Thread: SES light no codes found

There are many codes that can set an SES that a cheap scanner can't read. Say for example a wheel speed sensor code. It's there when the hub is bad and better scanners can read it..but in 99...it's not going to be read by an autozone scanner.

So is it best to take it to the dealership to have them scan it do you think? I do have an Actron 9580. I don't know if Auto Zone uses a lower model but I would think they could read what I could read with my meter.

If the dealership charges $100.00 to hook it up then maybe it would be cheaper to send her my actron and read the codes.

I don't know the area down there very well but there is a Midas service center close by. They seem to do a little bit more than just mufflers and brakes. What do you think of that? Maybe just take it to the dealer and have them read the code and check the fuel filler tube for leaks?

Suggestions please.

The "black tape" suggestion is a good one

Let me relay a little funny story... I was going to show my daughter how to check the oil, add if needed, check the coolant and add if needed. So we go out to her car and I tell her to get in and pop the hood. She gets into the drivers seat and with medium firmness pushes in the emergency brake pedal. Then relaxes back and waits.
Me:"That's not the hood release, that's the emergency brake".

Her: "Oh, you mean like the handle we have between the seats in the Volkswagen Jetta"?

Me: "exactly"... "Now let me show you how to release that E-brake". "Don't drive with it on, please".

Me: Now that little handle right there releases the hood.

We then go to the front of the car. (shes 5 feet tall and weighs about 95 pounds). I show her how to release the second latch and lift the hood, then I let her try. She reaches under and release the second latch and tries to lift the hood. She leans forward strains and goes up on her tippy-toes but the hood never moves.