bulb failure position light message
 

happy holidays folks, my 2000 s80 2.9 sent me the bulb failure message, all my bulbs are clear and clean, they work properly but the message wont go away, any advice? thanks

Are you sure the 4 rear position light bulbs are on and bright?

It's a bad taillight bulb. Make sure all four are correct and working.

thanks for the quick reply, I swapped out the four position bulbs, and they glow bright, could it be a bulb holder going bad?

I have never seen a tailight throw that message on there but I dont see why it can't.

will refresh the other bulbs in the rear as well and see how that goes

They could be the wrong wattage. Those 4 bulbs are the only ones that will cause that message.

I have had the same problem on two S80s
 

Kicked a code, but lights worked when checked. Remove code, good, but would kick a code on go.

Problem. Had to replace every bulb on the rear on both cars, was smarter on the second, thou.

Issue: Instead of cone shape contacts on bulbs, the the contacts were worn and dimpled inverted. Bulbs still worked. Cost about $33 for good quality bulbs and problem fixed. For good.

Wayne

You don't have to replace all the bulbs. Just the 4 position bulbs with the correct bulbs.

my Volvo tech pal told me that some early s80 cars require a position bulb with a yellow base, so I got the four bulbs from Volvo at a cost of 7.50 and it fixed it, thanks again for the help, happy holidays!