Brand new car - engine warning light - where do I stand?

SimonSays

visidigi wrote: »

Today's all too common overpriced manufacturer dealership.

Never found that personally

neilmcl

SimonSays wrote: »

whats a stealership?

Really? You couldn't figure that out for yourself.

SimonSays

neilmcl wrote: »

Really? You couldn't figure that out for yourself.

There is no such thing as a stealership or $ky. So I was asking for clarification

arcon5

To be fair, no dealership could give a guarantee a car won't break down, however new or old they are machines at the end of the day.

welshdeedee

Update


My Honda Civic has now developed a PGM-FI warning code. Same car with yet another fault. First the air intake sensor in November and now this.


Where do I stand. Can I refuse to take the car back. Please help.

welshdeedee

I have been informed that they want to replace the air intake sensor for a second time!

Please help.

DevCoder

If they are replacing for free then let them.

There are normally numerous O2 (lambda) sensors in the exhaust system.

The civic has two banks of two if I remember correctly, so four sensors to go wrong.

The civic vtec also had a reputation for shoddy lambda sensors that would fail if you soon as looked at them.

Once one fails the rest tend to not be far behind, yes you can ignore the light (as a previous poster stated) but your engine will not be burning the optimised amount of fuel so it will cost you in the long run.

mattyprice4004

spacey2012 wrote: »

Resetting an OBDii system does nothing, other than make the car ignore the stored fault, as soon as it shows again, it will be back.
As soon as it is fixed, it will go out.
No car has been made since 2001 that needed the "LIGHT RESETTING"

Wrong - my MG ZS needed the light resetting after a faulty MAF sensor. Once on, it wouldn't go off until reset.

DevCoder

Quite a few cars need the ODBii code "reset" to extinguish the EML.

Not sure if spacey was saying that its no good just resetting without fixing the problem as the sensor will just trigger the ODBii code again, fix the problem, reset and it will stay unlit.

welshdeedee

krisdorey wrote: »

If they are replacing for free then let them.

There are normally numerous O2 (lambda) sensors in the exhaust system.

The civic has two banks of two if I remember correctly, so four sensors to go wrong.

The civic vtec also had a reputation for shoddy lambda sensors that would fail if you soon as looked at them.

Once one fails the rest tend to not be far behind, yes you can ignore the light (as a previous poster stated) but your engine will not be burning the optimised amount of fuel so it will cost you in the long run.

But its a new car.