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1995 850 I have to manually change my gears in my automatic transmission

Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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Radfordalum
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Year and Model: 95 850 Turbo
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1995 850 I have to manually change my gears in my automatic transmission

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I can't start my 95 850 turbo and move the car off in drive. I have to manually put it in L then move to 3rd and then drive. I do the reverse when slowing down. If I don't do the about the car would vibrate and cut off. Any ideas what's wrong?

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Post by Ozark Lee »

Pull the codes from diagnostic port A-1 and post them back. It may not tell us everything but it is a good place to start,

...Lee
'94 850 N/A 5 speed
'96 Platinum Edition Turbo
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1999 V70XC - Nautic Blue - Totaled while parked.
1999 V70XC - RIP - Wrecked Parts Car.
1998 S70 T5
1996 850 N/A
1989 740 GLT
1986 740 GLT
1972 142 Grand Luxe

Radfordalum
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Year and Model: 95 850 Turbo
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Post by Radfordalum »

Thanks for the response. However, All the wires from my obd1came lose and they are just hanging. I have no idea where goes where

Radfordalum
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Post by Radfordalum »

My TCU was bad. Problem solved

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Post by scot850 »

Thanks for getting back to us and giving an update. Always helps others to compare symptoms and fixes. Well done!

Neil.
2006 V70 2.5T AWD Polestar tune
2000 V70 R - still being an endless PITA
2006 XC70 - Our son now has this and still parked in our garage
2003 Toyota 4Runner V8 Limited
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1993 850 GLT -Sold
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1997 Volvo 850 SE NA - Went to niece in California - Sold
2000 V70 SE NA - Sold

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