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Tony of Thousand Oaks CA (10/10/06)
I am the original owner of a 2001 Volvo V70 Station Wagon. I have brought this vehicle back to the dealer numerous times, to have them check and repair the slipping transmission. The slip occurs between first and second, and between second and third gears. When it slips, the automatic transmission goes into clutch mode, and no power is transmitted to the wheels; the engine just revs up for a few seconds, then the transmission grabs with a slam. I have told the dealer that this could be very dangerous during a left turn, or during slippery road conditions.

They deny that the slip occurs, and have downloaded updated programming into the cars computer in an attempt to make it shift better. I told them the slip feels like someone stepped on a clutch for a few seconds, but to no avail. I purchased an extended warranty, and currently only have 56K miles on the car. It has slipped since it had about 10K miles.

No accidents yet, but I fear making left turns, since the slip could result in total loss of power to the wheels while the automatic transmission shifts from 1st to 2nd gear. I have told the service technicians at Volvo of this concern, but they have not resolved the problem.

Matt of Burbank, CA October 2, 2006

Matt of Burbank CA (10/02/06)
For those of you considering a Volvo S-80, don't!! We have had ours since new in 1999. It made it to 110K miles - all freeway between the Valley and the Westside. In that time we have replaced the transmission twice...once at 36K miles and again at 92K miles - this one was out of our pocket to the tune of 4500. It has also developed a series of transmission fluid leaks since 50K miles - the seals have been replaced 8 times by the dealer and independent factory-trained techs - still no improvement. Also since 25K miles we have learned to live with permanent check engine or emission control warning lights. We would like it to make it 2,500 miles between oil changes before a warning light or message appears. Finally, we have replaced the motor mounts 3 times in the first 75K miles.

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Jane of Keswick, VA August 4, 2006

Jane of Keswick VA (08/04/06)
I purchased a new 2001 Volvo S 40 in July 2001. The car is driven my me, to work and back, about 40 miles a day. It has less than 45,000 miles on it. Today, I was told by the local Volvo dealer that it needs a new transmission. I am appalled by the news, having had the car in for every scheduled maintenance (I have the records and the bills), as well as the oil changed every 3,000 miles. The car was bought in Vermont and serviced in Vermont by a Volvo dealer for the past 5 years. In December 2005, I moved to Virginia and had the car serviced at the Charlottesville Volvo dealer for an oil change in April. At that time, they attempted to diagnose the problem -- a noise that was intermittent that might be an axle problem. Recently, the noise became permanent and lo and behold, it wasn't an axle problem but a transmission problem.

I have not yet heard from Volvo North America. I have also sent a request to Almartin Volvo in Vermont. The estimate for the transmission is over 3300.

Catherine of Salem, NH July 10, 2006

Catherine of Salem NH (07/10/06)
I was involved in a high speed accident on June 24 2006. I was driving a 1995 960 Volvo....After crashing into the car in front of me going approximately 60 miles a hour my air bag failed to deploy...After looking this up...Back in Nov. 1994 Volvo recalled 132 1995 960 Volvos for (guess what?) Failure of frontal air bag to deploy...After reporting this to Pat Sacus...Product Investigator Coordinator of Volvo....She said I am sorry,  you are mistaken However, after I informed her of the NHSTA Campaign ID number(94V215000)(in regards to the recall) she decided to investigate it. I am currantly waiting a reply

Neck Trama....Not only did I hit the car in front of me going fast--BUT I was hit from behind by a car also traveling fast. This was on I-93. The accident was caused by an  idiot stopped for a turtle in the FAST LANE.

Benno of Hendersonville, NC May 31, 2006

Benno of Hendersonville NC (05/31/06)
We purchased a 2000 Volvo S80 and it currently has 85,000 miles on it. In the past two years we have had to replace the alternator, a few electrical control modules, the drivers window track will not roll up or down, replaced the throttle body, the passenger headlight will go out at random, and of course three separate warning lights come on at random: ABS, Oxygen Sensor, & Traction control. I believe this an electrical design flaw. Understandably, some parts will need to be replaced over time. But one minute everything is fine and the next it's not. In the past year I have spent over 2600 in problems that shouldn't be happening.

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