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1998 Volvo V70 repairs by problem area

Engine (39%)

Transmission and Drivetrain (9%)

Brakes and Traction Control (11%)

Suspension and Steering (23%)

Electrical and Air Conditioning (15%)

Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (2%)

Other (1%)

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1998 Volvo V70 repair cost distribution

$2500+ (2%)

$1000 - $2499 (7%)

$500 - $999 (18%)

$100 - $499 (37%)

< $100 (35%)

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Volvo in Ohio, United States Nov 2011 - Jul 2012
Dec 2011 141000 mi	Just removed the prop shaft because of bad bearings/u-joints. Have not got a replacement so running as fwd now.
Jul 2012 148000 mi US $500	Contol ARM, tie rod, front axle, new tires, alignment

Volvo in Alabama, United States Mar 2012 - Jun 2013
May 2012 157400 mi US $350	Replaced starter
Jun 2013 165000 mi US $500	Hydraulic motor mounts

Volvo in Massachusetts, United States Feb 2010 - Mar 2013
Mar 2010 96000 mi US $120	Replaced heater core
Dec 2012 110000 mi US $1800	leaky steering rack
Mar 2013 110000 mi	leaky steering rack

Volvo in Great Britain May 2010 - Sep 2012
Jul 2010 134000 mi £600	Passenger front wishbone ball joint, link rod replaced.
Sep 2012 142000 mi £200	New tie rods needed.

Volvo in Maryland, United States Apr 2010 - Jun 2011
May 2010 152000 mi US $650	Driveshaft CV Joint Kit Front OES Genuine parts had to be replaced due to wear out of entire left & right front suspension parts, e.g. CV joints, and parts leading to drive shafts had worn out at 151K on the odometer, shops wanted $1200.

Volvo in Ontario, Canada Jun 2009 - Mar 2010
Jul 2009 175460 mi C $140	Replaced seized caliper on passenger side (replaced both for safety reasons). Also had to re-flare both brake caliper hard line fittings, as they were seized into calipers.

Volvo in Victoria, Australia Jun 2013 - Jul 2013
Jul 2013 122140 mi	The car has started to make a strange howling noise. As I am to sell it in the next few months (need a 6+ seat car) my mechanic advised don't spend money trying to identify and repair the problem - possibly auto transmission &/or bearings.

Volvo in Ohio, United States Oct 2013 - Nov 2013
Nov 2013 243000 mi	Rear main crank seal leaking.

Volvo in California, United States Dec 2015 - Dec 2015
Dec 2015	Started blowing smoke out the oil dipstick and using a quart every 500 miles. Horrible suspension rattles, plastic pieces falling off inside. Car basically was self-destructing.

Volvo in Nebraska, United States Feb 2010 - Apr 2010
Apr 2010 138000 mi	abs modulator too expensive to fix

Volvo in California, United States Apr 2012 - Oct 2012
Jul 2012 140000 mi	Engine has a bad piston ring. One cyclinder no longer firing. requires complete engine rehaul.
Oct 2012 140000 mi	Too expensive to replace engine, junked car.

Volvo in Massachusetts, United States Dec 2010 - Jun 2011
Feb 2011 165000 mi US $83	frozen right front caliper - caliper, pads, rotor console shifter bulb replacement rear wiper pump replaced master control switch dead on one window, sticking in down position. replaced master window switch.
Jun 2011 169000 mi US $635	Speedo intermittent, then stopped - replaced ABS controller to make speedo work again. Also did axle boot and motor mount while in shop.

Volvo in Netherlands May 2012 - Jul 2013
Jul 2012 131200 mi €90	Oxygen sensor needed replacement. Replaced radiator for passenger compartment heating.
Feb 2013 146100 mi €600	Wishbones needed replacement
Mar 2013 148800 mi €100	Replaced tie-rod ends
Apr 2013 150100 mi €100	Replaced radiator
Jul 2013 156860 mi €600	Changed rotors, pads and calipers

Volvo in Georgia, United States Mar 2012 - Mar 2013
Mar 2013 203000 mi US $200	Front Passenger wheel hub assembly was replaced. Inner & outer tie rods on the driver's side needed to be replaced.

