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1998 Volvo 700

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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3Owner complaints

Model-year median: 0

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 3 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Wheels. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

3 reports
Mileage unknown · May 29, 2001
WheelsFire

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

NHTSA ODI #889321

Mileage unknown · Apr 20, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling

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.

NHTSA ODI #744289

Mileage unknown · Aug 6, 2000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

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

NHTSA ODI #726808

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

0

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