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Old Nov 28, 2008 | 10:03 PM
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My drive light is blinking on my dashboard guage, does that mean there is something wrong with that gear? 94 accord ex, automatic.

1st, 2nd, and 3rd are normal... but Drive keeps blinking, even if i put it in another gear
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Old Nov 28, 2008 | 10:21 PM
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blinking d4 light means something is wrong with the transmission and/ or a component of the transmission.....the d4 light is the only one that blinks on the gear indicator
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Old Nov 28, 2008 | 11:58 PM
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You have to short out the two pin diagnostic connector, short it out and read the code from the D4 light as it flashes in the same way that the CEL flashes, we can tell you what the code means.

Put your car info into a signature so you dont have to type it in all the time.
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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Duane_in_Japan
You have to short out the two pin diagnostic connector, short it out and read the code from the D4 light as it flashes in the same way that the CEL flashes, we can tell you what the code means.

Put your car info into a signature so you dont have to type it in all the time.

how exactly do you check it?
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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 02:13 PM
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could it mean the transmission fluid need to change? The car shifts very smoothly still
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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 05:42 PM
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http://www.dhost.info/accordinfo/howto/cel.html

The D4 light should also blink, get the code and let us know what number it is.

Also add your engine to your signature, a lot of folks here have done a swap so we need to know exactly which one you have too please.
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 08:08 PM
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Default Re: Blinking Drive Light on the Instrument Cluster

if your tranmission fliuld is low will that cause it to blink
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