Automatic Transmission Warning Light

[jerry marcotte]

I was recently traveling on the freeway up a fairly step grade and my automatic transmission light (gear) went on. Folowing the owners manual, I stopped the car, shut it off, and restarted the car.

Does anyone know why this light would go on? Was it going on because the fluid level was low and due to the hill, the warning light went off?

The dealer says that there is no need for auto transmission fluid change or for the fluid level to be low. However, they say they will change if for $150. However, the service manual states every 30,000 miles.

Anyone with experience solving this dilemna.

[JRC325i]

hey jerry, ive experienced the same thing in my car only i wasnt even moving. As soon as i started the car that light came on. So i did the same thing, shut it off..waiteed a bit then started it again. A friend of mine said it might be a bad sensor, but its happend just once more since then.

Any help or advice would be appreciated.