1998 Volvo S70

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VISIBILITY

  CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERICING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE STEERING STARTS TO SHAKE AND THE PEDAL VIRBRATES. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO GO UP.*AK

• 12/28/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BATTERY FAILED ON THREE OCCASIONS. NLM

• 12/27/2001· EQUIPMENT

  AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAS FAILED 5 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER HAS CHANGED MULTIPLE PARTS INCLUDING SWITCHES, RELAYS, ETC. THE CAR WORKS FINE FOR 1 - 4 MONTHS, AND THEN THE A/C STOPS WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN AGAIN.

• 12/23/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  GAS PEDAL LOST RESPONSIVENESS AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. AT THE SAME TIME, BRAKES LOCKED UP. *AK

• 12/18/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED WHILE THE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. ALSO, THE DEALER DETERMINED THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

• 12/10/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE ABS/TRACS FAILURE WAS DUE TO A $500 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA. THE MECHANIC SAYS THAT IT IS A PROBLEM KNOWN TO MANY, AS THERE HAVE BEEN A RASH OF THEM IN THE LAST YEAR. DT

• 12/09/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION LOCKED UP WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. *AK *TC

• 12/09/2002· SUSPENSION

  CONSUMER STATES THE ABS CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT, CAUSING THE ABS SYSTEM NOT TO ENGAGE. PH

• 12/09/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THIS CAR HAS A HX OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. AS YOU CAN SEE, BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE BURNED OUT(AT NIGHT) AS HAVE THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL OPERATED AT A DIFFERENT SEQUENCE THAN THE RIGHT ONE. WE HAVE INFORMATION THAT THESE LIGHT FAILURES ARE SOMEWHAT COMMON WITH THIS MODEL..OUR SAFETY CONCERNS ARE OBVIOUS. TH E MANUFACTURER HAS NOT PROPOSED ANY SOLUTIONS OTHER THAN REPLACEMENT OF THE BULBS. THIS IS NOT SATISFACTORY AS THERE IS APPARENTLY A MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

• 12/06/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE ABS ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IN MY 1998 VOLVO S70 FAILED. THE DASHBOARD LIGHT INDICATED ABS & TRACTION CONTROL (TRACS) FAILURE. NORMAL NON-ABS BRAKING REMAINED. RESEARCH ON SEVERAL VOLVO OWNERS WEB SITES (SUCH AS BRICKBOARD: HTTP://WWW.BRICKBOARD.COM/AWD/?MODEL=S70) SHOWED SYSTEMIC FAILURE OF THE ABS CONTROL MODULE VOLVO PART # 9162675 DUE TO PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD SOLDER CRACKING AFTER 6 YEARS. THE CAR WAS TESTED BY A VOLVO DEALER CONFIRMING ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILEDURE. VOLVO CHARGES A TOTAL $650 TO REPLACE THE UNIT. THE "BRICKBOARD" OWNERS GROUP SUGGESTED A REPAIR SHOP IN CALIFORNIA THAT RESOLDERS THE CIRCUIT BOARD, REPLACES AND UPGRADES FAILED COMPONENTS, TESTS & RETURNS IT FOR $130 PLUS SHIPPING. WE HAD THE OLD BOARD REPAIRED, SINCE A NEW EXACT REPLACEMENT BOARD FROM VOLVO WOULD HAVE THE SAME FAILURE AFTER ANOTHER 5 YEARS. THE REPAIRED ABS CONTROL UNIT HAS BEEN REINSTALLED & THE CAR NOW WORKS PROPERLY, WITH FULL ABS AND TRACS CONTROL. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PRINTED CIRCUIT FAILURE FROM VOLVO. OUR 1993 VOLVO 940 TURBO HAD TWO BOARD FAILURES: 1, THE RELAY BASE BOARD SOLDER CRACKED, AND RESULTED IN THE OVERDRIVE RELAY NOT WORKING; 2, CRUISE CONTROL OPERATED ERRATICALLY, DUE TO BAD BOARD SOLDER. BOTH OF THESE BOARDS WERE REPAIRED BY OUR LOCAL SERVICE SHOP. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT TWO CRITICAL SAFETY ELEMENTS - THE ABS SYSTEM AND TRACTION CONTROL - ARE FAILING IN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, & BECAUSE OF A FAILURE OF WHAT SHOULD BE A SIMPLE ASSEMBLY OF TESTED PARTS. FURTHER, WE ARE MOST DISTURBED THAT VOLVO'S REMEDY IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT, WITH THE SAME FAILURE PRONE PART. WORSE, ALTHOUGH WE OPTED FOR A COMPLETE REPAIR, THERE ARE OWNERS WHO CANNOT AFFORD THE FIX. THESE WILL BE DRIVING WITH FAR LESS BRAKING AND CONTROL THAN THE CAR IS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING. *NM

