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Old 05-28-2009, 05:39 AM
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So when I put my key in, turn it to the ON position, and before I actually press the Start button, the CEL will stay lit for a few seconds, then blink slowly 5 times, then extinguishes. There is no CEL when driving. What is going on with my car...it has never done this before.

And no, it`s not the maintenance required light.
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Have you tried hooking it up to a odb2 reader and see what it says?

You could also reset the ecu and see if it comes back.
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I would hook up a scanner and pull the code
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you mean this isnt normal?
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^ no it's not normal. Mine does not do it.
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i know if it comes on while you're driving and it blinks turn the engine off immediately, this i've never heard of, could be something with the starting system, just a wild guess
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my maintence reqiuired flashed 6 times every time i sart the car then goes away
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OP...are you sure it's the CEL light that is flashing and not the maintenance light? The maintenance light just means it's time for an oil change.
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[QUOTE=negcamber,May 30 2009, 08:07 AM]

OP...are you sure it's the CEL light that is flashing and not the maintenance light?
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Originally Posted by GTS Jeff,May 31 2009, 12:28 PM
Seriously? First off I already said in the first post it wasn't the maintenance light. Like I specifically wrote that in. Second, MY 06+ cars don't even have maintenance lights.
Glad you were able to find the solution.

Sorry my post irritated you when I'm trying to help you. Do you realize how many folks post in this forum and say that an issue is "absolutely" not "x, y or z" and when you finally help them get to the solution you find that they were dead wrong and it was 'x, y or z" after all?
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