960 transmission problem.

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Has anyone experienced a problem with the transmission, where the
Sport/Economy/Winter lights flash alternately and the amber arrow in the
instrument cluster flashes on and off? The acceleration also feels like
the car is in 3rd gear (Failure mode?).

Please advise.

Thanks.

Brian
 
bfiske said:
Has anyone experienced a problem with the transmission, where the
Sport/Economy/Winter lights flash alternately and the amber arrow in the
instrument cluster flashes on and off? The acceleration also feels like
the car is in 3rd gear (Failure mode?).

Please advise.

Thanks.

Brian
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You have a problem, and a code can be read, if you have access to the
correct Volvo tool. The most common reason for your symptoms is the
gear position switch (aka pnp switch), which is located on the side of
the transmission, and is a bit of a pain to change.

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Mike F.
Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

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W-S-E switch will also cause this problem. Usual cause of symptoms is loose
connections or dirty switch contacts where W-S-E switch is concerned.
Gearbox is being faulted to Limp-Home mode.

All the best, Peter.

700/900/90 Register Keeper,
Volvo Owners Club (UK).
 
It was the switch on the side of the transmission.
It was replaced and now the 960 is back in action.
Thanks all!

Brian
 
Peter said:
W-S-E switch will also cause this problem. Usual cause of symptoms is loose
connections or dirty switch contacts where W-S-E switch is concerned.
Gearbox is being faulted to Limp-Home mode.

All the best, Peter.

700/900/90 Register Keeper,
Volvo Owners Club (UK).
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I should have elabourated a bit. There are lots of things that can
cause this problem, of which we've mentioned just two. In my
experience, the pnp switch is the most common culprit, but the WSE (mode
selector) switch is also quite common, especially when food is spilled
on it. Personally, I wouldn't change any part until I had the diagnosis
of the trouble code.

--
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.)
 
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