My car is a 2002 V70 AWD with auto tranny. The transmission takes a second or two to engage when going from R to D but not from P to R. I had it in last fall and they replaced a broken engine mount which helped very slightly. They were going to load the latest software update but couldn't due to VADIS being down. As I live out of town I wasn't able to have the software change done till just before xmas. This reduced the delay time but did not eliminate it. The delay is also not consistent ranging from virtually none to a second or two. The dealer did a follow up call to see if the problem was resolved and I relayed the above info. They asked me to bring the car back when possible and they would do whatever they could to resolve the problem. I asked if there were any other fixes they had in mind, they replied no but they would definitely look at the car again.

The transmission is also occasionally slow to make a shift up, usually around 50-60 km/h and only once in awhile (~ once or twice a month). There have been no other problems, the fluid is good and has not been flushed. The car currently is at ~ 88K km so is off warranty which is making me nervous. We bought the car used at 42K km and I never noticed the pause nor did the independant Volvo shop that performed the pre-purchase inspection. Other than this one problem the car has been very good.

Now that it's off warranty and from all of the transmission problem posts I'm wondering if we should think about unloading this car before we get in to a tranny replacement or rebuild. Thoughts???