Transmission Hesitation From 2nd to 3rd Gear
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Transmission Hesitation From 2nd to 3rd Gear
My '02 Volvo S60 T5 has about 75K miles on it. Recently the transmission has been hesitating when shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear. In fact, what happens if I'm not careful is that as the transmission hesitates the rpm shoots up cause I have my foot on the accelerator, when the transmission catches there is a hard jolt because of the high rpm's. I've learned to back off on the accelerator during the shift from 2nd to 3rd gear.
I found the transmission dipstick (the yellow one) and checked that this afternoon. The car was running and up to operating temperature when I checked the fluid. There seems to be enough transmission fluid in there, although the dipstick doesn't say "min" or "max", it says "cold" and "hot". However, the transmission fluid is a dark rust color, almost brown. I believe transmission fluid is supposed to be bright red.
Anyhow, I'm wondering if old transmission fluid could be the culprit for the hesitation and hard shifting I am experiencing as of late. I did have the car down to Volvo several months back when we were having some shifting issues. They reprogrammed the computer and that seemed to take care of it until now.
Thoughts?
Thanks!
I found the transmission dipstick (the yellow one) and checked that this afternoon. The car was running and up to operating temperature when I checked the fluid. There seems to be enough transmission fluid in there, although the dipstick doesn't say "min" or "max", it says "cold" and "hot". However, the transmission fluid is a dark rust color, almost brown. I believe transmission fluid is supposed to be bright red.
Anyhow, I'm wondering if old transmission fluid could be the culprit for the hesitation and hard shifting I am experiencing as of late. I did have the car down to Volvo several months back when we were having some shifting issues. They reprogrammed the computer and that seemed to take care of it until now.
Thoughts?
Thanks!
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I've scheduled an appointment for the transmission to be flushed. Actually, the guy said they don't flush this type of transmission, but just drop the pan and let gravity due the work. I hope that takes care of the problem.
The last software upgrade was done last Fall. Would there be another one out so soon?
The last software upgrade was done last Fall. Would there be another one out so soon?
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It is that much worse since Scottsdale AZ is the closest dealership to me. It's about 2.5 hrs from here. A day off from work to pay no less than $145 bucks on my car! Oh well. Such is being a Volvo owner. Maybe I can get a Sat appt.
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