I have a 1993 Acura Integra LS with an automatic transmission. About a month ago I was driving in the 100 degree heat and about 40 miles into my trip the transmission slipped into a lower gear. I pulled off the highway, and the car was acting as if it was low in tranny fluid. I went to the auto parts store and pulled the dip stick out and a poof of smoke came out of the tranny. I checked the fluid and it looked a little low. So I put some fluid in and that seemed to solve the problem. As soon as I got to my destination(about 10 miles more down the road) the car started doing the same thing, acting like it was low on tranny fluid. I put some more in and let the car sit for about an hour, and drove back home. About 50 miles back home the same thing happened. The tranny slipped into a lower gear. So I pulled off the highway, put more fluid in and it got me home. I went to Jiffy Lube and got a tranny flush. So far, so good, even though I haven't taken it out for a long drive. Now sometimes it won't start, and the S3 light starts flashing. I have to take the key out of the ignition and wait a little before something resets then it will start. Can this be related? [/B]

 

Just do a swap to manual for the type of hassle. There's so many inefficiencies in those transmission's i want to puke.

 

Does anybody have a real answer?

 

Sounds like you have a transmission code stored, thus the flashing S3 light. See if you can get the code and go from there. It definitely sounds like your tranny's having some issues.

 

How do you check the codes?

 

If I'm not mistaken, the same way you pull ECU codes. Jump the diagnostic connector and count how many times the S3 light blinks.

 

I would def. check for codes