Just popped in from the S80 forum. Found this site about tranny problems on XC90's:

http://www.carsurvey.org/reviews/volvo/xc90/r69842/comments/

And I thought we S80 owners had tranny complaints. Seems mild compared to the XC90 owners at that site.....

Another XC 90 Transmission story.

We have ...

Just took my 2004 XC 90 T6, 84,000 miles in for an "Urgent Transmission Service" warning message.
Dealer diagnosed problems with 2nd 3rd gears, cost estimate $5,200! Would like to hear from others about cost and experiences.