I owe you a beer my man! This happened to me yesterday. 2 different mechanics had a look under my hood only to tell me i needed recovery. While waiting for the recovery vehicle i found this vid and all was revealed. I cancelled the recovery vehicle and made my way. Thank you for making this video!
Holy crap. THANK YOU for posting this. My wife and I just bought a Volvo S40 at auction for close to nothing and right after the first test drive (after winning it), it started exhibiting all sorts of crazy behavior to include: Windshield wipers turning on randomly with no way of shutting them off, signal lights randomly not working, "immobilizer check manual" message, various "fill fluid" messages, a problem where it didn't seem like it was getting enough gas when we tried to accelerate, and car occasionally starting, but not letting it shift out of park. Saw this video and checked the computer and sure enough, the one on the right was disconnected. Pushed that sucker back in and ALL of the problems appear to be resolved. We have no Volvo dealership here. One mechanic said it was showing signs of so many problems that he might charge us between $500 and $600 just for diagnostics and another mechanic just outright refused to look at it. Thanks again for this post. Just saved us both a lot of stress and headache.
Bro my girlfriend and I came home from a night out. We sat in car for a good minute and the lights came on. She’s the type to give me a case if she wasn’t in the car but she was. Needless to say we watched your video together and her car is back to regular operation THANK YOU VERY MUCH
Miałem identyczny problem. Żona wysiadajac zachaczyla torba o tą wtyczkę i się wypiela. Już dzwoniłem do znajomego mechanika ale w ostatnim momencie wpisałem w gogle problem z immobilaizerem i wyskoczył twój film. Uratowales mi dupsko 💪 dzięki wielkie. Już witalem się z laweta 🤣 i zegnalem z plikiem kasy❤️
Thanks Adam! You saved me a whole lot of money, time and grief. I had the car go out last night and had to have it towed home. I found your video online, and I thought what are the odds of me having the same problem. I took a look under the dash and found that my connectors were loose as well, so I reseated them. I did have to lock/unlock the doors five times to reset the immobilizer and after that I was back in business. Thanks for sharing!!
I know it's a 9 year old video but I just wanted to say thanks for it. Saved me alot of stress. Car was doing this intermittently then completely stopped working last night. Gave those plugs a press in now it's working fine.
Oh man!! I just want to thank you for this great and simple vid! This very problem has driven me to distraction these last few weeks and had so many breakdowns and recoveries because of it. Today, with it stuck motionless and unresponsive on the drive I tried your 30 second fix and boom! Kicked in straight away. I just cannot believe that such an ongoing problem was solved SO quickly and without costing a bean! Bless you my friend for taking the time to make and post this video.
Last night that happened to me. I did see this video before, so I towed my car (paid by my insurance). Then, after I arrived home tried to check out a few solution from Internet and found this video very useful. This morning, I used this tips and wualllaaa.... I fixed the car immediately. My car up and running again and don't have to spend extra money at the auto repair shop. Thank you so much for the solution, Adam.
Thank you. Mine showed the same error messages as in your video. Looked on various forums where people talked about changing the battery, changing the ECM fuse, etc. All very dubious, speaking as an Electronics Engineer. Found the connector had come loose. Pushed it back in. Problem solved. Stupid Volvo design putting the ECM in the foot well with a loose clothe cover over it, where feet can disturb the wiring loom and connectors. Thanks again. You are a star.
Thank you so much for posting this!! It happened to my wife this evening. I did a quick Google search, and so was armed with this knowledge, and a few other possibilities before going to rescue here. Once I arrived I had her on her way again in seconds! Thanks again!
OH MY GOSH, thank you so much for making this video!!!! I got a 2005 Volvo V50 after a bad accident totalled my old S60. I love this car, but had this problem start multiple times yesterday. I recently replaced a couple fuses for the 12 volts and WAS driving on some rough roads for parts of my job. This would make perfect sense. Going to try this fix today. Thank you again so much
Dont never like or comment but mate your an absolute star I just brought a v50 2007 with same problem for real cheap got it home plugged this clip in and it started thank you mate helped alot over the moon is an understatement
Thanks alot ! You just saved me from scrapping my s40 -10 . Has been to 2 mechanic shops, they couldnt solve it.My car has now sat for 3 weeks in my garage ,when i found this video. The connectors didnt seems to be loose,but i tapped on them with a screwdriver,and IT STARTED !!! and as a bonus my fuel gauge works for the first time. So again :thank you very much for this helpful tutorial,after reading the comments i see that you have helped 100s of car owners. Thanks !!
