Hi all, i'm new to the site and also to Volvo. My wife and I purchased a 2013 XC70, D4 in May 2017 with only 14,000 miles on the clock, one owner and full Volvo service history. We bought it primarily for towing our 1500kg caravan. No problems with the car until December 27th when I drove to town and parked up, came back to the car, started it and up came the DSTC warning / reduced engine performance messages on the dashboard. The engine would not shut off unless intentionally stalled and I had to keep my foot on the brake to stop the engine revs climbing to around 2000 rpm. The car was recovered to Volvo (it's still there) and yesterday i'm told they have tried everything Volvo suggest based upon codes and still the problem exists. Volvo are advising the local garage it's likely an electrical wiring fault somewhere in the engine compartment and it'll be a process of elimination to find it. To top it off, the 2 year full Volvo Autocare Warranty we purchased for mechanical and electrical faults does not cover electrical wiring problems.
Apologies for the lengthy first post but any guidance would be very much appreciated as i'm potentially looking at a large bill for a car we've had less than 8 months and now has only 24,500 miles on it.
Cheers
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