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You may have a dirty or failing idle air control valve. The idle air control valve reads the air intake as it is mixed with fuel prior to being injected into the engine at low speeds and at idle. Since...

Hi there. In general, when a vehicle sputters and is hard to accelerate, it is due to either a fuel or ignition system component failure. Although the O2 sensors are installed withing the exhaust system, they impact the fuel delivery...

Best case scenario: you just need your front tires re-balanced. Your tire store can do that job for you. If the tires are worn unevenly, then they may have to be replaced and the front-end re-aligned. If you do these...

Inoperative brakes are a definite safety concern. If it happened once, it will happen again. Unfortunately, if the vehicle isn't currently acting up, it may be difficult to diagnose. The mechanic is correct that the most likely cause of your...

A vehicle that cranks but doesn't start indicates a problem with fuel delivery, ignition, or compression. A vehicle that doesn't crank at all indicates a problem with the starting/charging system or an internal engine mechanical problem. You said the Check...

Hi there. When you have a blinking engine light coming on sporadically like you've indicated and and you're experience symptoms exist, it's is likely that an error code has been triggered in the ECU of your Volvo that will pinpoint...

The only way to gain insight as to what happened it to retrieve the diagnostic trouble codes associated with the Check Engine Light. Even if the Check Engine Light is not on anymore, you may be able to retrieve history...