My car broke down on my way home after a long day. Thank you so much for this video… I spent 5 minutes on the side of the road Googling the problem and now I’m home… thank you
Can I just say you are a life savoir!!!! Christmas eve and my car won't start, got family coming and need to pick up the turkey. I just fully cleaned car and got ready for epic Christmas driving, driving from UK to Holland on Christmas eve. Got in the car and got the same error message when I tried to start, also engine made a very funny low pitch buzzing noise. Turned off ignition and got the immobilizer message. Car didn't even turn over!! Looked at your video and had the same issue with the same error messages. Checked the connector in the fused box clipped it back in and hey presto the car started!! Got to love youtube and people like you posting these issues as I would have never of guessed that! My Christmas would have been ruined!! Thankyou so much and I hope you have an amazing Christmas and New Year!!!!!!!
My panic striken wife, was blown away by my (I mean your) knowledge, as she sat bewildered at the dashboard gritting her teeth. I was not looking forward to a 2hr round trip to tow her home myself. So thanks for the head!
Just had my wives friend get stuck outside in my parking lot with the same issue with an S40. watched your vid...pushed clips in under the passenger area and bam - im a hero now...thanks :D great vid!
Adam, thank you so much! This worked just brilliant on my Volvo C70 2006 and I'm very grateful Called Volvo before searching for tips on-line and these bad people told me that this can only be solved by bringing the car over to their garage. All the symptoms were as in your video!
Thanks Adam Bednarz!! I was driving my 2007 V50 this night when suddenly the wipers started to move full speed and allot of warnings popped up on the dashboard display. The OBD module which was stil in my car learned me that I had the following error codes: - U0140 Network - U0118 Network - P2585 Engine/drive system - P242F Engine/drive system - U0104 Network - P1934 Engine/drive system - U0121 Network These codes represent malfunctions of the; Airbag system, Body sensor system, Parking assist system, ABS Brake system, Skid control system, Wipers, RPM Gauge, Coolant temp Gauge, Accelerator pedal, and probably some more. I started to google while waiting for the roadside service and found this youtube video. After checking the connector I found it 0.5mm loose, this was enough to cause allot of problems. Thank you very much for putting this on youtube! this movie saved me allot of time and probably allot of money :) Best Regards, Yannic.
Yannic van Moerkerk Glad to help. This can be a very expensive endeavor. One person was told my their mechanic that they need a new engine?? Unfortunately its not the best design but than goodness for the internet. I have seen this happen when driving over bumpy roads and when sometimes the passenger accidentally kicks the connector.
Another very grateful person here! You saved my Canadian bacon eh! A quick stop for gas and lunch and a big NO GO! I'm half way through an 800 mile trip to a wedding. I'm thinking my key got zapped or something but I checked my brake reservoir and it was full. So I'm thinking something is fishy here in Butte Montana! Probably not a Volvo dealer for miles either. Pulled up my go to mechanic advice source "TH-cam". Sure enough the little connection was loose. Plugged it in and we were on our way! Thank you Adam!!!
You are a life saver for this video. Thank you! Literally had my car sitting for about a week straight stressing on how much it would be to fix since its a german car and expensive to maintain. Then i googled immobilizer then your video pops up first thing. All i had to do was push in the switch and boom car on! Thank you so much a true life and money saver :)
Awesome!!!! You just saved me a couple of hundred euro and lots of headaches! Had the "Wrong key" error, checked the CEM, some wires had been moved due to the perfect roads we have here, placed them back where they belong, and now the car starts again! Cheers!
You are a legend my guy! My cars been sitting with the mechanic for 2months I spent a fortune on the tow. Saw this video and fixed it myself at the workshop
Thank you very mutch from slovakia :) I called a mechanic, came locked onto the computer and run diagnostics and said that the whole engine bad: D. I looked at the video and it was never a problem. :) Many thanks.
Awesome video/info. bought a 2005 V50 for the wife in Texas and drove back to Atlanta..no issues...ran it through the car wash and started noticing oil light flashing intermittently, then the brake error, then immobilizer and key would not come out. Thinking the worse, I decided to hit the forums and your video popped up...It did the trick. I will check sunroof hoses because I'm sure the car wash had something to do with it....THANKS AGAIN!!!!!
Thank you brother for the information i was struggling with this situation on my Volvo v50 just today i was so sad but after watching this video my car started and I’m happy. Thank you for this information god bless you ❤
You Gentleman !!! This worked for me on my 2010 Volvo V50 2.0 D R Design. Dash went crazy and so did wipers then jumped into limp mode. Changed the battery as well as it 8 years old now and a bit ropey. Thanks bro
You are awesome and you know exactly what you're talking about . I tell you this is my 3 Rd Volvo and they all had the same issue if I would of seen your video 2 x ago it would of saved me some cars but this one I was determined to find out why my car is doing this and sure enough the first video that popped up was yours I just want to thank you so very much you saved me ....I appreciate you very much
Thank you very much. This video saved me hours of troubleshooting. After pulling the dash panels off to access the cabin air filter I had this very problem. In the process I had knocked one of the connectors loose. I wasn't sure where to start looking but this video explained it all.
