1998 VOLVO S70 Complaints

FAILURE OF CAM BELT ADJUSTER, AT SPEED WITH NO WARNING AND TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN I-85 S. ON 12/30/04 IN MY 1998 VOLVO S-70 THE TENSIONER WHEEL EXPLODED CAUSING THE TIMING BELT TO DISENGAGE FROM THE ENGINE THUS LOOSING ALL ENGINE POWER AT 70 MPH WITHOUT WARNING AND DOING OVER 2000.OO DOLLARS WORTH OF ENGINE DAMAGE. FROM EXAMINATION OF THE DEFECTIVE PART, THE GOOVE GUIDES JUST SHATTERED LEAVING NO GROOVES FOR BELT GUIDANCE.*AK

FRONT PASSENGER INSIDE DOOR HANDLE WOULD STICK. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *SC *JB

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

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

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

VOLVO ABS BRAKE MODULAR FAILED. LOCAL VOLVO SERVICE CENTER AWARE OF PROBLEM. *NM

ROTORS, BRAKES AND STRUTS REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 100,000. ABS CONTROLLER FAULT DIAGNOSED AT DEALER. FAILURE LED TO LOSS OF ALL ANTILOCK BRAKE FEATURES AS WELL AS TRACS. REPLACEMENT OF ABS CONTROLLER MODULE RECOMMENDED.*AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM MORE THAN THREE TIMES IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. *JB THE WARNING LIGHTS INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS AND THE 4 TRACKING SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER SUGGESTED THAT THIS MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN VALID DUE TO A POSSIBLE DEFECT IN THE ELECTRICAL MODULE. *SC *JB

1) PROBLEM WITH RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK, NOT UNLOCKING. MUST MANUALLY UNLOCK FROM INSIDE OF CAR. 2) DRIVER SIDE DOOR NOT CLOSING. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE DOOR IT BOUNCES BACK. THE ONLY WAY TO CLOSE THE DOOR IS TO FORCE IT WITH BODY WEIGHT. *JB