> Though I could be wrong, to my knowledge, Volvo doesn't make light

> bulbs. If their supplier can't make decent equipment then I agree

> that Volvo should find someone else but that doesn't mean they should

> take the blame. Do you blame your contractor every time a bulb burns

> out in your house? Near as I can tell Volvo's have been running for

> decades and with so many still running with over 100,000 (my 98 S70

> included)

Actually I don't think the light bulbs are the problem. I think it is either the bulb sockets or spikes in the electrical system. The bad thing is that Volvo has had this problem for about eight years now . Would you blame a contractor if he built your house out of cardboard and eveytime the wind blew your walls fell down ? Even though the contractor didn't manufacture the cardboard. Cars are expected to last well over 100,000 miles now days. Even lowly American cars can easily surpass 100,000 miles. I have two Chevy trucks . They both have original engines and transmissions ,one has 167,000 miles and the other has 125,000 miles. Both are four wheel drive. Both have fully functional light bulbs.