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    Weird OD and battery issue

    Hi,

    Started the car up to drive to work this morning, and noticed that a.) the battery warning light was on, though the electrical system seemed fine, and b.) the O/D OFF (odometer off?) light was flashing.

    Also, the car seemed to be handling a tiny bit sluggishly-- I got it to the pike and got up to 75 OK, but initial acceleration felt a bit slow, like I had to gun it to get it moving. I'm used to it picking up quicker than that.

    Anyone got any insight? I just had the alternator and alternator belt replaced, could that have something to do with it?
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    The battery light comes on when its not charging,possibly the new alt is no good?
    O/D light flashing means there is a tranny problem ,there will be a code stored to help point out the problem.
    This all makes we wonder if your car is not charging and running on battery voltage which gets lower as you drive and when it gets too low will make the computers do strange things.
    First thing is make sure its charging ,second see if the trans problem comes back then get the code for it.
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      the battery light is most likly relted to the alternator being replaced. Is the belt tight enough?
      The O/D thats overdrive. Don't know why it would be off unless you turned it off. Were you able to turn it back on with the button on the side of the gear selector?
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        Whoops, I misread the instrument panel. The warning lamp isn't the battery one, it's the generic 'MALFUNCTION' one in the lower right corner. And yep, it is overdrive, and it appears to be stuck in OFF mode. I'm thinking it's a transmission problem... what do you guys think?

        At any rate, it's driveable, but with overdrive stuck off the engine is louder, the pickup is weaker, the fuel economy (at high speeds) isn't as good, and the steering is heavier, so I'm going to have it looked at this week.

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