97 850 Brake Light Bulbs

[Chuck Fiedler]

Does anyone else have problems with brake light bulbs in the 850
wagon? I seem to need a new brake light (it varies from side to side)
about every two months or so.

Chuck Fiedler
Nothing but Volvo since 1973

 

[Glenn Klein]

Does anyone else have problems with brake light bulbs in the 850
wagon? I seem to need a new brake light (it varies from side to side)
about every two months or so.

Chuck Fiedler
Nothing but Volvo since 1973

Change both of them @ the same time

--
"*-344-*Never Forgotten"
Is for the New York City Firemen who lost their lives on September 11,2001.
The official count is 343, but there was also a volunteer who lost his life
aiding in the initial rescue efforts. And I will never forget them as
long as I live,
nor should any American.
"Mow Green"

 

[Stephen Henning]

Does anyone else have problems with brake light bulbs in the 850
wagon? I seem to need a new brake light (it varies from side to side)
about every two months or so.

Have you checked the voltage. The voltage regulator may be shot.

There were a couple years when the sockets were a problem and were not
heat sinking the bulbs properly and they would burn out too fast. Volvo
had a recall for this problem.