I just want to know if autozone can check/ clear the code, I read somewere on another question awhile ago and it said they do check codes now I just called them and asked if they check codes and they tell me no, however the guy I talked to didnt really seem like he knew what a DTC (diagnostic trouble code) was so he said they dont check them . Can anyone verify has anyone taken their car to autozone and had them clear the check engine light or pull or clear any codes?
2007-07-02 09:43:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
They might pull the codes for free but keep in mind, they are a parts store trying to sell parts, not fix cars. When you pull the codes from a car you are getting processed information, what the ECM see as the problem, not a list of bad parts like most people seem to think. Even after you have the codes you need to do diagnostics to determine the root cause of the concern, that or throw parts at it like Autozone is hoping you will do.
2007-07-02 09:52:53 · answer #1 · answered by bikertrash 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing to do with fluids. Flashing means you are misfiring and that's something that may be serious. A scan of the code at this point will just tell you what cylinder is misfiring and I bet there's more than one. Did you put lower grade gas? That and the heat could cause this. It could also be a bad fuel filter, bad spark plugs or bad injectors. Happens a lot as the weather starts to get hot out. I would go have the car checked out because there are many possible causes and it could get costly replacing parts that may not fix the problem. You might get lucky but it's best to have it taken care of and stop driving if it continues as misfiring can damage the engine easily.
2016-05-21 04:18:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, i have pulled into an autozone and all they had to do was hook this lil electronic code thingy and look the code up to see what was wrong...not sure if they can clear the problem though. i have a VW and they told me to go to the nearest dealership to get whatever was wrong with it fixed. but at least you know what is wrong and how severe the problem is. good luck!
2007-07-02 09:48:20 · answer #3 · answered by Katerina Beana 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the car has to be a 1996 or newer but yes they can run a diagnostic tool to find out what the problem is. You usually have to fix the problem to clear the code. My Saturn had a similar problem. The light went out a few days before my mechanic was going to look at it and hasn't come back on yet.
2007-07-02 09:47:22 · answer #4 · answered by Matt3471 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes autozone does do that for the check engine light. they can plug it into ur computer on the car and tell u what code it is and what it goes to but i dont think they can clear it.
2007-07-02 09:47:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i had this problem with my car and i went to my mechanic and they ran a diagnosic and i needed a new sensor. i think that you should go the mechanic to make sure thereis no engine problem that needs to be corrected.
2007-07-02 09:55:23 · answer #6 · answered by LUISA B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they pull codes for free. guy doesn't know what he's talking about
2007-07-02 09:46:01 · answer #7 · answered by Bob Jones 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i live in a small town and we have advance,,auto zone and oreilly....all will pull codes for free.
2007-07-02 09:49:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they do depending on the make and model. as for my car i had no such luck and had to take it to a mechanic
2007-07-02 09:58:09 · answer #9 · answered by watch_out 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They claim to do it for free, and so does O'Reilly. He just didn't feel like helping you out.
2007-07-02 09:47:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