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Could it possibly be that you may have to much or not enough transmission oil or even water in your transmission being its an automatic transmission or maybe your clutch needs adjusting or replacement if its a manual/standard transmission
Have a look at the automatic transmission fluid. Under the hood should be 2 long dipsticks, usually they have a colored plastic handle so you can see them more easily. You will need to identify them, perhaps ask a friend for help. One dipstick is for motor oil, the other for automatic transmission fluid. The automatic transmission fluid should be redish in color, that is a dye put in the fluid so you know it is not motor oil. Check that fluid, your owner's manual in the glove box will tell you whether to warm the eingine up first before you check it. If the fluid is low, add some with a long funnel, only add a pint at a time, and check it about 5 minutes after you add it. Repeat this until it shows full. Car parts stores sell quarts of automatic transmission fluid. If you pull the dipstick from the transmission and it is not low, and the fluid is clean (not black coloured), you may either have a transmission that has failed, or your brakes may be sticking ( like the emergency brake is on). Be blessed
so long as the transmission is the correct size and shape it should work. Changing an automatic transmission to a manual transmission is more difficult ... but it Does work (as long as they match the car). I would not recommend trying to make the swap yourself unless you have all the tools and space you would need ... and a bunch of experience in swapping transmissions, since you will have to change a lot.
Changing from an automatic to a manual transmission will require the mechanic to install a clutch pedal in your car, which sometimes takes a lot of work. In addition to that, they will have to swap out the transmission itself (which take a lot of work, too), and they will have to swap out other parts like the computer, transmission fluid control systems, and possibly much more. If you really love your VUE it could be worth the effort ... but it will be an expensive job, and probably take a significant amount of time to complete. If your issue is the transmission that is in the car already, you might save money and time just swapping it out with another automatic transmission ... but if you have the time, the money, and the desire to give your car a manual transmission, then it is up to you. Either way, have fun!
The automatic transmissions on these vehicles are known to die early in
the life of the car and Volvo is well aware that the vehicle has a dud
auto transmission. The symptoms you have mentioned are an indication
that the transmission has had it. It's basically just running in limp
mode now.
You don't say what mileage this vehicle has clocked up but even low mileage vehicles have had to
have the entire transmission replaced due to failures like yours. You
also, no doubt, have a transmission alert showing on the dash.
The
bad news is that a replacement automatic transmission will now be necessary
and this will be costly. Even then, with these cars, you could experience another
transmission failure after just another 30000 miles or so of driving.
Did you make sure that the tork converter was all the way forward first if not then you will need to take the transmission back out and make sure that the converter has either automatic trany fluid in it or 184/85 gear oil depending on whether or not you have automatic trasmission or manual fill it up until you can put your finger in it and then rotate converter clock wise and it should slip into place before putting trasmission back into car and if after doing that and you still are having trouble take it to a transmission shop to have them do it for you.
The Catera is designed to heat the automatic transmission fluid when cold by extending the time the car stays in first gear. This is by design and not a defect.
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