1998 Volvo S90: raw data

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vehicle1998 / volvo / s90
known issues4 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-07)
complaints39 on file (1998-01-09 → 2014-11-19)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Sunroof strut, track and mechanism failuresVISIBILITY3 complaints2003-03 → 2006-03s90-1998-sunroof-failure
  • 10152648 1988 VOLVO S90 SUNROOF HAS BROKEN DOWN REPEATEDLY SINCE IT WAS NEW
  • 10091443 THE SUN ROOF STRUTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN TRYING TO OPEN/CLOSE THE SUN ROOF
  • 10012329 THE SUNROOF TRACK PANEL ASSEMBLY SEPARATED WHILE THE SUNROOF WAS LIFTED OPEN
Gear shifter sticking and erratic transmission controlPOWER TRAIN3 complaints2003-10 → 2008-01s90-1998-gear-shifter-sticking
  • 10213685 THE GEAR SHIFT BECAME STUCK WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE
  • 10041920 CURRENTLY, IT STICKS IN PARK. VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER
  • 10135037 IT CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO ACT ERRATICALLY
Brake pad and rotor wear, warping and vibrationSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC6 complaints1998-06 → 2001-08s90-1998-brake-pad-rotor-wear
  • 893741 BRAKE PADS ARE BURNING OUT. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP 13 TIMES FOR REPLACEMENT OF BRAKES AND PADS
  • 781572 THIS RESULTS IN BRAKE VIBRATION AND PREMATURE/EXCESSIVE WEARING OF BRAKES
  • 607714 BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL MAKES FAST BRAKING INCONVENIENT/FADING. YH
Sudden acceleration and engine racingVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL3 complaints1999-02 → 2010-10s90-1998-sudden-acceleration-engine-racing
  • 10363170 THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE WOULD RACE IN AN ERRATIC MANNER FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON AS HIGH AS 5,000 RPM'S
  • 10319904 WHILE BACKING INTO MY GARAGE ON 2/6/2010, MY 1998 VOLVO S90 SUDDENLY ACCELERATED
  • 606364 DESIGN OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS LOCATED FURTHER TO THE LEFT THAN OTHER VEHICLES RESULTING IN ACCIDENTAL APPLICATION TO BRAKE PEDAL WHEN EXTENDING TO PUSH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
391998-01-092014-11-1950SERVICE BRAKES:9; HYDRAULIC:9; VISIBILITY:6; STRUCTURE:5; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:4

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1998 Volvo S90 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1998/volvo/s90
@misc{wrenchpro_1998_volvo_s90_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1998 Volvo S90},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1998/volvo/s90}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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