1998 Volvo S70 T5 review from North America

At 30,000 miles I had to have the complete rear brake system replaced. They covered that.

At 61,000 I had both front bearings fail and they had to replace my right axle. They also suggested that I have them clean the throttle body for $89 which I agreed too.

I got my car back and a week later it failed on me. Had it towed to another dealership who asked if someone had worked on my car.

This guy said that whoever worked on it failed to secure a large hose and it fell completely off. Now they have to re-calibrate everything, but they will have to charge me $78!!

To the credit of the second dealership, they called the first dealership and had them bill them and not I. But to as for this car - it's been a total piece of crap.

You will never - ever find a single Volvo in Texas that can stand 2 summers in a row without the lining on the walls of the doors coming loose. They say it's because of all the environmental wacko movement over in Sweden that they can't, won't or refuse to use any glue that can take the Texas summer heat.

I have had 2 sets on my car.

I am so sad to say that this will be my last ever Volvo. After 3 of them in a row I cannot see why I should get or recommend you buy one. I thought they were better cars. I was wrong. Steer clear of them until they start getting the message that we will not buy products that cannot go at least 100K without a major repair. Is that too much to ask?

My factory warranty ran out at 30K so I had the remainder of my VIP (Volvo Increased Protection) to cover me until 74K. On the night that I was left standing on the side of the road for 2 and a half hours I put some thought into how I would go about finding my next car.

It drove up in a wrecker. I though "who better to ask that the guy that drags these junks back for repair day after day?". So I asked the man what cars he tows the least for breakdowns... his answer was the Honda Accord. In his words, nothing goes wrong with that car.