# Why does my 2005 Volvo S60 shut off like this?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-my-2005-volvo-s60-shut-off-like-this/162668>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** s60, volvo\
**Created:** [April 9, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-my-2005-volvo-s60-shut-off-like-this/162668 "2020-04-09T21:27:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Mulders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Mulders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mulders)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-my-2005-volvo-s60-shut-off-like-this/162668/1 "2020-04-09T21:27:46Z")

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Our car is parked engine is running radio is on.Then all of sudden Radio shuts off and I am unable to start my car. I ended up getting a jump. The car battery is only 23 mos old AAA checks the battery it tests fine. What is going on? This has happened several times.

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**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-my-2005-volvo-s60-shut-off-like-this/162668/2 "2020-04-10T14:55:01Z")

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Sounds like a poor battery connection or an alternator problem. Start by cleaning the battery terminals.