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Going No Where 850 1994

posted by  someone claiming to be Flash on  Wed Mar 9 17:47 CST 2005 [RELATED]

Hi!

I have a flashing yellow arrow on my dash and on top of that my car will not move in any gear. Are these two connected? Hope it is an electrical problem and not the transmission. Thanks, Carl








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    Going No Where 850 1994

    posted by  Rick2/850's on  Thu Mar 10 06:13 CST 2005
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    I also have had this problem. Most apparent on cold days. PNP switch fixed it right up. This is a common falure. It is on top of the tranny under the battery tray. Not that hard to do for the do it yourselfer.








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    Going No Where 850 1994

    posted by  tina on  Thu Mar 10 05:54 CST 2005
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    I had the same problem - it is the PNP swtich, was about $250 for me to have done at indie shop.

    You may be able to get the car going temporarily by turning it off and on a few times and then running the gear shift rapidly between park and 1 back and forth about 20 times to jiggle the switch.

    My car started fine but would "slip" in and out of gear when the switch went, and the arrow would flash. Common problem in the 850's apparent but easily fixed. Call around for prices and get a Coloe specialist other garages will look at you like you are crazy and try to convince you it's another problem!








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    Going No Where 850 1994

    posted by  someone claiming to be Mike on  Wed Mar 9 18:23 CST 2005 [RELATED]

    It is an electrical problem called your pnp switch. If its one of your first time getting this problem you can reset the ecu by deleting the codes. You should also shift the gear select from R to 1 around 10 times or so (ratchet effect to stir up the greases in your pnp switch) --- car off in positon 2
    Eventually the pnp will fail more often and need to replaced.
    If you dont know how to reset the codes you can leave the neg battery connector off for about 1/2 hour or better yet overnight.








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      Going No Where 850 1994

      posted by  someone claiming to be Flash on  Thu Mar 10 04:21 CST 2005 [RELATED]

      Mike,

      Thanks for the info, I was also told that the PNP switch sends a signal to start the car and since my car starts the switch most likely works. Have you heard of this?








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      Going No Where 850 1994

      posted by  someone claiming to be francisira on  Thu Mar 10 03:57 CST 2005 [RELATED]

      have your pnp switch changed... bad pnp switches usually become obvious on cold (winter days)








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        Going No Where 850 1994

        posted by  someone claiming to be Flash on  Thu Mar 10 04:23 CST 2005 [RELATED]

        Thanks most people seem to think this is the problem. I can only hope







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