1998 Volvo S70 brakes problems
Owners reported brakes problems in 79 complaints for the 1998 Volvo S70, 25% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 79 25% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 77,000 miles 34 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 9 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 34 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 77,000 miles, and 24% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
At about 10,000 miles the brakes would slip and rumble when braking down a hill. I took the car in to complain and they told me that they couldn't find anything wrong with it. I started avoiding hills. Every time I brought the car in for service I complained about this problem and was assured that nothing was wrong. Now I am at 28300 and I took the car in for my 30,000 maintence, not at the dealer but another certified volvo shop. I tell them about the problem. I am told that the rotor is bad.
I have a 1998 volvo s70 t5. The anti-lock brake controller board is malfunctioning causing the anti-lock brake "red" indicator light to come on at various "random" times while driving the car. When this happens, the brake pedal depresses on its own and many noises are heard around the area of the front left tire and the anti-lock brakes stop working while the light is on. This happens very frequently (at least once every time I drive the car).
Other problems reported for the 1998 Volvo S70
- Lighting 50 complaints
- Electrical system 39 complaints
- Engine 27 complaints
Brakes problems in other years
- 2000
- 1999
- 1998