"service engine soon" light
Pole
07-18-2001, 10:08 PM
Hi people,
Sweet BBS software here.
Anyway, my wife has a 1999 Maxima, and her "service engine soon" light came on yesterday, and she's freaked out about it.
Needless to say, like most people these days, it's hard to drop everything and just take it in. (and of course, I'm gonna be responsible for getting it fixed).
The light is solid (not blinking), and the service manual says this is caused by a problem with the emissions system. If I can't get the car to my mechanic until Monday, is she safe to drive to work the next few days? (I should mention, her round trip commute is close to a 100 miles).
If we try to push it until Monday, could we do some serious damage to the system, or is this "problem" a gradual thing?
One mechanic told me that I could unhook the battery for a minute to clear the computer's memory. That would tell me if there really was a persistent problem or not. I don't know if that's good info or not, but I tried it, and the light still came back.
Anyway, throw me a bone or two. I need some help. Any comments or suggestion you've got would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Sweet BBS software here.
Anyway, my wife has a 1999 Maxima, and her "service engine soon" light came on yesterday, and she's freaked out about it.
Needless to say, like most people these days, it's hard to drop everything and just take it in. (and of course, I'm gonna be responsible for getting it fixed).
The light is solid (not blinking), and the service manual says this is caused by a problem with the emissions system. If I can't get the car to my mechanic until Monday, is she safe to drive to work the next few days? (I should mention, her round trip commute is close to a 100 miles).
If we try to push it until Monday, could we do some serious damage to the system, or is this "problem" a gradual thing?
One mechanic told me that I could unhook the battery for a minute to clear the computer's memory. That would tell me if there really was a persistent problem or not. I don't know if that's good info or not, but I tried it, and the light still came back.
Anyway, throw me a bone or two. I need some help. Any comments or suggestion you've got would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
MaximumBrian
07-18-2001, 11:59 PM
Doubt you'll have any problems driving it till Monday. Probably just an O2 sensor.
bobo_80
07-19-2001, 02:00 AM
haha.....i had my airbag light came on yesterday while just finishing washin my car....took it in today....and they said they`ll change it for me in 2 days when it is hipped.....hehe 4 free too..!
JBL85
07-19-2001, 04:08 AM
one time my car totally tripped on me, like everything started flassing and my rpms were going up and down and I was behidn a big rig at a stop light and them my airbag light came on so I started pulling my seat back, I hit the gas and when straight nad pulled over. THe car shut down and wouldnt even crank. I just listend to teh radio while the tow man came. It was a bad alternator, but ehh, I bought my car form a Ford dealership used, what should I expect, by the way dont shop at Irvine Ford =) later
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