New Delivery CEL?
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New Delivery CEL?
Just took delivery last night and have a solid, non-flashing, CEL -- I'm planning to call OnStar, but are there any "dumb" fixes I can do? Thinking of ensuring the gas cap is on etc.
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Oct 23, 2024, 07:55 PM
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Just get an OBDII scanner and check it yourself. These are very cheap at AutoZone or NAPA these days. Besides, the pattern is to reset it on a new a couple of times if it is not a serious code, and it finally goes away. So strange, but it seems to work for others. I have never had a CEL on my new ERAY in 500 miles so far.
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open up the owners manual and find out how to access the battery. Shut all the doors and pull the negative battery cable off for five minutes, reattach… That will reset the ECU.
also, you can reach up and hit the OnStar button and ask them to read you the codes… Post them here and we can usually decipher them.
also, you can reach up and hit the OnStar button and ask them to read you the codes… Post them here and we can usually decipher them.
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Glad the CEL disappeared. Hopefully just a one time happening.
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