V70 - 2004 - $800 to reactivate my cruise control?
V70 - 2004 - $800 to reactivate my cruise control?
Volvo wants about $800 to reactivate my cruise control. Its $669 for the software from Volvo and about $150 for the dealer! What are the ways around this? I thought I paid for my software license when I bought the car and would be charged nominal fees for changes. I didn't ask! Sounds like the credit card companies to me.
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Reason: Spiced up title a bit, moved to 2001+ forum
Reason: Spiced up title a bit, moved to 2001+ forum
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matthew1
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$800 to reactivate cruise control? That is serious money for a software upgrade.
Did you call other dealers? There should be a dozen within 100 miles of you.
What caused the cruise control software programming to fail, or get erased?
Did you call other dealers? There should be a dozen within 100 miles of you.
What caused the cruise control software programming to fail, or get erased?
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Matt:
The previous owner asked the dealer - Coast Volvo (Sarasota) to disable the cruise. Coast chose to change the software and charge her over $300. My thoughts are there were other options to disable the cruise like disconnecting the lead from the on/off switch - but then how could you charge $300 or so?
Volvo wants $669 plus tax for the software and Coast wants about $150 labor. Coast claims to have no clout with Volvo to get the software. Volvo in NJ is no help.
The previous owner asked the dealer - Coast Volvo (Sarasota) to disable the cruise. Coast chose to change the software and charge her over $300. My thoughts are there were other options to disable the cruise like disconnecting the lead from the on/off switch - but then how could you charge $300 or so?
Volvo wants $669 plus tax for the software and Coast wants about $150 labor. Coast claims to have no clout with Volvo to get the software. Volvo in NJ is no help.
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Don't take one dealer's word for it. Rarely do several dealers have the same story with their explanations/charges/excuses. They're all completely seperate businesses. Call around.
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Do you have the part number for the software? I HIGHLY doubt there is a $669 piece of software. I have asked a few tech's and off the top of their heads they have never heard of the cruise control software removal or cruise control software re-load. Especially not at $669.
I was wondering why not just not use it in the first place? Why would the original owner not just keep the $300 bucks and not use it....Too late for that now though.
I agree on the multiple different opinions like Matthew said, they are all very much not created equal. Good luck.
I was wondering why not just not use it in the first place? Why would the original owner not just keep the $300 bucks and not use it....Too late for that now though.
I agree on the multiple different opinions like Matthew said, they are all very much not created equal. Good luck.
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I found a cruise control removal part number. It only costs $20 bucks plus the cost of labor. The only way I can see that they would charge you this much is if they were changing other parts like the switch, and even then, I have no idea how they got to $669. Get a second quote.
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