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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 11:38 PM
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lamp on shift for overdrive?

my lamp comes on all the time, have to push the shift lever down a hair to get it off, then its back, very annoying and bright when driving at night.. anyone else have this problem, and how do you fix it? thanks.. wayne
 
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Old Jul 6, 2012 | 06:14 AM
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Most likely, you have the beginnings of a frayed wiring harness where it exits the shift lever tube. Depending on which wire happens to ground out, you'll either get what you're seeing, a blown fuse, or no control of the OD CANCEL function.

Remove the column shrouds and inspect/repair it.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2012 | 06:54 PM
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thanks.. will check it out right now.. drives me nuts..
 
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