many thanks for this wonderful video, today I spent £50 on a taxi because I didn't have time to watch this video, since, when I was about to go to the airport to pick up a relative, the car would not start with the fear of not arriving in time I called a taxi, then I went to work again by taxi and only now arrived home did I have time to search and it would have taken me only 2 minutes and 25 seconds to solve my problem. Many thanks❤
I normally don't comment on videos but I want to take a second and say thanks so much for this video. I have 2007 v 50 and that was the exact issues I was having and going to have to tow it 3 hrs away to a shop. Thanks again for this great video
Thanks Adam. Had the same problem and messages today on my 2005 S40. I think my dog must have loosened one of the connectors while sitting in the passenger footwell. After running around to get brake fluid and finding it still wouldn't start, I googled it and found your video. Saved me a lot of bother and expense!
Thanks a lot for the video illustration. I had the same problem with my S40, I checked the connectors under the fuse box and yes they were a bit loose. Reconnected them and its all good now. Volvo maintenance in South Africa is quite costly, I'm sure this has saved me unnecessary expenses. Well done!
Ah man this saved me today, my connectors were all in and looked fine but I thought I’d unplug them and try my luck putting them back in and it worked thank you 🙏🏼
Thank you very much from the UK. I had exactly the same this morning but in addition to brake failure and immobiliser messages the windscreen wipers on my 08 C30 wouldn't switch off even after removal of key. They stopped after a few minutes just after reverting to intermittent. Really informative video.
thank you for taking the time to post after reading so many comments, I feel confident this will fix my sister's 2007 S40. same symptoms but for now only time will tell. thanks Again!
THANK YOU for this. This same issue just happened to us. We live on dirt roads that are very bumpy. Unplugging and plugging back in the connectors worked on the first try. Thanks again!
Thank you for this video. I work roadside assistance and encountered a Volvo equipped with an immobilizer and couldn't figure-out what to do. It presented the same signs as your's in the video and I eventually called the service department of a Volvo dealership and they just kept telling me to move away with the 2nd key (there wasn't one). Now I'll have something else to check for before towing the vehicle if I find the same problem again.
Thank you. 3 hours in limp mode last night because I didn't know this. I just let the wipers at it. FYI: If in limp mode, clutch tentatively up through the gears and avoid using the throttle. It'll work up to a half decent speed. At hills use your judgement but the eng. mangt. should (with what might seem at first like about to stall) shudder onward by sending a little more fuel to the system. Steep hills beware of staying in 5th gear so for those maybe best to (again tentatively) proceed in what you judge best: 2nd, 3rd, or even first. You can make it a good distance. Remember, Its Swedish. They assume long distance drives are the norm. And in freezing weather. Hope helps someone if cant get out of Immobilizer/limp mode. WARNING: Limp mode not only prevents driver-throttle control but also seems to dismantle turn signal and high-beam functionality. Use the above advice as a last resort. Best to follow instructions and Brake safely and stop safely and call for assistance if you cannot safely amend the issue yourself.
The "brain" is the fuse box underneath the dash on the passenger side. They call it the fusebox or CEM. bottom are the connectors and other side are fuses and relays. I updated my description with a link to a 2006 Volvo S40 Owners manual and on page 181 shows you how to gain access to the fuses and relays. Check if there is any water in that area because if water gets into the CEM then it can cause weird issues. Also check ground points. Also test your battery and clean the connectors.
I would just like to thank you so much man, I was at a filling station and got back into the car and all those warnings came up and just started thinking how expensive this would be to fix, but it looks like my mate just gave that connection a good boot getting into the car all sorted now only after a few minutes of it happening thanks to your vid! Although now my auto window on drivers isn't working, goes up and down but won't go auto, all other windows will
Thank you very for the video it really help, i faced the same problem, took the car to the garage and i was charged 4000rands and i told them to give me my car back. When i saw this clip i did exactly the same and it started just like that. Mechanics rips you off if you are not careful. be care guys dont just rush, research 1st.
Thank you so much for sharing this our car broke down with the message brake failure on a Volvo V50 and that was exactly the problem. I just Googled the problem and I found your video and it saved the day. Once again thanks from over here in the UK.
Million thanks for this vid.my volvo s40 wont turn on.nothing come on dash at all.when I put the key in and turned it nothing happend ! I did disconnect the battery for 3 hours and till I been waiting I found your video than I check the fuse box on the passenger side.check all them fuses and I did hear the ' click ' on two fuses. I did reconnect the battery and start the car and the car start up straight away ! Can say enough time to thank you !
Same message on my 'crank but no start' 2004 S60, message reads 'low break fluid', but the fluid level is maxed out!. The car was driven over cobble stone streets often, so I'm hoping this is my problem too. Great info thx!
