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May 22, 2018 | 01:05 PM

msaldivar

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As I was driving off for a weekend trip on Thursday, I noticed the CEL came on. It remained on throughout the weekend but felt no driveabliity issues. The only thing I noticed was that the remote start wouldn't work either. As I fired up to head home on Sunday, the CEL was off and the remote started working again. All seems fine now. It's a 2014 with 13000 miles.
Any thoughts?

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May 22, 2018 | 02:45 PM

cowboy casey

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Without the actual CEL that it tripped you may never know...

May 22, 2018 | 02:49 PM

rodknock

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Once the CEL is on it disables the remote start function.

May 22, 2018 | 02:49 PM

Foosh

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CELs, even when extinguished, remain in PCM memory for a considerable period of time. If I were you, I'd take it to a dealer, have them plug in to the OBDII port, and find out what the code was.

May 22, 2018 | 03:01 PM

Landru

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First thing is check codes.
Otherwise, a momentary hiccup.
Happens all the time.

It repeats something's amiss, probably require a deeper look.
Keep a watch, time'll tell.
If something's about to fail it finally happens, no need to guess.
Nature of today's vehicles where diagnosing's never been more difficult.

G/L, ideally it was a fleeting gremlin.

May 22, 2018 | 03:04 PM

Foosh

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If the CEL extinguished on it's own, I wouldn't lose any sleep over it with no other symptoms apparent. However, I would want it documented that it did appear once for future reference.

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May 23, 2018 | 08:05 AM

Dcasole

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Foosh

If the CEL extinguished on it's own, I wouldn't lose any sleep over it with no other symptoms apparent. However, I would want it documented that it did appear once for future reference.

I agree, something tripped the CEL , it did not just come on by its self

I would want to know what tripped it , if u dont want to go to the dealer just go to auto zone or any parts place and ask them to read your ECM , make sure to tell them you are looking for a code in history
Dave

May 23, 2018 | 08:31 AM

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At the minimum find out what code or codes were set.
It could be a random occurrence, or an intermittent condition that caused the initial problem, but step one is to find out what code was set.