Volvo XC70 Engine Problems

so it sounds like what is being described is my problem exactly....I have a 2001 XC, now with 202K miles on it...and it's behaving as everyone above indicates...I just dropped 4K to have the front end rebuilt....all needed, check engine light is now off...but the performance is dropping like a stone...and it still does the slam into gear and hates, hates stop and go city traffic...

I am afraid the only option is to rebuild the tranny...any thoughts????

Thanks!!!!!

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jrlun78 (Jul 06, 2010 6:23 pm)

#40 of 41 Re: 2001 XC V70 Slamming in Gear update [bhaktigirl] by jrlun78

Jul 06, 2010 (6:23 pm)

Replying to: bhaktigirl (May 07, 2010 7:15 pm)

well after having my car at my mechanic .....i told them that the issue only happened when the temp of the engine was cold...which we all know only lasts for a couple of minutes..it works great until it reaches its full boil...which is only minutes after cold....but like i have said before my issues are not all the time when the engine is at full boil ......so my mechanic has said i should take it for the software update ....which i will ....after paying for the inspection...lol ....but i love my car ...i really do ....foreal

#41 of 41 2000 XC70 cvvt solenoid repaired by lynn_55

Jan 23, 2011 (9:21 am)

Purchased this car one year ago today. Timing belt was replaced before we picked it up. The car only had 102,000 miles on it at that time. We have made numerous repairs on the car, but still liked the ride. In Dec. 2010 the check engine light came on with a P1332 code. Did some research and had the CVVT solenoid replaced. Also, put new brakes and tires on. About $1500 for all of this. Did all the work the week of Christmas. Last Sunday, while driving on the highway the car lost all power, coasted to what seemed like the safest spot to stop. My husband looked under the hood and saw that the springs holding the timing belt let go. Now I'm told by my repair person that it's not good and we're looking at $2500 to $3000 in repairs. His advice is to get rid of it, but we don't have the money for a different car.

One of my questions is, do you think when the solenoid was replaced could that have caused the tension spring problem? Also, opinon on fixing the vehicle, we have so much into it all ready. It's a beatiful car otherwise.

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