# 1998 Volvo S70 rough start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-volvo-s70-rough-start/125821>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** s70, volvo\
**Created:** [September 27, 2018, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-volvo-s70-rough-start/125821 "2018-09-27T22:30:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Pam24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a698b9/32.png) [@Pam24](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Pam24)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-volvo-s70-rough-start/125821/1 "2018-09-27T22:30:26Z")

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When I start up the car - it’s a rough, but powerful start. When accelerating and getting up to speed sounds like it’s in one mode and doesn’t level off l?

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2018, 3:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-volvo-s70-rough-start/125821/2 "2018-09-28T03:13:49Z")

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Might be an exhaust sound. Ask your shop to check for a bad muffler or exhaust leak.