Volvo V70 - Failed Integral Telephone

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Tue 19 Oct 2010 17:38
Volvo V70 - Failed Integral Telephone - Onbeulahheight

Our V70 is a 2005 D5 which came with a telephone and On Call and SOS comms installation. At 83000 miles the telephone stopped working. I replaced the external SIM as the dashboard messaging system said the SIM had failed with no effect. The local Volvo dealer charged me for reading the codes which, they said, said the SIM had failed. I took the car to the dealer from where it had been bought, some 170 miles away, and he said after examination that it was the internal SIM, ie the SIM that deals with On Call and SOS, that had failed and was not a dealer-serviceable part. I emailed Volvo Sweden who directed me to Volvo UK asking why it could not be serviced or exchanged for a refurbished part as it didn't seem terribly "green" to just replace the telephone module. No beneficial response and no help from the original dealer with a request for a contribution from Volvo. We are informed the cost to replace is £1600, locally, or £1200 plus software plus installation (?£1400) at the original dealership.

I cannot understand why it is not possible to just replace the internal SIM.
The telephone model is a Nokia 3210, not very complex in design. I'm informed
by a Volvo mechanic that the problem may well be just a dry joint on the PCB
which a competent technician should pick up and re-solder. Or perhaps we just
have an old-fashioned notion of repairing and maintaining kit. Has anybody any
further suggestions, please?
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Tue 19 Oct 2010 18:12
Volvo V70 - Failed Integral Telephone - Collos25

Why not get a parrott bluetooth unit far cheaper and works much better,no cables on show will link to any bluetooth phone.

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Mon 25 Oct 2010 18:27
Volvo V70 - Failed Integral Telephone - Onbeulahheight
Many thanx, Andy, for your suggestion. Unfortunately, although I gain the bluetooth function, good, I continue to lose the On Call and SOS automatic functions. It just surprises me that Volvo do not provide a better service. It's as if cars have a short life and their electronic parts even shorter. If that is the case then cars have an unreasonable cost/benefit with limited value and Honest John's frequent advice to buy cheaper and simpler to most enquries by buyers is the only way forward. Everythings else is fashion and safety priced out of reach of most of us that don't have our vehicles provided by a business or the government.

Once again, many thanx fofr your kind advice.
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