2001 Volvo V70XC Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“At about 155k miles while driving down the road at 40 miles an hour the transmission on my v70 xc went out im told almost all cars this year model and trim have this problem between 20k and 150k miles my car is pristine except for this issue the transmission jumps in and out of gears lurches forward doesn't move quick enough to merge with traffic Volvo knows about this problem and so do the owners of these cars and at a 4000 dollar price tag to repair or replace these transmissions who can afford that”

“Transmission failed. I blocked traffic on sc 278 for ~ 30 sec. The check transmission light came on and the car did not move. I could run the engine but no power made it to the wheels. It finally limped to a parking lot. The transmission had to be replaced. Carolina Volvo replaced the transmission with a remanufactured one from Volvo.”

“Transmission slams into gear when shifting at low gears. Shifting is violent. Car does not accelerate smoothly or predictably . Took it to the dealer , completed road test, and indicated on service write up no slippage, operated to specs , they didn't check for codes. I recall the service manage telling me the car retains a history of how it is driven as the reason the car is jerking into gears 1 to 3. Car continued to have flare ups, I was told by independent svc station not to drive it out of the our city. …”

“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.”

“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). …”