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I'm looking to buy a used Volvo (over 100k miles). It's been noted that certain models have transmission problems. If I buy from a private owner who bought the vehicle new, I will ask them about the transmission.
If they say that they haven't had to replace the transmission, should I pass on the car, knowing that it's going to blow sooner or later? Would it be better to buy a car that already has a rebuilt transmission?
I see your future. Charlygal, every one at the local Swedish auto shop will know your name. Your mechanic, i believe his name is Luigi.. Will be the kindest mechanic to come into your life. He will fix everything little thing that comes up.
As for your transmission, one day it will go out of commission at the weirdest time and place, but i am confident Luigi can take care of it.
Yours truly Palm reader
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I see your future. Charlygal, every one at the local Swedish auto shop will know your name. Your mechanic, i believe his name is Luigi.. Will be the kindest mechanic to come into your life. He will fix everything little thing that comes up.
As for your transmission, one day it will go out of commission at the weirdest time and place, but i am confident Luigi can take care of it.
Yours truly Palm reader
Chris v
Hey leave 20 bucks donation as you leave. . Fortune teller isn't free.
Hey, just doing my due diligence on a known issue.
Don't want to buy a car and a month later have to kick out $5k for a new transmission.
Since I've been participating in the OPs other thread related to this, I knew exactly what she was referring to when I saw the thread title.
Just so you know, I have read stories of folks replacing the transmission 2, 3 times in their T6 XC90. Also, I currently have a 2007 V8 that my wife drives. We have 60k easy miles on it and at this point it's an easy $1k every time I take it in for service.
Last October it was $1k for a new starter. It hadn't failed yet but it was cranking over very slow and the dealer recommended replacement so I had it done. I just got the car back from having the 60k service performed. The bill was $1500 for control arm bushings, a motor mount and a few other small items. I asked for some assistance on the bill since my car has always been dealer serviced so they knocked 20% off the bill. I was pleased with that.
I'm not trying to scare you away, I love our XC and can't picture my family in anything else. It is one of the safest cars on the road and I brought my twins home from the hospital in it. But the maintenance and repair bills are not for the faint of heart. If you do decide to move forward on a purchase, I would buy one with the best documented service history.
I could certainly have it serviced/repaired cheaper (but not much cheaper) by a Volvo indie shop in my area but while I like them, I like my Volvo dealer better.
OP, not sure why you would gravitate towards a model with known transmission issues? There are a lot of other cars out there that to my eye anyway are as appealing to my eye as the XC (specifically, Subarus) that don't have this problem.
If you can drive a manual, they almost never give problems as long as you keep the lube level topped up (if it leaks at all). Just sayin'.
OP, not sure why you would gravitate towards a model with known transmission issues? There are a lot of other cars out there that to my eye anyway are as appealing to my eye as the XC (specifically, Subarus) that don't have this problem.
If you can drive a manual, they almost never give problems as long as you keep the lube level topped up (if it leaks at all). Just sayin'.
I'm looking to buy a used Volvo (over 100k miles). It's been noted that certain models have transmission problems. If I buy from a private owner who bought the vehicle new, I will ask them about the transmission.
If they say that they haven't had to replace the transmission, should I pass on the car, knowing that it's going to blow sooner or later? Would it be better to buy a car that already has a rebuilt transmission?
A vehicle with over 100k miles on the odometer should have had its trans fluid (and filter) changed at least 3 times so far. If that has not been done, no matter what make of vehicle is under discussion, I think that you would have to be crazy to buy it, as trans failure is in its future--very likely its near future.
When trans fluid is changed every 3 yrs/30k miles, you can typically expect to get...perhaps...200k miles from the transmission. When the trans is not maintained on this schedule, failure can take place any time after 90k miles, and by 120k miles trans failure is a sure thing for most vehicles.
Speaking as a former Volvo owner, I can tell you that these cars are not reliable after they rack up 40k miles or so, and their maintenance and repairs can easily run $1,500 per year--even if you don't have to overhaul the transmission. If you throw a 100k mile unmaintained transmission into the mix, you are describing a true money pit.
Is there anyway to see upcoming transmission failure before it happens?
Will it show on the OBDII codes?
Can a mechanic tell that it's going bad by a visual inspection?
A transmission temperature gauge is a good thing to have if you are worried.
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