Don't tow it for a long distance, the bearings inside transmission are not lubricated without engine running.

Good point. In this case we were only trying to get it up onto a flatbed, but didn't want to drag it diagonally out of its parking space. Luckily we were able to turn the key with enough ...

Every auto car I've ever driven had a manual over ride for the shifter.

except this one. I spent an hour looking in the car for it and read the complete owner's manual.

It doesn't exist.
It does seem like a dumb oversight to me as well. A simple button to move the release rod isn't a ...

The only solution I could find was to remove the air box under the hood, release the shift cable from the transmission, and move the shift lever by hand.

and there's your answer.
no manual over ride.

Thanks! That's bizarre, since the generations on either side BOTH have some mechanism. I ...

Not alternator failure if the lights out is sudden. Usually you see everything get slower and dimmer as the battery depletes.


This is true, although we are relying on someone's recounting of someone else's description of the event. You are correct, but it's hard to know the timing and speed of ...

So the pic I posted the other day from the rear (that's all I could see at the time) is minor. This is what happens when a moron of a tow guy gets stupid.

I had my car towed a couple years ago and the guy was pointing under my car at a similar part, saying, "See? Right here's a subframe, I can ...

I'm not a Volvo expert but in the case where a car is driving along normally and then loses all electrical power, that could be due to a failed alternator, or even just alternator belt. Usually (here's where my knowledge lacks) the alt. belt would also drive other things like power steering, perhaps ...

Hello,

I've read threads on this site many times over the years, but never actually owned a Volvo personally. My wife had a 2005 S40 that we loved, and my parents have an '06 XC70 also.

This relates to the XC70: recently it had a faulty ignition switch, causing the key not to rotate past ...