If it's that new, I would take the insurance company to task & demand a new car. Don't know where you are, but some juristictions have policies that have different definations of "total loss" based on time. I'd contact YOUR insurance broker & read the fine print & get him to assist you in going ...

If I may take a couple of guesses - have you ever done a tranny flush? definately worth doing. It almost sounds like you've got a couple of problems....one where the torque converter seems to be locking & unlocking & perhaps the car is confused with the altitude change. Have you had the transmission ...

broken record here....you now own a 240 & want a real Volvo? Then buy nothing newer than 98 and absolutely NO AWD pre - 2003 PERIOD (then see rule # 1) - I don't care who's maintained it or selling it, the same moron's designed & built it.

that's GOURGE y'know, like in canyon? Over a cliff? KABOOM! You get the idea.........

well, speaking from experience I'll ask you one simple question - what do you replace it with? That was the question I asked myself. As much as I personally DETEST with every fibre of my soul our 2001 V70 XC, my wife loves it.....she made me buy it (as I constantly remind her), but with a newborn at ...

sounds like angle (bevel) gear in one of the diffs binding....time to find out how good that warranty is.....oh & BTW, put that phone number to the claims department on speed dial.......

gentlemen, a quick story. JRL is correct, if your car ends up on a volvo shop floor, it will get the update. I dropped mine Friday for a 'favour' - to get someone to whip in my rebuilt ABS control unit as I didn't have the time or the correct torx head. Picked the car up at 4:30 & it felt funny but ...

1999 is ETM car - big difference, big problem. Go to Don's ETM room for details.

you can read all my other postings on this site to get an idea of why I feel the way I do & BTW, I'm not alone. My '01 XC by far the absolute WORST car I've ever been saddled with & believe me, I've owned some losers! Engineering is CRAP. Dealer is a good guy but factory support non existant. Resale ...

don't look at any car built after '98. PERIOD.