much notice but after its 3000 mile check and a lot of software/firmware uploads our D5 XC90 seems to be performing better with less turbo lag, perhaps the engine management system was to blame.
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Mar 27th, 2004, 01:40 | #6 |
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Are you a Club member? if so would you like to register your car on the XC90 register? Let me know if you would and I can send you an electronic version of the form for you to print, fill out and send back to me (either by scanning and attaching to e-mail, or by snail-mail) All the best, Peter |
Mar 27th, 2004, 19:04 | #7 |
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I reported The 'lag' in pulling away several weeks ago to my dealer.It would appear Volvo know about it.
It only seems to happen on diesel auto's and is caused by a too smaller turbo fitted. (So they say.) I own two garages and am looking into my own cure.May mean 'chipping' it and voiding my warranty, but would rather that than put my family at risk. Will let you know how I get on. |
Mar 28th, 2004, 02:46 | #8 |
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They certainly should know about it as they appear to have cured it by dint of software downloads on at least a few XC90 D5s. All the best, Peter |
Mar 31st, 2004, 17:26 | #9 |
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Ironically, as a rule, the smaller the turbo, the smaller the lag! I simply don't buy that excuse from Volvo. I'd certainly wait to see if they can get you an ECU update before getting an aftermarket one.
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Apr 1st, 2004, 16:36 | #10 |
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James,
You're right!!! It's nothing to do with the turbo - it's all in the software. Adam. |
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