1998 Volvo 700
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
3 complaints1 involved a fire
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- Wheels
Was traveling 70mph in 1998, volvo, 1998 when left front wheel started to come off. Had heard noises prior, and then noticed smoke. Pulled to side of road , and saw flames coming from wheel area. Extinguished the flames. *ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Turbo/supercharger
Turbo return line unsealed and leaking oil. Dealer wanted to replace entire turbo; shouldn't happen to a car, esp. A volvo, that's only three years old with 56K miles on it. Dealer did a temporary fix but eventually will ahve to replace turbo way before its time to do so.
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Disc › Rotor
The rear brake rotors warped at 4000 miles and were replaced and new discs were installed. at 20000 miles the exact same problem happened again. the local dealer told me that volvo IS replacing the rear braking system on a case by case basis. please share this information with everyone . thanks. *ak
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10241661Complimentary upgrade c00009 description.
- 10241651Rubber cushion
- 10213885The Deutronic DBL-1200 is an advanced battery maintainer/charger with the flexibility to be updated as products and repair methods evolve.
- 10213883ICUP/Google Built-In Diagnostic Operations
- 10213882Battery Charger/maintainer requirement
- 10212892Shipping and Handling of Volvo Lithium-ion 48V Mild Hybrid Battery to Global Battery Solutions (GBS)
- 10212891VIDA QR Scanner Mobile App
- 10087107This IS a service product journal : the previously reported issue with vida 2015 and battery testing has been resolved. Vida 2015 battery testing IS the only approved method for producing battery test codes. The use of vida classic or other measuring tools IS not considered acceptable when submitting warranty claims.
- 10027404Volvo vehicles:the root cause for some automatic transmission failures on all make, model and model year volvos, IS glycol contamination from the engine/transmission cooling system.
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