I will be periodically reposting this

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Well, I have found a possible avenue for a class action suit against Volvo regarding the evaporator core. Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP is a law firm specializing in class action suits against large companies. I have posted a complaint with them on the Internet(http://www.milberg.com/frames_fraud.html), citing the following fraudulent conduct:

"Selling automobiles with defective evaporator cores. More specifically, having sold to me personally, a brand new 1996 Volvo 850 station wagon, for which I had to replace the evaporator core at a cost of ~ $1000 after only 60K-70K miles of driving. Volvo dealer, who did the repair, cited this to be a "common" problem. I did contact Volvo Cars of NA directly (copies of correspondence are available), to try to get partial reimbursement of repair costs. Volvo responded by denying any responsibility for the defective evaporator. Have personally found out about many similar complaints on an Internet forum (www.brickboard.com)."

If anyone has had a similar problem, and would like to start a class action suit against Volvo, please go to the above mentioned website.

You're just wasting your time here as you'll never get enough facts and people with enough money to win this with Volvo. You ARE refering to older, higher mileage cars and AC is also not a safety issue. Volvo's also hardly alone in this evaporator related issue ever since the EPA banned R12 in favor if 134a. Many other makes of vehicles share the same AC problems.

I've personally been told by VCNA people that it'll never happen.

Life's way too short to get everyone exited over something so trivial and that you also won't win. Of course I'm sure you'll find lawyers to take your hard earned money, just don't expect to see any of come back home.

To Dr. Evil and all others that have commented on this subject:

It appears that not enough folks on this board believe that Volvo is at fault or can be held responsible for the evaporator problems. I personally feel that the evaporator should last more than three to four years on a $35K car which I expect to drive at least 250K miles. Especially when I hear stories about people that have had to replace multiple evaporator cores (see http://home.att.net/~kino.velez/volvo/). (I wonder, if those who feel that Volvo is at no fault, would feel that way if/when their $1K bill came every three to four years).

Anyhow, as many of you have stated, it may not be worth pursuing this any further, especially since I have not yet heard back from Milberg (the law firm that I initially contacted). I have interpreted this as a disinterest on their part to pursue this case. If anyone else is so inclined to take the lead, good luck.

Just a word of caution - this board's moderators will frown on soliciting support for action against Volvo. So, if you or someone else you know, would want to look at options to hold Volvo accountable, I recommend that you explore avenues other than the Brickboard.

Happy Holidays.

Please read the clause from the terms of use on this board about numerous and consecutive posts. You can find the full terms at http://www.brickboard.com/aup.shtml

8.Participants must not engage in disruptive behavior. Participants who intend to disrupt the services provided by this site will have their access to the service terminated. Should a terminated user persist to post regardless of being asked to leave, the matter will be pursued as harassment. Disruptive actions include: numerous and consecutive posts, attacks against the service itself, probes of the server, and threatening e-mails to administrators or any participant of the service.

David:

I will let a forum moderator decide on whether I'm in violation of AUP's.

Sincerely,

Bernie