Today, I bought a different car because I was having to constantly repair my old one. On the way home from the dealer, the check engine light came on. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I got my car back from the shop. The engine has been rebuilt twice in the past 3 months. My check engine light just came on. FML
Today, my check engine light came on. I took my car to the dealership, to be told it wasn’t an issue, and I would be fine to drive and use my car normally until my appointment in 4 days. Four hours later, my car won’t start 45 minutes from home. I guess a $200 tow bill means I wasn’t fine. FML
Today, I bought a new $10,000 car since my old one broke down. Today, I also found out the old one wasn’t starting because i never had it in park. FML
Today, I waited 3 hours and paid $360 to have a routine tuneup done on my old car. As I pulled into my driveway, about to turn off the engine, one of my headlights blew. FML
Today, I bought a used car from a private dealer my parents had recommended. On my way home they called to tell me that their car broke down. They bought it last week from the same guy. FML
Today, I sold my wife's old car because I bought her a newer and nicer one. On the way back home from the sale, the transmission went out in her new one. FML
Today, I paid over $500 to pick up my car from the mechanic, after it'd spent almost a month there. It broke down again on the way home. FML
Today, I picked my car up from the shop. After 5 minutes I noticed the oil and check engine light on. I pulled over, then the engine shut off completely. Turns out they forgot to put oil back in my car. I'll be needing a new engine. FML
Today, on Christmas Eve, as I was getting my car loaded for the holiday rounds to the in-laws and parents, my car decided now was the time to break down. I recently put in over $1000 fixing it. FML
Today, I finally bought a car, after saving up for a year. My dealer had told me it was a good buy, so I snapped it up then and there. On the way home, the rear axle practically fell out of the car due to frame rot. My dealer wants to buy the car back at half the price. FML
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Chazzster 32
Buy a cheap engine scanner. They are easy to use. You follow the directions and read out the code which is usually decided in the instructions that came with the item. Harbor Freight often has then for under $50. It is well worth it to see what the check engine light is telling you. I had an older Chevy pickup that used to get the check engine light after every big storm and showed as a minor pollution system leak - I think the rapid change in barometer pressure was setting it off. I would reset the indication with the tester per its instructions. Pay wife’s older PT Cruiser occasionally gets that indication and when checked it actually shows no fault. I restart the car’s computer by disconnecting one terminal of the car battery (with car off) for a couple of minutes and then reconnect and that fixes that. By the way I am an electronic engineer. Even if you cannot fix the problem knowing the trouble code and looking it up online will get you an idea of if it’s a serious problem or not. That way if the mechanic tries to screw you over, you know to take you car elsewhere. And by the way, the seller should make good on the problem given the timing.
Mary Lin 8
Lemon laws must not exist where you live
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Comments (26)
OnReceivingEnd 18
Go back to the dealer and make sure they fix it. Even if you bought it used, there should still be a dealer warranty.
Firestar268 25
Well at least the check engine light works?
MATTY2512 15
Was it built by Chrysler?
Matt Much 12
Yeah go to an auto parts store and get them to code scan it or buy/borrow a scanner. I'm assuming it's a used car. I would just about bet on it being an emissions code.
Matt Much 12
I can tell ya, a shady trick is when selling a car, a crappy seller unhooks the battery and resets the clock before you test drive and drive away a car, that way the car has to run a full drive cycle to trip codes. Frankly I always take a scanner and check a new to me car to see if it has a drive cycle completed on all systems. If it doesn't, walk away.
1gullible_bugger 34
Shoulda bought a Honda.