i bought my grand am in november with 90,000 miles on it. a couple months ago it stalled on me while driving 60 mph and i ended up having to get a new key, tumbler, ignition, and everything re-coded which cost me too much. now, in the last week my "service engine soon" yellow light came up while i was driving and it has not turned off since. it turned on when i was at 94,950 and i have driven it 50 miles since. i?m worried about taking it in cuz i?m a poor college kid and can?t afford another costly car repair. the car sounds fine, doesn?t run any different, and i don?t smell anything different either. i have had no problems since the light came on. i heard that the light might just come on when it hits a certain mileage. any thoughts or ideas?
99 grand am
Apr 22, 2005
2 Replies
Ignoring the light won't make it go away. It will just get worse until there is major engine failure.
You can go to a parts store like Autozone and they will read the code for free. If the code isn't too cryptic, it will point you to where the problem is. They can also reset the code so you can see how long it takes to come back.
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