I recently purchased a 95 SE for my oldest daughter , It has a couple of things I need to fix and I was wondering if anyone here can point me in the right direction.

1st issue is that the car is killing the battery. In about two days I pulled the fuse for the interior lights and it has seemed to stop the problem .
I have checked every light I can find and none seem to be staying on. I did find the lighted visior on the DS was staying on when I got the car but diconecting it has not helped.
I did realize that the "twilight sentinel" is not working could that be the problem?

2nd issue is the daytime running light do not work , no light on dash and no lights up front. is that circut controlled buy the twilight sentinel as well?

last the trans will slip going into overdrive under normal load.
it wont slip at light throttle or heavy throttle just normal driving. when I say it slips just before overdrive kicks in the rpms flare abotu 300 -500 and than it catches overdrive.

those are the only three issues I have with this car , Any help would be apreciated

Check individual circuits by pulling the fuse, then installing a jumper wire between the fuse terminals with a 12V bulb in series as a test light. If you have current being drawn, the bulb will light. The brighter the light, the more current. Headlight switches often overheat and need to be replaced.

Are you in Canada? My U.*. '95 does not have daytime running lights.

Flare into overdrive is pretty common as the trans gets old and worn. Drop the pan and clean it, install a new filter and re-fill the trans. Install an aftermarket cooler (this is the cooler I wish I had bought) and run a 180 thermostat to keep trans temperatures down. Finally, drive it gently. It may last a few more years that way.

Thanks for the quick reply

1. I will check the circuts one by one (good idea ) is there any way to get to the intierior light switch to disconect it? this way I can check that circut .

2 The car is a US version, the owners manual said that the Twilight sentinel had some something to do with the daytime running lights so I figured if I have the switch I must have DRL'* too.

the car has only 88,000 milles on it and was VERY well taken care of , is 88,000 miles the norm for trans problems on thses cars?. Also the trans does not wait to get hot before it slips into OD.

Cabz...welcome..

Being a US version..there are no daytime running lamps. That was not put on US cars until 1996.

On the issue of battery drain. I'm not positive by any stretch, but there is an issue you need to know about. All 95'* we have seen with twilight sentinel have a headlight switch/connector issue.

http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/...light+meltdown

My experience is one of about 10 in the past 2 years on this club. It has worked out to every 95 that seems to have any light related issues has a melted connector/switch. I would pull the swtich and look it over first as a precaution.

Not sure I understand which interior light switch you mean. You can hold the door button in or just close the door while you pull the fuse and test the interior light circuit for shorts as described above. But, like Boosty suggested, if you have a melted connector to your light switch, that could be the cause of your problems. Melted connectors often short out.

US '95 should have no DRLs.

Trans life is greatly affected by driving style and mostly by heat. Some fail at 60K, others go to 300K (but rarely without some issues.) Keeping the trans cool, and avoiding hard acceleration will do the most to keep it working. Your OD lockup (except for the flare) sounds normal. If it is really cold outside, your trans will not lockup until a minimum temp is reached. A more typical problem for this trans is that it will pop out of overdrive if it gets too hot.

I did not see the door button for the inteirior lights , I will look again . I thought the switch might have been part of the door latch.

I will definatly check the headlight switch, as soon as I figure out how to get the darn thing out .
I need to get a service manual some time soon

Also I will give the trans cooler a try , The old owner was a little old lady ( And I know this for a fact ) she drove the car only on occasion so I dont think she beat it all that hard. I called a trans shop and they said something about a vacume modulator? coyld this be an issue?

Thanks for all the help

Iluminated entry? as in when you pull the outside handle the int lights come on?

I dont know about the keyless entry , I didnt get any remotes . But there is a sensor bubble up near the windsheild in the dash near the center

So can anyone tell me the easiest way to get at that headlight switch?. I would think the dash trim just push/clips in but I dont want to just start yankin on it.