In hopes that this reaches somebody else with issues regarding the old software, I can indeed confirm that once the dealer installed the "software 2.0", my transmission problem went away! According to the invoice the software number is 8691415. Thanks all for the help! What was amazing is ...

The Volvo was clean enough that I figured if need be I would replace the transmission (since I knew nothing else was wrong with it and i got it for cheap). A friend of mine has a lift in his garage and it would just be a case of beer! Now I will make an appointment for this upcoming week and will re...

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Is my symptom typical of a reflash fix? The reasons I want to be very careful is if I can avoid taking it to the dealer until I am 80% sure it needs a reflash, that would be ideal! I called 6 different Volvo dealers and a number of service shops in town. One service shop said that transmission fluid...

So i recently purchased my 2001 V70 2.4t from an auction with 129000 miles. The timing belt and water pump was replaced 9000 miles ago. The car drives and shifts great except for when i am at a stop it will pop out of drive with my foot on the brakes. I tested this by leaving the car on a slight inc...