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Old 11-21-07 | 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by go4dabukz
you probably didn't tighten your gas cap properly last time you filled up. A loose gas cap(gotta turn it until it clicks three times) will always cause these lights.

1) Turn off the car
2) tighten the cap
3) start the car

4) no lights!
Loose gas cap will cause VCS/ABS light to come on? Not to put down that advice but logically that doesn't make sense. I understand if the CEL gets triggered but why would the VCS/ABS light get triggered?
Old 11-21-07 | 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by d3fc0N_21
Loose gas cap will cause VCS/ABS light to come on? Not to put down that advice but logically that doesn't make sense. I understand if the CEL gets triggered but why would the VCS/ABS light get triggered?
Has it happened to you and you talked to the dealer and you took their advice and the problem was fixed in 30 seconds. NO? Well I did!
Old 11-21-07 | 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by go4dabukz
Has it happened to you and you talked to the dealer and you took their advice and the problem was fixed in 30 seconds. NO? Well I did!
Well if it does happen to me than at least I know from your experience but until then I'm not going to replace all four tires on my car just because the my seat belt light is blinking hahah
Old 12-28-07 | 08:14 AM
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Any other solutions to this problem?

Things I've done so far:
- Alternator is charging with 14.41V while idling.
- Battery is less than a year old and holds a charge with no problems.
- Gas cap is tight.
- Left battery disconnected overnight to reset ECU.
- All connections in the area have been disconnected and reconnected a couple times.

It started when the idler pulley locked up and through the belt off. That was 1800 miles ago. The car ran fine for the rest of the trip from Flagstaff to South Carolina.
Old 12-28-07 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by AZ-GS300
Any other solutions to this problem?

Things I've done so far:
- Alternator is charging with 14.41V while idling.
- Battery is less than a year old and holds a charge with no problems.
- Gas cap is tight.
- Left battery disconnected overnight to reset ECU.
- All connections in the area have been disconnected and reconnected a couple times.

It started when the idler pulley locked up and through the belt off. That was 1800 miles ago. The car ran fine for the rest of the trip from Flagstaff to South Carolina.
did everything except pull the cel codes
Old 12-28-07 | 03:45 PM
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What does CEL stand for?
Is this different from the ECU codes?
Old 12-28-07 | 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by AZ-GS300
What does CEL stand for?
Is this different from the ECU codes?
yeah.. short for check engine light
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