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Bring it to my mechanic.
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LOL... I'll leave tomorrow 
(hope it meks it!)
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10-04-2007, 07:23 PM
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lol if not, call me. I have AMA.
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Re: Car Help...
This issue has been driving me crazy for the past couple of days. The Volvo has an indicator light on the dashboard that supposedly lights up when the brake is depressed to indicate that one of the bulbs has gone out. Well it has been lighting up intermittently over the past week or so when I depress the brake pedal. Yet, none of the bulbs seem to be out.....I pull the car over, and we check the bulbs...and they are working perfectly fine. I get back in the car, drive off, and the indicator light does not come back on. A time span of minutes to hours may pass, and there it goes again. It is beginning to drive me crazy. I am wondering if it's possible that a bulb might be loose or something. What's your take on it?
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10-04-2007, 10:08 PM
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Sell the Volvo. 
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10-04-2007, 10:30 PM
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Re: Car Help...
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This issue has been driving me crazy for the past couple of days. The Volvo has an indicator light on the dashboard that supposedly lights up when the brake is depressed to indicate that one of the bulbs has gone out. Well it has been lighting up intermittently over the past week or so when I depress the brake pedal. Yet, none of the bulbs seem to be out.....I pull the car over, and we check the bulbs...and they are working perfectly fine. I get back in the car, drive off, and the indicator light does not come back on. A time span of minutes to hours may pass, and there it goes again. It is beginning to drive me crazy. I am wondering if it's possible that a bulb might be loose or something. What's your take on it?
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Maybe it's a faulty wire or a loose fuse??
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Re: Car Help...
easy solution for car probs:
aim a stinger missile at it
press trigger
no more car probs 
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10-04-2007, 11:30 PM
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I use scud missiles.
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10-04-2007, 11:42 PM
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Re: Car Help...
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Yah good call. I have a squeak in my car, only when I'm turning or steering right.
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The problem is most likely related to a worn wheel bearing in the right wheel assembly.
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10-04-2007, 11:46 PM
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Re: Car Help...
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The problem is most likely related to a worn wheel bearing in the right wheel assembly.
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Yes.....that is what I was going to say! 
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This issue has been driving me crazy for the past couple of days. The Volvo has an indicator light on the dashboard that supposedly lights up when the brake is depressed to indicate that one of the bulbs has gone out. Well it has been lighting up intermittently over the past week or so when I depress the brake pedal. Yet, none of the bulbs seem to be out.....I pull the car over, and we check the bulbs...and they are working perfectly fine. I get back in the car, drive off, and the indicator light does not come back on. A time span of minutes to hours may pass, and there it goes again. It is beginning to drive me crazy. I am wondering if it's possible that a bulb might be loose or something. What's your take on it?
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Assuming the volvo is less than 10 years old, the instrument panel recieves it signals from microprocesors and electronic relay switches rather than directly from the actual bulb circuits.
The triggering of the lighting indicator circuit is therefore based on dtecting a certain current drain level each time the brake is pressed.
This means that if the indicator intermittently lights up it could be related to defective sensor relays or quite possibly a short in the lighting circuitdue to frayed wires, loose contacts, etc.
All in all, it shouldn't be a major fix but may require a little patience and systematic troubleshooting on the part of your local automechanic.
Best of luck.
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Assuming the volvo is less than 10 years old, the instrument panel recieves it signals from microprocesors and electronic relay switches rather than directly from the actual bulb circuits.
The triggering of the lighting indicator circuit is therefore based on dtecting a certain current drain level each time the brake is pressed.
This means that if the indicator intermittently lights up it could be related to defective sensor relays or quite possibly a short in the lighting circuitdue to frayed wires, loose contacts, etc.
All in all, it shouldn't be a major fix but may require a little patience and systematic troubleshooting on the part of your local automechanic.
Best of luck.
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Hmmm....thanks......I'll take it then....
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You're most welcome, Sir.
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This issue has been driving me crazy for the past couple of days. The Volvo has an indicator light on the dashboard that supposedly lights up when the brake is depressed to indicate that one of the bulbs has gone out. Well it has been lighting up intermittently over the past week or so when I depress the brake pedal. Yet, none of the bulbs seem to be out.....I pull the car over, and we check the bulbs...and they are working perfectly fine. I get back in the car, drive off, and the indicator light does not come back on. A time span of minutes to hours may pass, and there it goes again. It is beginning to drive me crazy. I am wondering if it's possible that a bulb might be loose or something. What's your take on it?
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You should def check the fuse, It may be wobbly 
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You should def check the fuse, It may be wobbly 
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Dats egg-actly what I was about to say.
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