Windscreen leak
Discussion
IAmTheWalrus said:
Northampton but its not leaked since so I think its ok. I'm keeping an eye on it but I know these things don't get better by themselves...
If you can push the screen out from inside it hasn’t got better. It didn’t cost much to get a dealer to reseal my S60’s screen a few years agoCommon Volvo issue, I've had both of my screens removed and resealed on ours, at my own expense. Chap came to the house, did a great job - £80 or so. Late 2000s XC70s. Just not enough sealant applied in the factory and it's so obvious once the screen is removed. Car is even a touch quieter afterwards.
Volvo know of the cars around 2010 having screen issues, because of a lack of prep and primer to the frames, so the windscreen becomes unbonded. They will fix it FOC , but you will have to give them your insurance details, for if the screen breaks, its your problem. Been through all this with my 2010 XC60, which became loose around the top on the drivers side , to the point I showed the local Volvo dealer and he yelped to not push it any further out.
Local Autoglass guy I saw working on a car, I stopped and asked him and said he had done loads, known issue.
Volvo were not interested when I requested that the defect was a safety issue and should have been recalled. They basically 'hope' most people at the time had fitted new screens, so would have cost them nothing. The Volvo dealer said that certain issues , like this, Volvo can be pretty unhelpful and even though they are aware of the issues and its pretty world known, Volvo chose to ignore it.
I had a new screen fitted , but the glass guy rejected 2 off the new Volvo OEM screens before he fitted ours , which was also worrying on quality of the screens they were supplying.
Our cars gone now and if it wasnt for the deal our dealer gave us on a new XC60, I would have probably moved away from Volvo, for the lack of support or help that Volvo HQ at Marlow were willing to offer. Luckily our later car hasnt had a screen issue and has been far more reliable than the first car, so not needing HQ assistance on anything so far, although the removal of the seatbelt tensioners and fitting non tensioners for safety recall, is widely considered to be a backward step.
Local Autoglass guy I saw working on a car, I stopped and asked him and said he had done loads, known issue.
Volvo were not interested when I requested that the defect was a safety issue and should have been recalled. They basically 'hope' most people at the time had fitted new screens, so would have cost them nothing. The Volvo dealer said that certain issues , like this, Volvo can be pretty unhelpful and even though they are aware of the issues and its pretty world known, Volvo chose to ignore it.
I had a new screen fitted , but the glass guy rejected 2 off the new Volvo OEM screens before he fitted ours , which was also worrying on quality of the screens they were supplying.
Our cars gone now and if it wasnt for the deal our dealer gave us on a new XC60, I would have probably moved away from Volvo, for the lack of support or help that Volvo HQ at Marlow were willing to offer. Luckily our later car hasnt had a screen issue and has been far more reliable than the first car, so not needing HQ assistance on anything so far, although the removal of the seatbelt tensioners and fitting non tensioners for safety recall, is widely considered to be a backward step.
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