2001 Volvo V70XC

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 2001 VOLVO V70XC CROSS COUNTRY WAGON CAUSES CAR TO INTERMITTENTLY HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING AND NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. I UNDERSTAND THIS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE THAT MAY WARRANT TAKING ACTION AGAINST VOLVO TO ISSUE A RECALL OR COVER THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPAIR. I BELIEVE THE "GEARTRONIC" TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ADAPTIVE SYSTEM IN THE TRANSMISSION TO BE AT FAULT. I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION RECENTLY ONLY TO HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES WITH HESITATION LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THIS IS A BIGGER ISSUE INHERENT IN THIS PARTICULAR MAKE/MODEL. *TR

MY 2001 VOLVO XC V70 TRANSMISSION IS ALSO SLIPPING AND LURCHING. LATELY THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING ON A DAILY BASIS. I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS, BUT WHEN IT SLIPS AND HESITATES WHILE PULLING ONTO A MAIN ROAD MY HEART SKIPS A BEAT HOPING I WON'T LOSE TRANSMISSION POWER WITH NO WAY TO GET OUT OF ANOTHER VEHICLES PATH. MY MECHANIC, WHO WORKS STRICTLY ON VOLVO AND SAABS, HAS TOLD ME HE CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT REPAIRS OR ADJUSTMENTS WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND THAT CHANGES COULD POSSIBLY MAKE MATTERS WORSE (I.E., COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE). I WILL BE TRADING THIS CAR IN TO A DEALER IN NEXT WEEK OR TWO. FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN ON THIS FORUM, VOLVO IS NOT OWNING UP TO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO HAD POWER STEERING ISSUES SINCE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING USED. LOTS OF NOISE IN FRONT AND AT PARKING SPEEDS, TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING POWER. *TR

2001 VOLVO V70XC. TRANSMISSION LURCHES AND SLIPS. VEHICLE INVOLVED IN MAJOR ACCIDENT IN 2002. VOLVO INSPECTED VEHICLE AND FOUND NO ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER ON TWO ADDITIONAL VISITS WITH SAME CONCERN. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO MADE AN ADJUSTMENT TO TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE AGAIN LURCHING AND SLIPPING. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND INFORMED A SERVICE REPORT NOW INDICATED WE NEEDED TO REPLACE A VALVE ASSEMBLY. COST: $1,100-1,800. CALL DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY COULD NOT HELP. PHONED VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA. INFORMED THE ONLY RECALL WAS ON FUEL PUMP AND THE ONLY RECALL ON TRANSMISSIONS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS ON THEIR V90. BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE THEY COULD NOT ASSIST ME IN RESOLVING THIS CLAIM. *TR

TOTAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FAILURE IN A 2001 VOLVO V70 CROSS COUNTRY ALL WHEEL DRIVE WAGON MODEL. I HAD TO WAIT NEARLY SIX WEEKS FOR A REPLACEMENT PART BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE DEALER EVEN SAID THAT THERE WAS SUCH A DEMAND FOR THIS TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THEY FAIL CONSISTENTLY DUE TO A SOFTWARE SIGNAL THAT BURNS OUT THE INADEQUATE TRANSMISSION. THIS REPAIR IS COSTING ME NEARLY $4000 ON A MODEL WITH LESS THAN 65K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE BLOGS ARE FULL OF STORIES JUST LIKE MINE. MOST USED CAR DEALERS WON'T ACCEPT THIS MODEL BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF A TOTAL VEHICLE REDO. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE. IT SEEMS TO HAVE AFFECTED NEARLY ALL THE 2001 V70 WAGONS. I HAVE TRIED TO BRING THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF VOLVO NORTH AMERICA TO NO AVAIL. PERHAPS YOU CAN HELP ALL OF US FRUSTRATED OWNERS OF THIS MODEL! *JB THANK YOU.

