so i had 316miles on my car yesterday and on my way home from work the engine light comes on. i b-line straight to the dealer and they say they're going to run a diagnostic on it. guy comes back and says they didn't find any problems but showed me a document with known mustang problems on it. apparently the engine light has been coming on for no reason in multiple 06 GT's and they don't have a solution/explanation yet. they reset the light for me and said i had nothing to worry about.

i guess it's a relief but still i was worried as hell....

 

When I first got my 05 back in November of 04 it happen to me. The dealer said it was a coil misfired. Never had a problem since then except once and that is a whole another story. Don't fret. Try to not dogged it as much until you break it in.

 

I always wondered why no one seem to just install a display and output the ODBII codes in a human readable format. The cost would be minimal and would let you know the difference betwen "get it fixed NOW" and "get it checked when you have time."

 

The CEL came on for a reason, but if the code was just a temporary issue, it can be cleared and not come back. There are about a thousand different reasons the light can come on, but if the issue still existed when the dealer put the reader on it, the code would have still been set. It's probably something totally harmless.....

Did you put gas in it just before the code? That 300+ mile mark sounds kinda familiar. My GT threw a code recently for the gas cap because the little plastic harness got wedged in between the cap and the filler mouth.

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just filled it the first time today actually. the service guy did mention what you said about the gas cap tripping the engine light somehow. so when he went out to check the mileage i checked the cap and it was on fine.

whatever diagostic test they ran went well i guess, they didn't have time to check the lines for air leaks but the light has stayed off since so i'm not really gonna worry about it.

 

They need to just remove the engine light.

 

mine has just come on as well, i have 9000 miles on it and it kindas scares me, what should i do

 

If they put the codes on a readable format, the dealerships would lose warranty money (and your money) because you would have the ability to fix certain problems yourself....of course I guess you can just go to Autozone or Checker and get the pulled code....aah nevermind.

 

Go to AutoZone and they'll read the code for you for free. If it's something like the gas calp issue, you can fix it yourself in about 15 seconds. If not, then it's off to the dealer for some warranty work.

 

Those damn gas calps will do it every time.....