1998 Volvo S70 complaints

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 PROP

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

FAILURE OF ABS CONTROLLER MODULE. MY RESEARCH OVER THE INTERNET AND NUMEROUS VOLVO CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS INDICATE THIS FAILURE IS PROBLEMATIC WITH THE TEVES 20 ABS MODULE. AN INTERNET FORUM PAGE DEALING WITH THE VOLVO 850/S70 MODELS IS LITTERED WITH INQUIRIES INTO THIS PROBLEM. ONE VOLVO TECHNICIAN I CORRESPONDED WITH INDICATED HE HAD REPLACED "HUNDREDS" OF THESE MODULES OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. *LA

THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS HIT ON THE SIDE. CONTACTED VOLVO AND ASKED TO INSPECT. THEIR ANSWER WAS THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK. I ASKED FOR A REPORT WITH ALL THE ENGINEERING DATA AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO SHOW WHY IT WAS OK, NO RESPONSE, HAVE ASKED TWICE. THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS OK. I THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THEY ARE HIDING THE TRUTH. THE SIDE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED TO GIVE EXTRA PROTECTION. I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THEIR ANSWER AND I DO NEED YOU HELP. *AK *SCC *JB

ABS/TRACS LIGHTS COMES ON AND OFF INDICATING A BRAKE MODULE MALFUNCTION

REAR PASSENGER WHEEL SENSOR FOR THE ABS, SHOWS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE SENSOR REPLACEMENT DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE AUTO TECH RESEARCHED FROM A COMMON AUTO TECHNICHIANS WEB PAGE AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE S70. THE PROBLEM LAYS WITH A FAULTY COMPUTER ON THE VEHICLES. AS A RESULT THE ABS DOES NOT OPERATE. 1998 VOLVO S70T.

TREAD SEPARATED ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH. VEHICLE WENT ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *AK

WINDOWS AND SUNROOF FAILURES DUE TO SHORT IN CIRCUIT BREAKER, MULTIPLE LIGHT FAILURES,WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID INDICATOR LIGHT ALWAYS ON DESPITE REPLACEMENT OF FLUID, LIGHT FAILURE INDICATOR LIGHTED THEN STOPS. *AK

ABS COMPUTER CHIP WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR HAS FEWER THAN 60,000 MILES. THIS COMPONENT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND COST OVER $600 TO REPLACE. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. IF FAILURE OF THE ABS CHIP IS AS COMMON AS I'M TOLD, THEN I BELIEVE VOLVO SHOULD PICK UP THE COST FOR REPLACING THIS DEFECTIVE COMPONENT IN THEIR VEHICLES.*AK

ABS AND TRACS LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. AFFECTS THE BRAKES BECAUSE ABS IS DISABLED AND ALSO ACTIVATED DURING DRIVING. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN WIDELY DISCUSSED IN ONLINE FORUMS, AND IS ALSO WELL-KNOWN TO DEALERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE ABS/TRACS CONTROL UNIT.*AK

ABS LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY ABS UNIT AS IS WAS FAULTY BUT ABS LIGHT ON THE DASH DOESN'T ALWAYS TURN ON.*AK

VOLVO CUSTOMER RELATIONS RE: VIN [XXX], 1998 S70 SIR OR MADAM MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A PRE-OWNED 1998 VOLVO S70 IN 2000. TWO NIGHTS AGO AS WE WERE DRIVING ON A 30-MILE RURAL-STRETCH HOME, OUR HEADLIGHT SWITCH BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. WITH THE SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE OFF AND THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. WE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THAT BY PUSHING THE SWITCH INWARD TOWARD THE DASH, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS WOULD STAY LIT, SO LONG AS YOU WERE CONSTANTLY PUSHING IN THE SWITCH. YESTERDAY I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BY NHTSA RECALL NO. 99V235/VOLVO RECALL NO. 94. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED MAKING PHONE CALLS TO GET THIS PART REPLACED. VOLVO OF LISLE RETRIEVED MY CARS INFORMATION AND INFORMED ME THAT THE SWITCH HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL ON 051799, PRIOR TO OUR PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL SWITCH HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ACCORDING TO THEIR RECORDS, I WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE RECALL ON THE SWITCH WAS ISSUED BY THE NHTSA BECAUSE THE PROBLEM PUT THE DRIVER AT RISK OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT. OBVIOUSLY, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, AND TO MY DISMAY I AM FORCED TO PAY FOR IT. I FEEL THAT VOLVO IS ALWAYS RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE DESIGN, REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY TIMES THE PART UNDER RECALL BREAKS. I EXPECT THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE, AS I AM SENDING THEM A COPY OF THI

THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT, BUT A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. MY COWORKER HAS A 1998 VOLVO S70. SHE IS FAIRLY SHORT AND THE SHOULDER BELT RUBS ON HER NECK. IS THERE ANY PRODUCT AVAILABLE THAT WOULD HELP MOVE THE SEAT BELT TO A BETTER POSITION WITHOUT COMPROMISING ITS EFFECTIVENESS.

