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abs light 850 1996

I have a 96 turbo and the abs light is sometimes on and sometime off. I wiggle the ignition switch and it won't go off. When the light is off I have ABS. Earlier this summer sometimes I couldn't get the car out of park and would have to turn the engine off and restart.

Any thoughts? I would assume it is not in the ignition switch since when wiggling it there is no difference. Could it be a crimp wire under the fuse box?

Thanks
Joe V








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abs light - known issue for 96 and 98 850 1996

Though it's a good idea to try to eliminate other possibilities, there's a good chance it's A) bad crimps that effect *some* operations, i.e., it will return specific codes, or B) a faulty ABS module.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE REPORT THE PROBLEM TO THE NHTSA, the people in charge of forcing recalls. Once you've had it determined that the controller is faulty, document it at *** http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/ivoq/default.htm *** Without sufficient complaints, neither the NHTSA or Volvo will do anything about this very commmon issue.
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David \\ (98 S70 T5SE Black, misc mods (mostly lighting), red calipers) (92 940GLE)








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abs light 850 1996

could be. also could be the abs module itself. they are notorious for going bad. being a 96, the previous owner (if you bought it used) might have had the crimped wire soldered already....check it anyway.
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abs light 850 1996

thanks, How long does it take to rip into soemthing like this?







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