• 11/30/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,EQUIPMENT

  I PURCHASED A 1998 S70 VOLVO FROM SUBURBAN VOLVO IN TROY MICHIGAN. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. I WAS TOLD TO RETURN IF THE A/C LEAKED. I WAS LOOKING FOR A PHYSICAL LEAK, WHICH I LATER FOUND OUT THERE IS NO PHYSICAL INDICIATION OF A PROBLEM. I RETURNED THE CAR ON TWO MORE OCCASSIONS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, I WAS TOLD THAT THE A/C HAD A LEAK AND I HAD TO PAY $1,400 TO HAVE REPAIRED. I EXPLAINED TO THE SUBURBAN DEALER THAT I FELT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE CAR WAS SOLD TO ME WITH A LEAK. TO FURTHER ADD TO THE STORY, I HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN TO BE REPAIRED FOR A RECALL ON THE LIGHTS. I AM NOT SURE IF THE RECALL WAS FOR THE HEADLIGHTS OR TAILIGHTS. WHILE IN THE SHOP, I INQUIRED ABOUT THE HEADLIGHT WIPERS NOT WORKING. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO PURCHASE A HEADLIGHT MOTOR AT A COST OF ABOUT 4 OR 5 HUNDRED DOLLARS BECAUSE THE CAR HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD NO IT HAD NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I FOUND OUT LATER (AFTER THE TIRE ROD BROKE WHILE BEING DRIVEN) THAT THE TIRE ROD HAD BEEN DAMAGED IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAD REPAIRED AT A COST OF 800.00 WHICH I PAID. IS THERE ANY TYPE OF RELIEF FOR ME SINCE THE CAR HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING THE VEHICLE? THE A/C IS NOT WORKING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMES ON, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOESNT WORK AT ALL, THE HEADLIGHT WIPERS DON'T WORK AT ALL. THE A/C AND HEADLIGHT WIPERS HAVE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY SINCE I PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY 2001. I HAVE WRITTEN THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP AND VOLVO OF NORTH AMERICA (VNA). THE DEALERSHIP NEVER RESPONDED. VOLVO OF NORTH AMERICA DID RESPOND AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. VNA SHARED I HAD TO WORK IT OUT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. HAVE BEEN READING THAT THE CHECK ENGINE IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SOME VOLVOS. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS PRESENTING PROBLEMS ALSO. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE AFTER OWNING THE CAR SINCE 2001?*AK

• 11/29/2004· EQUIPMENT

  THE 2 OF 4 WELDS ON THE JACKING POINT BRACKET FAILED. THE JACKING POINT BENT OVER, CAUSING THE CAR TO FALL DOWN ABOUT 1" ONTO THE VOLVO JACK, PINNING THE JACK BETWEEN THE CAR AND THE PAVEMENT. NO INJURIES.*AK

• 11/29/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  OVER MAXIMUM "30" SECOND PERIOD, VEHICLE BUCKED, THEN INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON AND BEGAN BLINKING, THEN THROTTLE STUCK IN "FULL" POSITION, THEN BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE BLACK SMOKE EMERGED FROM UNDER HOOD AND WHEEL WELLS, THEN FLAMES VISIBLE FROM FROM GRILL OVER HOOD OF CAR, THEN VEHICLE FINALLY BROUGHT TO STOP USING EMERGENCY BRAKES AT WHICH TIME FLAMES WERE TWO-THREE FEET HIGH FROM GRILL AND WHEEL WELL(S) AREA OF CAR - EXITED IMMEDIATELY - CAR TOTAL LOSS ..... HAVE SINCE BEEN MADE AWARE OF "ANOTHER" '98 S70 FIRE WITH VERY SIMILAR SEQUENCE OF FAILURE EVENTS AND RESULT - VOLVO CONTACTED AND CLAIMS EVIDENCE OF ANIMAL NEST UNDER HOOD (ASSISTANCE DENIED) - CINNCINATI INSURANCE (MY CARRIER) HIRED & CONDUCTED PROFESSIONAL/INDEPENDENT FIRE INVESTIGATION WITH RESULTS PENDING ...... HAVE FULL SET OF PHOTOS - GENERAL COMMENT: IF THERE WERE AN ELDERLY PERSON, DIABLED PERSON OR CHILD STRAPPED IN CHILDSEAT RIDING IN VEHICLE, UNABLE TO REACT/MOVE SO QUICKLY, RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC!!!!!

