2001 VOLVO XC70 TRANSMISSION FAIL AT 97K MILES. TRANSMISSION HAS NEVER BEHAVED APPROPRIATELY, UP/DOWN SHIFT ERRATIC, ETC. VEHICLE HAS BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF NUMEROUS SOFTWARE UPGRADES, TRANSMISSION FLUSH/FILTER, AND A NEW VALVE BODY. TRANSMISSION STILL FAILED AND VOLVO SAYS I'M OUT OF LUCK. BOUGHT NEW IN 2001 FOR $42,000. VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO OPERATE MARCH OF 2006 WHERE A "PERFORMANCE REDUCED" MESSAGE WAS EXHIBITED. AFTER TURNING CAR OFF FOR SEVERAL MOMENTS, THE CAR RAN FINE. I SUSPECTED A POSSIBLE ISSUE WITH THE ETM. PORTLAND VOLVO INSTALLED AN ETM SOFTWARE UPGRADE ON APRIL 6, 2006. CAR HAS NOT HAD A REPEAT OCCURRENCE OF THIS NATURE BUT WAS SHIFTING ODDLY AS PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED. *JB
2007
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILED TO ALLOW THE BELT TO BE PULLED FROM THE RETRACTOR FAR ENOUGH FOR THE CLIP TO SECURE IN THE LATCH. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BEGAN WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER RESTRAINT AFTER 1 MONTH OF USE, 'LOCKING UP' AT A DIFFERENT LENGTH WITH EACH ATTEMPT. ATTEMPTS ARE ALWAYS MADE WITH THE CAR AT A COMPLETE STOP. PROBLEM HAS INCREASED IN FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OVER TIME. AFTER 2 MONTHS OF USE THE PROBLEM IS CONSTANT, OFTEN TAKING OVER 15 ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE BELT FULLY. ON ONE OCCASION, THE BELT WASN'T ALLOWED TO EXTEND FROM THE RETRACTOR ANY DISTANCE AT ALL. DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER RETRACTORS HAVE BEGUN TO SHOW SAME PROBLEMS.