I want to say thanks a lot man. This information I found very helpful as I had the same problem and tried it out. My C70 works perfectly now. The mechanics had give 1 week to come check it out now I have to cancel on them. Two beers whenever in the London area
Just got in my car to leave for work and this happened to me !! Wife took me to work and I searched this on route, will have a look once I’m back home, hopefully will sort it out
Excellent video, thank you so much. Had this on my 2006 C70 as I was driving home from a weekend away, but still had 160 miles to go when this happened. Saved me a lot of time and money, so thanks again :-)
Thanks for the tip - Volvo V50 2006 would not start. I had a few errors on the dash (Brake failure stop safely, power steering service rqd etc. When car was working error messages would appear then symptoms caused wipers, indicators, tacho, speedo, fuel gauge all not to work for a few minutes then they would come to life again for no apparent reason. I gave the connection a push and hey presto car started with no sign of fault messages.
Adam few years back my daughter was driving from Massachusetts to Sascachuan with all her belongings in the car and this happened in North Dakota, late at nite ,in a blizzard and would not restart at a rest area.Harrowing to say the least.back in Mass, I found this video by sheer miracle and it worked .Thank You ,Thank You ,Thank you,
Are you getting the same symptoms? or are they different? If this doesnt work have your battery tested since I have seen some similar issues be caused by weak battery and make sure the battery terminals are clean on the battery and harness.
Good video except I couldn't be 100% certain of the connectors you were pressing. It was rather dark. I went hunting on my 2007 V50 and the CEM is supposed to be the same as that of an S40. In the area that you were pressing I could only see two connectors that sat next to each other. To me it looked like you were pressing on a big cable connector. From the posts you have solved the headaches of quite a few people. Good job!
I owe you a beer my man! This happened to me yesterday. 2 different mechanics had a look under my hood only to tell me i needed recovery. While waiting for the recovery vehicle i found this vid and all was revealed. I cancelled the recovery vehicle and made my way. Thank you for making this video!
I'm happy that this helped. Thanks for watching
After retrieving my throat from stomach feeling that a catastrophic failure had occurred, I was back up and running 3 minutes later. Thank man.
Holy crap. THANK YOU for posting this. My wife and I just bought a Volvo S40 at auction for close to nothing and right after the first test drive (after winning it), it started exhibiting all sorts of crazy behavior to include: Windshield wipers turning on randomly with no way of shutting them off, signal lights randomly not working, "immobilizer check manual" message, various "fill fluid" messages, a problem where it didn't seem like it was getting enough gas when we tried to accelerate, and car occasionally starting, but not letting it shift out of park. Saw this video and checked the computer and sure enough, the one on the right was disconnected. Pushed that sucker back in and ALL of the problems appear to be resolved. We have no Volvo dealership here. One mechanic said it was showing signs of so many problems that he might charge us between $500 and $600 just for diagnostics and another mechanic just outright refused to look at it. Thanks again for this post. Just saved us both a lot of stress and headache.
Bro my girlfriend and I came home from a night out. We sat in car for a good minute and the lights came on. She’s the type to give me a case if she wasn’t in the car but she was. Needless to say we watched your video together and her car is back to regular operation
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
Miałem identyczny problem. Żona wysiadajac zachaczyla torba o tą wtyczkę i się wypiela. Już dzwoniłem do znajomego mechanika ale w ostatnim momencie wpisałem w gogle problem z immobilaizerem i wyskoczył twój film. Uratowales mi dupsko 💪 dzięki wielkie. Już witalem się z laweta 🤣 i zegnalem z plikiem kasy❤️
Thanks Adam! You saved me a whole lot of money, time and grief. I had the car go out last night and had to have it towed home. I found your video online, and I thought what are the odds of me having the same problem. I took a look under the dash and found that my connectors were loose as well, so I reseated them. I did have to lock/unlock the doors five times to reset the immobilizer and after that I was back in business. Thanks for sharing!!
I know it's a 9 year old video but I just wanted to say thanks for it. Saved me alot of stress. Car was doing this intermittently then completely stopped working last night. Gave those plugs a press in now it's working fine.
Glad to hear this video is still helping people. Thanks for watching.
Oh man!! I just want to thank you for this great and simple vid! This very problem has driven me to distraction these last few weeks and had so many breakdowns and recoveries because of it.
Today, with it stuck motionless and unresponsive on the drive I tried your 30 second fix and boom! Kicked in straight away. I just cannot believe that such an ongoing problem was solved SO quickly and without costing a bean!
Bless you my friend for taking the time to make and post this video.
I cannot thank you enough. I can't believe my car just started after watching your video. No mechanic could fix it. Thank you so much
Last night that happened to me. I did see this video before, so I towed my car (paid by my insurance). Then, after I arrived home tried to check out a few solution from Internet and found this video very useful. This morning, I used this tips and wualllaaa.... I fixed the car immediately. My car up and running again and don't have to spend extra money at the auto repair shop. Thank you so much for the solution, Adam.
