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ABS and TRACS Light Came On

posted by  w9jh on  Wed Jun 14 13:08 CST 2006
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On our '98 XC70 with 96K miles the ABS and TRACS light came on and stayed on until the car was shut off. Since then (a couple of days and 50 or so miles later) neither light has come back on.

1) is this an "early warning" of some major repair like replacement of the ABS module?

2)Will the OBD codes give any idication of what the lights meant?

3) should I be concerned driving it as is?

Thanks!
Jack








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    ABS and TRACS Light Came On

    posted by  mbsl98 on  Fri Jun 16 07:39 CST 2006
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    With the cost of diagnosis, isn't it a better deal to just send the ABS to Victor? If that's not the problem now, it would have been one in the not too distant future, so you really don't gamble much aside from 95% odds that it is the fix.
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    Mike Sullivan ('95 855T (88k), '98 V70XC (92k), '95 855 NA (135k). Past Volvo's: '85 744 (256k), '86 245 (165k), '86 245 (195k), '88 745 (208k), '91 745 (196k), '93 965 (147k) .








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    ABS and TRACS Light Came On

    posted by  vitor on  Fri Jun 16 05:37 CST 2006
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    All the ABS control units (Installed on 96 and newer 850, 70 series and S80 models) will eventually fail after they reach 65,000 miles or 5 years. The average is 85,000 miles and/or 6 years for failures.
    A dealer will charge from $60.0 to $120.00 to diagnose the problem and about 95% of the cases the mechanic will recommend to replace the ABS control unit.

    Here's more information on this issue and a replacement alternative.
    Vitor's Volvo ABS website








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    ABS and TRACS Light Came On

    posted by  Rule 308 on  Wed Jun 14 19:53 CST 2006
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    No doubt that you need a new module, but get it diagnosed properly first. Just to give you an idea, I am a one man shop and I just sent 17 control units out to my rebuilder. Get it checked out and get it replaced.

    Mark







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