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Just had this message show up on my 2018 T8 with less than 1000 miles. Along with VOC failure.

Previous 2016 bought back from Volvo under lemon law. Oh boy here we go again...
 
From my own intimate knowledge on some of this you could have one or many -

1) The Coolant Sensor is defective, but still OK to drive, despite the error. (will actually turn into check engine light).
2) IGM in 2016's and some early 2017's were infact faulty - again, you can drive unless you get the Turtle
3) HV battery is defective, again in 2016's and early 2017's. (Early builds with delivery in January - March)
4) Following the most recent software update you will get a check engine light if you didn't get an update 2-3 weeks later with the fix. No idea of root cause.

All of this knowledge from the threads here and my own personal experience. The issues *are* identified and fixed, but very frustrating as the dealers are forced into an "Error = Fix" despite that other errors are very likely. Why they just don't offer some kind of preventative maintenance line item for these vehicles is unknown. That said, later 2017's and 2018's seem much less prone to these issue. Impossible, absolutely not, but coming from a manufacturing background somewhat - you got to use the parts you have before you can get the new "better" ones down the line.
Add one possible reason: dealer could mix up the wire connections and it could trigger this message (heard from my dealer). After they have fixed this and update the software, the issue has been resolved. Regarding the diagnose data sent to Volvo in my case, I haven't heard anything back from Volvo. I don't believe it is related to the cold weather since I have had my T8 in extremely cold weather conditions (more than -20 C) for more than two weeks and it has worked so far - knocking on wood.
 
My 16-month old MY2017 T8 just got hit by this issue. The error popped up for the first time yesterday, about an hour into a 3-day road trip, and is still on after multiple stops and restarts.

It doesn't seem to have affected anything. I don't know if it is a coincidence, but at one point during the drive, the A/C fan was blowing really hard and there was no cold air coming. After a quick rest stop and restart, everything was ok.

I'll take it to the dealer when I return home. They are already waiting for a VOC module battery to arrive from Sweden to fix the "On Call Service Required" message.
 
My 16-month old MY2017 T8 just got hit by this issue. The error popped up for the first time yesterday, about an hour into a 3-day road trip, and is still on after multiple stops and restarts. [...]
The error message went away on its own after about two days. I took it to the local Volvo service department today. They said they downloaded the error codes and contacted Volvo.

Volvo told them that this is a "known software glitch" and that they are working on a fix which has not yet been released!
 
Yes, I agree. I only had that one occurrence.

I have driven from MN to AZ without any recurrence or issues since then. CA up next and then return trip home in a couple of weeks via Durango and Colorado Springs. Just enjoying the car and will be ready for 30K service when I get home.

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I was told that this was triggered because of the high hybrid coolant temperature fault by my dealer. No fix was done they just did the “Total Software Update”.


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2018 Volvo XC90 T-8 Hybrid, in USA. Volvo replacing ERAD. Experienced same symptoms others describe here. As car was bought new, is less than a year old and meets Lemon Law threshold after several failed service and repair attempts, we are now considering whether to accept the repaired car or to pursue a new replacement vehicle.
 
2018 XC 90 T8, Our hybrid system failure was subjected to several misdiagnoses. Problems began as soon as we got the new car home, and have persisted over the last 10 months. It was not a software issue, or a faulty battery, or a thermostat problem! We are now getting ERAD replaced. And debating whether to pursue buyback or if that will just bring us more problems..
 
2018 XC 90 T8, Our hybrid system failure was subjected to several misdiagnoses. Problems began as soon as we got the new car home, and have persisted over the last 10 months. It was not a software issue, or a faulty battery, or a thermostat problem! We are now getting ERAD replaced. And debating whether to pursue buyback or if that will just bring us more problems..
Maybe with the amount of time (week 3 started) my car has been at the Volvo dealership being diagnosed by Sweden, they may eventually have a fix or answer for it...

In the mean time, I definitely need to pursue some course of action as my car has been out of service for almost 30 days in the past year of ownership.
 
Took the xc in for its 10k service yesterday. Today Hybrid system fault :mad:
Well Xc has been in the shop since Monday this week. Wife talked to them and they said they were doing some software update and it failed, now it needs a new computer. :mad: Not sure exactly what they are replacing, and dont have any time frame when we get it back.

Man do i do a second buy back now, and just jump ship? Thought we would be good with a new one, but this is the second major issue already.
 
My 2019 T8 is arriving in two weeks. I'm just going to go about my business and pretend like I never clicked on this thread. :rolleyes:
 
Took the xc in for its 10k service yesterday. Today Hybrid system fault
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Well Xc has been in the shop since Monday this week. Wife talked to them and they said they were doing some software update and it failed, now it needs a new computer.
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Not sure exactly what they are replacing, and dont have any time frame when we get it back.

Man do i do a second buy back now, and just jump ship? Thought we would be good with a new one, but this is the second major issue already.
Did they get it figured out? Our dealership said they had similar issues with my T8 when they did the recent software update. They ended up erasing everything and then doing a reinstall of the new software.
We've had a few small issues since, then, but nothing major.
 
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