Aah. Unfortunately not a quick fix. Went to the Volvo technician today and apparently it is the drive shaft. Fortunately for us we still have mechanical insurance and it will only cost us $100 to fix. Also, the little squeak/rattle i noticed as well turns out to be ball joints. This seems a fairly l...

Our 2002 V70 T5 developed quite a bad shudder from the front early July. (only 68,000 km on the clock) I figured it might be a wheel balance problem so took it to reputable company who does this kind of work as it was due a wheel alignment anyway. They rotated all the tyres, did the wheel alignment ...

final update - got our V70 back on Monday - took just over 3 weeks (Sweden to NZ) and cost (not us - but the insurer) about $1300 NZD. Not a pleasant exercise but we are very pleased to have the car back and it is driving beautifully. Long may it last!

guess we should feel comforted that this would probably indicate how difficult it would be to steal this car!!!!!

just an update - apparently the barrel in the ignition lock thing has failed so we now must wait 3-4 weeks while a new one is coded for our keys and sent out to New Zealand from Sweden :( very depressing start to Volvo ownership. also very frustating after only 45,000 kilometres of driving. fortunat...

except i should still be able to get the key past position 1 surely, or to get the auto shift out of park and i can't do either ???

Hmm. Just went and tried that but no luck. I don't have a code reader unfortunately. When I turn to position 1 i get only the airbag light plus the odometer and trip meter stuff. no other lights cos it won't go past that position. oh well, 2 days till the mechanic opens!!! thanks for your help.

Hi. Thanks for the suggestions. Tried them but to no avail. I guess it's the dealer on Wednesday for us. At least we bought the car with mechanical breakdown insurance. Still we are feeling very sad after only one week as we really love everything else about this car!

I have had my v70 2002 for only one week. bought from very reputable dealer with flawless service history. Drove it fine this morning then parked in the driveway. Went to put the car away in the garage and it will not start. All the dash lights go on (no battery problem) but will not turn past the 1...