I HAVE A 2002 V70 (FWD, NON-TURBO) AND ALSO HAVE TRANSMISSION TROUBLES. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FINE WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING, SHIFTS ARE SMOOTH AND CONSISTENT BUT, WHEN YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL, BANG ! I FEELS AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING INTO NEUTRAL EVERYTIME YOU STOP AND THE GOES BACK INTO GEAR AFTER YOU RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL. TO ME IT SEEMS THAT THERE A SLIGHT DELAY BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION GOES BACK INTO GEAR, IT SLIPS AND THEN CATCHES. IT IS VERY ANNOYING !!! I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THIS "NORMAL" BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS SUPPOSED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED !I SAY HOGWASH ! THIS IS NOT ACCEPATABLE FOR ANY AUTOMOBILE, MUCHLESS A $40,000.00 VOLVO !
SO PLEASE , IF ANYONE OUT THERE KNOWS THE FIX FOR THIS CONDITION, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I LOVE MY V70 BUT THIS ONE FLAW IS RUINING MY OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE.
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