1998 VOLVO V70 Complaints

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED WITH LESS THAN 35K MILES IN FEB 2002. PROBLEM WAS A FROZEN RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER AND A FAULTY RIGHT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WHICH ENGAGES THE ABS UNNECESSARILY/RANDOMLY. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN FOR ABOUT A YEAR AFTER OWNING THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FAILURE APPEARS TO BE QUITE COMMON BECAUSE HE HAS SEEN IT IN MANY OF THE SAME CARS. THE PART THAT IS USED TO REPLACE IT IS ALSO A DIFFERENT PART NUMBER WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT VOLVO IS MOST LIKELY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AS WELL BUT HAVE NEVER ISSUED A RECALL. THERE WERE MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SUCH AS BAROMETRIC PRESSURE SENSOR FAILURE, UPPER MOTOR MOUNT REQUIRING REPLACING, AC SENSOR FAILURE, WHEEL BEARING, ETC. ALL WITHIN THE PERIOD OF 1 YEAR BUT NONE OF THESE THINGS AFFECTED THE SAFETY/BRAKING OF THE CAR SO I DO NOT CONSIDER THAT TRULY DANGEROUS. THOSE ISSUES INVOLVE AGGRAVATION AND MONEY, NOT SAFETY. *NLM

ABS/ TRACTION COMPUTER FAILURE, PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE, SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FALSELY (VOLVO V 70 AWD CROSS COUNTRY). *NLM

I HAVE A 1998 VOLVO V70R AWD AND BOTH THE ABS/TRAC WARNING LIGHTS HAD BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS. THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN GO OFF. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND HAVE NOW HAD THE CONTROL UNIT REPLACED. THE COST TO REPLACE THE ABS CONTROL UNIT WAS APPROXIMATELY $563.60. *JB

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UNDER ORDINARY USE AND IGNITION KEY COULD NOT BE REINSERTED INTO IGNITION. PH

THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: DEFECTIVE TIRES PER DEALER, LIGHTING, AND THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK-INOP(CONTINUOUS). SCC

ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. THEN GOES OFF AFTER A CYCLING OF THE ENGINE. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND BECAUSE THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON, IT IS DANGEROUS. VOLVO DOES NOT SEEM TO BE PAYING MUCH ATTENTION TO THIS PROBLEM DESPITE A HIGH NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. BECAUE THERE IS NO ONE DATE FOR THIS PROBLEM I WILL ARBITRARILY PUT ONE IN FOR REPORTING PURPOSES

ABS MODULE FAILURE LOOKING AT A FEW VOLVO ON LINE BOARDS THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AN ISOLATED CASE SO MUCH FOR THE "SAFTY" CAR COMPANY. DT

ABS & TRAC OFF LIGHT ARE DISPLAYED RANDOMLY, OBD SCAN SAYS SENSOR FAILED, HAVE INSTALLED TWO SETS OF SENSORS TO NO AVAIL, IT TURNS OUT ENCAPSULATED PC BOARD CRACKS BREAKING SOLDER CONNECTIONS. THE 1996 850 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. DT

CONSUMER NOTICED THE KNEE BOLSTER COMPONENT OF THE AIR BAG IS MISSING IN THE VEHICLE. THEREFORE DOESN'T COMPLIES WITH THE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLES SAFETY STANDARDS (FMVSS). DEALER DO NOT AGREED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORFAMATION. TS

THE ABS COMPUTER MODULE IN MY VOLVO FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $700. I WAS INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THAT IT HAD A CRACK IN THE COMPUTER BOARD. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT, SO THIS CRACK MUST HAVE OCCURED DURING NORMAL DRIVING. MY BROTHER HAD THE SAME ABS PROBLEM IN HIS 1998 VOLVO S70. LOOKING AT COMMENTS ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS EXPENSIVE PART. DT