• 11/27/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE PEDAL PULSATING, CAR MAKING NOISES WHEN BRAKES APPLIED NORMALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. ABS/TRACS LIGHT CAME ON. THE NOISE AND FAILURE LIGHT HAVE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. DT

• 11/24/2003· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  WHILE BRAKING, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC INDICATED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER.*AK THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED, THE VACUUM LINE WAS REPLACED, THE UPPER TORQUE ARM BUSHING BROKE, THE DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM BROKE, THE INSIDE DOOR PANEL CAME APART. *JB *NM

• 11/24/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE WAS VERY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES, AND EVERYTIME THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE NOISE WAS STILL COMING FROM THE BRAKES. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER,AND THE DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES AND CHECKED THE BRAKES, AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. *AK

• 11/19/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  MY 1998 VOLVO S70 HAD THE ABS MODULE FAILED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. HAD THIS FAILED IN RAIN OR SNOW, THE CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN TERRIBLE.*AK FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY VOLVO, BUT THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT. THE COST IS OUTRAGEOUS, OVER $600.

• 11/17/2004· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM FAILED. I CAN NO LONGER UNLOCK THE CAR USING THE KEY FOB OR THE INTERIOR UNLOCK BUTTON, I MUST REACH OVER AND PULL THE DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE.*AK

• 11/16/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  AT ABOUT 10,000 MILES THE BRAKES WOULD SLIP AND RUMBLE WHEN BRAKING DOWN A HILL. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO COMPLAIN AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I STARTED AVOIDING HILLS. EVERY TIME I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WAS ASSURED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. NOW I AM AT 28300 AND I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR MY 30,000 MAINTENCE, NOT AT THE DEALER BUT ANOTHER CERTIFIED VOLVO SHOP. I TELL THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I AM TOLD THAT THE ROTOR IS BAD. WELL I HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AT UNDER 10,000. MILES.*AK

• 11/16/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  FRONT TURN SIGNALS SOCKET HOUSING IS BURNING, CAUSING MALFUNCTION IN HEAD LIGHT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

• 11/15/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS & TRAC LIGHT COME ON WHEN BRAKES GET HOT! *JB ************DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS********769743

• 11/12/2003· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY AND GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. TWICE THIS HAS RESULTED IN BROKEN COURTESY LIGHTS AND ONCE THE INSIDE DOOR PANEL WAS SO BADLY DAMAGED, VOLVO AGREED TO REPLACE IT. I HAD THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT REPLACED (UNDER WARRANTY) AND IT NOW WORKS FINE. HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER SIDE STILL SAGS AND HAS ONCE AGAIN BROKEN THE COURTESY LIGHT IN THE DOOR. I ASKED MY VOLVO DEALER ABOUT THIS AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, AND "EVEN THE NEW CARS DO THAT." I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS AND HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM POSTED MANY TIMES ON A VOLVO MESSAGE BOARD. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS CLEARLY THE PROBLEM, VOLVO WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPEATEDLY BROKEN LIGHT. *LA

• 11/12/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  VOLVO HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE EXCESSIVE FAILURE RATE OF HEADLIGHTS FOR A LONG TIME (3 BURNED OUT IN 1 YEAR ON MY CAR!)BUT THEY MAKE OWNERS PAY FOR REPLACEMENTS AS "A MAINTENANCE ITEM". LIGHT BULBS SHOULD LAST AT LEAST AS LONG AS THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY (E.G. 10,000 HOURS) UNDER THE LEGAL DEFINITION OF "REASONABLE EXPECTATION". C'MON, VOLVO, 'FESS UP!

• 11/10/1997· STEERING

  THE STEERING COLUMN IS MAKING A RUBBING NOISE AND IS MORE PROMINENT WHEN TURNING, BUT THE OWNER AND THE MECHANIC FELT IT COULD TURN INTO A MUCH BIGGER STEERING PROBLEM. LIGHT CAME ON INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPEN FOR NO REASON. *AK

• 11/07/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  MY 1998 VOLVO S70 HAS 43,000 MILES ON IT AND THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF, AND SOMETIMES YOU FEEL IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. AFTER TALKING TO OTHER VOLVO OWNERS THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM *LA

• 11/07/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED AFTER ONLY FIVE YEARS AND LESS THAN 50,000 MILES AND VOLVO OR THE VIP EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL COVER THE COST OF PART REPLACEMENT OR. DT

