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My car's check engine light came on right before a big trip
I thought it was a quick fix, but the auto shop kept it for 3 days trying to find the sensor issue. My neighbor gave me a ride to work all week, which honestly saved me. Anyone else have a simple car problem turn into a huge time sink?
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barbaraschmidt8d ago
Ugh, that's the worst. It always starts as a "simple sensor swap" and turns into a diagnostic black hole. Glad your neighbor had your back, that's the only thing that saves you when the shop holds your car hostage.
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finley_harris58d ago
Honestly, sometimes that "diagnostic black hole" is just the shop doing their job right. Cars are crazy complicated now, and a bad sensor can mess with a bunch of other systems. It's not always a hostage situation, sometimes they're just trying to fix it for good so you don't come back mad next week.
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