Hi,
I bought a 2013 V40 T5 AWD Cross Country a few months ago. It's a japanese import so it's a 2.0litre T5 5 cylinder. 70,000km.
It has an 'issue' with the wheels feeling like they are binding slightly during very tight turns, most noticeable at full-lock under power at an uphill intersection.
Is this normal?
I had a pre-purchase inspection done and they identified a slight binding of the wheels during very tight turns, as if the car was in full four wheel drive mode (Four wheel drives have this problem because the inside and outside sets of wheels are trying to turn at different speeds).
I understand that the Haldex system should disengage to avoid this.
The dealer sent it to a transmission specialist and they drained the Haldex fluid and replaced the fluid. I picked up the car with no sign of the problem but it soon became apparent that it was still happening. i took it back and after almost 4 weeks I have it back with the same 'problem'. They have looked for fault info, dismantled the haldex, cleaned the Haldex clutch, and then tried a complete replacement haldex unit to test it and still had the issue.
They've given up saying either: 'it's meant to be like this' or that it's just because of a slight delay in activation of AWD system.
Has anyone else noticed this? It is usually very subtle.
Thanks
Nick
I bought a 2013 V40 T5 AWD Cross Country a few months ago. It's a japanese import so it's a 2.0litre T5 5 cylinder. 70,000km.
It has an 'issue' with the wheels feeling like they are binding slightly during very tight turns, most noticeable at full-lock under power at an uphill intersection.
Is this normal?
I had a pre-purchase inspection done and they identified a slight binding of the wheels during very tight turns, as if the car was in full four wheel drive mode (Four wheel drives have this problem because the inside and outside sets of wheels are trying to turn at different speeds).
I understand that the Haldex system should disengage to avoid this.
The dealer sent it to a transmission specialist and they drained the Haldex fluid and replaced the fluid. I picked up the car with no sign of the problem but it soon became apparent that it was still happening. i took it back and after almost 4 weeks I have it back with the same 'problem'. They have looked for fault info, dismantled the haldex, cleaned the Haldex clutch, and then tried a complete replacement haldex unit to test it and still had the issue.
They've given up saying either: 'it's meant to be like this' or that it's just because of a slight delay in activation of AWD system.
Has anyone else noticed this? It is usually very subtle.
Thanks
Nick
