Thanks beatsmith, thats the best option for the 850/S70 models. My Volvo specialist did this for me for $10.00. It only allows it to shift from park without your foot on the brake. All other safety features remain. It started as an intermittent problem and finally stopped functioning. Anyone who get...

I had this problem with my 97' 850. A local shop looked at it and saw it was fully charged. Unfortunately he decided to add freon anyway and caused a pinhole leak in the hardest place to get to on the car. When I returned he told me about this (and said no charge for the freon he used)(but not about...

Re: Quick cycling with very cold air. I had this exact problem a few years ago with my 97' 850 (100K miles) My local mechanic friend was baffled at first and then he reported that I had a dirty sensor. He told me he cleaned it off and reset it. Afterwards it ran fine. (4 yrs) until recently when I s...