won't go into 2nd position

chrisbar1 · Post by **chrisbar1** » 03 Aug 2020, 12:00

2005 Volvo S80 won't go into second position to read obd2 or vida any ideas

chrisbar1 · Post by **chrisbar1** » 03 Aug 2020, 12:12

actually mechanic says position 2 is registering a position 1

Post by **volvolugnut** » 03 Aug 2020, 12:49

It may be the steering wheel lock mechanism failing. See this post. viewtopic.php?f=9&t=93073&p=533960&hili ... ck#p533773

Many Volvos had this failure after lots of miles and starts. The fix (if you are willing to give up the steering wheel locking feature) is to remove the mechanical lock mechanism in the steering column. This failure seems more common than switch failure.

volvolugnut

chrisbar1 · Post by **chrisbar1** » 04 Aug 2020, 13:00

we changed steering wheel lock mechanism per volvo, cable from shifter to steering wheel, and ignition switch module per volvo, yet still don't show position 2, it's like position 1 is not engaging where 2 should be is showing 1