Blinking D4

Old 10-16-2006, 01:24 PM
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Blinking D4

Anyone know wat could be the problem? when i throw it to drive it blinks
Old 10-16-2006, 01:45 PM
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Ummm...kiss it goodbye..your tranny may be on it's way out..
Old 10-16-2006, 03:15 PM
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How many miles are on the car?
Old 10-16-2006, 03:36 PM
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Any problem with your ride when D4 is blinking ??? If no then maybe your
transmi temp sensor is faulty .....
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Originally Posted by Kevin.wong
Anyone know wat could be the problem? when i throw it to drive it blinks
From my experience, faulty sensor or it's about to die, happened to me back over the summer. Any knocking when shifting into D4, or R?
Old 10-16-2006, 06:57 PM
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i hit a car but the tranny never got touched. i am hoping that my trannys not gone
Old 10-16-2006, 07:14 PM
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that could be the cause of your issues, what Mr. Joe said
Old 10-16-2006, 07:43 PM
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when i first got into the accident the car was driving normal. after a while it started to overheat. after that the d4 light started blinking and the car was going mad slow even though i was gasing to 4k rpm
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WOAH. Do not drive the car until you do this... check your tranny fluid level... IF you have the 4-speed, there are two tranny fluid lines from the transmission that run along the bottom of the radiator... check to see if there are any leaks. If it's something just as simple as a leak, don't drive the car and risk killing your tranny.
Old 10-16-2006, 08:59 PM
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i have the 5 speed how do i check the fluid?
Old 10-16-2006, 09:04 PM
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Do you have an Owner's Manual? The tranny has it's own dip stick.
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by any chance, can you take any more close up pics?
Old 10-19-2006, 03:43 PM
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after i put the radiator and radiator fans back in i can see if the trannys dead. BTW how do i reset the ecu so that that the blinking d4 light can reset.
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I see the problem right now; it's an overheating condition. You don't have a radiator!
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As far as resetting the ECU - you've already done that by disconnecting the battery.

Seriously - my builder just came in and looked at your pictures. He thinks you may have broken shift solenoids A & B in the accident. The are located on the outside of the transmission towards the radiator. The D4 light (I assume it's really D5 that's blinking because it's a 5 speed) is blinking because the PCM sees a fault.

In any event, get it scanned and let us know the code.
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yea thats what my freind told me too that i might have to replace the shift silinoids, just wondering suppose i was driving with a broken shift silinoid would that damage my tranny?
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Originally Posted by Kevin.wong
yea thats what my freind told me too that i might have to replace the shift silinoids, just wondering suppose i was driving with a broken shift silinoid would that damage my tranny?
My guess would be yes. Dont drive it. Get it scanned and find out what code its throwing causing it to blink.
Old 10-20-2006, 12:52 AM
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how much does a shift silinoid cost about?
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Flashing D4

Mine was blinking on D4 when starting and it was a bad trans temp sensor. No problems with tranny and sensor was replaced under warranty.
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