Mikealder,

Thanks so much for the reply. My fear is exactly what you stated is your guess: that the broken yellow wire in the trunk hinge has created a fault in the REM. I had looked into replacing the REM and it was a few hundred dollars, which I thought wasn't worth it. I had performed work to ...

Also performed today:

I tested it just now with the connector unplugged:
8.5 volts connector unplugged
8.5 volts unplugged with brake pedal pressed in

With the connector plugged in:
.24 volts plugged in
.24 volts plugged in and with brake pedal pressed in

I am able to trace the yellow and ...

sparky65,

I had a similar issue with my '04 V70 front driver's seat. I contacted Volvo of North America and began an email correspondence with Donna. She informed me that she would contact my local Volvo dealership and alert them that I would be calling to schedule an inspection of the issue. They ...

Failed state inspection due to upper third brake light failure on my 04 V70. The upper third brake light is located in the spoiler.

Some background:
Three years ago my alarm kept randomly turning on and the door locks were acting erratic. I was able to troubleshoot it back to the wires concealed in ...