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Old May 5, 2012 | 11:20 AM
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.....came on this morning driving to work. Made an appointment at dealer for Tuesday. Car runs fine,8900 miles on her. Probably emission related. I'll keep you posted.
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Gas cap not tight.
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Originally Posted by Don-Vette
.....came on this morning driving to work. Made an appointment at dealer for Tuesday. Car runs fine,8900 miles on her. Probably emission related. I'll keep you posted.
Engine isn't missing?
Did you open the hood and check to see if the engine was there?
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Old May 5, 2012 | 01:34 PM
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My wife tells me, that mine is caused by a loose nut behind the wheel, did you check that?
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Any tune or changes done to airflow will also make it go off
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Agree with z51vette.... betcha it is the gas cap and in fact if your C6 is a 2005-2008 (I think I have the date span correct) GM was replacing faulty gas caps and those caps caused the check engine light to come on...
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Run it down to Advance Auto or any other auto parts store and they will read it and can clear it for free. If it's nothing important you can clear it out and see if it comes back. Rather get it checked for free than whatever nonsense the dealer can come up with. Plus you know well in advance if there's going to be a problem.
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2010 GS,Well I got home and read this thread,then went out and checked gas cap,it was loose!! I made sure it was tight then started the car,the light went off after a few seconds,took it out for a quick "Shake Down Run" it's all good,if the light don't come back on by Tuesday I will cancel the appointment.thanks guys!
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I don't know anyone without an OBD2 code reader. How is this even a thread.
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Fyi

Onstar can also read your codes, just a thought.

it’s reassuring to solve an issue on the forum, enjoy you Vette
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Originally Posted by Bud Watkins
I don't know anyone without an OBD2 code reader. How is this even a thread.



Well I wasn't a thread, but for the fact you necromanced it.


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Originally Posted by Don-Vette
2010 GS,Well I got home and read this thread,then went out and checked gas cap,it was loose!! I made sure it was tight then started the car,the light went off after a few seconds,took it out for a quick "Shake Down Run" it's all good,if the light don't come back on by Tuesday I will cancel the appointment.thanks guys!
Good for you, this forum has helped me plenty of times.
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A simple fix for sure, there are many helpful people (and curmudgeons ) on this forum
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