Well I feel ridiculous, replaced starter and she lives again. Drives beautifully. Thanks for all of the help through this process. Learned a lot.

Is there a way to test the PNP switch? Ohmmeter test for continuity between pins 6 and 7 on the PNP connector. The Green/Red wire and the Green wire respectively. There should be continuity when the shifter is in either park or neutral but not in any other position. There should also be battery vol...

Thanks Lee. Will update later this week when everything has been tested. However an update of sorts: The car started the next morning immediately, without issue as if nothing had ever happened . It has started again without issue more than a dozen times since .

Thanks for the rapid replies! I will investigate the starter draw and the alternator output. Are these common issues causing ignition switch malfunctions or am I wading into unknown territory here? Before replacing the ignition module I did give the shifter several dozen forceful rows from park to l...

UPDATE The ignition switch was replaced with an OEM piece and success, the car started... for a total of 5 times. When it did start immediately after the replacement it started without issues. The car drove well when running and ran for 40 minutes. An hour later the car wouldn't start and was exhibi...

Thanks for the rapid responses. Sounds like I'll be replacing the ignition switch this weekend. I will post soon after with the results. Thanks again!

Hello all, First post. Great forum! My friend recently picked up a 1998 V70 FWD wagon with an automatic transmission. It is in great mechanical shape for the year with a few cosmetic issues and a couple of other common for this model issues. It’s exactly what he wanted and the car is great! As the r...