1998 Volvo S70 engine and engine cooling problems
22 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1998 Volvo S70 — 10% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Upon accelerating up the hill of my street, today, august 16th, 2011, my car, a 1998 volvo s70 , sped up, unnaturally, close to the top . I had just driven out of my driveway, as I back into it always, and proceeded up the hill. As usual, the automatic transmission shifted down as the car…”
filed Aug 16, 2011
“Replaced timing belt at 76,000 mi. Per volvo maintenance schedule. At 107,000 mi. Timing belt tensioner and pulley failure resulting in timing belt slipping off and causing massive valve damage. Thankfully, volvo of na service stepped up as did darell waltrip volvo and helped to cover over half of…”
filed Sep 10, 2007
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other S70 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 S70 | 21 | 13% |
| 1999 S70 | 40 | 20% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 Volvo S70
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.