Thank you. Mine showed the same error messages as in your video. Looked on various forums where people talked about changing the battery, changing the ECM fuse, etc. All very dubious, speaking as an Electronics Engineer.
Found the connector had come loose. Pushed it back in. Problem solved.
Stupid Volvo design putting the ECM in the foot well with a loose clothe cover over it, where feet can disturb the wiring loom and connectors.
Thanks again. You are a star.
Thank you so much for posting this!! It happened to my wife this evening. I did a quick Google search, and so was armed with this knowledge, and a few other possibilities before going to rescue here. Once I arrived I had her on her way again in seconds! Thanks again!
OH MY GOSH, thank you so much for making this video!!!! I got a 2005 Volvo V50 after a bad accident totalled my old S60. I love this car, but had this problem start multiple times yesterday. I recently replaced a couple fuses for the 12 volts and WAS driving on some rough roads for parts of my job. This would make perfect sense. Going to try this fix today. Thank you again so much
Dont never like or comment but mate your an absolute star I just brought a v50 2007 with same problem for real cheap got it home plugged this clip in and it started thank you mate helped alot over the moon is an understatement
Thanks alot ! You just saved me from scrapping my s40 -10 . Has been to 2 mechanic shops, they couldnt solve it.My car has now sat for 3 weeks in my garage ,when i found this video. The connectors didnt seems to be loose,but i tapped on them with a screwdriver,and IT STARTED !!! and as a bonus my fuel gauge works for the first time. So again :thank you very much for this helpful tutorial,after reading the comments i see that you have helped 100s of car owners. Thanks !!
Now go charge the mechanics 600.00 bucks to show them what the problem was.😂😂😂
My car broke down on my way home after a long day. Thank you so much for this video… I spent 5 minutes on the side of the road Googling the problem and now I’m home… thank you
Glad to hear that this worked. Thanks for watching.
Can I just say you are a life savoir!!!! Christmas eve and my car won't start, got family coming and need to pick up the turkey. I just fully cleaned car and got ready for epic Christmas driving, driving from UK to Holland on Christmas eve. Got in the car and got the same error message when I tried to start, also engine made a very funny low pitch buzzing noise. Turned off ignition and got the immobilizer message. Car didn't even turn over!! Looked at your video and had the same issue with the same error messages. Checked the connector in the fused box clipped it back in and hey presto the car started!! Got to love youtube and people like you posting these issues as I would have never of guessed that! My Christmas would have been ruined!! Thankyou so much and I hope you have an amazing Christmas and New Year!!!!!!!
If I didn't watch your video, my friend and I would've been stranded deep in Queens. Thank you so much
Happy that this helped.
My panic striken wife, was blown away by my (I mean your) knowledge, as she sat bewildered at the dashboard gritting her teeth. I was not looking forward to a 2hr round trip to tow her home myself. So thanks for the head!
Rebuilt engine 3 days later this happened perfect hours saved thanks dude
Just had my wives friend get stuck outside in my parking lot with the same issue with an S40. watched your vid...pushed clips in under the passenger area and bam - im a hero now...thanks :D great vid!
Hector R same happened to me last night
Adam, thank you so much! This worked just brilliant on my Volvo C70 2006 and I'm very grateful Called Volvo before searching for tips on-line and these bad people told me that this can only be solved by bringing the car over to their garage. All the symptoms were as in your video!
Just happened to me. I hate this car! Came for shopping, jumper in the car-cant start the engine!! Removed those plugs and its working!!! Thank you!!
Thanks Adam Bednarz!!
I was driving my 2007 V50 this night when suddenly the wipers started to move full speed and allot of warnings popped up on the dashboard display.
The OBD module which was stil in my car learned me that I had the following error codes:
- U0140 Network
- U0118 Network
- P2585 Engine/drive system
- P242F Engine/drive system
- U0104 Network
- P1934 Engine/drive system
- U0121 Network
These codes represent malfunctions of the; Airbag system, Body sensor system, Parking assist system, ABS Brake system, Skid control system, Wipers, RPM Gauge, Coolant temp Gauge, Accelerator pedal, and probably some more.
I started to google while waiting for the roadside service and found this youtube video.
After checking the connector I found it 0.5mm loose, this was enough to cause allot of problems.
Thank you very much for putting this on youtube!
this movie saved me allot of time and probably allot of money :)
Best Regards,
Yannic.
Yannic van Moerkerk Glad to help. This can be a very expensive endeavor. One person was told my their mechanic that they need a new engine?? Unfortunately its not the best design but than goodness for the internet. I have seen this happen when driving over bumpy roads and when sometimes the passenger accidentally kicks the connector.
