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Old 08-05-2008, 02:37 PM   1 links from elsewhere to this Post. Click to view. #1 (permalink)
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Engine Light on ... here was repair

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Looks familiar. It's quite the common problem. I just wonder if it's a one-time fix or something that keeps coming back.
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Old 08-23-2008, 07:00 PM   #3 (permalink)
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At 1600 miles my check engine light came on. I took it into the dealer and about 1 1/2 hours later I was out with the exact same valve replaced.
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Haven't seen a report of another malfunction after replacement of the bad vacuum valve yet. Wasn't it a bad batch? A one time occurrence?
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I had the same thing at 1500 miles, dealer said it was a bad batch the factory recieved from the vendor. 9600 miles now and no more issues. I guess it a USA spec problem. Supposedly no other country uses this part.
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Old 08-24-2008, 12:26 AM   #6 (permalink)
 
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At 1000 miles the same happened to ours. Nothing since and we just turned 8900 miles tonight.
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Old 08-24-2008, 08:47 AM   #7 (permalink)
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What is the build date on the car? Everyone with this problem should submit their car's build date to this forum. That way if we had a build window of lets say 6 months, everyone who has that date (or close) could go to the dealer. Your build date is not in the window - relax!
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Old 08-24-2008, 07:01 PM   #8 (permalink)
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The sticker on the driver door frame shows a build date of 5/08.
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