1995 Volvo 850 Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“The solinoid tranmission failed so that it can not engage the first gear. It can only engage the second gear and thereafter. I think Volvo should recall this component because this is the fourth time it failed to my car. Even though the dealer replace a new one every timebut it fails a year or more after that. In a duration of five years ownership, this is the fourth time it happens. It costs me a lot of time, money and hassle. I talked to other owners and they complain the same problem. Thank you.”

“Vehicle is experiencing several engine related problems causing vehicle to constantly stall, all of the following have failed: oxygen sensor, engine coil, vacuum hose, upper engine mount, and speed sensor, engine is overheating and experiences a lack of power, the srs light and arrow light were on also as a result of the many engine failures.”

“Gear position sensor,s1 & s2 solenoids: Volvo has known about this defect for some time and should have declared a recall.( Volvo even lost a small claims suit in california over this failure) while Volvo paid $900 of the $1300 repair bill to remedy the problem, they should have paid for the whole bill. Re: horn failure, the Volvo mechanics said Volvo has known about this problem also, but refuses to do any thing about it. …”

“When driving at freeway speeds the transmission downshifts. Indicator light indicates car is in lower gear while still in the d drive position. Car can maintain freeway speeds until car begins to slow down for traffic. When trying to reaccelerate, the car remains in low gear. Attempts were made to try moving gear shift by turning off indicator, but only way to fix is to turn car off and restart engine. Turning power appears to reset the electronic shifting mechanism in the car.”

“When the brakes are applied to put the vehicle in either park or drive, the brakes did not engage. Dealer replaced control mode solenoid sensor and transmission. The manufacturer has been notified.”