TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 VOLVO V70 XC STARTED TO EXHIBIT SHIFT FLARE AND HARSH SHIFTING THAT GAVE CONTROL PROBLEMS AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. DEALER DOWNLOADED NEW TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE AND INSPECTED AND CLEANED THE TCM (THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE). TCM WAS NOT REPLACED AS DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS NOT PART OF RECALL PROGRAM. HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS WITH NO NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN SHIFTING PROBLEMS. CONTACTED VOLVO NORTH AMERICA'S CONSUMER SUPPORT TO FILE REPORT THIS MORNING. VISITED SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS CONCERNING THE ISSUE AND FOUND THOUSANDS OF POSTS REGARDING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH CARS USING ASIN-WARNER AW55-50 GEARBOX. ESPECIALLY HELPFUL WERE POSTS AT VOLVO- FORUMS.COM AND SWEDESPEED.COM. ONE POST WAS FROM USED VOLVO DEALER COMPLAINING OF THE EFFECT ON HIS BUSINESS IN 2001-2003 VOLVO CARS SAYING THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WORSE THAN THE ETM RECALL ISSUE. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM EFFECTING THE SAFETY OF THOUSANDS OF VOLVO DRIVERS. VOLVO NEEDS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*CN
