Thanks, I passed it along to my daughter.

My daughter is making a move from Memphis TN to Portsmouth NH in 3 weeks and will need a good mechanic there. She took a job that is almost a $20k boost in salary after you adjust for the cost of living between the two cities. The Volvo service center in Memphis, Smisco Independent Volvo & Impor...

The AAA battery died this morning - the same immobilizer error. Their 72 month battery was out of warranty. Not even a pro-rate discount. That AAA battery was not a 72 month but a 40 month battery. My daughter got AAA to jump it off and she drove it to her mechanic. She now has a new battery and a 2...

Also be aware the 2011 model was a mild redesign. The production of the 2011 model spanned almost 19 months starting in March of 2010.

MIJ, your MVS search zin is a bit off. I had a thread about the front brakes a while back: https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=67534&p=352097#p352097 The calipers are a result of the Ford ownership. The caliper on the front of the C30 is the same as the Ford Fusion ...

It could be a few different things. The first thing I would check would be the level of power steering fluid I had in the PS unit. You can open the hood and try to locate the source of the noise with someone slowly increasing the rev of the engine. Listening through a long screwdriver as you touch d...

Welcome to Matthew's Volvo Site. When did this problem start? Has it always done this? Are there any other electronic peculiarities that have happened or CEL codes? Are there any electrical modifications or additions (amplifier, radio, fog lights, security system)? And, does everything work in the c...

The solenoid pack is inside the transmission. If you are having solenoid problems sometimes a fluid flush will fix it. Otherwise it means pulling the transmission and opening it up to get to the solenoid pack.

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That is all I can find about leak detection pumps. This is an uncommon problem.

My daughter came home for Christmas and I got to perform my yearly inspection of the car. Over the past year she has had scheduled service twice. The C30 now has 78K miles on it. About 5 months ago she got the check engine light. The local Volvo garage could not read the code with their code reader ...