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My neighbor said his 'check engine light just turned off on its own' after ignoring it for a month.
It made me realize how many customers probably think intermittent faults are fixed when they just stop seeing the warning, so now I always explain that a stored code is like a recorded history, not a current alert.
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the_holly2mo ago
Ever wonder how many cars are rolling around with hidden problems?
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luna8911mo ago
That sensor glitch can hide a real misfire, though.
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ben2062mo ago
Lol that's actually a solid point. I get why you explain it that way but honestly most people just want the light gone. @the_holly has a point about hidden problems, but if the car runs fine and the code is old history, chasing ghosts is a waste of money. Sometimes a sensor just glitches and fixes itself.
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