Thread: Need help with a no code

OK, here it is guys! Timboku you were right on! Unfortunately I already had the appointment with the guys machine. I read your idea with the MAF this morning and already had the appointment when I got up. On the way to the shop the car quit completely, I was in traffic and had a heck of getting it out of the traffic. Flustered I forgot your suggestion and called a tow. 55 bucks later it's at the shop. 90 to hook up the super computer, 161 to check it out. 238 smakers for a new MAF sensor. Crap. I should of went out there and drove it like you suggested Timboku. And to top if off now the abs/tcs light is on and the code reads front sensor is bad. It was not on when we took it in. The shop said it was and we argued that for a few seconds and I gave up. Now I am home and wondering if the tow driver might have hurt the leads when he tied it down. I am not familiar with the system so don't know if that can happen. I will fix it though. Thanks for the help everyone

That sucks that mechanics RIP people off. I would check the wire that leads to the hub to make sure it is ok. It runs down the Lower control arms to the back of the rotor assembly. You can see a white plug on a little mount. that is where it plugs in.
If that is pluged in follow it up to where it plugs in to ensure that is ok. Also check to see if it is cut on anything. If they did not tie it down the right way and used the control arms to hook up to, they could have damaged something while in tow.
Good luck with it.

Thanks for the reply. I hope that it is not the wire. I already bought the part thinking that if the obd code shows the sensor is bad then that is what would be wrong. After I ordered it I also found out that there was a recall on the wiring harness. It says that the harness had faults 4-5 inches in from the sensor because it WAS NOT ATTACHED as you said. Two questions, if it shows wear marks where it was towed is the driver responsible? If it is cracked like the recall says would they still grant the recall? Thanks again for the help. Greg