1998 Volvo S70 electrical problems

Filed Jan 8, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 124,300 miles · PA

I purchased this car used december 16 2016 knowing it needed a lot of work. I have since gotten all the repairs done on jan 4th 2017. I now need to get the car emission tested after driving 200 miles the readiness monitors are still not set and have since repaired the check engine light and still can not get an emissions test.

Filed Oct 20, 2015 · Electrical · 155,500 miles · MD

Key stuck in ignition,&accelerometer, causes check engine light to stay on

Filed Apr 23, 2015 · Electrical · 150,000 miles · MD

Key will not come out of ignition.

Filed Oct 20, 2005 · Brakes, Electrical · 117,000 miles · NC

Dt: the vehicle was losing power, it shuts down. Usually it will start back. Can cut across traffic, and it will just stall. Took it to the dealer many times, and they could not duplicate the problem. They put different parts on it to narrow down the problem. There is no power steering after it stalls. Back in january the turbo went it out and they replaced it. The vehicle was still skipping. This started happening around january 15, 2005. *nm the ABS control module was replaced.

Filed Sep 27, 2005 · Electrical, Engine · 93,240 miles · MI

Engine stalled leaving me stranded in an intersection in rush hour traffic. Engine would not restart. Police officer had to push me off the street because car would not restart. Dealer still has not identified the problem.

Filed Aug 9, 2005 · Electrical · 96,300 miles · SC

98 volvo s70; experiencing a loss of power and stalling; I've had two mechanics look at my vehicle and no one can pin point the problem. I went to my local dealership, dick dyer volvo on august 2nd and they can not look at my car until august 19th. As a mother of a young child, it is frightening to pull out into heavy traffic. I emailed corporate volvo on 8/3/05 and haven't received a response. This had been a recurring problem since feb 05; about every 1-2 weeks my car will stall when I begin to slow down at a light.

Filed Dec 9, 2004 · Electrical · 136,000 miles · NJ

Ignition locked up while attempting to start the vehicle. It was towed to a dealership and the ignition was replaced. *ak

Filed Oct 11, 2004 · Brakes, Electrical · 113,500 miles · DE

Abs/tracs failure.

Filed Aug 12, 2004 · Electrical · 10,002 miles · CO

When the vehicle was being driven, the ABS light illuminated. The vehicle has had this problem more than three times in the last three weeks. There was a technical service bulletin concerning this problem. *jb the warning lights indicated a problem with the ABS and the 4 tracking system. The consumer suggested that this might not have been valid due to a possible defect in the electrical module. *sc

Filed Nov 30, 2003 · Electrical, Lights · MI

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 properly since I purchased in february 2001. I have written the owner of the dealership and volvo of north america (vna). The dealership never responded. Volvo of north america did respond and told me there was nothing they could do. Vna shared I had to work it out with the dealership. Have been reading that the check engine is an ongoing problem with some volvos. The electrical system is presenting problems also. Do I have any recourse after owning the car since 2001?