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Fidelk:
AFTER the last two times visiting my local mechanic for service, my 1999 F-150 dash showed "Service Engine Soon"....TWICE!!!!! The first time, I checked the air filter and it seemed like the clamp was a bit loose. Put it back together, clamped it down......the warning light was gone. The second time......the same warning light came on within a day......fiddled with the air filter again but that didn't clear it. Went back to repair shop and the technician with his magic decoder determined that there was a firing problem (?) with one of the cylinders......or some such BS......but the boss was away and I had to bring it back later to get it cleared. Went home and just for the hell of it, popped the hood and wiggled and pressed down on all the spark plug wires/distributor cap (if that's what it still is). After performing this advanced act of automotive genius, the warning light was gone. Maybe I need a new mechanic.

Sandberm:
A quick thank you to buckmark for his replies as well as others. I am laying in bed and didn't want to wait till tomorrow to say so.

 I will give more observations tomorrow but am glad this topic has spurred discussion. 

Caseknife:
Seem to recall in my too many years as a tech, that somewhere in that general MY GM had issues with harnesses right below the driver floorboard causing ABS issues.  Can't remember if it affected Colorados or not.  Think it was Trailblazers, but essentially the same chassis.

Encore 280:
My passenger air bag light has been on for about a month,'09 F350. Hate to think about taking it in and getting the run around.

Sandberm:
Right to repair was brought up.

These new vehicles (and appliances) are getting ridiculous with the unwanted technology that cannot be fixed without calling up the dealer and paying them to fix it. Its well known now that it is built into the profit model by the manufacturer that you will have to call them and spend some money to get things fixed. That's sorta what's happening here with my truck. I researched this a bunch before i started this thread and the conclusion I came up with was that i would have to pay someone who has and expensive scan tool to fix this for me.

All my vehicles are in the 1995 to 2010 range and i haven't paid anyone to work on them since 2012. I cannot see spending $50,000+ on a new pickup and then on top of that having to pay someone to fix the simplest stuff. I need my vehicles to get to 300,000 miles at these prices.

The manufacturers have it figured out now to not make appliances last more then 10-20 years at the very most. I just spent a bunch of money to replace a fridge that was less then 20 years old...meanwhile my brother has one in the shop that was made in the early 1950's!!! and my mother still has the one she bout in the early 1980's. My washer and dryer i bought at Sears in 1995 are still going strong and i can fix them, meanwhile i see in forums where folks have problems with their fancy digital ones after a few years.

 I got 20 years out of the AC/Furnace in my house and i spent over $12,000 to replace it and the inspector smirked at me and said to expect to get 10 years out of the new stuff. Am I supposed to save $1000/year just so I can afford a new setup 10 years from now?

Rant over. Where is my therapy dog at?

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