1998 Volvo V70 complaints

WHILE MY WIFE PAULA WAS DRIVING ON THE NE EXTENSION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE, THE DRIVER'S POWER SEAT UNIT MOVED FORWARD ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING! SHE HAD TO PULL OVER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THIS CYCLE REPEATED ITSELF 3 MORE TIMES THAT DAY! AT THE TIME OUR DEAF 9-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT. THE DEALER FROM WHICH WE BOUGHT THE CAR (WAS USED) 2 WEEKS PRIOR FOUND THE POWER SEAT UNIT TO BE DEFECTIVE AFTER WE BROUGHT IT BACK, AND THEY REFUSED TO HONOR PAYMENT OF A REPLACEMENT. IN ORDER TO HAVE A SAFE CAR WE HAD TO PAY FOR IT OURSELVES. *LA

ANTI LOCK BRAKES CONTROL UNIT FAILED. A LIGHT INDICATED THAT THE ABS BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING, BUT THE CONSUMER HEARD AND FELT THE ABS BRAKES WERE WORKING WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. *AK

REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOORS CAN NOT BE OPENED MANUALLY OR ELECTRICALLY.*AK CONSUMER STATED THERE IS NO WAY HIS PARAPLEGIC SON CAN EXIT THE VEHICLE IF THERE WAS A FIRE OR COLLISION. LOCK MOTORS FAILED ONCE AND WERE REPLACED. MECHANIC HAD TO BREAK A PART IN THE DOOR TO RELEASE THE LOCK. *PH

ABS/TRACKS SYSTEM FAILURE ON BOTH 1995, 850 AND 1998, V70. WHEN ABS/TRACK LIGHT(S) COMES ON, NO ABS/TRACK. LEFT FRONT WEEL MAY PULL WHEN BRAKING ON V70. VOLVO CORP. DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM... MADE SEVERAL CALLS, HAD INSPECTION/SERVICE DONE BY "CERTIFIED VOLVO SERVICE TECHNICIAN," VOLVO WILL NOT ACCEPT PROBLEM...

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE AIR MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND CODES WERE NOT CORRECT. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS THE COMPUTER CHIP ON THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. VOLVO WOULDN'T REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. *SCC *JB

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONING. CAUSE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A DEFECTIVE ABS/TRACS MODULE, A KNOWN WEAK SPOT ON 1998 MODEL VOLVO S/V/C 70 SERIES.*AK

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. BRAKING POWER HESITATED, WHICH CAUSED THE TO HAVE NO BRAKES.*AK THE BRAKES ACTIVATED WITHOUT DRIVER APPLICATION. YET, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THERE WAS A DELAY IN BRAKING. *PH *JB

THE BRACKET BOLT BECAME LOOSE AND FELL OFF THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH

1998 VOLVO - (V70 AND OTHERS) ABS/TRAC CONTROL MODULE FAILS WITH 64,000 MILES ON CAR. SYMPTOMS ARE INTERMITTENT WARNING LIGHTS. WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM ACCORDING TO DEALER AND OTHER OWNERS (SEE WWW.BRICKBOARD.COM) REPAIR IS NEARLY $700. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SINCE ABS AND TRAC DO NOT WORK WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON AND MODULE FAILS.*AK

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. ACCORDING TO MY SERVICE WRITER AT THE VOLVO THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. THE REPAIR IS ALSO NOT CHEAP AT APPROX. $650.00. EXCLUDED IN THE VOLVO INCREASED PROTECTION (VIP) "LIMITED" EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK

DEFECTIVE ABS COMPUTER MODULE. *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. DUE TO THE GASOLINE CAP BEING LOOSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER HAS TO GO TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT TURNED OFF.*AK

CONSUMER STATES HEADLIGHT SWITCH BROKE, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO BE INOPERATIVE. DEALER STATES RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

