Thanks all for your input. SWMBO made the decision (it is her car, after all, and her money). We are going to donate the car to the local PBS radio station and take the tax deduction. I sincerely hope the car ends up with someone who will fix it and appreciate it. In spite of its present maladies it...

I would find out what the exact code(s) for the transmission are. I don't think I've actually ever heard of a TCU failing. ... But again, without knowing what the actual code is there's really no way to diagnose the problem correctly. Thanks for your input. The shop has the car at the moment and th...

I am in need of the advice of the assembled experts. My wife bought a new car to replace her faithful "99 V70 with 115,000 miles. Our plan was to sell the Volvo rather than trade it. Cosmetically the car is very nice. But, the very day she brought the new car home the Volvo went into transmissi...

When our V70 started draining the battery we discovered that the courtesy lights were not shutting off. "Fixed" it by turning the cabin lights off with the switch and pulling the bulb units out of the door jams. We rarely drive the car at night anyway.

Braz