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Dunc56 · Jun 12th, 2020, 17:18

I bought my XC90 D5 AWD in a private sale - sold as seen! I had only driven it about 10 miles and ‘Transmission service urgent’ came on. I have had it looked at by an independent Volvo specialist, who replaced to transmission fluid. However, the problem keeps coming back. When the warning light comes on, I can not select manual gears and the display just shows a - there is limited gear change. If I pull over and stop the car, then restart the problem disappears for a time. Anything from a few miles to several trips - up to about 75 miles is the best.
The OBD2 codes are:
P0735 (ECU 18) Gear 5 incorrect ratio
P0501 (ECU 18) Vehicle speed sensor (VSS) range/performance problem
P0700 (ECU 10) Transmission control system MIL request circuit malfunction
Does anyone have any thoughts on this problem, it seems to me - a novice at such things, that if just by stopping and restarting the problem goes away, it can’t be that serious, but the garage seemed to think that a replacement gearbox was needed.

Jun 12th, 2020, 17:18	#1
Dunc56 Junior Member Last Online: Feb 11th, 2022 09:29 Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Presteigne	XC90 help needed I bought my XC90 D5 AWD in a private sale - sold as seen! I had only driven it about 10 miles and ‘Transmission service urgent’ came on. I have had it looked at by an independent Volvo specialist, who replaced to transmission fluid. However, the problem keeps coming back. When the warning light comes on, I can not select manual gears and the display just shows a - there is limited gear change. If I pull over and stop the car, then restart the problem disappears for a time. Anything from a few miles to several trips - up to about 75 miles is the best. The OBD2 codes are: P0735 (ECU 18) Gear 5 incorrect ratio P0501 (ECU 18) Vehicle speed sensor (VSS) range/performance problem P0700 (ECU 10) Transmission control system MIL request circuit malfunction Does anyone have any thoughts on this problem, it seems to me - a novice at such things, that if just by stopping and restarting the problem goes away, it can’t be that serious, but the garage seemed to think that a replacement gearbox was needed.