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  1. #1
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Portland Maine
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    67

    Default Electrical Gremlins...

    03' 122k

    1. When I get in my car every day the climate control has always "reset" itself to a random setting.
    2. Trip meter randomly resets itself back to zero every week or so.
    3. Dash gauges and lights have started to "switch off". A good slap to the top of the dash gets them back on.
    4. Windsheild wipers randomly change speed, possibly related to speed of vehicle!?! I'm sure I do not have "rain sensing".
    5. "Position Light" AAARRRGGGHHH!!!!

    In two years, have driven about 42k in the vehicle and have been more than happy with it's overall performance. Just wonder if these type of faults are common with this vehicle?

    Or is I jinxed!

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Feb 2011
    Location
    Windy Manitoba
    Posts
    631

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    Bad battery, poor battery cable connection, poor ground connection, or possibly broken DIM (instrument panel) unit.

    First rule of auto electrics: if the battery is OK, the problem is usually a bad ground...

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Jan 2010
    Location
    Sarasota, FL
    Posts
    447

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    '03s have a high failure rate of DIMs(instrument clusters)
    John, '01 V70 T5
    '04 V70 2.5T

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