Volvo in Arizona, United States Dec 2011 - Mar 2012
Mar 2012 150000 mi US $20	The light switch for the rear, passenger-side reading light broke. (It just floated/hung there.) Found a replacement part on ebay for $20 and installed it myself. Easy fix.

Volvo in New Jersey, United States Nov 2008 - Mar 2010
Dec 2008 99000 mi US $1000	Timing belt tensioner wore out and belt was rattling against case. Mechanic said when he opened the case ball bearings flew out. i was "lucky" b/c another mile or 2 would have destroyed the valves. Also replace waterpump,and acc belt.

Volvo in Missouri, United States Oct 2008 - Mar 2010
Feb 2009 165000 mi US $400	Vacuum hose leak. Replaced hose.

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Volvo in France Jun 2010 - Aug 2010
Jul 2010 91140 mi	Turbo cooling hose was starting to leak under pressure I had it changed before the leak got bigger. Hose was 12 years old.

Volvo in Ontario, Canada Oct 2010 - Jun 2013
Nov 2010 161200 mi	changed the thermostat, parking brake cable
May 2012 190400 mi C $1400	Had to change the original clutch one motor mount rear seal
May 2013 209560 mi	Steering rack is leaking and I have to change the outer cv boots

Volvo in New South Wales, Australia Jul 2010 - Jun 2011
Feb 2011 88400 mi A $400	Changed front engine mount (one below timing belt)
Jun 2011 96100 mi A $300	Replace engine oil cooler return line (leaking)

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Volvo in Ontario, Canada Jun 2011 - Nov 2011
Aug 2011 163260 mi	Broken wire to fuel injection relay. I tracked it down and fixed it in 2 hrs.

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Volvo in Minnesota, United States Oct 2010 - Jul 2011
Mar 2011 175000 mi US $400	wheel bearing
Jun 2011 179000 mi US $260	Welded patch to exhaust pipe. Center differential failed, removed the awd driveshaft.
Jul 2011 179000 mi	Only major unrepaired problem was an air pump (est $800).

Volvo in Washington, United States Jul 2010 - Sep 2010
Aug 2010 176000 mi US $300	bad ABS unit replaced turbo coolant hoses

Volvo in West Virginia, United States Sep 2010 - May 2012
May 2012 149000 mi	Large oil leak.

Volvo in California, United States Aug 2009 - Dec 2009
Sep 2009 181000 mi US $900	Oil leak: O rings on oil return tube from turbocharger to engine. Emergency/signal flasher replaced.
Nov 2009 181000 mi US $700	Check engine light on. Engine temp sensor bad. Replaced engine temp sensor. One bad engine mount replaced.
Dec 2009 181000 mi US $68	Heater core blew. blown head gasket, which may account for the blown up heater core just reported. Overdrive doesn't downshift steadily. Rebuild necessary. Can't afford the fix. Donating car. it's junk.

Volvo in Switzerland Sep 2008 - Jul 2009
Oct 2008 128960 mi	Worn out original shocks, replaced at shop next to work for 750 Swiss Francs, could have been cheaper if I were in the USA.
Jul 2009 150040 mi	The repairs that it needed when sold included the drive shaft to operate the awd, so for about a year it was front wheel drive, not that good in the snow where we live now.

Volvo in New York, United States Jan 2009 - Mar 2010
Feb 2009 188000 mi US $600	New ball joints; dirty soleinoid. New heating system blower.

