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Old 11-18-2003, 11:42 PM
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my "D5" blinks

so when i'm at a stop and i have my turn signal on, the "D5" dims as the turn signal indicator illuminates. can't say i've noticed this happen before except for just before my tranny last went out. i notice it also happens when i'm at a stop and then i accelerate quickly.



no electrical mods whatsoever, no chargers or anything else of the sort either. only electrical "add-on" was the rear wing and the dealer installed that when i purchased it and that was some time ago.


is this common?
Old 11-19-2003, 12:00 AM
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mine kinda does it too, its not noticeable but sometimes i look down at it and wonder if its the light from outside or if the light really dims and comes back. if it does it excessively and even a passengar could identify it, then get it checked
Old 11-19-2003, 05:04 PM
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Mine was doin that, and they replaced my tranny.
Old 11-19-2003, 05:18 PM
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indeed that is one of the signs they say to watch for with tranny
Old 11-19-2003, 08:36 PM
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u need a new tranny
Old 11-19-2003, 08:51 PM
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that means new tranny
Old 11-19-2003, 10:30 PM
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but i just got another tranny in august.....of this year!!!!
Old 11-19-2003, 11:40 PM
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yup you should bring it to the dealer asap before anythin does happen..better safe then sorry..
Old 11-20-2003, 02:14 AM
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Originally posted by power3dfx
mine kinda does it too, its not noticeable but sometimes i look down at it and wonder if its the light from outside or if the light really dims and comes back. if it does it excessively and even a passengar could identify it, then get it checked
Mine does the same thing.. I wouldn't exactly call that a blink. More like a dim. Been doing it since I bought the car, and it's just under 30k miles so you'd think if it was the tranny it would have gone by now :P

An actual blink (full on full off) is in fact the warning sign given by the Tranny Warranty notice.
Old 11-20-2003, 08:37 AM
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Mine dims at times to....with the rest od the dash light. But then again, I do have 1,000 watts of an aftermarket sound system!
Old 11-20-2003, 09:48 AM
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The D5 dimming syndrome is very common with Hondas/Acuras when the blinkers are on. My 01 CL-S did it (no trans problems), so did my uncle's 00 TL. My 90 Accord EX did that (in D4)... also no trans problems). My sister and cousin both have a 93 Accord EXs that does the same thing in D4. And my mom drives a 95 Odyssey EX that dims the D4 light as well. None of the above had any trans problems whatsoever.

Only when D5 (or D4) blinks on and off (no dimming) like your blinkers does it mean that a possible trans problem has occurred.
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Mine dims, but I had my tranny fail and it never blinked. But enough other weird shit happen, and the whole not gettingo ut of third gear kinda did itin.
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