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posted by  vitor on  Tue Aug 23 02:55 CST 2005
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The message is not about the brake pads or the regular hydraulic brake system, it is an indication of a problem with the ABS or STC system, both systems are in one unit called ABS/STC control unit. This is a very common problem.

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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