Volvo in West Virginia, United States Jul 2008 - Jul 2013
Aug 2008 144000 mi US $150	Replaced PCV system including oil trap and hoses.
Sep 2008 144000 mi US $500	Noise in front suspension. Replaced both front struts with Bilstein touring struts. Replaced one sway bar connector, plan to replace the other.
Feb 2009 146000 mi US $300	Replaced sway bar that had rusted end with a used one. Also replaced passenger's side front spring with used spring, spring mount with heavy duty version, and both sway bar end links with heavy duty links.
Mar 2009 147000 mi US $400	Radiator leak and small oil leak. Replaced radiator and oil cooler lines.
Feb 2010 154000 mi US $700	Replaced AWD driveshaft (front to rear)
Jun 2011 157000 mi US $30	ECT sensor failed, caused check engine light to come on.
Mar 2012 160000 mi	Check engine light indicated bad baro sensor. Replaced sensor.
Nov 2012 163600 mi US $300	Replaced front wheel hubs which include wheel bearings with OEM parts. Replaced both front lower control arms with OEM parts. Replaced tailgate struts - these are the parts that hold up the rear tailgate door on the V70 wagon. Aftermarket parts were used.
Apr 2013 165000 mi US $60	Welded crack in exhaust at back of catalytic converter.
Jul 2013 165000 mi US $100	Replaced pressure fuel line from fuel pump to filter. Old line was leaking on top of fuel tank. Replaced large vacuum hose from PCV oil separator to PTC valve on air pipe.

Volvo in Connecticut, United States Feb 2008 - Mar 2010
Aug 2009 140000 mi US $265	Ball joint and control arm, passenger side front

Volvo in Pennsylvania, United States Aug 2010 - Jul 2018
Jul 2018 290000 mi US $522	Replaced both lower control arms.

Volvo in Vermont, United States Mar 2009 - Jun 2013
Apr 2009 166000 mi US $400	Replaced radiator and hoses. Replaced remanufactured steering rack which was less than 2 years old.
Jun 2009 169000 mi US $300	Replaced front struts, strut mounts, and end links.
Apr 2010 175000 mi US $85	Replaced front right brake caliper.
Jul 2010 177000 mi US $15	Replaced parking brake hardware.
Dec 2010 182000 mi US $100	Replaced flasher relay.
Mar 2012 197000 mi US $700	Replaced cat
Jun 2012 197000 mi US $50	Replaced rear suspension sway bars.
Sep 2012 200000 mi US $780	Replaced driveshaft
Dec 2012 203000 mi US $50	Replaced battery "B" cable.
Jun 2013 209000 mi US $2600	Replaced fuel lines. fuel pump, and fuel sending unit.

Volvo in Washington, United States Mar 2009 - Jul 2009
Apr 2009 141000 mi US $1	Viscous coupler lost fluid and had to be replaced as well as a connecting bearing where it connects to the transmission. $3600! $1100 just for the coupler :(
Jul 2009 154000 mi	The driver's window wouldn't roll up even though we had just replaced the master switch for all the windows within the last year. The front shocks needed to be replaced. Needed a new primary O2 sensor.

Volvo in Florida, United States Feb 2010 - Jun 2011
Mar 2010 151000 mi US $3850	Replaced driveshaft and angle gear. Each part was $1k just for the part, not including labor. !@#$%&* OUCH!!!!!!!!

Volvo in Kansas, United States May 2009 - Mar 2010
Jun 2009 137000 mi US $45	A/C Compressor cycling because of low refrigerant. Slow leak in evaporator requires adding refrigerant every year.
Oct 2009 145000 mi US $25	Rear tailgate panel completely fell off. This is the second time I have had to repair this. $20 kit fixes problem, hopefully more permanently this time. Common occurrence on these vehicles.
Feb 2010 146000 mi US $8	Fixed faulty ABS module by re-soldering failed solder points (a common problem on these Volvo's). Spent only the cost of a soldering iron and solder.
Mar 2010 146000 mi US $9	Replaced fuel cap due to faulty seal. Caused P0455 EVAP code (and the Check Engine light to come on). Paid $9 at NAPA for new cap, installed right there, cleared code with my OBDII code reader. Code has not returned.

