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

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.

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