1998 VOLVO V70 Complaints

AIR CONDITIONING EVAPORATING HEAT EXCHANGER FAILED DUE TO A REFRIGERANT LEAK. *SCC

THE ABS CONTROL MODULE ON SEVERAL MODELS OF VOLVO INCLUDING THE V70 HAS A TERRIBLE TRACK RECORD. WHEN IT FAILS THE CAR IS WITHOUT ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL, MAKING THE CAR MUCH LESS SAFE. WHEN REPLACING MINE AT THE DEALERSHIP (ALMOST A THOUSAND DOLLARS) I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T KEEP THE REPLACEMENTS IN STOCK BECAUSE SO MANY WERE FAILING, AND THAT THE PART HAD BEEN REDESIGNED AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURES. I WOULD LIKE VOLVO TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS FAULTY PART SO THAT OWNERS CAN HAVE THEM REPLACED FOR FREE BEFORE THEIR BRAKES FAIL IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. DT

ABS CONTROL MODULE IS CRACKED. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. ABS SYSTEM IS NOT OPERABLE UNTIL ECU IS REPLACED. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM (ABS LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY). DT

FAILURE RESULTED IN GAS LEAKING AND A GAS SMELL WHEN GAS TANK WAS NEAR FULL. DT

MICHELIN TIRES WORE OUT AT 17,000 MILES--REPLACED MAY 2000----FRONT RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER DOOR LOCK--THE BUTTONS WOULD GO DOWN WHEN LOCKED BUT THE RIGHT SIDE WAS NOT LOCKED

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES THE BRAKES WILL LOCK UP AND THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE HEAVY VIBRATION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION, FOLLOWED BY ABS/TRACS WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON. THE ABS NO LONGER WORKS AFTER THIS OCCURS. THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENLY AT FIRST, BUT ON A CONSTANT BASIS NOW. MR

ABS / TRACTION CONTROL MODULE FAILED WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THIS IS A COMMON SAFETY ISSUE WITH VOLVOS. MY MECHANIC FROM PRO VOLVO (TELE# 732-303-0770)CLAIMS HE CHANGES 2 ABS MODULES EVERY WEEK. THE DEALERSHIP EVEN STOCKS 14 OF THESE MODULES IN ITS INVENTORY. THE REPAIR IS ALSO NOT CHEAP AT APPROX. $650.00. MR

1998 VOLVO V70. *PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**767770

MY VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, AND MY 8-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER CLOSED THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR FROM OUTSIDE THE CAR. THE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I HAVE CONTACTED VOLVO, AND THEY INSPECTED THE CAR ON SEPT. 5. THEY PROMISED TO GIVE ME A FULL REPORT ALONG WITH A DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR WITHIN A WEEK. IT'S BEEN ALMOST THREE WEEKS, AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT SUPPLIED THE REPORT OR A DECISION DESPITE SEVERAL PHONE CALLS THAT I HAVE MADE TO THEM. THEY SAY THAT THEY WILL GLADLY PAY FOR THE REPAIR IF IT'S THEIR FAULT, BUT THEY CONTINUE TO PUT ME OFF AND SEEM TO BE LOOKING FOR AN EXCUSE NOT TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. NLM