Hi All, <P>I am a relatively new Volvo owner. I purchased my first Volvo about 4 months ago from Volvo of Charlotte - a pre-owned 1998 V70 with about 46,000 miles on it. The car was certified, and I purchased an additional 2 yr, 24000 extended warranty. First the good - I love the car, love the drive, love the look. The dealer was a pleasure to work with, and they've got a very well organized service department. At 49,400 miles, I had the 50,000 mile service performed at the dealer - no problems. <P>OK, now the bad...Last friday, I took the day off and decided to run some errands. The power windows would not go down, nor would the power mirrors work. I took it to the dealer at 4:30 pm; they took a look and found a "bad switch", which they replaced (it was a "warranty item" - my car now has 50,400 miles on it, so the extended warranty kicked in). The service manager told me that the faulty switch had drained down my battery, and that I should drive it for 30 minutes or so to charge it back up. Which I did. Next morning, car would not start. I jumped it, and thought maybe I had not charged it enough the day before. I drove around for an hour or two. While driving, my ABS light came on, and the radio started kicking in and out. I then stopped at a Best Buy. I immediately tried to start the car - wouldn't start. So I had it jumped again and drove home. Next day (Sunday) car wouldn't start, and now couldn't even be jumped. I had it towed to the Dealer on Monday. <P>Dealter looked at it on Monday and told me that: (1) The faulty switch had apparently killed the battery, so I needed a new one ($140); (2) The control module for my ABS was bad and needed to be replaced ($580 inc. labor); (3) My keyless remote was bad and needed replacing ($136). He also told me that he had contacted the claims department and was told that none of these were covered under my extended warranty. Now, I can understand the keyless remote (and I'll just get a new one on ebay or something). But the battery drained because of a problem (faulty switch) which WAS a warranty item - I argued that I should at least get some type of pro-rata coverage. And as for the ABS module - how can this not be covered!!! It's a basic safety item, for goshsakes!!! <P>So, here's what I have done: (1) I tried reasoning with the claims department, to no avail. (2) I contacted my salesman, and he claims that he agrees with me, but he needs to talk to a few "higher ups". Meanwhile, my car is still in the shop waiting for the repairs. <P>My argument is: (1) The extended warranty should cover both items, and (2) the car is only 400 MILES!!! outside of its original warranty. Is this planned obsolescence or what. <P>Needless to say, I'm not having a good experience with my first Volvo. Can anyone give me any advice on the best way to approach warranty issues with Volvo. Who should I contact? Am I just **** out of luck? <P>Sorry for the long message and hope someone can help. <P>