Volvo in New Brunswick, Canada May 2009 - Mar 2010
Jul 2009 195920 mi	fuel pump died. It was a big job because of the way the AWD fuel tank is situated over the rear end drive/suspension assembly. http://www.brickboard.com/AWD/volvo/1362154/V70/awd_fuel_pump_comments_job_pics.html
Aug 2009 197780 mi	ABS Module failed. Pretty common problem. I would have left it longer except needed to get the ABS light off for prov inspection. I would have done it for winter anyway. Flex hoses are all ready to come out. Rubber is disintegrating. They look old-but-decent until you bend them and the rubber cracks.

Volvo in Georgia, United States Jan 2010 - May 2012
Jun 2010 91000 mi US $300	Power steering rack leaking, had been replaced in Nov, but leak re-occurred. Shop paying for new rack, other costs are for 90,000 maintenance, filters & such.
Feb 2011 94500 mi US $200	Driver-side visor was falling and was replaced. Also a short developed in the rear dome lights, where if one was switched on all the interior lights switched on. Both interior, rear lights replaced.
Sep 2011 98000 mi US $220	Leaking engine coolant from sensor. Sensor was replaced. Leaking caused computer to think car was overheating.

Volvo in Indiana, United States Nov 2009 - Jun 2011
Dec 2009 126000 mi US $25	passenger front door lock actuator not working. replaced with used actuator.

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Volvo in Michigan, United States Mar 2011 - Jun 2013
Aug 2011 141000 mi US $100	Both front door (RH and LH)check straps broken. Replaced.

Volvo in Virginia, United States Mar 2010 - Jan 2011
Sep 2010 220000 mi US $150	Check engine light for front o2 sensor, replace sensor

Volvo in Massachusetts, United States Apr 2010 - Jun 2013
Jun 2010 109000 mi US $1200	Routine alignment reavealed worn struts and stabilizer bars on front; replaced along with front brakes and rotors.
Jun 2011 117000 mi US $50	Rear transaxle failing -loud knocking. Will turn 4-wheel drive into 2-wheel drive to resolve.
Mar 2012 124000 mi US $150	Failed thermostat; replaced
Jun 2013 134000 mi US $600	Emergency brake had to be replaced, along with shoes and the whole shebang.

Volvo in Virginia, United States Jan 2008 - Aug 2008
Aug 2008 156000 mi	Vehicle sold after major problems - cylinder head oil leak. Vehicle sold after major problems - A/C problem.

Volvo in California, United States Aug 2010 - Jun 2011
Dec 2010 134000 mi US $155	mass air meter failure causing engine stall.

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Volvo in Michigan, United States Jun 2009 - Jun 2018
Dec 2009 178000 mi US $400	no start. Starter not cranking. No enable signal to starter. exhaust rust-through/catastrophic failure
May 2010 178000 mi US $30	Frozen hand brake cable
Sep 2011 180000 mi US $40	Wire between starter and solenoid corroded through. Hose clamp corroded, dumped all coolant on highway.
May 2012 188100 mi US $75	No start during wet weather. Not repeatable. Replaced lots of ignition components but not confirmed if that was the issue.
Nov 2017 215000 mi US $70	Worn/loud lower control arm front bushing

Volvo in Minnesota, United States Apr 2011 - Jun 2013
Jul 2011 121000 mi	After 14 years, exhaust pipe broke at catalytic converter. Replaced from exhaust manifold back. Part of major repair. Rebuilt front end, including struts and upper mounts, control arms (ball joints and bushings), inner and outer tie rods, idler arm. Two CV joint covers torn. Replaced drive shafts including CV joints. After winter storage and major repair to front end and exhaust (only major repairs in 14 years), emergency brake cable frozen. Replaced cable and rear brake pads, emergency brake shoes (originals) and rear rotors (also originals).

