Driving with ERAD fault

[Arty68]

Hello,

I think our XC90 T8 has developed the dreaded ERAD fault. The issue is the local Volvo dealer can’t look at it for a couple of weeks as the master technician is off ATM. Can I still drive it , will it cause more damage or possibly break down?

Thanks

[Philip Fisher]

Originally Posted by Arty68

Hello,

I think our XC90 T8 has developed the dreaded ERAD fault. The issue is the local Volvo dealer can’t look at it for a couple of weeks as the master technician is off ATM. Can I still drive it , will it cause more damage or possibly break down?

Thanks

Is it under warranty? What are the symptoms (it can fail in different ways....)

[Arty68]

Cheers,
It's a 16 plate but has a after market warranty from Motoreasy, hopefully it will be mostly covered by that..
Symptoms are:-

A clonk from the rear
its not keen on engageing the electric motor
if in electric uphill can be a struggle until petrol engine kicks which can be sudden and a high revs

[Philip Fisher]

Originally Posted by Arty68

Cheers,
It's a 16 plate but has a after market warranty from Motoreasy, hopefully it will be mostly covered by that..
Symptoms are:-

A clonk from the rear
its not keen on engageing the electric motor
if in electric uphill can be a struggle until petrol engine kicks which can be sudden and a high revs

I would avoid driving it if possible, mainly because of the clunk. When mine failed it just didn't do anything, so wasn't causing any damage. I drove round for a bit till the dealer fixed it.

Importantly, a new erad is 9k. A repair of the gears/clutch pack to the new design is 3k.

[ergonomist]

Originally Posted by Arty68

Cheers,
It's a 16 plate but has a after market warranty from Motoreasy, hopefully it will be mostly covered by that..
Symptoms are:-

A clonk from the rear
its not keen on engageing the electric motor
if in electric uphill can be a struggle until petrol engine kicks which can be sudden and a high revs

Apologies for coming to this late - been out of the country.

My experience of Motoreasy suggests DON'T drive it. They have a clause in their Ts and Cs that says they're not liable for consequential damage if you continue to drive the car after a fault is apparent. Because you've flagged the problem to the dealer you've now 'recognised' that there's a fault. They look for any opportunity to reduce the claim (in my experience, of course)...

[Kingmunky]

Originally Posted by Arty68

Hello,

I think our XC90 T8 has developed the dreaded ERAD fault. The issue is the local Volvo dealer can’t look at it for a couple of weeks as the master technician is off ATM. Can I still drive it , will it cause more damage or possibly break down?

Thanks

Not to argue with what others have said, but when I was sorting this fault the main dealer couldn't get me in to the garage for around 3-4 weeks as they wanted to time the tear-down with a visit from the warranty technician.
I was told by one of the dealer techs that it would be fine to drive until it was repaired, but they advised that I either kept the battery 'on hold' and only drove using FWD. Bit of a pain but meant I could keep using the car and have had no follow-on issues since.