Another very grateful person here! You saved my Canadian bacon eh! A quick stop for gas and lunch and a big NO GO! I'm half way through an 800 mile trip to a wedding. I'm thinking my key got zapped or something but I checked my brake reservoir and it was full. So I'm thinking something is fishy here in Butte Montana! Probably not a Volvo dealer for miles either. Pulled up my go to mechanic advice source "TH-cam". Sure enough the little connection was loose. Plugged it in and we were on our way! Thank you Adam!!!
You are a life saver for this video. Thank you! Literally had my car sitting for about a week straight stressing on how much it would be to fix since its a german car and expensive to maintain. Then i googled immobilizer then your video pops up first thing. All i had to do was push in the switch and boom car on! Thank you so much a true life and money saver :)
@@Cloud007. its not german or swedish. these cars were made by ford at the time
This might be the single most helpful youtube video I have ever encountered. Thank you so much for getting us on the road again.
Awesome!!!! You just saved me a couple of hundred euro and lots of headaches!
Had the "Wrong key" error, checked the CEM, some wires had been moved due to the perfect roads we have here, placed them back where they belong, and now the car starts again! Cheers!
You are a legend my guy! My cars been sitting with the mechanic for 2months I spent a fortune on the tow. Saw this video and fixed it myself at the workshop
Glad to hear this video helped. Thanks for watching.
Thank you very mutch from slovakia :) I called a mechanic, came locked onto the computer and run diagnostics and said that the whole engine bad: D. I looked at the video and it was never a problem. :) Many thanks.
Awesome video/info. bought a 2005 V50 for the wife in Texas and drove back to Atlanta..no issues...ran it through the car wash and started noticing oil light flashing intermittently, then the brake error, then immobilizer and key would not come out. Thinking the worse, I decided to hit the forums and your video popped up...It did the trick. I will check sunroof hoses because I'm sure the car wash had something to do with it....THANKS AGAIN!!!!!
Was there any water by the cem / fuse box. Or did it happen again when rain or car wash.
+Adam Bednarz Nope...it has not happened again and only hand washes since. I have not felt water on or near fuse box
My daughter just bought a 2005 S40 and had this problem. Your solution worked. Thanks for the video!
Thank you brother for the information i was struggling with this situation on my Volvo v50 just today i was so sad but after watching this video my car started and I’m happy. Thank you for this information god bless you ❤
You Gentleman !!! This worked for me on my 2010 Volvo V50 2.0 D R Design. Dash went crazy and so did wipers then jumped into limp mode. Changed the battery as well as it 8 years old now and a bit ropey. Thanks bro
THANKS BRO!!! 9 Years later it still solve´s the problem :-D !!!
Glad it helped. I can't believe that its been that long.
You are my variant angel. My car wouldn’t start in deadwood South Dakota where we just got 14 inches of snow you literally saved us thank you so much
Thanks for the quick fix ,
worked a treat saved me taking it to a garage saved me money
Thank you. I received those messages too, on my S40. I'll check the connectors and then I'll check the brake fluid level too...Many thanks x
You are awesome and you know exactly what you're talking about . I tell you this is my 3 Rd Volvo and they all had the same issue if I would of seen your video 2 x ago it would of saved me some cars but this one I was determined to find out why my car is doing this and sure enough the first video that popped up was yours I just want to thank you so very much you saved me ....I appreciate you very much
Happy to help. Thanks for watching
Thank you very much. This video saved me hours of troubleshooting. After pulling the dash panels off to access the cabin air filter I had this very problem. In the process I had knocked one of the connectors loose. I wasn't sure where to start looking but this video explained it all.
Worked for a friend of mine. His connections were all good, but we unclipped them all and reseated then at it started first time after that. Good tip!
many thanks for this wonderful video, today I spent £50 on a taxi because I didn't have time to watch this video, since, when I was about to go to the airport to pick up a relative, the car would not start with the fear of not arriving in time I called a taxi, then I went to work again by taxi and only now arrived home did I have time to search and it would have taken me only 2 minutes and 25 seconds to solve my problem. Many thanks❤
You're very welcome. Im happy that this video helped.
Like the first 20 hits when searching for this problem is expensive mechanic-needed options.... You sir save the day and my wallet, Thank you ! 👌
Happy to help. Thanks for watching
I normally don't comment on videos but I want to take a second and say thanks so much for this video. I have 2007 v 50 and that was the exact issues I was having and going to have to tow it 3 hrs away to a shop. Thanks again for this great video
Thanks Adam. Had the same problem and messages today on my 2005 S40. I think my dog must have loosened one of the connectors while sitting in the passenger footwell. After running around to get brake fluid and finding it still wouldn't start, I googled it and found your video. Saved me a lot of bother and expense!
Gemma Donohoe glad to help and thanks for watching
thank you very much, my son had the same trouble, and can fix it, whatching this video, the only video that have the real solution. God Bless you
Thanks a lot for the video illustration. I had the same problem with my S40, I checked the connectors under the fuse box and yes they were a bit loose. Reconnected them and its all good now. Volvo maintenance in South Africa is quite costly, I'm sure this has saved me unnecessary expenses. Well done!
