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850 stuck in park with ABS light on

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1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
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850 stuck in park with ABS light on

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Every so often when I start my 850 it is stuck in park with the ABS light on. Usually I shut it off and re-start it and everything is fine. Now re-starting is not working and I end up using the shift override to get it in gear but then I don
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Sounds like PNP switch.

https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums/search.php and enter "shiftlock" for more info.

Volvospeed.com I believe has a how-to on fixing it.
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[quote="Kevin850"]Every so often when I start my 850 it is stuck in park with the ABS light on. Usually I shut it off and re-start it and everything is fine. Now re-starting is not working and I end up using the shift override to get it in gear but then I don
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