FAILURE OF ABS CONTROL MODULE. 1998 VOLVO V70. INTERMITTENT AND PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKES, USUALLY (NOT ALWAYS) WHEN GOING OVER BUMP. SOMETIMES BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST GOES TO FLOOR BEFORE ENGAGING. THE PROBLEM STARTED SPORADICALLY ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO (ABS FAULT LIGHT WITH NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEM). SEVERAL VISITS TO DEALER, BUT NO REMEDY. ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO, PROBLEM BECAME MORE SEVERE WITH ACTUAL LOSS OF BRAKES OCCURRING. IT SEEMS FROM NEWSGROUPS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR VOLVO, SO I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS A ISOLATED INCIDENT. *NLM

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

SHIFT LOCK ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF VOLVO V70 LOCKS OUT. TS

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

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

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

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

PROBLEM WITH AB CONTROLLER COMPUTER. 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

ABS MODULE FAILED. IT IS APPARENTLY A COMMON SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL/YEAR VOLVO.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER IS WAS DUE TO A FUEL FILL PIPE PROBLEM.*YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CHILD WAS BURNED BY MUFFLER IN REAR OF VEHICLE. MUFFLER IS RIGHT AT EYE LEVEL TO CHILD. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *AK THE CHILD SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURNS BY PLACING HAND ON THE STILL HOT MUFFLER. A FIELD REP. FROM VOLVO WILL ASESS THE SITUATION. *JG

WHILE DRIVING AT STATE SPEED LIMIT LEFT TIRE BLEWOUT. TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH SPARE TIRE. PROCEEDED TO DRIVE UNDER 50 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND STATED THAT GEARSHIFT HAD MALFUNCTIONED CONSUMER WAS AT FAULT BECAUSE OF THE SPEED VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABS/ TRACKING LIGHT ILLUMINATE ON DASHBOARD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES STATING THAT A HEADLIGHT IS OUT OR A BLINKER HAS STOPPED WORKING, CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE GOES TO CHANGE THE BULB, HE NOTICES THAT THE BULB IS NOT BURNED OUT, BY JUST MOVING THE SOCKET AROUND THE BULB LIGHTS, CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER HAS CHANGED A FRONT TURN SIGNAL SOCKET, AND WHEN THE BULB WAS REMOVED HAD BURN MARKINGS, THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED WITH BOTH HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS AND THE LICENSE PLATE SOCKETS.*JB

THE GAS CAP DID NOT FIT PROPERLY. *YH

BOTH FRONT STRUTS WERE LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *YD

BOTH REAR ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES IN ONE YEAR DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. STARTING WITH THE 2000 MODELS VOLVO CHANGED TO LARGER ROTORS.*AK

TREAD SEPARATION ON 4 TIRES. *AK (TIRESIZE: P205/65R15)

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ABS ANF TRACKING SYSTEM OFF WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. SOMETIMES AT STARTUP, WHILE DRIVING OR BRAKING. DEALER HAS SERVICED SYSTEM WITH NEW SENSORS AND RESETTING COMPUTER WITH NO SUCCESS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THEY SAY IT ISN'T IMPORTANT.*AK

THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH THE CAR ON A ROUTINE BASIS. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN OIL LEAKS, GASOLINE LEAKS, AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE AND SEAT BELT FAILURES. THE CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED ALMOST ON A MONTHLY BASIS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF OWNERSHIP. THIS PAST WEEK, IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAGS. THE VOLVO DEALERSHIPS HAVE MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS AND WARRANTIES HAVE PAID MOST OF THE COSTS, THE AMOUNT OF TIME THIS CAR HAS SPENT BEING SERVICED IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. EVEN THE VOLVO DEALER HERE IN FLORIDA (PLANTATION VOLVO) SUGGESTED WE RESEARCH THE FLORIDA LEMON LAW. THE LAW DOES NOT APPLY TO US BECAUSE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN MASSACHUSETTS. WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE IN GETTING VOLVO'S ATTENTION THAT THIS PARTICULAR CAR HAS MAJOR FLAWS, ESPECIALLY ELECTRICAL.