1998 Volvo V70xc
Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
31
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Volvo V70xc.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS PARTICULAR MODEL HAS A PROBLEM WITH FUEL TANKS CRACKING. IT ISN'T HAPPENING TO THE ONES THAT AREN'T ALL WHEEL DRI… |
| 2010-07-26 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | ON A LARGE NUMBER OF VOLVOS THE ABS COMPUTER FAILS RESULTING IN LOSS OF PROPER BRAKING. NORMAL USE CAUSES THIS, IN THI… |
| 2008-10-04 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | THE COMPLAINT THAT I HAVE WITH MY 98 V70 XC AWD IS WITH A RECENT TIRE ROTATION WITH MY OIL CHANGE A WEEK AFTER IT START… |
| 2007-08-14 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN DOOR WAS SHUT AND CAR WAS OFF. VOLVO N.A. WAS CONTACTED AND REQUESTED THAT THEIR SPE… |
| 2007-04-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 VOLVO V70XC. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE SERPENTINE BELT DETACHED AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WIT… |
| 2006-06-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE CRANKED BUT WOULD NOT START. UPON INS… |
| 2006-04-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | A FEW WEEKS AGO, I HAVE NOTICED A STRONG GAS FUEL SMELL FROM MY 98 VOLVO V70 CROSS COUNTRY AWD FROM THE GAS TANK AREA. … |
| 2006-03-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE RUNNING SLOWLY MY VOLVO 98 XC JUST SLOWED UP AND STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER ABOUT A HALF MINUTE AND 3 … |
| 2005-12-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A VOLVO V70 XC, AWD, 1998. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A VOLVO DEALER, SMYTHE VOLVO, FOR A ROUTINE REPAIR OF CLUNKING … |
| 2005-11-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 65,000 MILES - TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A REGULARLY DEALER SERVICED VEHICLE. *TR |
| 2005-07-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE (PURCHASED USED) I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE ABS AND TRACS SYSTEMS. I NOTICED IF THE CAR WAS … |
| 2005-04-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | IDLING IN A LOT THE CAR CUT OUT, DROVE IT TO THE VOLVO DEALER TO CHECK, NOTHING FOUND TO BE WRONG. SEVERAL MONTHS LATE… |
| 2005-03-17 | PARKING BRAKE | Yes | 1 | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE IT ROLLED BACK, AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A GAR… |
| 2005-02-28 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH | No | 0 | THE TAILGATE LOCK MECHANISM ON MY 1998 V70XC WAGON OFTEN FAILS TO LATCH IN COLD WEATHER. THIS AS NOT BEEN TOO BIG A PR… |
| 2005-02-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | FAILURE OF ABS CONTROL UNIT ON 1998 VOLVO XC70 AUTOMOBILE. ACCORDING TO DEALERS, IT IS A COMMON FAILURE AND HAPPENS AL… |
| 2004-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | 1998 VOLVO V70XC, REPLACEMENT OF MECHANICAL TIMING BELT TENSIONER NOT SPECIFIC AS TO MILEAGE FOR SUCH REPLACEMENT, REPL… |
| 2004-10-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | PRIOR TO DEALER VISIT FOR 60,000 MILE SERVICE, THE ABS AND TRACS LIGHTS BEGAN COMING ON PERIODICALLY. DEALER CHECKED A… |
| 2004-09-25 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 VOLVO V70 XC. THE SRS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON- I HAVE IT TESTED AND 2 OR 3 TIMES I WAS TOLD EVERYTHING CH… |
| 2004-09-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS BRAKES ACTIVATED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, TRACS OFF, REAR WHEEL SPIN IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS EVEN WITH THE T… |
| 2003-08-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | ABS CONTROL MODULE FAULTY AT 55,000 -- ABS NON-FUNCTIONAL-- VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR. *LA |
| 2003-05-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | COMING DOWN A HILL IN VALLEY CENTER CA. THE TIMING BELT ON MY VOLVO XC 1998, VIN # [XXX], BROKE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO D… |
| 2003-05-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT SWITCH FELL APART CAUSING US TO LOOSE LIGHTS WHILE ON HIGHWAY. THOUGH A RECALL IS LISTED FOR THIS YEAR AND T… |
| 2003-05-06 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND THEN HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT HER AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER AND… |
| 2003-04-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER PURCHASED HER VEHICLE OVER TWO YEARS AGO. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND IT WILL NOT HOLD A BALANCE. … |
| 2003-03-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 68000 MILES WITH GOOD MAINTENANCE AND NO PRECIPITATING FACTORS. *JB |
| 2003-01-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT OUTAGE OF ABS CONTROL MODULE (TRACS OFF/ABS WARNING LIGHTS ON). DEALER STATES THE BRAKES WILL STILL WORK … |
| 2002-11-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | VOLVO CROSS COUNTRY'S FROM 1998 AND POSSIBLY OTHER MODEL YEARS ARE TURNING UP WITH MALFUNCTIONING CENTRAL CONTROL UNITS… |
| 2002-04-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FUEL TANK IS LEAKING FUEL. TANK IS CRACKED, SO THERE IS ALWAYS PUDDLES OF FUEL IN THE CONSUMER'S GARAGE. CONTACTED DEAL… |
| 1999-04-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | No | 0 | CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE MAY BE A MALFUNCTION IN THE TRACTION CONTROL WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID, WITH LESS THAN 1… |
| 1999-02-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT OPEN ON COLD DAYS. BECAUSE OF THAT I CANNOT FILL THE WINDSHIELD FLUID AND WHEN … |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE IS A TOXIC SULFUR DIOXIDE SMELL COMING FROM EXHAUST, CAUSING CONSUMER TO BECOME SICK. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO FIX… |