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What could be the problem? Check Engine, Trac Off, VSC light just turned on

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Old 04-06-08, 05:46 PM
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Default What could be the problem? Check Engine, Trac Off, VSC light just turned on

I was driving today when all of a sudden, the following lights turned on: Trac Off, VSC, and check engine light came on. It's Sunday so the dealership is closed. Anybody know how much it'll be to diagnose and how much it'll be? Much thanks. I kinda want a ball park price so the dealership won't rip me off. BTW, I have 52,000 miles for a 2001. Thanks
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Just try the trick where you pull out the EFI fuse as I have mentioned previously.

Probably a P0171, if you haven't noticed anything unusual, but you can go to an AutoZone and also get the code checked out for free and let me know what it is.
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is this the link?
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...8&postcount=15
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That's it.
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Thanks LexMex.. Whew!!! I just came back from the dealership and everything is fine. No Charge!!! They said it may be the gas cap. I told him that it drove fine. They said they check the charcoal evap? or something and everything is fine. I think they did what you did by resetting the ECU fuse box. They won't give me the codes but it's ok.

I'm thinking last week, I did fill my gas tank will 2 gallons of gas I had as an emergency backup. My gas tank was half full before I filled an extra 2 gallons I had in my shed. Could it of been when I poured the gas in, it may have went in a different tube? With the gas prices these days, I tried to save 2 gallons of old gas!!! That caused me more headache...
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If the gas gets too far down (when the low fuel light comes on), you can throw a P0171 (I have done that many times down here).
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