Adam G Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 So for no apparent reason I got a check engine light when I started the car last night. Along with the light, the cruise control light flashes continuously. Has anyone had this or know what it might be? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmanus88 Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 install a new filter recently or go under the hood and do something? i got those things and had to go in and just properly put my filter in. turned the car on and they were gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 install a new filter recently or go under the hood and do something? i got those things and had to go in and just properly put my filter in. turned the car on and they were gone +1 Is this a random CEL or did you do something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam G Posted March 27, 2005 Author Share Posted March 27, 2005 Nope, no mods yet. Totally random. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc0032 Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 How much gas do you have? If you are below ½ it might be the gas cap. Just a thought… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 [stupid] why didn't I think of that? [/stupid] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc0032 Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 On a side note Adam what is a ’05 Legact GT Limited 5A? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver72 Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 Obviously a typo? 5A again, obviously refers to 5 Auto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc0032 Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 Obviously a typo? 5A again, obviously refers to 5 Auto I was joking calm down champ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam G Posted March 27, 2005 Author Share Posted March 27, 2005 On a side note Adam what is a ’05 Legact GT Limited 5A? Its a limited edition car that's so fast it impairs your ability to distinguish between letters right next to each other on the keyboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam G Posted March 27, 2005 Author Share Posted March 27, 2005 On a side note Adam what is a ’05 Legact GT Limited 5A? Just filled up and the gas cap is where its supposed to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc0032 Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 Just filled up and the gas cap is where its supposed to be. The car will throw a CEL if the tank gets below ½ and the cap is not on tight enough. Make sure to give it a good 4-5 clicks when filling up. If the tank is full and you are throwing a CEL run over to AutoZone they will tell you what it is for free. Then check the code here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam G Posted March 28, 2005 Author Share Posted March 28, 2005 THanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axis008 Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Moved to warranties and issues section. -ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam G Posted April 13, 2005 Author Share Posted April 13, 2005 Update: took it to Gerald Subaru last week, diagnosed as a bad O2 sensor, replaced under warranty. Drove it for two more days when the CEL went back on complete with the flashing cruise control light. Took it back to Gerald again, we'll see if they can actuallly solve the problem this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwjd Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 CEL light + Blinking cruise light came on last night...My idle has been weird...it revs at a very low rpm when sitting for a while and then revs to almost 1000rpm by itself...and then settles back down to a very low rpm. I took it into the dealership today...5hrs later...NOTHING...The mechanic had a few check codes come up...but didn't know what they were so tomorrow they have to call Subaru to find out what the codes are...SHOULDN'T THEY KNOW!?? Initially they first told me that it could be related to the transmission...This is messed up... I wonder if this problem could be due to a faulty o2 sensor...however, it seems people who have had their sensor replaced may still have the CEL light come on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverbeam Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Is is common to have random codes flash up? What is your mileage when the 02 sensors are needing to be replaced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris112 Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 im sure they will get it straight for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam G Posted July 6, 2005 Author Share Posted July 6, 2005 Is is common to have random codes flash up? What is your mileage when the 02 sensors are needing to be replaced? It happened twice in the first 5000 miles. A different dealer got it right on the third trip there. Apparently Bosch let a huge batch of defective O2 sensors onto the market and there was no way for the dealers to tell if they were bad or not, so twice they put bad sensors back in and the CEL came back. On the third trip (second dealer) I got a good one and the problem is solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken3mx Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 Actually happened to me 3 days ago. Stupid cruise control button stays on and gets annoying, along with the check engine light.. I pulled over and checked the gas cap. It seemed like it was on right, and when I turned it, it was tight, but click it a few times and the light turned off in a few seconds. ...Hope I dont hafta do that every single time I fill up... stoopid lights!! why do they hafta flash!!... ...but in ur case...if its a lemon get a new one!!...hope you didnt detail it yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legacysrt Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 I had mine fixed but it came back...i go to big valley subaru anyone got there CEL and CC light fixed?...what did they say the problem was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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