How Long Do You Ignore Your Check Engine Light?
I give Courtlin a hard time about her car troubles, but I ll admit something about my own vehicle right now. I was driving to Iowa City and back over the weekend. The car I drive, a 2014 Hyundai Tucson, doesn t get many long trips on the interstate. As I was driving back to Cedar Rapids, I saw it pop on. The dreaded check engine light. Now, it wasn t flashing, which I knew meant the problem was urgent. But how bad was the news going to be?
A new study found that the average person will wait 9 days after seeing that light pop on before taking their vehicle in to see what is wrong. Mine happened on Saturday, and to be fair, it did go off the very next day. That being said, I still need to have it looked at to find out what made it pop on in the first place. Now just because your check engine light comes on doesn t mean the worst for your car. Now i the light is flashing, then it may indicate a more serious problem.