2002 Volvo XC70 Engine cooling Problems

“I noticed one day that there was suddenly a pause when the lower automatic gears were shifting, perhaps from first to second gear during acceleration. If my foot was on the accelerator, the car lurched forward with a startling, loud thud when the gear seemed to engage. If I recognized this was happening and lifted my foot off the accelerator, the car hovered in between gears for a second or two then changed gears. Scary!”

“Hello, I own a 2002 Volvo XC70 wagon and am in the process of having my transmission replaced. My coolant constantly needs to be filled and I have no floor heat in my car in the winter and my A/C doesn't work correctly in my car.”

“2002 Volvo XC70 with transmission problems. Customer states that the transmission is slipping, bucking, and jerking when shifting into lower gears. The vehicle had a significant oil leak from the engine turbo oil return. The headlight and rear marker light would flicker when the consumer drove over bumpy roads”

“Slipping transmission while driving on straight aways and up hills on both of my Volvo's purchased as certified pre-owned vehicle's. The first vehicle (2002 Volvo s60 awd) was traded in but the second one (2002 Volvo XC70 awd) was repaired - both after 2 years of ownership and with warranties that had just expired. The slipping transmission occurred constantly while driving and would cause the car to slam into gear when accelerating and propel the car forward once the transmission engaged. …”

“Dt: the caller said while driving at 55 MPH coolant light on dashboard came on and the vehicle broke down and caught on fire. She said the light came on before she left for a trip, and the dealer said they fixed it. The caller said while on the trip the light came on again and she called dealer, and was told as long as the temperature was not rising the vehicle would be okay. The dealer said the problem was the coolant sensor. The caller stated the temperature did not climb before the vehicle lost power, stopped running ,and caught on fire. There was a report filed by the fire department. …”