THE ABS SYSTEM CONTROLLER IS DEFECTIVE ON MY 98 VOLVO S70 WITH 90K MILES. UNDER VERY LIGHT BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS THE ABS WILL ENGAGE FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME IT FAILS COMPLETELY. I AM TOLD IT IS A CHRONIC CONDITION WITH THIS MODEL AND IS A SERIOUS CONDITION. *JB

ABS AND TRAC LIGHTS WORK ONLY PART OF THE TIME. LIGHTS FOR THESE FEATURES USUALLY LIGHT UP AFTER AN ODD, ONE-SECOND HUMM. *JB

MY WIFE'S 1998 VOLVO S70 HAD 74,000 MILES WHEN HER ABS AND TRACS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER TAKING IT INTO THE VOLVO DEALERSHIP IT WAS ASSESSED THAT THE ABS/TRACS IS NOT WORKING BECAUSE OF A FAILURE OF THE ABS/TRACS CONTROL MODULE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WHEN THEIR SAME MODEL CAR REACHED ANYWHERE BETWEEN 50 AND 100 THOUSAND MILES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND VOLVO SHOULD RECALL AND REPLACE THE PART. *JB

I HAVE A 1998 VOLVO S70 T5. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE CONTROLLER BOARD IS MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE "RED" INDICATOR LIGHT TO COME ON AT VARIOUS "RANDOM" TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSES ON ITS OWN AND MANY NOISES ARE HEARD AROUND THE AREA OF THE FRONT LEFT TIRE AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES STOP WORKING WHILE THE LIGHT IS ON. THIS HAPPENS VERY FREQUENTLY (AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR). *JB

THE ABS / TRACKS WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST YEAR. INITIALLY IN 2002 THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE US WITH A DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSIS, BUT WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE CAR, SAID THAT IT WAS THE ABS CONTROL UNIT FOR $1000+. WE DECLINED THE REPAIR ON THE BASIS THAT IT WAS A GUESS. ON MAY 1, 2003, WHILE IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE ABS/TRACKS CONTROL UNIT AT A COST OF $1000+. I ENTERED 1 FAILURE ON TODAY'S DATE BUT NUMEROUS TIMES THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT BEING TOUCHED AND SOMETIMES ENGAGES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT SLOW SPEEDS IN NON-EMERGENCY STOPPING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE ABS BRAKES WILL NOT WORK IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THE ABS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD AS PROBABLY LESS THAN 1% OF CAR OWNERS KNOW TO FILE A REPORT. I ESTIMATE THAT 50% OF 1998 VOLVOS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AT 50000+ MILES. I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS A DRIVER WILL RELY UPON THE ABS IN AN ACCIDENT AND WILL APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL ACCORDINGLY. IF THE ABS DON'T FUNCTION, THE WHEELS WILL LOCK AND POSSIBLY CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE OTHER SAFETY ISSUE IS THE ABS ENGAGING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT APPLIED OR WHEN THE ABS ENGAGE IN NON-EMERGENCY STOPPING. THIS IS NOT CONTROLLED BRAKING AND COULD ALSO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BY ALARMING AND CONFUSING THE DRIVER. WE BOUGHT THE VOLVO AFTER BEING HIT BY A DRUNK DRIVER AT 100+ MPH AND

RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FRON INSIDE, TRANSITIONED FROM WORKING ONE DAY TO BEING UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE

THE ABS LIGHT WAS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER CONSULTING THE WEB I LEARNED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 98 S70'S. VOLVO IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM! WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CONDITION I NOTICED IF THE ABS PUMP CYCLED AND THE LIGHTS COME ON YOU LOSE BRAKING UNLESS YOU PUMP THE BRAKES. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR A MANY DRIVERS. I'M A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND MY TRAINING HELPED ME AVOID THE ACCIDENT. *NLM

ABS ECU UNIT DEFECTIVE. ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN ABS LIGHT IS ON ABS IS NOT FUNCTIONING. VOLVO WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER REPLACEMENT. DIFFICULT FOR DEALERS TO DIAGNOSE. *NLM

ABS MODULE ON MY 1998 VOLVO S70 (76K MILES) IS DEFECTIVE BUT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE COVERED FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. I KNOW MANY VOLVO OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE INSTRUCT VOLVO TO ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THIS CRUCIAL SAFETY PROBLEM. *JB

ENGINE LIGHT STAY ON REGARDLESS NUMEROUS REPAIRS. NEITHER DEALER NOR THE REPAIR SHOP BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM.

THE TRACTION AND ABS LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. PH

THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. *JB THERE IS CONTINUOS FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM, AND THE CONSUMER DOESN'T KNOW IF THE SYSTEM IS ENGAGED. THE TRACS CONTROL LIGHT IS INTERMITTENT, AND THE CONSUMER DOESN'T KNOW IF THE WHEELS ARE GOING TO LOCK NOT. *SCC

FAULTY DASH CLIPS THAT RETAIN THE DASHBOARD TO THE FIREWALL. I WAS TOLD BY THE LEAD TECHNICAN AT BOB PINKUS VOLVO IN COLORADO SPRINGS, CO THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT. THE CLIPS BREAK LEADING TO A SQUEEKY DASH THAT VOLVO IS NOT WILLING TO ADDRESS OUT OF WARRANTY. I NOW HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN DIRVING THIS CAR AS I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE DASH WILL SEPERATE, IF IN AN ACCIDENT, AND SEVERLY INJURE EITHER MYSELF OR A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY.

THE CRUISE CONTROL TURNS OFF AUTOMATICALLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING A FAIRLY RAPID DECELERATION. SOMETIMES, CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT SET.

ASB/TRACS MODULE FAILURE ON MY 1998 VOLVO S70

ABS / TRACS LIGHTS COME ON DUE TO DEFECTIVE ABS CONTROLLER. NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES.

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

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

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

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

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

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

NO SUMMARY. 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

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

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

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