03-07-2013, 12:25 AM
Wow, that sucks. The CEL in my car can come on if the gas cap is loose, though that's all that comes on. It requires something like three restarts of the car to reset.
The traction control, ABS and CEL come on if the brake light switch is acting up. Makes sense though as they all rely on that switch.
I've learned that the CEL, for my car at least, is the catch-all for many issues. It's only something to worry about if it's been on for a while or if it's flashing.
It's also handy to have a tool to pull codes and know exactly what's wrong.
The CEL is somewhat like Mail.app's password prompt.
The traction control, ABS and CEL come on if the brake light switch is acting up. Makes sense though as they all rely on that switch.
I've learned that the CEL, for my car at least, is the catch-all for many issues. It's only something to worry about if it's been on for a while or if it's flashing.
It's also handy to have a tool to pull codes and know exactly what's wrong.
The CEL is somewhat like Mail.app's password prompt.