• 11/05/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED VEHICLE REVVED AND ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

• 11/04/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  EXHAUST PIPE IS EXTENDED TO FAR OUT FROM THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER'S CHILD TO BE BURNED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 11/03/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 8/2/99 THAT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH IMPACT TO CAUSE $15,500 DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THE FRONT END WAS DEMOLISHED. THE ENGINE WAS PUSHED BACK, BOTH FRAME RAILS WERE BENT AND REPLACED. THE SRS DID NOT DEPLOY. I CONTACTED VOLVO TO LOOK AT THE CAR BEFORE IT WAS REPAIRED TO EVALUATE THE IMPACT AND THE SRS AS TO ITS PROPER WORKING CONDITION. THEY SAID THEY WOULD SEND SOMEONE WITHIN 10 DAYS. NO ONE SHOWED SO I SENT PHOTOS. THEY DENIED BASED ON PHOTOS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I AM FRUSTRATED WITH THE LACK OF CONCERN FOR ME AND MY SAFETY FROM THIS MANUFACTURER. ALL WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH REPAIRS ON THIS VEHICLE SAID IN THEIR OPINIONS THE SRS MALFUNCTIONED. MY INJURIES ARE A BULGING DISK IN MY NECK ALONG WITH NERVE DAMAGE AND A BRUISED, DISLOCATED COLLARBONE (NOW HEALED). PLEASE HELP ME FIND INFORMATION ON THE SRS AND ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OR REPORTED MALFUNCTIONS.

• 11/02/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I HAVE A 1998 VOLVO S70 WHICH HAS ABS/TRAC LIGHT PROBLEMS. I'VE BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH THIS WHERE THE INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON AND THE ABS WILL SOMETIMES PULSATE AND IT MAKES A TERRIBLE NOISE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WHEN THE ABS INDICATOR IS ON, I DON'T HAVE ABS BRAKES. IT APPEARS FROM THE VOLVO BRICKBOARD THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY (BESIDES THE FACT THAT IT IS SCARY WHEN THE BRAKES START GOING) AND THINK VOLVO SHOULD MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. IT APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE ONLY ON THIS YEAR/MAKE. *TR

• 11/01/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS, SIGNALS, SPEAKERS, AND TAIL LIGHTS GOING OUT SEVERAL TIMES, POSSIBLY DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, THE BATTERY FAILED. *SLC

• 11/01/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  LIGHTS (HEAD, SIGNAL,TAIL) FAILED.*ET

• 11/01/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  CHECK YOU EMAIL FROM. NOT AIR BAG COMPLAINT (E.G., SEAT BELT, TRAILER SUSPENSION AIR BAG, ETC.). ADDED ON 09-07-1999. *AK

• 10/31/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I AM AWARE OF 2 OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS SAME VEHICLE (YR. MAKE AND MODEL). ALL HAVE THE SAME PART THAT HAS GONE BAD IN THE LAST MONTH. THE 2 DEALERS I'VE CONTACTED SAY THAT THERE IS A LONG WAITING LIST FOR THIS PART! YOU'RE JUST SUPPOSED TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THEY CAN GET IT (NOT KNOWING IF YOU HAVE ABS OR NOT I SUPPOSED)! ALSO ANOTHER DECEPTIVE/DANGEROUS PART OF THIS PROBLEM IS THAT THE DASH BOARD WARNING LIGHTS ARE INCONSISTANT. ON SOME TRIPS IT COMES ON AND ON OTHERS IT DOESN'T. IT NEVER STAYS ON. YOU'LL NEVER KNOW IF YOU SHOULD PUMP THE BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY OR NOT!*AK

• 10/29/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS INTERMITTENTLY FAILS. BRAKES WORK IF SYSTEM ON, BRAKES WORK WHEN SYSTEM OFF. TRANSITIN FROM ON TO OFF RESULTS IN MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKES. MANY REPEATED INCIDENTS, VOLVO CLAIMS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE.

