Hi, Yesterday we made a quick stop at 711 in the v70. Since it was so hot we had the AC cranked on recirculate. I put the drink bag on the passenger floor and when I pulled the drinks out, in an instant the plastic shopping bag was sucked up under the dash. It sounded awful like when something gets ...

Hi everyone! Finally got the issue resolved. Brought it down to my local transmission shop. It turns out the mechanic did remove the " locating pin" ( the transmission shop called it the band anchor). I guess he wasn't being honest when I asked him how he filled it. The transmission shop w...

Ok so I brought it back to him and had him change the fluid to the correct transmission fluid but still no luck. It is still slipping. Any other suggestions on what to try? I unfortunately can not get my money back on the car. If I have to bring it to a transmission shop what should I have them chec...

I am ordering the correct fluid off Amazon thanks for the link. I will let you guys know how it works out! Thanks everyone!

Thank you for all the information. Here is what I know about how the mechanic changed the fluid. He changed the fluid by dropping the pan not with a vacuum. Once he changed it the first time and noticed it slipping he used that method to "flush" the fluid a few more times thinking that som...

Hello everyone, Just bought my first Volvo this week. It's a 2000 v70 with 110k miles. I brought it to my mechanic for a pre purchase inspection. He said the car was in excellent condition except that it needed a new motor mount and a transmission fluid change. I negotiated with the dealer and he wa...