I PURCHASED THIS 2001 VOLVO V70 XC NEW FROM SWEDEN, FACTORY DELIVERY.THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED @ 19,000MI I HAVE SINCE THEN HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR VARIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SUDDEN SURGES, HARSH UP SHIFTING AND DOWN SHIFTING. THE DEALERSHIP ALWAYS DOES EVERYTHING EXCEPT REPLACING IT AGAIN, I.E. SOFTWARE ISSUES ONLY. BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THEY ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE TRANSMISSION NO LONGER GOES TO NEUTRAL WITH THE BRAKE ON. THAT FEATURE WAS ORIGINALLY ENGINEERED FOR THESE TRANSMISSIONS, FOR FUEL ECONOMY. VOLVO DECIDED THAT THIS FEATURE WAS MORE TROUBLE THAN IT IS WORTH. I STILL HAVE THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE SURGES, AND HARSH SHIFTING, AND SOON I SHOULD HAVE ANOTHER COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WITH ALL OF THESE SIMILAR TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS FROM 100'S OF VOLVO CUSTOMERS SHOULDN'T VOLVO OF NORTH AMERICA ADMIT THAT THERE TRANSMISSION IS JUST NO GOOD PAY FOR THE COSTS. *TR

I PURCHASED MY CAR NEW. AT 95,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. BECAUSE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE FAILED TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW ONE, I TOOK IT TO AAMCO TO INSTALL A USED TRANSMISSION. THE CAR NOW HAS 120,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN. I HEAR CONSISTENTLY FROM OWNERS, THE LOCAL DEALER PARTS DEPARTMENT, AND MY REPAIR SHOP THAT THIS FAILURE IS COMMON IN THIS MODEL AND YEAR. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO BE DYSFUNCTIONAL. *TR

TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES AT LOW RPM (AT ABOUT 20MPH) WITH SLIGHT PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL - FEELS LIKE THE CAR WANTS TO UPSHIFT TO THE NEXT HIGHER GEAR (POSSIBLY 2ND GEAR), TRANSMISSION THEN DISENGAGES...THE ENGINE RPMS SURGE TO 3,000-4,000 AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES WITH A HUGE CLUNK AND SURGES FORWARD. WHEN COMING TO A STOP WITHOUT ANY GAS PEDAL PRESSURE, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT DISENGAGE, BUT SEEMS TO SHIFT INTO THE LOWEST GEAR AND SURGES FORWARD WHILE TRYING TO STOP THE CAR AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. AGAIN, THERE IS NO PRESSURE ON THE GAS, THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFT MAKING A LOUD CLUNK AND THEN THE ENGINE SURGES AND PULLS THE CAR FORWARD. AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF THE CAR TRYING TO PULL FORWARD WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES THE GEAR AND RETURNS TO A "NEUTRAL" SETTING WHILE THE CAR IS STOPPED. TRANSMISSION DISENGAGEMENT AND ENGINE SURGING ARE CONSISTENT WHETHER THE CAR IS HOT OR COLD AND THE PATTERN IS CONSISTENT - ALWAYS AT LOW RPMS WHEN THE CAR'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION EITHER WANTS TO SHIFT UP OR DOWN IN GEARS. IT SEEMS LIKE THE ISSUE IS ALWAYS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR SEEMS FINE. *TR

TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES AT LOW RPM (AT ABOUT 20MPH) WITH SLIGHT PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL - FEELS LIKE THE CAR WANTS TO UPSHIFT TO THE NEXT HIGHER GEAR (POSSIBLY 2ND GEAR), TRANSMISSION THEN DISENGAGES...THE ENGINE RPMS SURGE TO 3,000-4,000 AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES WITH A HUGE CLUNK AND SURGES FORWARD. WHEN COMING TO A STOP WITHOUT ANY GAS PEDAL PRESSURE, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT DISENGAGE, BUT SEEMS TO SHIFT INTO THE LOWEST GEAR AND SURGES FORWARD WHILE TRYING TO STOP THE CAR AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. AGAIN, THERE IS NO PRESSURE ON THE GAS, THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFT MAKING A LOUD CLUNK AND THEN THE ENGINE SURGES AND PULLS THE CAR FORWARD. AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF THE CAR TRYING TO PULL FORWARD WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES THE GEAR AND RETURNS TO A "NEUTRAL" SETTING WHILE THE CAR IS STOPPED. TRANSMISSION DISENGAGEMENT AND ENGINE SURGING ARE CONSISTENT WHETHER THE CAR IS HOT OR COLD AND THE PATTERN IS CONSISTENT - ALWAYS AT LOW RPMS WHEN THE CAR'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION EITHER WANTS TO SHIFT UP OR DOWN IN GEARS. IT SEEMS LIKE THE ISSUE IS ALWAYS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR SEEMS FINE. *TR