NHTSA — Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 1
Average Mileage:
135,000 miles

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1998 Volvo V70 engine problems

engine problem

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1998 Volvo V70 Owner Comments

problem #1

Oct 302005

V70 5-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 135,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The timing belt holder broke on my 1998 Volvo while on driving on us route 40 in chapel hill North Carolina. This caused a complete loss of acceleration. Fortunately we were in the right lane and were able to pull off the road.

- New Bern, NC, USA

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