Q: what needs to be done when the dic reads transmission hot idle engine
after driving a while say approximately an hour about 40-60 mph my DIC reads transmission hot idle engine, what do I have to do correct this matter so I will no longer get this message or repair.
My car has 109000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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