I have checked the fluid and it seems to be ok. I have not checked the kick down cable yet, could it cause something like this to happen? I will check that tonight...also, could it be possible that my tranny oil filter could be clogged causing a lack of fluid flow? I read something about that in the faq..Also, my local mechanic (not a specialist in volvos) claims that anything, including ac "sensors" could be affecting my transmission, basically insinuating that theres no way to find out..I thought this transmission was much more mechanical in function, is it true that sensors control everything on this tranny? Thanks alot for the help!