Bowden cable from selector to control arm on gearbox is adjustable. It's a first thing should be checked. You can find description of adjusting in any service manual for S(V)70 or 850, AWD or FWD, from 1993 to 2000 year - no difference.

The cable appears to be adjusted correctly because when the ...

OK cleaning the PNP had no effect. Is there mechanical linkage inside that controls what gear it is in as far as forward and reverse or is that all electronically controlled?
In all the reading and researching I've done on this I haven't seen anyone else with this particular problem.

Can anyone point me to a service manual for this AWD transaxle?

Thanks for your reply.
Since I haven't been able to find any service info on this I didn't know if the PNP could cause the trans to skip reverse and neutral or not. My friend says that it drives fairly well once he pushed it out of the parking spot so he could go forward. First thing I'll do is pull ...

Thank you for allowing me to join this Forum full of knowledgeable and helpful folks.

My issue is with the car a friend bought cheap and then found out why it was so cheap. It's a 1999 S70 Turbo AWD with 191,113 miles on it but you would never know by looking since it's in great shape aside from ...

Hello everyone, first post by a new member and I just wanted to chime in with my appreciation of how easy it is to understand what is being said on here and I believe the main reason is the attitude expressed in this thread.
On that note I will retire for the night and compose the thread i need to ...