Steering Related Problems of the 1998 Volvo C70

Table 1 shows one common steering related problems of the 1998 Volvo C70.

Table 1. Steering related problems of Volvo C70

Problem Category Number of Problems
Steering problems
1

Steering problem

Car has been at a recognized auto repair facility and has been having maintenance work performed. It was seen that the car had suffered a complete failure of the power steering rack with the housing fracturing, and all of the power steering fluid being lost. There was no impact and the housing appears crystalline at the break. There was no impact causing this damage, which had the failure occurred at highway speeds could have had severe consequences.


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