20 Most Recent 1999 Volvo S80 - Page 8 Questions & Answers

This is a nasty problem with this car. It is the smell of mostly Sulphur. It comes when the Catalytic Convertor gets faulty. Replace it and get Smell-free. Thank you Sir, Have a nice day.

Did you check you fuse panel? It's located on the driver side. Open your door and pull the plastic trim piece on the inside of the dashboard. Check through your fuse diagram until you find sunroof fuse, check to see if its blown. If it is replace it. If not Volvo has a hard reset technique for Volvo electronics, lock and unlock your volvo 3 times. This problem is usually associated with other small problems though, like interior light not working.

Bulbs are burn out,

take front bumper off 4 bolts in front center screws and clips in wheel wells replace headlight assebly about $193.

First, Is there actually coolant in the over flow tank?

If the bottle is full the coolant level sensor may be bad. The sensor pulls out the bottom of the overflow reservior.

If the bottle gets low overnight there is a leak. Check the radiator side tanks for leaks. You need to look from underneath the car at the joint where the radiator meets the black tanks on the left and right sides.

You also need to look from underneath for most of the other hoses on the car, the car is turbo most likely and there are hoses that go to and from the turbos, into the cabin, and to and from the engine.
Leaks are hard to find from just looking from the top of the engine.

Hope this helps.

sounds like you have a leak in the heater core

the ring you mention removed is called the exciter ring and is a vital part of the abs system to work properly so have new ring fitted asap this is why abs light etc is on in the uk this would fail mot safety test i am surprised the garage?? did ot renew this exciter ring? knowing it affects the abs ie makes it none operational should it need to operate ? also if involved in accident? and car brakes are checked this serious fault may have an effect on insurance claim hope this explaines??

not a volvo mechanic but on most american cars the abs and stc modules are in direct corilation with the cruise even though the cruise is most likely ran from vacume the disengagement is electrical.

The code is for the Vehicle Speed Signal (VSS). The VSS is produced by the ABS electronic control unit by averaging wheel speed sensor inputs and sending a digital signal via CAN bus to other modules that use the VSS. To test the ABS, a Volvo-compatible scan tool is necessary. If one is not available, the car should be sent to a Volvo dealer for ABS diagnosis. I can tell you however that most of the cars are fixed by replacing the ABS Control Module.

THE key code is what you need or a dealer should be able to give you a MASTER-KEY with the vin# and key code is on a little black tab in the owners manul package i hope this helps

Remove the fuse that is labeled "SWM" in the fuse box, then re-install it. This should fix your problem. Have the software updated by a Volvo dealer to prevent this in the future.