Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 20:49:48 GMT From: "Stephen B." <myspamnospamd9.net> Subject: Re: Hot transmition.
"Stephen B." wrote > A friend's 2004 Saab 9-3 automatic has just started giving a hot > transmission warning light for short times 2 min on 10 off. She will bring > it to the dealer on Monday. But since I only have owned manuals, I have know > idea what the problem could be. Apparently it seems to occur when slowing > down, so I assume when the transmission automatically downshifts. > Though it has not been checked. I doubt it is low fluid, since it is parked > in a garage and the stain would show up. any other ideas? As was suggested and I had expected, it was under warranty. She just told me that they replaced a faulty sensor in her car. I was mainly curious as to what could cause the problem. I am still curious as to why put in a transmission temperature sensor in an auto trans? Is overheating a problem that auto transmissions do run into? I can see that type of problem if the fluid is low, but I do not know what is actually going on in one. Stephen B.