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1999 S70 T5 No clue what this is!?

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speedyt5
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1999 S70 T5 No clue what this is!?

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Tonight while parking I noticed my abs light flashed for a second. I then put it in drive and the lights inside the car went dim, back to bright. I put it in reverse lights went dim, back to bright. I put my foot on the brake, lights went a little dim. I then put the brights on and the abs light lit up for about 2 seconds. Is this an ABS problem or an alternator problem or something totally unrelated? I then turned the car off and tried it again and none of these problems occurred. I'm sure they will occur tomorrow.

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'95 855 T-5R M, Panther - 22/28 mpg, 546,000 miles
'95 955 T-5R Yellow Wagon, Lemonade, 180,000 miles
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You can also have an alternator about to die on you.
'95 855 T-5R M, Panther - 22/28 mpg, 546,000 miles
'95 955 T-5R Yellow Wagon, Lemonade, 180,000 miles
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Volvo's of past: '87 740 GLE, '79 262C Bertone, '78 264, 960's, '98 S70 GLT, '95 850 T-5R YellowVolvo Repair Videos

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Thank you. Car doesn't have trouble starting but maybe signs of an about to fail alternator?

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