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Perhaps if auto makers didn't program the check engine light to go off ever x amount of miles, people might like cars more.
by mymythisisthis 6y ago
Perhaps if auto makers didn't program the check engine light to go off ever x amount of miles, people might like cars more.
- krimpenrik 6y agoSource?
- sokoloff 6y agoSome cars do have maintenance reminder lights that come on with mileage. Those are distinct from the "check engine" light. No cars have that programmed on miles, but rather based on sensor data indicating a possible problem.
- sandworm101 6y agoMy car's check engine light is tied to milage. When "oil life" drops below 5% the engine light comes on until i acknowledge it. After 0% the light will not go off. (Honda civic.) It is the same light as for sensor problems.
- sokoloff 6y agoDoes it turn on the OBD Malfunction Indicator Light (the MIL or yellow "check engine" light) or another service indicator? My wife's Honda tall Civic (CR-V) has a "service required" light, which is different from the check engine light. This can be reset by the owner, following the process in the owner's manual (presumably after doing the oil change and other service items). My wife's car can also get a genuine malfunction from a too low oil level, which does light the MIL. This cannot be durably reset by user action (other than remedying the underlying condition).
- sandworm101 6y agoIt is the same light as for errors from the vapor pressure sensor. That i can say. As for every other fault i dont know.
- presentation 6y agoEven if that were true, that doesn't rank even in the top 20 reasons why I dislike cars.