1998 VOLVO S70 Complaints

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

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

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

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

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

THE DOOR CHECK ASSEMBLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR HAS FAILED. THE DOOR HINGES SEEM TO BE OK, BUT THE DOOR CHECK/DOOR STOP HAS A BROKEN WELD THAT MAKES THE DOOR HARD TO OPEN - WITH A VERY CRACKLING NOISE. DEALER WANTS $280 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT SHOULDN'T EXIST - YET I HAVE SEEN POSTINGS SIMILAR TO THIS ON OTHER VOLVO WEB POSTER BOARDS. A WELD HAS BROKEN? WHAT DOES THAT SAY FOR THE SAFETY OF A VOLVO CAR? MR

ABS MODULE ON THE CAR FAILED. WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND UPON TAKING IT TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT THE ABS MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $615. THE CAR IS A CERTIFIED PER-OWNED WITH LESS THAN 60K MILES. THE MODULE SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AND BY READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE ON THE 1998 S70 MODELS. MR

1998 S70 VOLVO. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS***768339

THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE MODELS (98 S70), I WAS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT HERE BECAUSE VOLVO NA IS NOT RESPONDING TO CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS. ABS DASH LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES RESETS CORRECTLY UPON IGN. OFF AND RESTART, SOMETIMES NOT. WHILE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, ABS NON-FUNCTIONAL. MR

THE VEHICLES ABS MODULE FAILED. *MR VOLVO REFUSES TO COVER PARTS AND LABOR, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ABS FAILURE WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *SCC