NHTSA Complaint #10319877 — 2001 VOLVO V70XC

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). I WILL BE TRADING THIS CAR IN TO A DEALER IN NEXT WEEK OR TWO. FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN ON THIS FORUM, VOLVO IS NOT OWNING UP TO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO HAD POWER STEERING ISSUES SINCE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING USED. LOTS OF NOISE IN FRONT AND AT PARKING SPEEDS, TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING POWER. *TR