Traks and ABS light on 96 850 GLT................. what the dealer said.................FYI

Well, I just traded my beloved 96 850 GLT in for a brand spankin new
XC70. Actually, after driving the XC70... it is now my official
"beloved Volvo".

Anyway, when I traded my 850 GLT in and I said the ABS and Traks light
comes on intermittantly, the sales dude said "oh yea, that's a well
known problem with that model". So I pressed on and I said "how come
Volvo won't do anything about that?" and he said that there was a
class action law suit that went no where. Even though I just got rid
of the problem, I was still ticked off and hence my post. I paid
$34,000 for that 850 in 1996 and now I am now finding out the
truth??!! Guys, this is not right.

I still think I and all of you who have had the problem should be
compensated. I'd like to hear all your opinions as to why yes or no.

 

I suspect that the failure rate on those modules must be close to 100%.
I had to replace the one on my '96 950 at a cost of $500 for the
part. I installed it myself, which was easy.

Volvo's position has consistently been that it lasted past the warranty,
so tough ****. What really adds insult to injury is that Volvo is the
company which profits when you have to buy the new part.

I thought of getting a junkyard module, but what can the expected
lifetime on one of those be since the problem is in the basic design??


John

 

You could have saved some money by getting it repaired.
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Beverly

 

People who think they should be compensated for an idiot light going on
are idiots. It can easily be fixed with a piece of black tape. What
should really happen is that we should get together here, spread the
word and get the cause promptly fixed. I have a strong relation with my
dealer (on my 10th Volvo, all dealer serviced) and when something stupid
happened recently, I demanded action and got it.

 

That is not a real fix. The ABS system and TRACS would continue to be
non-functional, even if the driver couldn't see the warning light anymore.

John

 

Yea.. if my ABS is disfuntional cause of the a bad product I should
just put tape over it... yea, sure that's a great idea. Idiot.

FYI, when the ABS and the Tracks lights come on, ABS does NOT work.

 

Get your priorities straight. You reported the idiot light as the
problem. I proposed a solution. What you really meant was the failure
of the ABS was the problem. Perhaps you made the same mistake when you
reported the problem to your dealer. Most states have a lemon law. If
they can't fix it the law fixes them.

Imagine how unsafe cars were before ABS and idiot lights. You never
knew if your brakes would work until you used them. What a lame concept.

 

I am not intered in your proposals, insights, words or comments. Get
lost.

 

You can make a case to have the ABS controller fixed at no charge,
but I don't understand why you would want to be compensated.
Compensated for what? The hassle of not having a functional ABS?

FWIW, fixing it cost me something like $150, and maybe an hour of
work.

Beverly