Sorry about the not getting this update out sooner, but here it is. My dad and his mechanic friend were able to replace the two shift selenoids (S1 and S2), but that didn't seem to help any. My dad then did another transmission flush using Toyota Type 4 Transmission fluid, which seemed to help the c...

Thanks for all the info everyone! My dad just flushed the transmission fluid and while it was dirty there was no metallic pearling. He also mentioned that the the fluid had been overfilled previously. While the car does seem to shift a bit smoother it still goes into limp mode. My dad and a mechanic...

So an update on the situation. The ABS module was recently sent out to Matty Moo, but my dad was driving it for about a week with no ABS module in the car and it seemed to shift perfectly, however the idle was a little rough. Once the replacement part came from Matty Moo my dad installed it and afte...

So I just had my car rescanned with a different (more advanced) scanner by an auto mechanic I know and the 1618 code still came up but it also came up with "Fault in lead between AW 50-52 and motronic 4.3 (mil requested)." Hopefully this will give you a better idea of what's going on. Than...

Yeah, there was one other code but it had to do with the catalytic converter. Don't remember the number but that shouldn't have anything to do with the transmission. And yes sometimes the car would seem to start out in third gear, but not all the time when in Drive. So I guess the question is where ...

Hello all, I recently purchased a 2000 V70 XC SE back in June 2011, but about 3 weeks ago it started acting up. One day on my way home going about 55 MPH the up arrow on the dash started flashing (the one that lights up when in winter/wet traction mode). As I slowed down to make the upcoming turn th...