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That is actually what the dealership and the warranty are for. I have never been charged a cent for diagnostic work at the dealer.
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Cool story bro. At 56k miles, the only remaining warranty on the car is the powertrain warranty. If it's something like a bad O2 sensor (which could throw a CEL), then it would not be covered under warranty, and you would have to pay a diagnostic fee, or pay to have it replaced. I'm glad it turned out to be a warranted part in this case, though.
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(I am aware that not all owners have this however). So how much did it cost the OP? ZERO. So as I said about your suggestion:
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I made my suggestion because it is GUARANTEED to not cost a cent, and can be accomplished in 2 minutes. If you visit the dealership, they *could* be nice and diagnose it for free, but most WILL charge you a diagnostic fee. If the problem is then determined to be covered under warranty, they will waive the fee, and fix the issue. If it isn't a warranted repair, then you will HAVE to pay for either the repair, or the diagnosis. Either way, you have to go through a much more lengthy process. There was nothing at all wrong with my suggestion. If anything, it would have armed him with prior knowledge of the issue before bringing it to the dealership, in case they decided to take him for a ride, which is not terribly unlikely. It also avoided the process of putting your car through the dealership, which involves checking it in, filling out paperwork, them taking it around back, diagnosing it, etc... you know the drill. Not sure what your optional 100,000 mile warranty has to do with someone else's vehicle. If you're going to be annoying, at least don't be an illogical idiot in the process. |
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The FACT IS that you said that the OP should NOT take his car to the dealership because you stated: Quote:
When reality is: You WILL NOT pay ANY fee if your car is under warranty and LIKELY even if not. So I pointed out your BAD ADVICE and your factually INACCURATE statement. So PLEASE point out where I was being an "illogical idiot" (I think you need to revisit the definition of illogical) Now MY suggestion (and what I DO): Buy a $10 ELM327 OBD-II Bluetooth dongle and read the code yourself for essentially free. AND I use the same dongle on my other 5 cars - it works just fine. (and an example of those "Stealerships" - I told my dealer yesterday "My axles are making that noise again" - The Dealer said: "Bring it in in the morning and we will replace the axle nuts while you wait" - Yeah those dealerships sure SUCK and want to charge you an arm and an ass alright)
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I'm done. Your username is suspiciously appropriate.
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Ah yes, God forbid anyone should have to spend money to repair their vehicle you millenials and your entitlement generation.
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Or he could just take it to the dealer and have them read the code for free (like he DID). But what do I know being justatroll?
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CEL and traction control light came back on again this morning.
Going back to the dealership and ask them to just reflash the ECU. |
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God forbid someone actually do their own work first to diagnose an issue before bringing it to the dealership. Seriously a bunch of assholes in this thread.
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I guess I fall someplace between the two camps in this debate.
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