The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE Replies to this message will be emailed.    PRINT   SAVE 

PNP Switch -- Are These Problems Related? 900 1995

posted by  billvonr on  Tue Jan 25 06:42 CST 2005
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS] [RELATED]

My 960 Sedan started flashing the W and E buttons on the shifter console and the UP arrow on the dashboard this weekend during the blizzard in the Northeast. From reading other info on this forum, it sounds like I may need to replace the Gear Position Sensor PNP Switch (transmission seems to be fine, except I was not able to get it to shift into WINTER mode).

Recently, I have noticed another problem related to startup. On the first start of the day, the car starts up properly, but when I go to do a restart after the engine has been switched off for a brief time, it's a no go (all the dashboard lights come on, but not even a click when I turn the key). If I wait about 10-15 minutes, it will start up right away.

Questions:
1. Can this startup problem be caused by a faulty reading from the gear position sensor?
2. Is is possible a faulty PNP Switch can be responsible for both of these problems?
3. Are there any suggested steps or diagnostics to perform to confirm the problem is a faulty PNP switch?

Any and all responses will be appreciated. Replies can be sent to billvonr@earthlink.net Thanks.

billvonr





USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.