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1998 Volvo S70 Tires & wheels Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA

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Tires & wheels reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Jul 15, 2011
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
4%
of 215 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Volvo S70 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming tire or wheel

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 15, 2011

EXCESSIVE TIRE NOISE AND WEAR. *TT

NHTSA ID
10412410
Incident
Jan 1, 2011
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 17, 2005

HUB CAPS RUB ON TIRE VALVE STEMS, CAUSING VALVE STEM FAILURE AND TIRE FAILURE. VALVE STEMS REPLACED. HUB CAPS REMOVED. *JB

NHTSA ID
10133147
Incident
May 1, 2005
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 15, 2003

TREAD SEPARATED ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH. VEHICLE WENT ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *AK

NHTSA ID
10039980
Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 22, 2002

TIRE STARTED SHOWING SLOW LEAK. AFTER FINDING FLAT AFTER SITTING FOR 3 DAYS, RE-INFLATED AT HOME THEN DROVE TO SERVICE STATION TO FULLY INFLATE. TWO DAYS LATER TIRE WAS AT ZERO PSI. RE-INFLATED AGAIN AND TOOK TO SERVICE STATION FOR FLAT FIX. DISCOVERED THAT OVER 50% OF THE SEAM BETWEEN THE TREAD AND THE CARCASS HAD SEPARATED. STEEL PLY EASILY VISIBLE. ONE STRAND OF THE STEEL PLY HAS MOVED OUT FROM THE PLY AND HAS POKED THROUGH THE RUBBER. TIRE WAS MOUNTED 9/2000. IT HAS 9 TO 10,000 MILES OF MOSTLY CITY DRIVING ON IT. OTHER TIRES MOUNTED AT SAME TIME ARE HOLDING PRESSURE. I HAVE NOT YET HAD THEM CHECKED FOR ANY PROBLEMS. I AM HAVING THE INSTALLING COMPANY LOOK AT THE TIRE AND I AM WORKING WITH WWW.TIRERACK.COM FOR REPLACEMENT OF THIS TIRE.*AK

NHTSA ID
764563
Incident
Jul 22, 2002
EngineFuel systemExterior lighting+1 more
Filed Sep 28, 2001

I PURCHASED THE CAR JAN.26 2001. TWO DAYS LATER I HAD IT IN FOR REPEATED OIL LEAKS. DEALER STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY LEAKS. ALSO THE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT, THE FOGLIGHT WAS OUT, THE CAR HAD MISMATCHED TIRES, THE FUEL CAP WAS NOT ATTACHED PROPERLY AND WAS TIED ON WITH A WIRE. A MONTH LATER THE O2 SENSOR WENT OUT IN THE CAR AND WAS ALSO MAKING A WINDING NOISE. DEALER CAME OUT AND TOLD ME THAT THE HUB WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE OIL LEAKS. DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHIHG. APPROX. 1 MONTH LATER THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW SWITCH WENT OUT. THE AIR GUIDE WAS ALSO REPLACED ON THE CAR. OIL CONTINUED TO LEAK. I TOOK IT TO AN OUTSIDE SOURCE AN DTHEY WERE ABLE TO FIND THREE OIL LEAKS IN A MATTER OF TWO HOURS. THEY RECCOMENDED THE TURBO UNIT BE REPLACED THAT IT WAS BAD. ON VACATION THIS SUMMER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ONCE MORE CAM ON AND DEALER STATED A FUEL GASKET NEEDED REPLACING. AUGUST THIS YEAR THE FAN BEGAN TO MAKE A NOISE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE THE NOISE SO THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG. SEPT. 24 2001, I WENT TO GET INTO THE CAR AND IT WOUL DNOT TURN OVER. THE IGNITION SYSTEM HAD GONE OUT. MEANWHILE THE LEATHER HAS DETACHED FROM THE INTEREIOR OF THE DOOR AS WELL.

NHTSA ID
752678
Incident
May 1, 2001
EngineSuspensionTires & wheels
Filed Jul 16, 2001
Fire reported

PRIOR TO THE 30K MILE TUNE-UP THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND THE VEHICLE DRIVING HARD, SHIFTING HARD, THE TACHOMETER READING HIGHER AND THE SMELL OF BURNING OIL, THE DEALER CHECK THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG, WHILE DRIVING WITH 36K MILES ON THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND CAUGHT FIRE, THE MANUFACTURER IS DENYING ANY RESPONSIBILITY. NLM

NHTSA ID
562081
Incident
Jun 6, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 6, 2000

CONTINENTAL TIRES EXPERIENCED DRY ROT, CRACKING, AND TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

NHTSA ID
555447
Incident
Dec 23, 1999
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 30, 1999

THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT TWICE, AND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT ONCE UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
849429
Incident
Aug 1, 1997
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 8, 1999

TIRE BLEW. MICHELINSIZE 195/6/1215.

NHTSA ID
609805
Incident
Oct 30, 1998

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Brakes78Exterior lighting34Electrical29Engine24Interior & seats20Airbags13Body & structure13Suspension11Driver assistance10Seat belts9Other / unspecified8

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