Great tip. Specially for bumpy roads in Poland...
Thanks!
So thankful for your information, this saved me. I can't believe it was so simple fix for such a major problem. Thanks again!!!!
This happened to me earlier today, had to leave me car on a side street. Will go back tomorrow to try this out. Thanks for sharing.
Just tried this now and my car is working perfectly. Thanks again, much appreciated
You have saved me as well all the way in South Africa! Thank you so much. I was really panicking, you are my hero!
Happy to help. Thanks for watching.
Thank you!
I also solved the problem,what you thing about the problem if is happened again,where will be the problem?
Thanks again man!
Thank you, sir, muchly appreciated.....Exactly what happened to my 2007 S40.....You're a lifesaver!!!! Thanks again for posting.....Take care!!
Ah man this saved me today, my connectors were all in and looked fine but I thought I’d unplug them and try my luck putting them back in and it worked thank you 🙏🏼
Glad it helped
Thank you so much you help me out this Sunday and my car start right away god bless people like you on here that help people out !!! 🙏🏾
You HERO. Thought I was gonna have to get it towed to the dealer and fork out for an expensive repair!
TheDanwelham glad to help and thanks for watching
Thank you for this tip! It has just saved me from being stuck in the middle of nowhere with two children! :)
Thank you very much from the UK. I had exactly the same this morning but in addition to brake failure and immobiliser messages the windscreen wipers on my 08 C30 wouldn't switch off even after removal of key. They stopped after a few minutes just after reverting to intermittent. Really informative video.
many thanks just sorted out my v50 with no big bill, i would not have believed it could be as easy as a loose conection
thank you for taking the time to post
after reading so many comments, I feel confident this will fix my sister's 2007 S40.
same symptoms but for now only time will tell.
thanks Again!
Let me know if it helped or if it was something else.
chucho1156 what was the problem??
THANK YOU for this. This same issue just happened to us. We live on dirt roads that are very bumpy. Unplugging and plugging back in the connectors worked on the first try. Thanks again!
+Melissa Barrick Duct tape, lots of duct tape over the connectors and tie the latches to the harness so they don't pop open. :D
UK C70 same thing .. spent $100's with Volvo trying to find fault with no luck... looked under and re-sat the two connectors and it worked !!
Just fixed my Volvo starting problem thanks to you. Thank you so much for posting this info.
Thank you for this video. I work roadside assistance and encountered a Volvo equipped with an immobilizer and couldn't figure-out what to do. It presented the same signs as your's in the video and I eventually called the service department of a Volvo dealership and they just kept telling me to move away with the 2nd key (there wasn't one). Now I'll have something else to check for before towing the vehicle if I find the same problem again.
Thank you. 3 hours in limp mode last night because I didn't know this. I just let the wipers at it. FYI: If in limp mode, clutch tentatively up through the gears and avoid using the throttle. It'll work up to a half decent speed. At hills use your judgement but the eng. mangt. should (with what might seem at first like about to stall) shudder onward by sending a little more fuel to the system. Steep hills beware of staying in 5th gear so for those maybe best to (again tentatively) proceed in what you judge best: 2nd, 3rd, or even first. You can make it a good distance. Remember, Its Swedish. They assume long distance drives are the norm. And in freezing weather. Hope helps someone if cant get out of Immobilizer/limp mode.
WARNING: Limp mode not only prevents driver-throttle control but also seems to dismantle turn signal and high-beam functionality. Use the above advice as a last resort. Best to follow instructions and Brake safely and stop safely and call for assistance if you cannot safely amend the issue yourself.
thank very much I just got stack after watching the video I am rolling
Good man Yussuf, hope the comment helped. The video was from the original poster though, not me. Glad you got rolling!
Thank you from an isolated part of Tasmania where the nearest service centre is a five hour drive 🙏
Still saving car lives in 2024!!! Thank you sir!!
Happy to hear that this video was helpful. Thanks for watching
The "brain" is the fuse box underneath the dash on the passenger side. They call it the fusebox or CEM. bottom are the connectors and other side are fuses and relays.
I updated my description with a link to a 2006 Volvo S40 Owners manual and on page 181 shows you how to gain access to the fuses and relays.
Check if there is any water in that area because if water gets into the CEM then it can cause weird issues. Also check ground points. Also test your battery and clean the connectors.
Thanks man! My friends car had this happen to it in the middle of the road. First time in my life a tutorial had worked for me
I would just like to thank you so much man, I was at a filling station and got back into the car and all those warnings came up and just started thinking how expensive this would be to fix, but it looks like my mate just gave that connection a good boot getting into the car all sorted now only after a few minutes of it happening thanks to your vid! Although now my auto window on drivers isn't working, goes up and down but won't go auto, all other windows will
Thank you brother !! I had to change the heater core and it happened so I did that crank right over Chingon!!!!!! 🎉
i was stuck in snow for 45min thinking wtf is wrong with the car. saved my life 👍👍
Utter dread seeing all those warnings. Took me longer to adjust the seat to get access than administer the fix. Top man, thanks for helping.
