ShaneR wrote:
>
> > I took off Tuesday night from home in Indiana driving to Richmond VA
> > on vacation. I did a quick one over of all the basics of the truck
> > before I hit the interstate. Everything was fine.
> >
> > About 50 miles east of Lexington, KY I look down in horror to see the
> > service engine soon light on.
> >
> > I stopped at a gas station a few miles afterwards to check it out. I
> > did notice NOTHING out of the ordinary. The truck was running great,
> > no noises, no smells. All of the guages showed perfect readings. > >
> > After stopping, I popped the hood and found nothing out of the
> > ordinary again. I checked all the fluids, oil, antifreeze, tranny,
> > etc...and all was good. I noticed a bit of a gassy smell to the oil,
> > but nothing really strong. There were no burnt smells or excessive
> > heat(other than what would be normal for a 300 mile drive).
> >
> > I got back in the truck, and kept on driving. I made it all the way
> > to Richmond without any signs of any problems.
> >
> > So, bascially i put another 400 miles on the truck after the light
> > came on. I haven't taken it in anywhere yet to get checked....i do
> > have a mechanic friend here that's going to look it.
> >
> > Anyone ever seen anything similar or know what might of caused
> > this....I wouldn't think it would be something serious to of been able
> > to drive 400 miles without any signs of problems. *knocks on wood*..
> > i still have 700 miles to drive home next week!
>
> I had a 96 Tahoe 5.7 and was towing my boat up a steep grade and the SES
> light came on. I continued on to the lake which was about 60 miles and
> then returned home, round trip was probably around 150 miles. The light
> stayed on the whole time, the Tahoe ran fine. After returning home
> the light stayed on for a couple days. I could not see any performance
> problems or find anything out of the ordinary under the hood, so I
> disconnected the battery for a short time and then reconnected it,
> started the Tahoe...NO SES light. The light never came back on and I
> traded the Tahoe in about 1 1/2 years later.