Jim & Wilma Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 On our way through Birmingham today, we stopped at a light on a relatively moderate incline. Light turned green and Ruby surged a bit but didn't budge much. Put her iShift in manual 1st gear and same results. Of course it was a busy intersection and traffic behind us building up. We pusuaded Ruby to back up about a block in three lanes of traffic with Wilma (heroine of the hour) guiding me to the nearest pull off. After a few minutes of rest, we tried driving forward again with success but going downhill instead. Next 20 miles to Hoover were uneventful, but we didn't attempt a start on a hill! When we were stuck, sure felt like the clutch was slipping. Through it all, never lit a code. Looked for codes in the diagnostics when we got to Hoover, but nothing related seemed to jump out at me . . . but I'm still deciphering MIDs, PIDs, FMIs, PSIDs and etc so may have missed something. Welcome any ideas of what this may be. My assumption is we're getting weak clutch pressure being applied for some reason. We'll be telling this story for a few years and Wilma is reminding me it's time for bed and put today to history. Hope to continue to Florida tomorrow so wish us luck but stand by for more adventures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HERO Maker Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Take it in and have that clutch adjusted. I think Jack even has his done almost annually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC and Angie Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 I'm having the exact same issue. Even had the clutch replaced in buffalo. It helps in many ways, but was going through blue beacon yesterday for a wash and Rupert was not having any of it. Same issues, no RPMs, Would lurch into gear for a second and go back to nuterial and continue til,I get into the wash bay. Turned the key off and restarted and that seemed to reset the computer. Tried that before with negative results. No DID displayed messages, just some in the messages about communications errors in both the engine and possible the transmission.The truck ran fine for the rest of the trip here to talladega motor speedway. Kinda been going on for a few months. Any ideas would be appreciated. JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSeas Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Maybe check and double check all your ground wires! A slightly not perfect ground can make lots of weird things happen. Do you also have the ECM fuses at the battery box? If so check all of those really good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storx Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 I'm having the exact same issue. Even had the clutch replaced in buffalo. It helps in many ways, but was going through blue beacon yesterday for a wash and Rupert was not having any of it. Same issues, no RPMs, Would lurch into gear for a second and go back to nuterial and continue til,I get into the wash bay. Turned the key off and restarted and that seemed to reset the computer. Tried that before with negative results. No DID displayed messages, just some in the messages about communications errors in both the engine and possible the transmission.The truck ran fine for the rest of the trip here to talladega motor speedway. Kinda been going on for a few months. Any ideas would be appreciated. JC Mind sharing how much the clutches being replaced cost you? Im just curious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big5er Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Damn...sure am glad I have that old nasty Freedomline...at least it has the sense to break down IN the campground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC and Angie Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Mind sharing how much the clutches being replaced cost you? Im just curious Got mine done at buffalo volvo. Very nice and helpfull group there. The mechanic is still helping me with my issues. And I paid around 5700.00 dollars. Like I said it helped I ways I didn't know we're there. I was loosing 10-15 miles an hour on hills. Went through TN hills yesterday and had none of those issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollytrolley Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 Got mine done at buffalo volvo. Very nice and helpfull group there. The mechanic is still helping me with my issues. And I paid around 5700.00 dollars. Like I said it helped I ways I didn't know we're there. I was loosing 10-15 miles an hour on hills. Went through TN hills yesterday and had none of those issues. JC, I was wondering........was the loss of 10-15 mph in the hills due to shift / power management issues .....or......was it due to clutch issues? If the loss of speed was due to clutch issues it seems like one tough but really HOT clutch........... Drive on..........(Be kind to the clutch........) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Gell Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 Sorry to hear you had issues. Our transmission trouble last year was just a corroded wire connector near the battery. Hopefully your problem is as simple. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Refuzn-To-Grow-Up Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 Got mine done at buffalo volvo. Very nice and helpfull group there. The mechanic is still helping me with my issues. And I paid around 5700.00 dollars. Like I said it helped I ways I didn't know we're there. I was loosing 10-15 miles an hour on hills. Went through TN hills yesterday and had none of those issues. JC Sorry to hear about the problems. I have an I-Shift too. Just out of curiosity, what did the Volvo dealer do for $5,700? Thanks, Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmzero Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 On our way through Birmingham today Are you still in Birmingham? That's where I live, so I'll be glad to help any way I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim & Wilma Posted October 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 No more adventures on this trip! Ruby brought us back to Florida without any further acting up. Thanks everybody for the suggestions and bmzero appreciate your offer of help. I dug into the codes and maybe the culprit is loss of air pressure. Besides the comm errors we're getting, we show a MID-130, PID-37, FMI-1, which translates to pressure below 72.5 PSI with symptoms including slow clutch performance. I know we have a fairly aggressive air leak in vicinity of transmission, so we'll start there and see where it takes us. For now Ruby is parked for three months till next planned outing boondocking at the Tampa RV show. Got plenty of time to figure it out and probably a trip to get to know the Orlando Volvo shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatsnext Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 No more adventures on this trip! Ruby brought us back to Florida without any further acting up. Thanks everybody for the suggestions and bmzero appreciate your offer of help. I dug into the codes and maybe the culprit is loss of air pressure. Besides the comm errors we're getting, we show a MID-130, PID-37, FMI-1, which translates to pressure below 72.5 PSI with symptoms including slow clutch performance. I know we have a fairly aggressive air leak in vicinity of transmission, so we'll start there and see where it takes us. For now Ruby is parked for three months till next planned outing boondocking at the Tampa RV show. Got plenty of time to figure it out and probably a trip to get to know the Orlando Volvo shop. Jim- Glad Ruby got you guys home. We'll be at the Tampa Show so hopefully we'll see you....we'll be boondocking in the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSD_Tweaker Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 No more adventures on this trip! which translates to pressure below 72.5 PSI with symptoms including slow clutch performance. I know we have a fairly aggressive air leak in vicinity of transmission, so we'll start there and see where it takes us. Well, that will be a cheap fix all in all.....good to hear that. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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