On 11/1/03 12:59 PM, in article
5ea66118.0311011059.2961fb93@posting.google.com, "Murali"
<varadacm@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have the following problems:
>
> 1. None of the 3 stop lights at the back comes on when I step on the
> brakes.
> 2. The shift gear is locked in Park and cannot come out. I have to
> insert the ignition key into "Shift Key Release" everytime to shift
> out of Park.
> 3. When step on the brake pedal, there is no click sound that unlocks
> the gear shifter.
> 4. Now and then (not always), the D4 light on the dash blinks. If I
> drive the car with D4 light blinking, the car drives incredibly slow.
>
> All fuses are fine.
>
> After reading news groups, I thought the first 3 symptoms might be due
> to a bad brake pedal switch. I cannot seem to locate the switch to
> see if it works fine.
>
> I am not sure about problem 4.
>
> I would greatly appreciate any leads on how I can check the brake
> pedal switch and address problem 4.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Murali Varadachari

The brake pedal switch is literally on the brake pedal. Look for a button
mounted so that it is pressed in by the brake pedal bar when the pedal is up
and opens when the pedal is pushed. Either the switch has come loose and
not longer engages the pedal, or the return spring on your pedal is fatigued
and the pedal never actually comes all the way back up any more.

Hondas use the D4 light to signal automatic transmission problems. When the
light is on, the transmission is going into a fail-safe mode, most likely
locked into 2nd gear. On some of them there is a way to make the D4 light
flash out a trouble code. I don't know if yours is one of them, but it
probably is.