Volvo in District of Columbia, United States Mar 2010 - Oct 2013
Apr 2011 85000 mi US $700	A/C leaking. Refilled Freon.

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Volvo in British Columbia, Canada Feb 2009 - Mar 2010
Aug 2009 76880 mi C $2000	heater core leak (carpets soaked, dried overnight) radiator leak

Volvo in Texas, United States Jan 2009 - Jun 2009
May 2009 81000 mi US $110	seals on cv joints leaking; replaced.

Volvo in Kansas, United States Jan 2008 - Jul 2018
Jan 2010 139200 mi US $700	Yet another plastic+aluminum radiator failure. This is Volvo radiator #3 (1 per Volvo). "They all do that" at 11 to 15 years, and 120K-160K miles.
Apr 2010 130000 mi US $1100	Heater core failed, dumping water into passenger compartment ABS computer failure
Oct 2010 133000 mi US $2570	Steering Rack failure Air pump sway bar link motor mount
Jun 2018 164000 mi US $110	Air mass sensor failed, but without setting an error code until hard car-stranding failure
Jul 2018 164000 mi US $450	CV boots failed, axles replaced

Volvo in Illinois, United States Oct 2018 - Mar 2019
Mar 2019 147000 mi US $300	PCV canister, and piping replaced, Fuel Pump Relay and Fuel Pump replaced, Knock Sensor replaced, Camshaft Sensor replaced, Thermostat and Temperature Sensor Replaced.

Volvo in Ontario, Canada May 2010 - Aug 2013
Jun 2010 130200 mi C $1200	Front Sway Bar, and Control Arms. All four brake hoses were done.
Sep 2010 138260 mi C $952	Replaced distributer cap and rotor along with the leads. Changed spark plugs. Engine Mounts replaced
Apr 2012 152200 mi C $795	Wheel HUB Door lock actuator

Volvo in Oregon, United States Feb 2010 - Jul 2018
Jun 2010 99000 mi US $200	ABS Computer went out.....removed and sent to shop for upgrade
Jul 2011 101000 mi US $850	Replaced ignition switch after car failed to stay running. at same time found right side wheel bearing needed replacing
Jan 2013 103300 mi US $250	Tune up. Spark plugs, wires, rotor, dist.cap.

Volvo in Maine, United States Feb 2010 - Sep 2012
Mar 2010 173000 mi US $45	Installed new ignition switch. Was showing signs of wear.
Jun 2010 177000 mi US $5	Fixed common a/c clutch gap problem causing the compressor to stop engaging after about 10 minutes of use. I found the fix on a Volvo forum. Used plastic bread clips as spacers to correct a/c clutch gap.
Aug 2010 179000 mi US $250	Car pulled to the right. Went in for alignment and found front left tire with broken belt, right inner tie rod with lots of play, right outer tie rod boot ripped. $250 for tie rods only, NTB. Overpriced but had to get it done.
Apr 2011 190000 mi US $225	Air pump finally died. Replaced with rebuilt pump and put in a new check valve.
Jun 2011 192000 mi US $15	Driver side sun-visor would not stay up anymore. Started out as an annoyance and became a safety issue. Used superglue to attach velcro to the ceiling and hook to the visor. So far so good.
Aug 2011 195000 mi US $79	Clamp was missing from pipe just behind cat converter. Very noisy when the car was cold. A small pinhole was welded then a new brass clamp was installed.
Sep 2011 196000 mi US $325	One frozen rear caliper. No pad left. Ended up replacing all 4 calipers and rotors.
Mar 2012 203000 mi US $700	Drivers side wheel bearing was getting very noisy. 1 outer tie rod sway bars worn Both ball joints worn
Jun 2012 207000 mi US $180	Replaced accumulator dryer. Recharge system
Aug 2012 208400 mi US $216	Replaced dead ac compressor with a used one

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Volvo in Washington, United States Jul 2011 - Feb 2012
Oct 2011 134000 mi US $200	PCV (flame trap) system replacement.

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