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2006 VOLVO V50 reviews

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David Berry, Durham

Volvo V50 2.0 D 2006

2 star review

A lovely car to drive, but shocking reliability and eye-wateringly expensive to fix. Just out of warranty the dual-mass flywheel failed. Volvo UK’s inclination to help was going to depend, incredibly, on the number of Volvos we’d previously owned. Two, which in their view, was insufficient to incline them to be helpful. The full whack? £1760. Hot on the heels of this, a complete electrical failure; random error messages; lights , windows, wipers doing their own thing - like driving a clown’s car; immobiliser kicking in now and then for a laugh! We paid for the dealer to pull all the wires apart and join them together again. They had no idea what the problem was and we fully expect it to happen again. The air con gave up at roughly the same time as the flywheel. After looking at other peoples’ stories re the V50’s air con system, I’m not even going to bother trying, I’ll live with it and save the £1000+ for something nicer. Never again.

Submitted: 12/07/2011 11:00:35

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Rick McTaggart, Aberdeenshire

Volvo V50 Sport pack turbo diesel 2006

5 star review

Great car. Tried Audi/BMW before buying but Audi’s ride too harsh and Beemer too pricey for what you get. Have had minor problems (as I’ve had with every single car I’ve owned) but nothing to beef about. You never get the fuel consumption figures that are published because these are achieved (by all manufacturers) on a rolling road with no wind resistance, hills etc. If you think you should, you are delusional. Good driver’s car and you can travel all day and step out with no sore bits. If you’re looking at Volvo don’t be put off by almost every motoring journalist who still thinks they’re ’tweed cap’ - they don’t ever acknowledge Volvo’s successes in saloon car racing and don’t realise that time moves on.

Submitted: 02/06/2010 18:41:51

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Fedup, England

Volvo V50 2.0D 2006

3 star review

Has an intermittent problem with not starting. Doesn’t matter what the weather, time of day, even after a journey. Local Volvo dealer cannot find the problem. I’ve even tried using a different make of diesel.

Submitted: 21/01/2009 09:00:59

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David Davidson, England

Volvo V50 1.6D 2006

2 star review

I like the car very much to be this small engine and low consuming it is nice to drive. BUT several 3times noe the engine have suddenly lost power during driving. the engine dont rev over 2800rpm and max speed is around 60kph The volvo dealer have not been able to trace the error and complain that it is so hard to investigate due to that the error is gone when they recive the vehicle. Problem is temporarly gone when when cykle the ignition - and workshop are never open in the evenings or hollidays when it happens. please could anyone with similar problem send the VIN number so I can Investigate what the solutions have been for your cars d.andersson@hrmritline.se

Submitted: 07/12/2007 09:09:50

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