How to Replace a Broken Temp Sensor Thermistor Volvo XC90 Climate Control Module | S60, S80, XC70

How to Replace a Broken Temp Sensor Thermistor on 2010 Volvo XC90 | 1999-2007 S60, S80, XC70, V70
Complete walkthrough changing the thermistor on a 2010 Volvo XC90. This applies to all P2 Volvo cars ranging from years 1999-20014. This is how to potentially fix your volvo climate control module if it is too hot or too cold. This will get your Volvo heat or Air Conditioning working.
You will need an NTC (Negative Temperature Coefficient) resistor for this. You CANNOT use a PTC Resistor here. Any thermistor will work that is 10K ohms @ 25C. Below is a link to the one I used.
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[@matt-diy]

Hey All, here is an updated link to a thermistor that will work! Thermistor: amzn.to/3KdqDyb

[@e60power1]

its sad there is not much videos and support on line for the xc90s. Thanks for your videos. great job!

[@matt-diy]

Thank you for watching!! Glad it was helpful!

[@patrickhannam2353]

looking this car 2008 only drawback is no hot heat or cold cooling. your video gives me insight into the issue, with a possible $7 part as the solution. makes me feel more confident about the risk of buying a car with issues. nice job on the video. only showed what needed to be straight forward .even showed we all fumble through new tasks , but it doesn't stop use from doing something just because we haven't before. liked and will check back in again thanks😊

[@matt-diy]

Thanks for the comment!

[@TheTrothKeeper]

Thank you for walking through this process. I have to do this on our 06 V70 as the temperature is all over the place... And re-solder the fan volume resistor connections.

[@civic3g]

Thank you very much. I fixed Volvo S60 cabin temp sensor with 10k thermistor and now temperature control works just like it should be. Before the fix heater just gave very hot or very gold, nothing between those :D

[@matt-diy]

Your welcome thanks for the comment!

[@lzh3131]

Oh crap… I did the same thing! It was a little chilly on my tour from Texas to Colorado to KC and back, no wonder my feet were freezing! I just stumbled onto your video. Thank you for the great instructions. My seat belt locked up, so I have to take it apart and send it off, order this part…then put it all back together. I’m having that Love / Hate issue with this vehicle 🙃 p.s. luv steeler lanyard

[@matt-diy]

Yeah it’s easy to mess up! Good luck with the fix and putting it back together!! And thanks! Haha go Steelers!

[@green122s]

Very well done. Thanks for doing this!

[@matt-diy]

Glad it was helpful!!

[@davidboyd8087]

Thanks that was a big help! Now for a AC re-gas 🤞🤞

[@matt-diy]

Your welcome!!

[@THiggins130388]

I've not broken my thermistor, but I need to clean mine out & I'm anticipating breaking it. So I've made sure to watch your video before my rough impatient hands have a go.

[@matt-diy]

Good luck!!! It is very brittle be careful!!

[@THiggins130388]

@@matt-diy just got it out & done now. No breakage. Spent more time watching your video than doing it, but if I never watched the video I wouldn't have known what to do. So thanks very much for the upload!

[@matt-diy]

@@THiggins130388 glad it helped!! Thanks for watching!!

[@JaimeJasso-de3dw]

@@THiggins130388 There is a spray cleaner which is really good for electronics, it’s called: DUST OFF… Highly recommend for keyboards, computers and many kind of electronics… You’ve mentioned that you already fixed your unit, but this can be useful in the future…

[@THiggins130388]

@@JaimeJasso-de3dw cheers for the heads up! I'll get some to save the dust building up again.

[@butterfieldestates3346]

I found your link. Thanks so much great video really appreciate your help.

[@matt-diy]

No problem! Glad it helped you out! 😊

[@darbydreher9537]

Thank you for your insight. I will give this a try. Purchased my 06 xc90 v8 used and it came with fluctuating hot/cold air on passenger side only. And it sounds like a puppy grunting. I looked at thermistor and it appears to be missing. Just a wire left. Hopefully this corrects the issue so my passenger doesn't freeze in winter.

[@philipthompson5346]

Definitely like the video it helped me out a lot, I need to know where you got those wires from so I can go ahead and put them in mind myself. I got my tore open so I know they had broken half there on a power surge I had with trying to jump a dead battery. Mostly appreciated if you could and let me know thanks

[@matt-diy]

Link is in the description!

[@butterfieldestates3346]

can you post the link for the ther-mister and possibly new light bulbs. I will try and find on ebay. thanks so much.

[@timbermansam]

Great video. Can you explain the correlation between the service airbag message and the battery? Curious because I just changed my CEM and now have the message. I disconnected the battery prior. Also, my blower suddenly stopped, now it’s working again! Do you think it has to do with needing a computer reset/camba? Thanks!

