It had to happen, Gearbox troubles on 1999 V70R AWD

**MoleT-5R** · Wednesday 3rd October 2012, 20:43

V70R has been playing up a bit, just of late. Clunky gear engagement between reverse and drive, harsh down shift every so often at low speeds and once completely blacked out the car on tight corner and today had a lack of drive,yet taken out late on was back to normal.

Fault codes 0000 1332 0785 0717 have been cropping up on a regular basis since the problem has started to arise

Any ideas folks ????? ( other than get a very large bank loan or pray I win the lottery.... lol )

**LiamT4** · Wednesday 3rd October 2012, 20:58

Sorry to hear about that, not good news at all. Sorry i can't help, i'm assuming its the 5spd auto.

**T5frankie** · Wednesday 3rd October 2012, 21:01

isnt this a case of a software issue?

**Dangerous Dave** · Wednesday 3rd October 2012, 22:40

P0000 is a bit odd, maybe theres a fault in the read somewhere. What code reader are you using? 1332 is the camshaft position sensor, 0785 is a gearshift solenoid malfunction (not sure which one, a google search says 3rd to 2nd), 0717 is a speed sensor signal fault in the gearbox.

HTH

**MoleT-5R** · Wednesday 3rd October 2012, 23:43

Originally Posted by LiamT4

Sorry to hear about that, not good news at all. Sorry i can't help, i'm assuming its the 5spd auto.

Yep. and rare I believe....

**MoleT-5R** · Wednesday 3rd October 2012, 23:45

Originally Posted by t5frankie

isnt this a case of a software issue?

not used to autos with software. I'm oldskool when it comes to auto's

**iancho** · Thursday 4th October 2012, 06:02

Gutted for you... I'm sorry i cannot offer you any help or advice, every auto drivers biggest fear (mine included) lets hope someone on here can come up with a solution.

**I want a T5** · Thursday 4th October 2012, 07:44

It may be completely irrelevent, but Peanut1's P2 T5 auto box was acting up since he bought it and although a fluid flush/change improved things, it wasn't until another fault cropped up that led to a new alternator being fitted that the box now seems to have sorted itself out!

May be worth having the alternator checked out maybe?

**Peanut1** · Sunday 7th October 2012, 19:02

Mine seems perfect now and goes like stink in auto and tip all the way from zero to lots and back again!! Just stuck mine on fleebay so could be a wee bargain now!!

**MoleT-5R** · Tuesday 13th November 2012, 22:03

Anybody recommend a good Indie volvo specialist in shropshire or mid wales area,as the local main stealer, who I held in high a steam, has let me down and I really have to sort this gearbox, before it is beyond repair ?

**V70 Graham** · Tuesday 13th November 2012, 22:30

Sorry to hear of your problems mate, hope it's not too hard to work through.

**glock19** · Tuesday 13th November 2012, 23:52

Check if yours is an AW50-42 or AW55-50. Both can be repaired, you just need to get the right guy to do it.

**Wobbly Dave** · Wednesday 14th November 2012, 11:16

Originally Posted by moleadrian

V70R has been playing up a bit, just of late. Clunky gear engagement between reverse and drive, harsh down shift every so often at low speeds and once completely blacked out the car on tight corner and today had a lack of drive,yet taken out late on was back to normal.

Fault codes 0000 1332 0785 0717 have been cropping up on a regular basis since the problem has started to arise

Any ideas folks ????? ( other than get a very large bank loan or pray I win the lottery.... lol )

I am sorry to hear this. My own experiences with A/W boxes are that they are not easily repaired. I had a AW50-42 on my 855R - cost me over 1000 quid to get it done & it was never quite right. My advice would be to seek a 2nd hand unit, a lottery in itself.

Everyone here knows I use HLM pretty much for everything other than the odd tyre change. I wouldn't trust my car with anyone else.

**MoleT-5R** · Wednesday 14th November 2012, 20:03

Originally Posted by glock19

Check if yours is an AW50-42 or AW55-50. Both can be repaired, you just need to get the right guy to do it.

As far as I know its the AW55-50 adaptive box, not that I've really noticed what the difference is. As you said it's just a matter of finding the right person for the job and may be it's not as bad as it looks, but the gearbox is losing it's marbles, doing some quite bizarre changes and as for the silly dip stick, when you can find it and get to it, you pull it out and get a reading, put it back in and get a completely different one........well I will get it sorted one way or another.

**T5frankie** · Wednesday 14th November 2012, 21:10

if the box goes mate, better off breaking it imo

**MoleT-5R** · Thursday 15th November 2012, 21:34

Originally Posted by t5frankie

if the box goes mate, better off breaking it imo

that will be the very last resort

**LiamT4** · Thursday 15th November 2012, 21:43

Originally Posted by moleadrian

that will be the very last resort

Convert it into manual fwd ;-)

**MoleT-5R** · Friday 16th November 2012, 06:19

Originally Posted by LiamT4

Convert it into manual fwd ;-)

was thinking manual 4wd would make it an amazing car to drive, but I'll try to get it sorted first and if all else fails it might have to become manual, but it certainly will not get broken, as it is far to nice for that at any cost ( well almost any cost....lol)