2000 S80 Transmission

Lizzie · Post by **Lizzie** » 07 Jun 2006, 08:20

I have 107,400 miles on the car, I am in sales so I drive 3,000 miles a month. I was hearing a werring noise when accelerating up hill. Took it into the dealer and what do you know I need to replace the transmission for $4,300, plus I need my 105, 000 mile maintenance which is another $1,050. I still owe on the car and the trade in value I will still be at a loss. If I put the money into fixing it and the maintenance service, will I experience anymore large service bills. I would love to hang onto this until 200,000+ miles or am I dreaming?

Please help! I have read so much that it is a GM transmission are they recalling the piece of junk?

nick · Post by **nick** » 07 Jun 2006, 12:31

What year is your car? Im guessing a 99 or 00 if you're having transmission problems. Just a suggestion, you might want to take your car to a transmission shop to see if they can rebuild it...it might be a little cheaper because I dont think that Volvo dealers work on them, they just replace them when something goes wrong. Also, its hard to tell if you'll experience any more large service bills. Personally I would go ahead and get the 105,000 mile maintenance done if you plan to keep the car for that long...its the best way to prevent those large bills. You might also be able to find an independent volvo repair shop to do the maintenance (which i do) and it is a lot cheaper than the dealer but just as good of work. And I doubt they will recall the transmission just because of how expensive it is. Good luck!