Is it a 6 cylinder? Call up Honda and tell them about the problem. They
may authorize a fix for free.
<ahcrotty@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>I should start by stating clearly that my 2003 Accord has had no
> problems driving, ****fting, or with gas mileage.
>
> A few weeks ago, while driving on the highway, the light on the dash
> that indicates what gear the car is in started to blink. It continued
> to blink for the rest of the drive. Every time I've used the car
> since, it starts up with the light not blinking, and after being on the
> highway for 2-3 minutes, it starts to blink and continues until I turn
> the car off. We looked in the manual, but there was no info about the
> light.
>
> We took the car in for an oil change and asked the dealer about the
> light. The service advisor said he didn't know, but that they'd run
> the diagnostics and see what they could find out. The diagnostics
> indicated that the car had some kind of problem with the transmission.
> The dealer says that the car isn't going into overdrive on the highway,
> and that's what the light blinking means. Their advice was to buy a
> new transmission. That seemed like overkill, so instead they changed
> the transmission fluid. The fluid has now had several days to work its
> way through the transmission, but the light is still blinking after the
> car has been on the highway for 2-3 minutes.
>
> I understand that transmissions eventually wear out, and I've bought
> new transmissions for other cars, but this one has 84K miles on it, and
> is driving without any problems. I understand that I'm losing some
> fuel efficiency by not using overdrive, but given how few miles I put
> on my car, I can't really see how it is worth it for me to buy a new
> transmission to solve that problem. The dealer also seems to be a
> little vague about exactly what is wrong, and so while I feel pretty
> confident that a new transmission would make the light stop blinking,
> it seems like an awfully big thing to replace in this situation.
>
> Any advice?
>
> Thanks!
>
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