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2004 Volvo V70: jerking or lurching
5 of the 84 complaints about the 2004 Volvo V70 describe jerking or lurching.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 6%
- typical mileage
- 85,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 9 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Jerking or lurching by model year
- 20061
- 20051
- 20045
- 20031
- 20024
- 200110
- 20001
- 19991
- 19981
What owners say
2004 volvo v70 will lurch, left rear door open warning light comes on, interior lights come on, warning triangle appears. This is accompanied by a loud thump, followed by a complete power down of the car. Very dangerous; could leads to deaths on highways. Apparently volvo has known about problem for some time. Caused by a malfunction of the cem. Has occurred about 7 times thus far from 4-2010 to 8-2010.
Sometimes, when the car has been traveling for a long time (at least three hours), the entire car will lurch, the rpms will rev, the interior lights will come on, and I will get a "left rear door open" error message. A couple of times this was followed by a complete power-down of the dashboard (lights out, all instruments off) and a warning that my brakes had failed. Other have had this identical problem: http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f0fcb01/10 this problem has been going on for years and started with about 30,000 miles on it. When traveling at highway speeds, the jerk of the car scares the driver and is dangerous if other cars are around.
The automatic transmission fails to shift at times causing lurches (sometime violent) especially when under heavier loads.
Car fails to shift up or down under aceleration at low speeds. The car just does do seem to go into gear, and when it does it jerks the car hard.
Service bulletins that may apply
- This is a Technical Journal: In case of complaint of Noise, some "tools" have been created to help you to...
- Volvo: there is a software update
- Volvo: ABS light on, four-wheel drive is not working
- Volvo: rear differential housing, leakage and resealing
- Volvo: the 5 speed automatic transmission, AW55-50/51, has a bolt on top that anchors the B4 band, which...
- Transmission control module (TCM) upgrades available to correct complaints/symptoms
- AW55 transmission control module diagnostic trouble code 010A, 010B, 010C shift solenoid S5 signal low,...
- Difficult to engage 1ST and/or reverse gear
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2004 Volvo V70 jerking
Is jerking or lurching a common problem on the 2004 Volvo V70?
5 of 84 owner complaints about the 2004 Volvo V70 (6%) mention jerking or lurching. The model year with the most reports is 2001.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2004 Volvo V70?
There are 0 recalls and 9 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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