V70: Gearbox - Gear box issue

chillyman · Oct 13th, 2017, 09:42

Hi all i am jason new to the forum.

I have a 59 plate Volvo V70 Rdesign auto.

Every now and again i seem to have an issue with it going through the auto gears. It seems to struggle going from 1-2 revs go upto 3000 and then it kicks in and flies.

This isn't happening all the time though, seems as though there could be a blockage of some sort that clears and it then drives fine. It only happens when coming through low gears.

Some days i can drive it and it is perfectly ok.

Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Jason

pierremcalpine · Oct 13th, 2017, 12:52

1) head to the dealership to see if there are any transmission s/w upgrades available.
2) Consider replacing the transmission fluid.

PEGE63 · Oct 13th, 2017, 20:22

Have had this and it was eventually traced to wiring loom shorting/upsetting box. Wiring not related to box at all but still upset things. Took ages (= money &#128542

to locate but then easy to fix.

MissSpentYouth · Oct 20th, 2017, 22:05

I would strongly recommend a transmission fluid change.

If that doesn't fix it then you will likely need a new valve body in the gearbox, this can be replaced without removing the gearbox, but not a particularly easy job.

Oct 13th, 2017, 12:52	#2
pierremcalpine Premier Member Last Online: Jan 3rd, 2024 14:43 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Toronto Canada	1) head to the dealership to see if there are any transmission s/w upgrades available. 2) Consider replacing the transmission fluid. __________________ 2003 V40 1.9T B4204T4, 197,000miles (sold but alive!), 2004 S60 2.5T, 160,000miles, 2010 V70 3.2, 125,000miles, 2002 V70XC 2.4, 175,000miles Click here for my x40 and V70 P3 repair guides

Oct 13th, 2017, 20:22	#3
PEGE63 Master Member Last Online: Mar 18th, 2023 11:23 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Stenungsund	Have had this and it was eventually traced to wiring loom shorting/upsetting box. Wiring not related to box at all but still upset things. Took ages (= money &#128542 to locate but then easy to fix. __________________ Peter V70 D5 (185) SE Sport, Geartronic, 58 MY08 4C. 133k (before Avensis 55 95K, P97 945 LPT 2.3FK 113K and J92 945 2.0T 165K)

Oct 13th, 2017, 09:42	#1
chillyman New Member Last Online: Oct 16th, 2017 14:25 Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: birmingham	Gear box issue Hi all i am jason new to the forum. I have a 59 plate Volvo V70 Rdesign auto. Every now and again i seem to have an issue with it going through the auto gears. It seems to struggle going from 1-2 revs go upto 3000 and then it kicks in and flies. This isn't happening all the time though, seems as though there could be a blockage of some sort that clears and it then drives fine. It only happens when coming through low gears. Some days i can drive it and it is perfectly ok. Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance Jason

Oct 20th, 2017, 22:05	#4
MissSpentYouth Member Last Online: Oct 18th, 2022 09:26 Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: stroud	I would strongly recommend a transmission fluid change. If that doesn't fix it then you will likely need a new valve body in the gearbox, this can be replaced without removing the gearbox, but not a particularly easy job.

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