My car’s check engine light came on, then the car began s...
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internal88
356 days ago
Hello, and thank you for your question. I am reviewing it now and will reply again in a moment.
First you must scan the vehicle's ECM with an OBD2 scanner.
internal88
356 days ago
The scanner is going to retreve the trouble code and would give us an idea what is wrong with the vehicle.
Customer
356 days ago
I can't drive to the auto parts store where that scanner is located and don't have one at home.Should I buy one?
internal88
356 days ago
Yes, I will show you hold on.
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Customer
356 days ago
Well I'm taking it to the mr Hanover tomorrow and it would arrive after that. Any educated guesses?
internal88
356 days ago
It could be many items. Like a bad ECM.
ECM is not communicating.
internal88
356 days ago
This is just a guess, the code would give us the exact issue.
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