car service question

[Danzig]

ok...we own a 2010 crossover. check engine light came on, didn't flash a code.....just on. few days later, it went off.
few weeks later it came on again. seemed to idle a bit rough, and then stalled once (tony always leaves car running when fueling) when tony opened gas cap.
so, take it to dealer. 1146 bucks later, it's 'fixed'. check engine light comes right back on. nothing different, still idling rough. back to dealer. 'oh, now its this, but we won't charge'. pick it up. day later, light back on. back a third time. told them to drive it a few days before we get it back (dealership is 2 hours away) and it seemed after 3-4 hours of driving it comes on. they brought it back yesterday, with a bill.
check engine light just came back on.


so, i am out qbout 15 hours going back and forth, and over a thou in 'repairs' that didn't do squat. anyone know what i should do next? call the car maker?

[Arletta]

Buy a new car

[Danzig]

yeah, haha.

i don't want to buy another, and after shelling out over 1k, i expect it to be fixed. and wasting my time along with my money and gas. very frustrating.

i almost wonder if theyre just disconnecting the battery, fiddling around...and of course taking off the battery resets the check enginr light. do they think they magically fixed it? surely they know it resets..

anyway, anyone been thru similar have helpful ideas?

[geeker2]

^^^^^^

Hoping for Obama Executive Order to solve

[Arletta]

Originally Posted by Danzig

yeah, haha.

i don't want to buy another, and after shelling out over 1k, i expect it to be fixed. and wasting my time along with my money and gas. very frustrating.

i almost wonder if theyre just disconnecting the battery, fiddling around...and of course taking off the battery resets the check enginr light. do they think they magically fixed it? surely they know it resets..

anyway, anyone been thru similar have helpful ideas?

My Mom's car did that and it ended up being a sensor that needed replaced.

[steve]

have you recently had your oil changed then the light came on?

[MaTH716]

Usually the car dealers all have a main number to deal with technical issues/service issues. I would get the number for that and have a nice conversation with them. Also is there another dealer in the region to bring the car to?

[santana]

My mechanic. who i would put against anyone.especially the dealers, told me not to worry about my check engine light being on. That was 20 k miles ago. He is right, no problems, just the light comes on, as someone said it is just a sensor ....
Why are you bringing your car to a dealer ? Unless you enjoy getting ripped off ?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

Usually the car dealers all have a main number to deal with technical issues/service issues. I would get the number for that and have a nice conversation with them. Also is there another dealer in the region to bring the car to?

problem yesterday is that no one was available, it being sat. evening....

steve, not sure, but i'll found out how long ago that was done.