I have a 1995 Maxima SE with 63,000 miles on it and the check engine light recently came on. I believe at the same time the right, front blinker has stopped working. My first thought was a burnt bulb and I changed it-- no change. Also, the car is totally stock. I've heard horror stories about taking the car to a dealer and spending hundreds of dollars with no avail. Are these two incidents related?

Thanks.

 

only one way to find out

http://vbxmaxima.8m.com/ecu.html

pull the code and let us know

we will tell you

 

The two symptoms are probably unrelated. If the bulb is good, examine the bulb socket and the wiring leading to it.

The Check Engine Light is evidence that something is wrong. That
"something" may be any number of things, some major and some minor. It
might be nothing more than a loose fuel filler cap. The Engine Control
Module (the computer) detected a problem and turned on the Check Engine
Light. At the same time it stored one or more Diagnostic Trouble Codes.
Get someone to do a DTC readout for you. This is not a big deal, does not
require specialized "dealer only" test equipment, and should take less than
an hour. When you know the stored DTCs, you will have a fair idea of what
repairs are needed.

If you like to do your own "wrenching" you can do the DTC readout for
yourself. No special tools are required.

You will find instructions to do a DTC readout and reset
the Check Engine light at:
http://vbxmaxima.8m.com/ecu.html

The DTC "translations" are found at:
http://vbxmaxima.8m.com/ecudecoder.html

 

Thanks Daniel, I'll check them out. And, I'll check the light socket.






QUOTE]Originally posted by Daniel B. Martin
The two symptoms are probably unrelated. If the bulb is good, examine the bulb socket and the wiring leading to it.

The Check Engine Light is evidence that something is wrong. That
"something" may be any number of things, some major and some minor. It
might be nothing more than a loose fuel filler cap. The Engine Control
Module (the computer) detected a problem and turned on the Check Engine
Light. At the same time it stored one or more Diagnostic Trouble Codes.
Get someone to do a DTC readout for you. This is not a big deal, does not
require specialized "dealer only" test equipment, and should take less than
an hour. When you know the stored DTCs, you will have a fair idea of what
repairs are needed.

If you like to do your own "wrenching" you can do the DTC readout for
yourself. No special tools are required.

You will find instructions to do a DTC readout and reset
the Check Engine light at:
http://vbxmaxima.8m.com/ecu.html

The DTC "translations" are found at:
http://vbxmaxima.8m.com/ecudecoder.html [/QUOTE]