Hi all,
Writing to see if anyone has any experience with a newer Volvo having intermittent loss of all electrical power. I've seen some threads on similar topics, only one with a very similar issue, but no real solutions yet. Here's the issue:
I have a 2013 Volvo XC60 3.2 FWD with 40,000 miles, just the basic model without any upgrades. Yesterday the vehicle had no power. No dome lights, no dash lights, no ignition, no power door locks, key fob didn't do anything. A totally dead car. I hit the start button and nothing happened. I didn't leave any lights on or doors open that would have drained the battery. I opened the hood, took off the batter cover and inspected the battery. Everything looked good, no corrosion, wires connected. Next I open the driver's door and the now the dome lights and dash lights come on. I try to start the car. It turns over once and then all the power goes out again. I go back to the engine, wiggle some battery wires a little (literally did nothing of significance) and then go back to check. the lights come on again, and the car starts right up. I turn it off after running it for 10 minutes and it starts up again no problem. This smells like some sort of electrical issue instead of a battery issue to me. ECM maybe? Why else would ALL the power be dead, only to come on again when I basically just open the hood? Doesn't make any sense. The day before yesterday it was raining all day, which we drove in for 5 hours and the temperature was in the mid 60s. This same issue also used to happen about a year ago, probably a handful of times. The car would always start up again after I opened the hood and looked at the battery. I seem to recall it was also associated with a recent rain, but not always. There are no check engine lights, just the "time for regular maintenance" reminder (I do the routine maintenance myself).
Thoughts?
I would love to hear especially from someone who has very similar experience and if any repairs were done that worked. When I get home from work I'm going to check the battery more thoroughly, but I'm not too suspicious that's the issue. It was replaced about 1.5 years ago at the dealership at the time I bought it (wondering now if they knew this was going on??).
Writing to see if anyone has any experience with a newer Volvo having intermittent loss of all electrical power. I've seen some threads on similar topics, only one with a very similar issue, but no real solutions yet. Here's the issue:
I have a 2013 Volvo XC60 3.2 FWD with 40,000 miles, just the basic model without any upgrades. Yesterday the vehicle had no power. No dome lights, no dash lights, no ignition, no power door locks, key fob didn't do anything. A totally dead car. I hit the start button and nothing happened. I didn't leave any lights on or doors open that would have drained the battery. I opened the hood, took off the batter cover and inspected the battery. Everything looked good, no corrosion, wires connected. Next I open the driver's door and the now the dome lights and dash lights come on. I try to start the car. It turns over once and then all the power goes out again. I go back to the engine, wiggle some battery wires a little (literally did nothing of significance) and then go back to check. the lights come on again, and the car starts right up. I turn it off after running it for 10 minutes and it starts up again no problem. This smells like some sort of electrical issue instead of a battery issue to me. ECM maybe? Why else would ALL the power be dead, only to come on again when I basically just open the hood? Doesn't make any sense. The day before yesterday it was raining all day, which we drove in for 5 hours and the temperature was in the mid 60s. This same issue also used to happen about a year ago, probably a handful of times. The car would always start up again after I opened the hood and looked at the battery. I seem to recall it was also associated with a recent rain, but not always. There are no check engine lights, just the "time for regular maintenance" reminder (I do the routine maintenance myself).
Thoughts?
I would love to hear especially from someone who has very similar experience and if any repairs were done that worked. When I get home from work I'm going to check the battery more thoroughly, but I'm not too suspicious that's the issue. It was replaced about 1.5 years ago at the dealership at the time I bought it (wondering now if they knew this was going on??).
