Hi,
I've recently bought a 2008 XC70 D5. Lovely car but it intermittently (more often than not) struggles to read the key when starting.
When placing the key into the slot in the dash, it sometimes goes all the way in and it starts on the button. Other times it might go all the way in, or might not, and no lights show on the dash and it won't start. If I repeat slotting the key in many times, it eventually fires.
I've got an eye-watering quote from Volvo to replace the unit. I've tried calling a couple of Volvo specialist and they said that Volvo had to do it because of the programming required. Just wondering if there were any others out there capable of doing the job.
I'm in the Southern Highlands of NSW but willing to take a long drive if the price is better than what I've been quoted.
Thanks, Nigel.