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MugsBRZ · 10-15-2016, 09:34 PM

I have a 2016 BRZ Limited (HyperBlue) with 4300 miles on it. I purchased it new in February 2016. I drove it about 700 miles over three days this past week. In the last 100 miles, the CEL began flashing at varying intervals. The CEL doesn't come on when I'm at a stop, but as soon as I start moving forward or reverse, the CEL starts flashing again, although even that is intermittent. The only thing that seems consistent is that the CEL doesn't come on when I'm at a stop or driving above 70 MPH.

I took it to the dealership within 10 minutes of the CEL first flashing on/off (I happened to be driving by the dealership). They kept it for half a day and said it's not throwing any error codes at all. They were able to reproduce the problem, but no codes. The car isn't running roughly and the CEL isn't making it go into limp home mode; cruise control still functions. The dealer wants the car back for a full day of diagnostics, but due to my work schedule, I can't take it back in until October 25th. I will update this post, but would like to know if anyone else has experience with this problem. I searched around the forum and didn't find anything like this. It's unnerving to have a new car and be told it's fine to drive it, yet that CEL is flashing in your face constantly as you drive (unless you keep it above 70 MPH).

10-15-2016, 09:34 PM	#1
MugsBRZ Trying to join the club Join Date: Jan 2016 Drives: 2016 BRZ Series.HyperBlue Location: California Central Coast Posts: 86 Thanks: 73 Thanked 21 Times in 17 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Flashing and Intermittent CEL - HELP I have a 2016 BRZ Limited (HyperBlue) with 4300 miles on it. I purchased it new in February 2016. I drove it about 700 miles over three days this past week. In the last 100 miles, the CEL began flashing at varying intervals. The CEL doesn't come on when I'm at a stop, but as soon as I start moving forward or reverse, the CEL starts flashing again, although even that is intermittent. The only thing that seems consistent is that the CEL doesn't come on when I'm at a stop or driving above 70 MPH. I took it to the dealership within 10 minutes of the CEL first flashing on/off (I happened to be driving by the dealership). They kept it for half a day and said it's not throwing any error codes at all. They were able to reproduce the problem, but no codes. The car isn't running roughly and the CEL isn't making it go into limp home mode; cruise control still functions. The dealer wants the car back for a full day of diagnostics, but due to my work schedule, I can't take it back in until October 25th. I will update this post, but would like to know if anyone else has experience with this problem. I searched around the forum and didn't find anything like this. It's unnerving to have a new car and be told it's fine to drive it, yet that CEL is flashing in your face constantly as you drive (unless you keep it above 70 MPH).