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1998 Volvo S70 exterior lighting problems

35 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 1998 Volvo S7016% of all complaints for this model year.

35
Exterior Lighting complaints
16%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The low beam headlights are dim I have replaced the bulbs with brighter bulbs and they are still dim I have to drive with the fog lights on all the time in order to drive at night.

    filed Jan 26, 2017

  • I purchased a 1998 s70 volvo from suburban volvo in troy michigan. I took the car in for repairs for the air conditioning before the warranty expired. I was told to return if the a/c leaked. I was looking for a physical leak, which I later found out there is no physical indiciation of a problem. I…

    filed Nov 30, 2003

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Exterior Lighting problems in other S70 years

YearReportsShare
2000 S7064%
1999 S7094%
S70 exterior lighting problems by year →

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.