Thank you very for the video it really help, i faced the same problem, took the car to the garage and i was charged 4000rands and i told them to give me my car back. When i saw this clip i did exactly the same and it started just like that. Mechanics rips you off if you are not careful. be care guys dont just rush, research 1st.
I'm glad this video helped. I had one guy comment that the mechanic told him that he needs a new engine.
Thank you so much for sharing this our car broke down with the message brake failure on a Volvo V50 and that was exactly the problem. I just Googled the problem and I found your video and it saved the day. Once again thanks from over here in the UK.
It worked...awesome bro!!
Million thanks for this vid.my volvo s40 wont turn on.nothing come on dash at all.when I put the key in and turned it nothing happend ! I did disconnect the battery for 3 hours and till I been waiting I found your video than I check the fuse box on the passenger side.check all them fuses and I did hear the ' click ' on two fuses.
I did reconnect the battery and start the car and the car start up straight away !
Can say enough time to thank you !
Same message on my 'crank but no start' 2004 S60, message reads 'low break fluid', but the fluid level is maxed out!. The car was driven over cobble stone streets often, so I'm hoping this is my problem too. Great info thx!
I want to say thanks a lot man. This information I found very helpful as I had the same problem and tried it out. My C70 works perfectly now. The mechanics had give 1 week to come check it out now I have to cancel on them. Two beers whenever in the London area
You're welcome. Glad to hear that this helped.
Happened to me just today, saved me getting towed home man, 🙏
Just fixed my dads 2008 Volvo s40 r-design with this method!
Thankyou very much 👍👍😊
Nice work! I'm happy this helped. Its been many years but I still like the design of these cars.
Just got in my car to leave for work and this happened to me !! Wife took me to work and I searched this on route, will have a look once I’m back home, hopefully will sort it out
Thanks for great video ,this one just fix my bigtime problem. Cause noone cant`t find the isue ,but this video fix my problem in few seconds.
Excellent video, thank you so much. Had this on my 2006 C70 as I was driving home from a weekend away, but still had 160 miles to go when this happened. Saved me a lot of time and money, so thanks again :-)
***** You're welcome and thanks for watching.
Thanks for the tip - Volvo V50 2006 would not start. I had a few errors on the dash (Brake failure stop safely, power steering service rqd etc. When car was working error messages would appear then symptoms caused wipers, indicators, tacho, speedo, fuel gauge all not to work for a few minutes then they would come to life again for no apparent reason. I gave the connection a push and hey presto car started with no sign of fault messages.
this video saved me a ton of nerves and probably money
Thank you sooo much.
thank you so much you're the man..i just fix my car in 2 min..on me works perfect i got o volvo s40 2005 1.8 petrol..tanks again man..
Adam few years back my daughter was driving from Massachusetts to Sascachuan with all her belongings in the car and this happened in North Dakota, late at nite ,in a blizzard and would not restart at a rest area.Harrowing to say the least.back in Mass, I found this video by sheer miracle and it worked .Thank You ,Thank You ,Thank you,
This video just fixed my Volvo v50 thanks
Are you getting the same symptoms? or are they different? If this doesnt work have your battery tested since I have seen some similar issues be caused by weak battery and make sure the battery terminals are clean on the battery and harness.
Thanks it fixed the problem I had created by not plugging the connector back in properly after I removed the fuse box.
Just worked for me as well.... amazing video imagine what a Volvo garage would charge you
Thank you so much this video really did help out a lot I was able to start my car again
Did you ever get your issue resolved. What was the culprit.
Adam 6 years later you’ve saved my car and I am based in South Africa. Thank you.
Good video except I couldn't be 100% certain of the connectors you were pressing. It was rather dark.
I went hunting on my 2007 V50 and the CEM is supposed to be the same as that of an S40. In the area that you were pressing I could only see two connectors that sat next to each other. To me it looked like you were pressing on a big cable connector.
From the posts you have solved the headaches of quite a few people. Good job!
Thanks from Dublin, Ireland. Worked a treat!
Thanks man. Your video is very helpful even after ten years
You're welcome!
Perfect, solved my problem in seconds. Thank you :)
Video helped me ....
When i was getting my morning coffee,......Thanks
Nothing worse than your car doing this in 5* weather
Thanks man just got the car thought it was a shit deal till I saw this
Bro thank you just fixed my problem and a headache just got a new sub o appreciate it. love bro
Glad to hear that it helped. Thanks for watching.
Thanks Adam, you are a genius. Had this problem with my Volvo S40 and your method worked. Thanks a million times over 👌👌👌