850 Sedan 1996, ABS Sensor, Iginition or Both

Discussion in 'Volvo 850' started by J. v. Dijk, Aug 21, 2005.

  1. J. v. Dijk

    J. v. Dijk Guest

    1996 850 Sedan.

    My ABS light has come on. It initially was not an issue with me.

    I park my vehicle in the HEAT, start my vehicle in the heat,
    Indicators and Speedomoter do not work.
    I will drive the car for some time and all will work again after
    re-start.
    I was told that it is linked to the ABS snesor and that latter needs
    to be replaced even jeopardizing a short in and ultimate destruction
    of the wirng-harnass.

    A few days ago I start the 850 sedan and NO LIGHTS.
    Vehicle was parked in low 90 degree weather
    I brake and the the warning lights to my seatbelt warning indicators
    flash.
    I was told it is my ignition and that makes sense as in recent months
    I continually had to use that button in order to palce my vehicle in
    drive.

    Do I have 1 problem and only need to change the IGNITION or do I have
    2 Problems and also have the ABS unit changed and replaced.
    They scared me when they said that the potential of damage to the
    wiring harnass is an outcome.

    I am open to your opnions.

    Jack van Dijk
    Missouri, USA
     
    J. v. Dijk, Aug 21, 2005
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    Steve Guest

    Steve, Aug 21, 2005
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  3. Robert Lutwak, Aug 21, 2005
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  4. J. v. Dijk

    Mike F Guest

    Actually, the ABS system is on the same circuit, so a new ignition
    switch may fix that problem as well. There is obviously a problem with
    the ignition switch, so I'd fix that first, then see if the ABS light is
    still on.

    http://www.volvospeed.com/Repair/ignit_switch.php

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    Mike F.
    Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

    Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly.
    (But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)
     
    Mike F, Aug 22, 2005
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