My daughter had the car at school when she took it in to the dealer for something else. I had them look at the trans but didn't get all the info- probably because I was shocked about the price quotes I received over the phone from the service manager. Most of the time the car drives pretty well. The...

Thanks. I put in 5 new plugs and swapped out the coil and it is running better than ever.

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Hey guys. Quick question. Car developed a rough idle and is misfiring. It's my kids' college car so I don't know exactly how long it's been like this. I pulled codes and it reported a misfire on cylinders 3,4,5. Last night I swapped the #1 and #5 plugs & coils, cleared the codes, and drove it to...

I have an 02 XC70 that my daughter had at school this year. While there the check engine light went on and I had her take it to the dealer. They said the transmission was failing and gave me a few options - all of which were ridiculous as far as $ goes. Other than the check light for the tranny, the...

Update - problem solved. I took it to the mechanic I have used for years and an indy mechanic. Indy mechanic thought breather box, but wasn't sure. The symptoms were getting more pronounced so I gave in and brought to a Volvo dealership near my office. They confirmed it was breather box and crankcas...

We were recently given this car from my in-laws. I drove it from Florida to Connecticut 3 weeks ago. As soon as I registered it here, it developed what I could best describe as a hard surging idle. The CEL came on and it threw (2) P2188 codes on bank 1. The surging idle at times would stall the car ...

Hey everyone. Just found the site after being given a 2003 XC70 by my in-laws for the kids to use. They were the 2nd owner and it was always dealer serviced. I've never owned a Volvo, but I really like this car. I drove it home from Florida to Connecticut about a month ago and it ran/drove great. I ...