1. THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2004 VOLVO-XC90 HAS ALWAYS GIVEN ME TROUBLE, IT DOESN'T ENGAGE INTO THIRD GEAR AS QUICKLY AS IT SHOULD. ON APRIL 17TH 2009, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY WENT OUT LEAVING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WITH CARS BEHIND ME TRAVELING 35 MILES AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. 2. THE TRANSMISSION HAS NEVER OPERATED PROPERLY SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JUNE OF 2008. 3. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND SO THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP NOW FOR REPAIR. THE SHOP AND EVERY OTHER ONE I CALLED KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS MODEL AND YEAR WAS A FAULTY GM TRANSMISSION AND HAVE SEEN MANY IN FOR THIS TYPE OF SERVICE. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT MANY OWNER HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, THE EXACT PROBLEM. MY CAR ONLY HAS 54,000 MILES ON IT AND SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS I FOUND ON THE INTERNET REPORTED WERE AS LOW AS 20,000 MILES. THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND I'M WRITING YOU FOR CONSUMER PROTECTION. *TR