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Old Aug 2, 2001 | 07:15 AM
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Well, that light came on this morning. I've only got 11,000 miles on it. Any ideas anyone?

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Old Aug 2, 2001 | 07:16 AM
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any mods?
Old Aug 2, 2001 | 07:20 AM
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Piaa H4 bulbs...tinted windows...thats about it.
Old Aug 2, 2001 | 07:25 AM
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Piaa H4 bulbs...tinted windows...thats about it.
you can unhook the battery for a few hours and see if it goes away, or just take it in to the dealer. They will take care of it....
Old Aug 2, 2001 | 09:37 AM
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Service Engine Soon

For some people making sure the gas cap is snuggly closed works. I had to disconnnect the battery.
Old Aug 2, 2001 | 10:10 AM
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sup Studio Max.
I had the same problem fixed a couple of weeks ago. I had 35000 miles on mine though. My buddy who work as a tech at nissan took care of it for me. He told me the reason why the light came on was because the ECM computer needed to be reprogram because the original program sequences were too close together, thus causing the computer to misread the info. If discounting the battert doesn't work, bring in to the deal and have them reprogram it. That's my 2 cents. Another thing I want to add is that after they reprogrammed my car, it makes this funny noise after I turned off the car. I brought it back in and had them checked it. They told me its normal and it does that because the new program is set to leave a chamber open for a couple of seconds after the car is turned off. The kind of sound is like something is winding down and then it goes click click click as if something is closing. So don't be alarm.
Old Aug 2, 2001 | 11:10 AM
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Service engine soon

My guess would be the window tint

Actually, mine came on once after I forgot to put the gas cap back on. I left it stuck on the gas door. It went off after 10 miles or so.
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