[@matt-diy]

Thanks!! You will need to reset the computer with Vida. The reason is because of the vehicles CAN network, all the modules are connected to each other and if one is missing the SRS system shows a failure. Also when you changed your CEM did you have it programmed for the car? Sounds like not.

[@timbermansam]

Thanks for the reply. Very interesting! I’m new to these cars. I sent my failure prone CEM out to Xemodex inc. they pulled the info from it and swapped it over to another CEM. They add a couple of heat sinks to help mitigate the overheating issue. They state it’s plug and play, but I suspect not. So I definitely need to get the computer reset then it sounds like. I just thought it was odd I wasn’t having these issues prior to installing the replacement CEM.

[@matt-diy]

@@timbermansam ah okay if you got it from xemodex you are good!! Maybe just missed a plug or something? But if you have Vida you can easilly reset the airbag error assuming nothing is actually wrong.

[@jameshunter3980]

How much does the vida cost and where to get it? Our heater fan stopped working. I used canned air to clean sensor. It still did not work but the next morning it worked fine all day but has not worked since. Any suggestions appreciated.

[@BarryMaduegbuna-rn2tq]

Wow you did a great job, please can it the reason why my 2005 Volvo xc90 blower not producing air?

[@matt-diy]

That is probably a bad blower motor resistor! Fairly easy replacement.

[@BarryMaduegbuna-rn2tq]

Thank you so much

[@willmill409]

My heater on 08 xc90 blows warm then cold for like 2 seconds then warm. It goes back and forth in same intervals or pattern. Wondering if this could fix it

[@matt-diy]

I haven’t heard of that issue but might be worth a try!

[@OlleBurman]

Hi! Link is not working anymore, not for me at least. Can you link it again? Can’t seem to find a correct one. Thanks!

[@matt-diy]

Check now I updated it!

[@RW-ds4dj]

Not bad, not bad at all, but a bit heavy heat-tool I think :-)

[@Mark-is9dx]

ViDA advised the cabin temp sensor signal too high / signal missing. The blower motor isnt working, is this a symptom on your car?? I've not got any other codes on the ccm

[@matt-diy]

No, my blower motor was working fine but I believe I did have the temp sensor signal missing. Sounds like you may have a blown fuse or bad blower motor resistor.

[@Mark-is9dx]

@@matt-diy in the end, I found it was a dodgy multiplug going into blower motor. I saw there was a black residue around the earth terminal. I'd changed resistor anyway, and changed the plug and all is well. The cabin temp sensor was also broken. Bought a second hand ccm from a S80, and took the sensor from that

[@matt-diy]

@@Mark-is9dx awesome glad you got it figured out!!!

[@heribertfranz5307]

Hi, can I take a Theoristor that is from 55C till 125C , or must it be only one that is 25C ? Are they 1% or 5% ?

[@matt-diy]

Honestly I am not sure, I believe they must be the same.

[@leifbjarnemland9861]

Takk for presentasjon What is the spesifcation of the Thermistor and where to by it ?

[@matt-diy]

Please look in the video description.

[@tanbinkeong]

I did the same, broke the thermistor.

[@jamesomeara7191]

Can the sensor be seen from the outside or do I have to take it apart for that ?

[@matt-diy]

You can barely see it but probably need to disassemble.

[@chrisdoe6890]

Would this impact the AC not running super cold ? I recently acquired the car and weather getting warmer . The AC is cold but not sure if it needs a charge or if this thermistor fix would impact it ?

[@matt-diy]

It could be! It could also be that your solenoid valve isn’t working I have a video on that as well!! I would check your solenoid first.

[@chrisdoe6890]

@@matt-diy thanks Matt for reply> do you have a link to that solenoid valve video? I did a quick scan of your videos and cant seem to find it.

[@matt-diy]

@@chrisdoe6890 kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4mVpHmhpdKMkNU

[@aimarpuierast2256]

Where can I buy this thermistor? Thanks for help 🙂

[@matt-diy]

Link in description!

[@chrisbarker616]

Hi I’m getting hot air on the drivers side but blowing cold on the passenger side will this problem be down to this? Thanks

[@matt-diy]

Sounds like you have a broken blendor actuator. It could be related to the sensor but I doubt it.

[@chrisbarker616]

@@matt-diy where about is this located and is easy to repair

[@chrisbarker616]

@@matt-diy where is this located and is it easy to fix

[@matt-diy]

@@chrisbarker616 I honestly am not sure but I think it’s burried pretty deep in the dash.

[@fabioffgomes]

You need to re charge your ac gas, that’s a common issue on volvos when theb gas is low

[@frankallan1282]

My heaters are stuck on heat and thermistor broken would this fix my problem

[@matt-diy]

Possibly but could also be your blendor actuator.

[@frankallan1282]

@@matt-diy what are the location of the blender acustor?

[@matt-diy]

@@frankallan1282 that I am not sure.