| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005048921 | Incident Date: Oct, 22 2005 |
| Consumer's City: BROOKLYN | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| Model Name: S70 | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip:control unit/module |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LS5673W1 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 05 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 29 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 5 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The abs antilock brake system in my 1998 volvo s70 failed. the dashboard light indicated abs & traction control (tracs) failure. normal non-abs braking remained. research on several volvo owners web sites (such as brickboard: http://www.brickboard.com/awd/?model=s70) showed systemic failure of the abs control module volvo part # 9162675 due to printed circuit board solder cracking after 6 years. the car was tested by a volvo dealer confirming abs control module failedure. volvo charges a total $650 to replace the unit. the "brickboard" owners group suggested a repair shop in california that resolders the circuit board, replaces and upgrades failed components, tests & returns it for $130 plus shipping. we had the old board repaired, since a new exact replacement board from volvo would have the same failure after another 5 years. the repaired abs control unit has been reinstalled & the car now works properly, with full abs and tracs control. this is not the first printed circuit failure from volvo. our 1993 volvo 940 turbo had two board failures: 1, the relay base board solder cracked, and resulted in the overdrive relay not working; 2, cruise control operated erratically, due to bad board solder. both of these boards were repaired by our local service shop. we are very concerned that two critical safety elements - the abs system and traction control - are failing in a relatively short period of time, & because of a failure of what should be a simple assembly of tested parts. further, we are most disturbed that volvo's remedy is a very expensive replacement, with the same failure prone part. worse, although we opted for a complete repair, there are owners who cannot afford the fix. these will be driving with far less braking and control than the car is capable of providing. *nm |
