wgray

I was doing normal driving in the the city and all of of sudden my OD OFF light comes on my 95 maxima se automatic. I check to make sure the switch on the gearshift is set to the ON postion and it is. I turn my head lights ON and the light goes OFF. I was on the expesssway this morning and and turned my headlights OFF the light OD off light comes on and the max comes out of Overdrive, I turn my headlights back ON and it goes back into Overdrive. Please help me anybody please. I also checked the trans fluid everything is normal.

MaximaSE96

iTrader: (8)

sounds like there might be a loose wire in the cluster or somthing

wgray

where can I start to check

MaximaSE96

iTrader: (8)

pull ur gauge cluster out and make sure all the wires are tight and secure..its easy to take out...there are 4 screws for the trim piece....antoher 4 for the cluster itself a few plugs behind it

kormax97

hmmm my OD light doesnt' even work... actually I don't even think my OD works.. it stays on whatever the he11 I do.

wgray

Cool I will begin at the intrument cluster thanks.

Dexter

I think MY O/D is stuck on too, when I turn the car on the O/D OFF light turns on for 2 seconds then turns off (it never used to do that before because I rarely ever used O/D off I just started because we got snowed), and the car feels like it's running without O/D sometimes I solve it by stopping the car and turning the O/D switch on and off repetively (about 5 times).

-Dex

G4nismo

iTrader: (9)

well my O/D function doesn't work at all. the light blinks on start up but the button and function doesn't work. its mainly due to loosing wiring in the shift **** prob.


can you somehow fix it, or do u have to get a whole new shift ****????

sonicrunch

there is an easy fix for this in the stickies

99grnmaxgxe

iTrader: (11)

I think I read somewhere in the owner's manual that the actual overdrive doesn't work until you hit 40mph, so with the light on or off, it doesn't work until then.

MaximaSE96

iTrader: (8)

just wire it up to a new switch some where..........OD also doesnt engage until the car is at proper operating temp...

G4nismo

iTrader: (9)

well the closest actual switch i have is beside the dimmer switch and i really don't wanna do all the wiring and stuff. plus it would be kinda gay to have another switch for something i hardly use. i just wanna get it fixed before i possibly sell it. i guess i can check for loose wiring tomm...

wgray

For an update it is definetly a loose wire somwhere, starting it up yesterday after work it was operating nomally until it warmed up then the OD off light came ON. I played with the switch on the shift **** for a little bit it still stayed on. I turned my headlights ON then the light went OFF. I have not had a chance to take apart my instrument cluster yet I want to plan at least 3 hours in my day for that. I will just drive around with my headlights on for a couple of days no biggy. 95 SE