Volvo V70 (2007 - ) - Burning rubber smell D5 Estate Car

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Sun 3 Feb 2008 22:30
Burning rubber smell D5 Estate Car - rivercottagecornwall
We purchased a new Volvo V70 D5 Estate car in October 2007. 3 weeks ago we experienced a strong burning rubber smell coming from the rear of the car probably from the exhaust. We have had 2 similar experiences since then. The agents could not identify what is causing this intermittent fault, but advised that they had had one other similar experience that probably came from the particulate filter in the exhaust. Any other advice would be gratfully received.
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Sun 3 Feb 2008 23:06
Burning rubber smell D5 Estate Car - Falkirk Bairn
Let's hope it is not related to the following:

BBC Watchdog covered Volvos 2/3 years back and there was a denial of the problem at that time from Volvo UK

Volvo Cars said Thursday it was recalling a total of 56,000 vehicles because of two separate problems.

Volvo Cars spokeswoman Maria Bohlin said 38,000 diesel cars of the S60, V 70 XC 70 and XC 90 models made in 2006 were being called back in Europe due to a material fault that could cause the motor catching fire. The second callback, involving 18,000 of the company's latest V 70 and XC 70 models, relates to an air bag problem in the side of the car.

It was not immediately clear how many British fire incidents there had been.

Bohlin said the fuel injector plants or bolts, located on top of the motor cylinder, were faulty, potentially causing diesel to leak out into the motor.

Injector plants or bolts would be replaced free-of-charge in a procedure that would take about two hours, she said.

With the air bags "there's a risk they don't launch fast enough," Bohlin said.

The cars have mainly been sold in Sweden, Britain and in the U.S.

Bohlin declined to say how much the recalls and maintenance work would cost the company.

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Wed 6 Feb 2008 22:09
Burning rubber smell D5 Estate Car - rivercottagecornwall
Falkirk Bairn Many thanks for info. HJ considers the problem to be a burn cycle for the particulate filter, but any other info would be most welcome
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