Engine Warning Light On/ Gear Indicator Not

[JaneO]

My engine warning light comes on intermittently at the same time that the gear indicator goes out. The performance of my car does not seem to be affected and I wonder if this is simply a loose connection somewhere. I did notice this after a traffic accident that caused me to slam into a curb so hard I broke my rear axle on the passenger side. I have a 95 2 door 2.3 L engine DOHC Quad 4, GT model. Any ideas?

[Sunfired]

when the engine light comes on is a steady light or does it flash also when its on does you car feel different when its idlying, does it ever stall?. if its a steady light and when the light is on the car has a rough idle as in more shaky then ussual or anything like that it could mean you have a misfiring cylinder either by no preasure in the valve or just a bad spark plug. If its not what i described post on how the car feels when the light is on if there is any differences give me a bit more and maybe i can help ya out anywho if i was u id just scrap the sunfire after having one and fixing more problems then i can post including 3 engines i can tell you its a crap car. anywho hit me up with more info and maybe i can help ya out

[JaneO]

Originally Posted by Sunfired

when the engine light comes on is a steady light or does it flash also when its on does you car feel different when its idlying, does it ever stall?. if its a steady light and when the light is on the car has a rough idle as in more shaky then ussual or anything like that it could mean you have a misfiring cylinder either by no preasure in the valve or just a bad spark plug. If its not what i described post on how the car feels when the light is on if there is any differences give me a bit more and maybe i can help ya out anywho if i was u id just scrap the sunfire after having one and fixing more problems then i can post including 3 engines i can tell you its a crap car. anywho hit me up with more info and maybe i can help ya out

Thanks for your reply regarding my engine light indicator. The car runs fine when this comes on. It comes on only at the same time when I notice that the gear indicator by the speedometer goes out. This happens when I'm driving regardless of whether I am in park or reverse and regardless of what gear I am in. The car is automatic transmission. No difference noticed in engine idle or performance that's why I think it's some type of short. Wondering if the gear indicator and engine trouble indicator are on the same circuit and there's a short in the circuit board??

[Sunfired]

hmm doesnt sond like there is a problem with the engine itself, it could be that you do have a problem with the circuit its not unheard off but im not sure, could also be a problem with youre transmission i would take a look at the fluid levels maybe thats the problem other then that im not really too sure at all sry i couldnt help more =(