Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2000 13:24:25 -0800 From: Kimo Saaby <kimo_saabynopsameja.com> Subject: Re: Check engine light and ECM
Sounds OK to me! fixing machines isn't an exact science like..... ummm.... medicine.... or religion.... - BL Geoffrey Johnson wrote: > Actually, I 've taken the car in 4 times for this problem and the dealer has > charged me for only one visit (he even had my car washed once for free). On > an earlier occasion, when the alternator failed after the warranty expired, > he replaced it and charged me only for the labor. Saved me about $500. > > On Thu, 02 Nov 2000 12:24:02 -0800, Kimo Saaby wrote: > > >Don't get me wrong.... I don't mind "telling it like it is" or whatever.... > > > >But to automatically say that somebody got ripped off might be jumping the gun > >a little bit. > >It sometimes seems that way I know! > >A lot of times it IS that way.... without a doubt. > > > >But geez... I fix my own car sometimes & my own motorcycles too and things can > >happen that you don't count on. > > > >Some parts are interdependent on others and often an ailing part which was OK > >with another ailing part acts funny when you replace the second part. > >Not often, but new parts can be defective. > >It could be totally un-related. > >It could be something minor which acts up every once in a while. > >Sometimes it's just plain mysterious. > > > >But this kind of thing does happen so don't go yelling at your mechanic.... > >(yet?) > > > >Mechanics are generally OK guys & gals.... just like you & me. > > > >I mean, I certainly wasn't out to rip myself off. > > > >Stuff happens! > > > > > >BL > > > > > > > > > >"----nopsam-" wrote: > > > >> "Geoffrey Johnson" <gmjohnson.nospamnopsamlobal.net> wrote in message > >> news:tzwbuafbanggtybonyarg.g3eptq0.pminewsnopsam3.attglobal.net... > >> > The Check Engine light on my 1997 9000 CSE came on. The dealer said it > >> was > >> > the oxygen sensor and replaced it. The light came on again. The delaer > >> > cleared it. It came on again and I decided to go for a new ECM. Dealer > >> > didn't get the ECM in (although I think the old one was taken out an put > >> back > >> > in) because Saab sent the wrong part. Now the Check Engine light has gone > >> > out of its own accord. Car was running a little rough periodically, and > >> > mileage seemed to plummet, but now everthing seems normal. What does this > >> > all mean? > >> > >> You got screwed by the dealer > >> > >> > Also, dealer wants $1,000 for new ECM and if I want to keep the old one, > >> Saab > >> > wants another $450 (apparently it remanufactures them). > >> > >> The dealer wants to screw you again > >> > >> > Seems like a real > >> > rip off. > >> > >> It is. > >
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