• 10/28/2002· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARK AND VEHICLE REVERSE ON HIS OWN. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. TS

• 10/28/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  NO SUMMARY. DT

• 10/28/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WILL ENGAGE SOMETIMES WITHOUT EVEN TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. (IE. ON ACCELERATING) FOLLOWING THIS, THE "ABS" AND "TRACS" LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN THIS CONDITION PRESENTS ITSELF DURING NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES GET "SOFT" FROM ANTI-LOCKING PULSES UNTIL THE COMPUTER FINALLY RECOGNIZES THE ERROR AND REALIZES THAT IN FACT THERE IS NO NEED TO ENGAGE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM, AFTER WHICH REGULAR BRAKING MAY RESUME. DT

• 10/28/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  SELLING DEALER AND MANUFACTURER-PROVIDED EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSE TO UNDERWRITE $750 EXPENSE OF REPLACEMENT. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT 7 SIMILAR CARS ARE CURRENTLY AWAITING REPLACEMENT OF THE SAME CONTROL UNIT. NO SAFETYD EFEC TLISTED. *AK

• 10/27/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. MY TECHNICIAN SAYS IT IS A FAULTY ABS CONTROLLER. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL POSTS ON BRICKBOARD.COM IN REFERENCE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT VOLVO HAS RELEASED A CAR WITH AN OBVIOUS DEFECT. *AK

• 10/27/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON REPEATEDLY. ECU INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. DEALER INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT GAS CAP HAD BEEN REMOVED WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. TO DATE, SOURCE OF PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FOUND. PRESENTLY, CAR IS WITH DEALER AND MANUFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE FOR SERVICE.

• 10/26/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. BEEN TOLD BY VOLVO DEALER THAT IT IS A BAD ABS MODULE. DT

• 10/25/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  I HAD THIS PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED INCORRECTLY AT LAUREL JAGUAR VOLVO OF TINLEY PARK, IL., AT A COST OF $341.00. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I DO NOT THINK THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY ADDITIONAL MONEY TO CORRECT A SAFETY PROBLEM SUCH AS THIS. DT

• 10/25/2000· STRUCTURE

  TO OPEN THE HOOD , THE HOOD RELEASE IS LOCATED INSIDE THE CAB OF THE TRACTOR, LIKE YOU WOULD FIND INSIDE A CAR OR PICK -UP TRUCK. IF IT IS NOT ADJUSTED RIGHT AT TIME OF PURCHASE THE HOOD TENDS TO POP OPEN ON IT'S ON AS YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IF YOU COME TO A STOP OR HIT ABUMP IN THE ROAD IT DOES FLY OPEN ON IT'S ON. ON THE DATE MENTIONED ABOVE THE DRIVER WAS ON HIS WAY TO A DELIVERY APPX.150 MILES FROM HOME TERMINAL WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURED. THERE IS NO WAY TO ADD ANY TYPE OF TEMPORARY FIX AS THERE IS NO WAY TO BUNGEE CORD IT DOWN ANYWHERE ON THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE HOOD, BELIEVE ME I HAVE TRIED AS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS .I ALSO HAVE A 2000 VOLVO WHERE THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM. ALSO THERE HAS BEEN A TIME OR TWO WHEN I COULD NOT OPEN THE HOOD WHICH I FEEL COULD BE A POTENTIAL HAZARD DUE TO UNFORSEEN PROBLEM SUCH AS A ENGINE FIRE ETC.. THE TRUCK LOOKS GOOD WITHOUT THE LATCHES ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT BELIEVE ME I'VE HAD A FEW EXCITING MOMENTS FROM THE HOOD POPPING OPEN ON ME AS I'M COMING TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. LUCKILY THE TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED THERE WAS NOT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME.

• 10/25/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE DRIVING AND UPON USING THE FRONT LEFT TURN SIGNAL THE BULB BLEW, CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO BURN OUT. *AK

• 10/24/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

• 10/23/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  ABS LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME, VEHICLE HAD TO HAVE ABS COMPUTER REPLACED. I WAS TOLD BY VOLVO REPAIR SHOP, THEY ARE GETTING A MINUMUM OF 2-3 A MONTH WITH EXACT SAME PROBLEM DEFECTIVE COMPUTER. DT

• 10/20/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  KEY STUCK IN IGNITION,&ACCELEROMETER, CAUSES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON

• 10/20/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT: THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWER, IT SHUTS DOWN. USUALLY IT WILL START BACK. CAN CUT ACROSS TRAFFIC, AND IT WILL JUST STALL. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES, AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY PUT DIFFERENT PARTS ON IT TO NARROW DOWN THE PROBLEM. THERE IS NO POWER STEERING AFTER IT STALLS. BACK IN JANUARY THE TURBO WENT IT OUT AND THEY REPLACED IT. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL SKIPPING. THIS STARTED HAPPENING AROUND JANUARY 15, 2005. *NM THE ABS CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. *JB

• 10/20/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE COLLISION, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. 522084 DUP OF 524915. POSTED ON 30-SEP-98. *AK