Nampism Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Hi, I bought a 2000 volvo s80 t6 with 146,000 miles on it about 2weeks ago.. My car has a clean title and always been garage kept so its in excellent condition inside n out.. while the car was on, absolutely no car warning lights were on or anything and it drove very smooth.. The PROBLEM started a week after I bought it unfortunately.. after a casual drive, turning off the car, doing my thing then coming back to the car, I tried turning on the car and it wouldn't start.. but It still made that strong "I'm about to turn on" sound.. on the left message board said BRAKE FAILURE STOP SAFELY ASAP (the brakes are new both front n back, brake fluid is filled up and has new battery) and on the right message board the CHECK ENGINE, ABS, STC AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON.. I left it alone for a good amount of time then I came back and tried turning it on and it turned on perfectly.. the car did that for about 4 days giving me headaches trying to turn it on.. now today I try turning it on and the car doesn't budge, it just makes a few clicking sounds and doesn't even try turning on.. the brake failure message is there on the left and all the lights I mentioned are there on the right side.. I took it to a shop that deals with everything electric on a car and they didn't know what it could be because when I took the car, it was acting fine.. idk what to do or what can the problem be PLEASE SOMEONE HELP.. I NEEED MY CAR.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
831t5r Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Did they check for codes? So now your car doesnt crank but clicks when trying? Weak battery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nampism Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Thanks for taking the time to read the post.. the guy from the shop told me he couldn't find anything wrong with the car and well he didn't give me any codes.. The battery is new, I bought it 2 days after purchasing the car.. its a big expensive battery.. and the car doesn't crank what so ever.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVC Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Check the bolts to the block from the starter. I had one that was sheared off and I didn't know it and my car would just go click when i turned the key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nampism Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 It makes a low volume clicking sound when trying to turn on.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVC Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Mine used to just go click once and not crank over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Boost Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Maybe Starter Solenoid or IGN switch?.. I had this happen with my 850 R...I used a screwdriver to jumper across the terminals to crank it until i got a new Starter with a new Solenoid... just a hunch.. Next time it does it, leave the switch on and use a screwdriver to jumper across the terminals if you are bold enough.. I got used to it I could do it in the dark... Not for the faint of heart though...I don't recommend it unless you are familiar with how the solenoid operates.. UB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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