Ten problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 2001 Volvo XC70. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2001 Volvo Xc70. The contact stated that when attempting to drive in reverse, the vehicle would shift into drive and accelerate forward. The dealer nor manufacturer were notified of the failure. The vehicle was not inspected or repaired. The current and failure mileages were 95,000. The VIN was unavailable.
The failure just began at around 100k miles, no specific event. The car lurches when I am pulling into a parking space after I have brought it to a complete stop. Car jerks while down shifting into right hand turns. Car jerks at intersections while slowing down and/or accelerating. I am afraid it is going to jerk forward and hit something that I, as a driver, should not be at risk of hitting. This jerking began intermittantly and the car would run more smoothly on the streets after a highway trip of some distance, but now it happens almost constantly and the jerking is more severe. To correct the failure, I saw Volvo and asksed them to make sure the software pkg was up to date - they assured it was. A year later I returned as the problem had worsened, Volvo wanted to flush my transmission - I declined and went to a local transmission specialist who identified the problem as a hydraulic and electrical malfunction. I have just agreed to have the problem fixed, and if necessary have the entire transmission rebuilt.
I have experience 2-3 upshift flare, slipping of transmission, tachometer needle jumping up and the engine racing during a shift.
The contact owns a 2001 Volvo Xc70. The contact stated that the transmission had an internal hydraulic failure which caused the transmission to shift slowly, during acceleration it would also jerk and slip when the contact was trying to stop the vehicle. The dealer informed the contact that the transmission could not be repaired and needed to be replaced. The failure mileage was 105,000 and the current mileage was 109,000. Updated 06/06/11.
The contact owns a 2001 Volvo Xc70. The contact stated that when first depressing the accelerator or releasing the accelerator, the transmission would sporadically hesitate and surge abnormally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was advised that the transmission would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 130,000 and the current mileage was 140,000. Updated 03/24/lj.
Auto has faulty transmission that causes unexpected acceleration failures, abrupt accelerations, and jerking.
The contact owns a 2001 Volvo Xc70. The contact stated that the vehicle would shift hard without warning when driving approximately 22 mph. The vehicle corrected itself and drove as normal but the failure continued to recur sporadically and when braking to a complete stop. The failure was ongoing for five months and the vehicle was taken to two different authorized dealers where she was advised by both mechanics to replace the transmission. She stated that both mechanics performed a diagnostic test but did not generate any codes indicating that the transmission was faulty. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 115,000 and the current mileage was 125,000.
The contact owns a 2001 Volvo Xc70. The contact stated that the vehicle would lose power when attempting to accelerate and would shift with difficulty between gears. She noticed that the rpm's would increase and then the vehicle would jerk violently. The dealer advised the contact to have the transmission replaced. The contact did not inform the manufacturer nor was the vehicle repaired due to cost. The current mileages were 141,000 and the failure mileages were unknown. The VIN was unavailable.
I have a 2001 Volvo Xc70. The transmission has been clunking into and out of gear in the 20 - 40 mph zone since I hit 95000 miles. I have taken it to the dealer who simply reprogrammed the car but the issue is not resolved. The car hesitates when I step on the gas. Sometimes it goes and other times it does not. This makes the car extremely dangerous to drive.
The transmission assembly and final drive assembly on my 2001 Volvo Xc70 degraded prematurely due to a defective design and now required replacement @ 70k mi. $7,500 is the estimate to make the car drivable. Volvo na will only offer a 10% discount on repairs.