Check Engine Light

[centerxtreme]

Relax skyzdlimit, I'm 320 miles from my dealer My "Lil' Blue" has been doing great other than a little mud on her dress (according to my girls )

[dcrooks]

Originally Posted by spdickey

Got another check engine light story.

First one was right after filling up. Tighened the cap, turned the car off and on and all was well.

The light came back on Friday afternoon (seems to always happen on the weekends, doesn't it!). No problems driving, so I kept going until Monday when I dropped it off at Beverly Hills Mercedes (BTW, one of the nicest and most expensive shops I've ever dealt with). Free espresso, free shuttle. I'll have to check out the blonde mechanic. Told them about the light and asked about any shifter work that might be needed. The intake gal knew about the service bulletin, and would check to see if my car needed it. Since I was the fifth delivery ever, it probably wasn't checked at PDI.

Got a call back later that a part (fuel valve?) had to be ordered. Its a standard MB part, so they have it at their regular place (not coming from smart). Sounds like the same fuel intake work seen above.

I'm supposed to get the car back this afternoon. I'll update when I pick it up. In the meantime I'm at the mercy of the spouse and the bus to get back to Beverly Hills.

I was first told that I would get a loaner car. Then the gentleman called me back and said that since I had a smart car I do not get a loaner. You might want to check that out at your dealership...

[spdickey]

Yea same here, they first offered a loaner on the phone, thought twice when I arrived in a smart! No SL for me!

[dcrooks]

Originally Posted by spdickey

Yea same here, they first offered a loaner on the phone, thought twice when I arrived in a smart! No SL for me!

I had a boss that had a 2 seater Benz. He had it in the shop and they loaned him a Ferrari... I would taken that for a day...

David

[Karl Roth]

And the answer is......where is Karnac when you really need him
karl

[Phxbird57]

This is my recent experiance with an engine light that came on at 1100 miles on my 2008 Passion.

The work order show that ME control unit software performed short test found code P0410 which states that the secondary air injection system is faulty. CK freeze frame data found data to be out of spec. Dealer found newer software avail. Preformed software programming with SCN coding. Performed secondary air injection test with SDS found 02sensor operating and air pump operating as per designed. tech 7055

Any one experiance any of these problem let me know.

[mak625]

I've had my car for about 2 days and I have less than 200 miles on it....and the Engine Light is ON. When the Engine Light came ON, the first thing I checked was the gas cap as I had filled the tank with Premium gas yesterday......the cap was on properly (clockwise turns and heard the clicks). I took the cap off and put it back on....the light is still ON. Guess I'll have to call the dealership tomorrow....hope this is no indication of things to come?

[spdickey]

Originally Posted by mak625

I've had my car for about 2 days and I have less than 200 miles on it....and the Engine Light is ON. When the Engine Light came ON, the first thing I checked was the gas cap as I had filled the tank with Premium gas yesterday......the cap was on properly (clockwise turns and heard the clicks). I took the cap off and put it back on....the light is still ON. Guess I'll have to call the dealership tomorrow....hope this is no indication of things to come?

When I had the problem after the first fill up, I had to turn the car off and on to clear the light. The car also ran real rough without the cap being on tight. After tightening the cap and turning the car on and off , all was well.

I also posted above an update to my first service call, including the written service order. Hope it helps someone.

[mdfortwoguy]

Hmm, I'm still surprised that they don't have some sort of loaner - even if it is an Aveo from Enterprise.

About a year back, we took my dad's '03 S500 in for some work... his dealer gave us an '06 S600 as a loaner. He's been drooling for one ever since.

[Karl Roth]

The ford store gives me loaners the Hyundai store gives me a loaner smart wants $80 bucks for an oil change no loaner car. Still love the car be nice to say the same about the dealer.
karl