TarevaChine
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I can't think where else to put this, short of starting a whole new thread, so I'll put it here, knowing that this is one of the most-read threads in the whole forum.
Why The ‘Check Engine’ Light Must Be Banned
It's pretty easy to dismiss the "check engine" light as just stupid, because, well, it is. I suppose if you thought that the cause of smoke coming from under your hood had something to do with the floor mats, then, sure, the "check engine" light is handy, but beyond that, it's useless. But that's not the real problem. The real problem is that the "check engine" light is a tool for the propagation of consumer ignorance about their cars. Which is why it needs to die. Now.
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My mom, for example, is never going to be able to connect her laptop to the OBD-II connector somewhere under the dash in her Passat; it's hard enough explaining to her how to connect a printer to her Mac. If her Passat just told her what codes were being thrown, she would at least have an idea about the condition of her car.
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Our cars need to tell us exactly what they're thinking, even if we have to yell at NHTSA to make a rule to make sure the manufacturers do it. Do I have to stand outside of the grocery store getting signatures to make that happen? Maybe. But it'll be worth it.
Do it for my mother — and yours.
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Sign The Petition To Ban The Stupid ‘Check Engine’ Light
.... We now have this petition up at whitehouse.gov demanding the creation of regulation to mandate descriptive fault information right in a car's dashboard.
I'm glad to see there is a petition. My check engine light came on because the gas cap wasn't sealing tightly. The light stayed on even though I changed the cap. Thankfully, I know a mechanic who didn't charge me for hooking the vehicle up to check the code. Sure enough, it was from the gas cap. He had to clear the code in order for the check engine light to go off. It is absolutely absurd that we should have to go to a mechanic and pay them to have a code cleared when the problem was already solved.
