120,000 Mile Dealer Trick?

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Jun 24, 2006 | 09:59 AM

animalrollins

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120,000 Mile Dealer Trick?

I drive a 2000 Honda Civic that just reached 120,000 miles. As soon as it hit that mark, my check engine light went on. Some friends of mine tell me that this is a way dealers get you to come back in. Is there any truth to this? And, how do you reset that light?

Jun 24, 2006 | 10:16 AM

Marty

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RE: 120,000 Mile Dealer Trick?

dis-connect your negetive battery terminal for 15 minutes or more

Jun 26, 2006 | 04:31 PM

land9

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RE: 120,000 Mile Dealer Trick?

there's no possible way they can do this!
bring it in and get it checked out, it's there for a reason - anyone with a code reader can tell why you it's on

Jun 26, 2006 | 04:40 PM

Remmy

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RE: 120,000 Mile Dealer Trick?

autozone will scan your car for free.

Jun 26, 2006 | 06:25 PM

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ORIGINAL: animalrollins

I drive a 2000 Honda Civic that just reached 120,000 miles. As soon as it hit that mark, my check engine light went on. Some friends of mine tell me that this is a way dealers get you to come back in. Is there any truth to this? And, how do you reset that light?

Well, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that it is in fact a "trick" seeing as the light came on right after such a round number. The chances of a problem occuring exactly when the odometer touches 120,000 are pretty slim (but not 0).