Possible transmission problem: serious?

Looking at my 2000 service manual, the way the light flashes should tell you the code of the error, a little like morse code: long "on" =

10, short "on" = 1, long "off" = new code or repeated code. So "short-short-long off-long-long-long-short-short-short" is 11 and 33...

The list of codes for my transmission is as follows:

11 Engine speed signal 27 ATF temperature sensor 31 Throttle position sensor 33 Vehicle speed sensor 2 (Front) 36 Torque converter turbine speed sensor 38 Torque control signal Detects open or shorted input signal circuit.

45 Intake manifold pressure signal

71 Shift solenoid 1 72 Shift solenoid 2 73 Low clutch timing solenoid 74 2-4 brake timing solenoid 75 Line pressure duty solenoid 76 2-4 brake duty solenoid 77 Lock-up duty solenoid 79 Transfer duty solenoid 93 Vehicle speed sensor 1 (Rear)

Not sure how much of this applies to 1998s but if you can read the code post it and I can look for info on it...

Nicolas

"Nicolas Dore" wrote

Nicolas,

Thanks for the response. The light goes on for one long and then flashes short 16 times with no pauses.

Doesn't match my manual: 10+16x1 = 26 but it would have been

2x10+6x1... BTW, the long ones are 1.2 seconds and the short ones .2 seconds with the pause between digits .3 seconds and between codes 1.5 seconds, so I guess it is pretty easy to spot long/short ones.

The only thing I found that looked a little like what you describe is a code that tells of a problem in the diagnostic system itself and which displays the light for 2 seconds and then blinks but does not stop blinking until the key is turner to off...

We might be running into differences between 1998 and 2000 models... Maybe someone has the 1998 service manual.

Nicolas