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Bev A. Kupf - 23 Mar 2005 22:33 GMT

This may have been posted here in the last month, but if it was
I missed it.

My Volvo dealer informed me this week that the fuel tank seepage
service recall has been extended to all 850s from '94-'97,
regardless of the state the car was purchased in, or is registered
in. The tank will be replaced if any seepage is found; otherwise
the dealer will install a bushing to the heat shield attachments.

The second thing is that until October '05, Volvo is offering
30% back on all genuine Volvo parts installed by Volvo care,
upto a maximum of $200. Your dealer should have rebate coupons.

Beverly

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Stephen Henning - 23 Mar 2005 23:34 GMT

> This may have been posted here in the last month, but if it was
> I missed it.
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> 30% back on all genuine Volvo parts installed by Volvo care,
> upto a maximum of $200. Your dealer should have rebate coupons.

We just got a recall notice on the cooling fan on our '95 850. The fan
may keep running and catch on fire.

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Stephen Henning - 24 Mar 2005 03:45 GMT

I wrote:

> We just got a recall notice on the cooling fan on our '95 850. The fan
> may keep running and catch on fire.

Sorry, the recall was for our '01 V70XC, not the '95 850. My mistake.
It was announced several months ago, but we just got the letter.

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JW - 25 Mar 2005 03:54 GMT

Does Volvo give loaners for these recalls?

Thanks.

-JW

> This may have been posted here in the last month, but if it was
> I missed it.
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> Beverly

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Bev A. Kupf - 25 Mar 2005 04:10 GMT

> Does Volvo give loaners for these recalls?

I don't know -- I imagine that varies by dealer. The fuel tank
fix takes less than 45 minutes (if the tank doesn't have to be
replaced), so I'm certain they won't.

Beverly

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Stephen Henning - 25 Mar 2005 18:10 GMT

> Does Volvo give loaners for these recalls?

Some do and some don't. You have to ask when you make your appointment.
Actually you should ask this before you buy a car if it is important to
you. My Volvo dealer will supply a loaner if I schedule it in advance.
Usually it is a new Volvo. He will take me most anywhere I ask if I
haven't arranged a loaner.

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Bev A. Kupf - 25 Mar 2005 18:16 GMT

>> Does Volvo give loaners for these recalls?
>
> Some do and some don't. You have to ask when you make your appointment.
> Actually you should ask this before you buy a car if it is important to
> you. My Volvo dealer will supply a loaner if I schedule it in advance.

Same experience here. If I pre-schedule service, the dealer will give me
a car, unless it is something really quick -- like an oil change. In which
case, they're happy to ferry me to where I want to be (I've never asked them
to take me to downtown Chicago, which is an hour from the dealership, but
they've taken me to a Borders that about 10 minutes away).

> Usually it is a new Volvo.

My Volvo dealer is also an Infiniti dealer, so I either get a new Volvo,
or a new Infiniti.

Beverly

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