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Transmission switch problems... help? 850 95

posted by  someone claiming to be Dave on  Mon Jan 29 06:10 CST 2001 [RELATED]

I've got a 95 850 Wagon with the auto trans. The problem I've been having is with a switch that activates the reverse lights as well as controls the start-disable feature that is present when the car is out of park or neutral.

The problem is this... when in reverse, the reverse lights do not go on at *all* unless I hold the shifter against the end of the reverse gate (meaning toward the rear of the car). Then the light comes on (usually... sometimes it doesn't). Also, my wife had a problem starting it one day (calling me at work in panic mode) and it turned out that sliding it in and out of park cured it.

I cannot find mention or the location of this switch anywhere in the Haynes manual that I have. I've had the console apart, and I see no visible switch that controls these lights or the start-disable feature. And, I can't seem to figure out how to open the black casing surrounding the shifter to see what's in there.

Anyone experience this and solve it? Any other ideas?

Thanks,

--Dave







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    Re: Transmission switch problems... help? 850 95

    posted by  someone claiming to be Rich K. Fairfax, VA on  Mon Jan 29 12:45 CST 2001 [RELATED]

    Sounds like you need a PNP switch, if you'd like to try the repair yourself, the link below has a post on how to replace it.







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      Re: Transmission switch problems... help? 850 95

      posted by  someone claiming to be Dave on  Tue Jan 30 02:49 CST 2001 [RELATED]

      Thanks Rich, that certainly could be the culprit. As for tackling it myself... boy, those instructions were quite thorough, absolutely top-notch. However, even though it's a dinky part, it seems like an extremely putzy project... ugh.

      I certainly think it's within my capabilities to do it, just a matter of do I want to because it seems like a relatively lengthy process... I'll have to think on that one. :-)

      Thanks again,

      --Dave






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