Son bought a 2000 V70 wagon - 130,000 km on it and originally in BC so body is in great shape with no salt to speak of

Day of purchase the ABS module started blowing up the dash - no odometer - lights all over - mechanic pulled 4 codes all showing ABS module issue


Volvo guy says these units are married to the car and cannot be replaced with a used part - looking at an additional 1500 to 2K to fix ...


HELP!! any suggestions???


He cant afford this an neither can I ...

 

Are you aware of the company xemodex in Canada? They sell a bolt on replacement ABS control unit for ~$279

https://xemodex.com/us/product/anti-...ammed-8622097/

 

Thank you - do they need to reprogram it? will they do that or do i need someone to do that as well? questions that the mechanic was raising as things to find out -- the actual procedure apparently is pretty straightforward - its the part and programming that seems to be the question as apparently 2000 has the ABS programmed to the car ??

 

 

also check out https://midwest-abs.com/

 

Have you ever used or heard of Mid-West ABS?

Volvo ABS Modules - Midwest ABS (midwest-abs.com)

 

great minds think alike -- i am only a quick drive to the border - and Matt at MidWest ABS has been enormously helpful!!! His reviews on numerous boards are also Stellar

in case anyone is wondering about his reviews -- says the Mom lol

 

Nope didn't need to use them. When my ABS failed, it was the valve body on my 2000 S40 - so I went to a local recycle yard and picked up the part for $65. As part of the process I did quite a bit of reading up on the ABS design and common issues. For the controller, most of the problems are solder cracks in the circuit board (common issue for Volvos going back to the 850s). Services like Xemodex and Mid-west ABS take the boards and resolder fault areas and replace any components they find to be bad. For newer cars, the computer boards are "paired" to the ECU which is why some models need to have the programming transferred if you are replacing the board (Xemodex sells this as a service). Both of these shops have been around for years specializing in Volvo repairs so I'd trust either of them.