Failed Auxiliary Drive Belt - after 529 miles...

[XC40Warwick]

Sometimes components have faults during manufacture. Volvo seem to have been perfectly reasonable, they have to order the parts and wait for them to be delivered. There is also a global pandemic happening remember

My XC40 now has 30k miles and I have not had any mechanical issues.

Good grief. I am well aware of the pandemic - and it may even be a reason for hoping a new car would be reliable...

I thought I would make other owners aware of the problem, but I should have known the subject would attract its fair share of apologists.

I wasn't the idiot who carried on driving after it had thrown warnings to stop .... things break sometimes, get over it.

[RichardXC]

Sometimes components have faults during manufacture. Volvo seem to have been perfectly reasonable, they have to order the parts and wait for them to be delivered. There is also a global pandemic happening remember

My XC40 now has 30k miles and I have not had any mechanical issues.

Good grief. I am well aware of the pandemic - and it may even be a reason for hoping a new car would be reliable...

I thought I would make other owners aware of the problem, but I should have known the subject would attract its fair share of apologists.

I wasn't the idiot who carried on driving after it had thrown warnings to stop .... things break sometimes, get over it.

I am over it, thanks. And thanks for calling me an idiot.

Seriously, your pompous "I've done 30,000 faultless miles" attitude is laughable.

But crack on.

[XC40Warwick]

I was just telling others for their peace of mind that not all XC40's have mechanical faults. Just because the dealer didn't give you a virtual hug and offer to service it for free next time you criticise them. They have responded in a reasonable manner.
I hope they resolve it for you quickly so you can enjoy what is usually a great car.

[RichardXC]

I was just telling others for their peace of mind that not all XC40's have mechanical faults. Just because the dealer didn't give you a virtual hug and offer to service it for free next time you criticise them. They have responded in a reasonable manner.
I hope they resolve it for you quickly so you can enjoy what is usually a great car.

Life is too short to bother responding to any more of your self-satisfied smugness.

Enjoy your day.

[XC40Warwick]

"virtual hugs" xx

[Chris John]

Get a room you two!

[Dermottdog]

Well let’s all calm down a bit. We’re all on this site for the same reasons - to help each other out running a car that’s technically challenging (at least for me). We all have different opinions and different ways to express those opinions. Respect for each other is a must.

I expect someone will now post ‘Thanks Dad’.

[RichardXC]

As an update on the actual issue, I can inform everyone that we are still waiting for the part to arrive from Sweden. I'm blaming Brexit for that delay.

[pjm007]

Well let’s all calm down a bit. We’re all on this site for the same reasons - to help each other out running a car that’s technically challenging (at least for me). We all have different opinions and different ways to express those opinions. Respect for each other is a must.

I expect someone will now post ‘Thanks Dad’.

Well said Dermottdog. I am also a Dad type.

[Ian333]

As an update on the actual issue, I can inform everyone that we are still waiting for the part to arrive from Sweden. I'm blaming Brexit for that delay.

Oh no...! Let’s not get started on Brexit