Volvo AWD 850 Forum

INDEX FOR 10/2025(CURRENT) INDEX FOR 4/2005 850 INDEX

[<<]  [>>]


THREADED THREADED EXPANDED FLAT PRINT ALL
MESSAGES IN THIS THREAD




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

Flashing Orange Arrow, Just Recently Repair PNP Switch Though 850 1994

posted by  OneCrazyDJ on  Wed Aug 31 07:09 CST 2005
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS] [RELATED]

The dreaded flashing arrow. I had it when I first bought the car pre-owned. I did some research because of the no reverse lights. Found out it was the PNP Switch. I changed that in June of 2004. Now recently, it has came back to HAUNT me once again. Although this time the problem is very very wierd. The last time the arrow was flashing, it usually went away after the car has been started for a while and moving. This time although, when I start my car, when i'm driving it, and all the time, the flashing arrow stays on all the time. I have purchased the PNP switch from rockauto.com last year, and I was wondering what it can be besides the PNP Switch. Can it be faulty? Can it be that it is misaligned? The reverse lights are still working, but can it be the PNP Switch once again?

Last time I changed the switch, I used the hands-on manual; from Bay 13 on volvospeed.com. I also didn't use a tool to put the switch in. I used someone elses advise and used a marker to put the switch in place. The car has worked flawlessly since then. Just wondering now if it can be that switch again, or it can be something else involved.

Now for the symptoms. #1, the check engine light has been on when I start the car. It goes away after a few minutes. #2, the ABS light comes on when I start the car. It goes away after a while after the car is started also. #3, (I have an automatic) Gears, seem to shift perfectly when the car is started, but then as time passes, it seems like the first couple of gears are in Limp Mode, but then I try and floor the gas, the last gear seems to be working fine, just not the lower gears.

I mean the check engine light can be anything I know (just recently got the AC fixed, and now it's not working again for the second time). But I was wondering if this has anything to do with my ABS Controller being bad, and the Traction Contol inside the module is making the arrow blink, and causing the car to go into Limp Mode.

If anyone can give me some advice, or try and give me some solutions to the problem, it would really help me out since I really don't want to sink that much more money into the car, and I am very mechanically inclined.

1994 Volvo 850, automatic, non-turbo. Thanks and any help would be gladly appreciated.








  •   REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

    Flashing Orange Arrow, Just Recently Repair PNP Switch Though 850 1994

    posted by  V70BB on  Wed Aug 31 13:52 CST 2005
    Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS] [RELATED]

    Another cause of the arrow is a bad singnal from the TPS (Throttle Position Sensor), which is attached to the throttle body. But, as advised by others, read your codes and let us know what you find out, and diagnosis will be a lot more accurate.

    BB
    --
    1998 V 70 BASE








  •   REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

    Flashing Orange Arrow, Just Recently Repair PNP Switch Though 850 1994

    posted by  someone claiming to be ksg on  Wed Aug 31 10:45 CST 2005 [RELATED]

    You should read the trouble codes to establish whether it is the PNP switch or not. I have had flashing arrow with a loose connection to the mode switch (caused by removing/replacing the dash and center console). I also had some shifting symptoms when someone left a book or something on the mode switch so its position was uncertain.








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

      Flashing Orange Arrow, Just Recently Repair PNP Switch Though 850 1994

      posted by  MadeInJapan on  Wed Aug 31 12:09 CST 2005
      Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
      last visit: Sat Oct 2 06:34 CST 2010
      [RELATED]

      I've seen O2 sensors do this as well. Read the codes to be sure. Also, just a hunch, but it's not in "W" mode (Winter) is it? This could cause this and it would actually be normal. If you have the 3 buttons (S= Sport, E= Economy and W= Winter) see if the W is pushed in...right under the shifter. By the way, some cars don't have the "S" if they are not turbo.

      Good luck!
      --
      1998 S70 T5 Emarald Green Metallic, 2004 V70 2.5T Ruby Red, Previous Owner of Black '94 850 Turbo Wagon







<< < > >>



©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.