I have a Volvo XC V70 2001. We have had nothing but trouble with this car since we bought it. It has been the most expensive car I have ever owned in terms of servicing.
The Volvo has done 110K miles and I was told today that I might need to have a new transmission. Quite simply the car tends to sputter/hesitate when cruising at a constant speed. There is no deflection in the tach. The technicians have said we need to clean the throttle body (150USD) and flush the transmission fluid (300USD) which apparently has never been done even though this car has been serviced in accordance with Volvo's guidelines, which apparently do not include changing the Transmission fluid. Which reminds me. Next time I buy a car I would like a servicing guide from the manufacturer and another marked "the real technicians guide to servicing your car." It would be the latter I would follow. But if these two items don't fix it, and they suspect it might not, then I would, like a lot of others before me, need a new transmission.
I don't mind paying for proper servicing and I understand that things go wrong. But the issues for this car have been so many and so varied. I have in the past tried to get Volvo to admit they have significant issues with these cars and was essentially told to go away. Yet if you take your blinders off and research Volvo's before you buy you will find so many people with similar issues all being ignored.
Well if you own a XC change the transmission fluid. Somebody else can recommend the frequency but make sure you change it, don't trust the dealer to tell you when it needs doing.
Every time you get a bulb failure report it. Man the bulbs in these things blow almost monthly.
Complain about the rotors warping constantly.
And replace your cars before the Warranty runs out.
Quite simply I think Ford should know what is going with the Volvo line. And hopefully will work to get things fixed. I was looking at buying an S80, and XC90 T5, but I am now seriously considering Toyota's.
The Volvo has done 110K miles and I was told today that I might need to have a new transmission. Quite simply the car tends to sputter/hesitate when cruising at a constant speed. There is no deflection in the tach. The technicians have said we need to clean the throttle body (150USD) and flush the transmission fluid (300USD) which apparently has never been done even though this car has been serviced in accordance with Volvo's guidelines, which apparently do not include changing the Transmission fluid. Which reminds me. Next time I buy a car I would like a servicing guide from the manufacturer and another marked "the real technicians guide to servicing your car." It would be the latter I would follow. But if these two items don't fix it, and they suspect it might not, then I would, like a lot of others before me, need a new transmission.
I don't mind paying for proper servicing and I understand that things go wrong. But the issues for this car have been so many and so varied. I have in the past tried to get Volvo to admit they have significant issues with these cars and was essentially told to go away. Yet if you take your blinders off and research Volvo's before you buy you will find so many people with similar issues all being ignored.
Well if you own a XC change the transmission fluid. Somebody else can recommend the frequency but make sure you change it, don't trust the dealer to tell you when it needs doing.
Every time you get a bulb failure report it. Man the bulbs in these things blow almost monthly.
Complain about the rotors warping constantly.
And replace your cars before the Warranty runs out.
Quite simply I think Ford should know what is going with the Volvo line. And hopefully will work to get things fixed. I was looking at buying an S80, and XC90 T5, but I am now seriously considering Toyota's.