ok so my maint reqd light just got on. im at 50,xxx miles and my oil change is due in 1,000 miles cuz i do my oil changes every 3,000 miles. i have no clue what the problem is and im tight on money. anyone know what might be the problem?? maybe my tranny oil?? how often should you change the tranny oil??

 

that thing only runs on miles..every 5 thousand miles it comes on or something

 

You have to reset it.... Push down on the ****/button in the center of the console by your odometer and turn your car to ACC, you will see it blink, keep holding it down..... It will look like this if your doing it right. - - - - -, - - - -, - - -, - -, -, 0.0....

You just have to hold that button down and keep in down until it resets.... :D

 

yeah, it probably wasnt reset...if you read your manual...you would know

 

it means ur motors shot n u should give it to me....

 

I never read unless there is pictures or illustrations. Lol actually that happened to me when I 1st got my car and I was like wtf is the problem already. I thought something was broke and blah blah blah. So I took out handy dandy manual and looked for the picture of the Maintenance Warning Signal and read up a little bit {Going against everything I stand for} and skadoosh what do ya know I forgot to reset after 5000 miles. Just reset it after every oil change, thats what I do anyways.

 

dude.. totally hate ppl that dont read the manuals.. read the F'in manual.. and u'll see what the Flippin thing can do! ugh! sorry.. but i'll see ppl messin around with their phones or cars n are like.. LOOK WHAT I CAN DO!!! i'm usually like.. yeah.. it's in the manual and they're like oh.. i didn't read it.. WTF is so hard about doing that? k sorry.. had to vent a bit.

 

^^ haha agreed

 

good job for flaming my thread. next time try to keep those thoughts to yourself no one wants to hear that ____. i mean thats what forums are made for.

thanks alot for the people that gave me the info and what not. i appreciate your help. btw what is ACC??

 

Its on your ignition switch, I believe it goes LOCK - ACC - ON - START.

 

accessory stage. the radio is on and lights and all that good stuff without the engine being on.

 

What did you expect? Ask a silly question that can be answered by reading the manual and not get flamed? C'mon.

 

....or searching for it, plenty of n00bs have started threads about this.

 

Im glad I could help bro, good luck. Cheer up people!

 

Forums are to share info that is not easilly found in the manual. Otherwise, it would be FULL of threads just like this. Had you searched for this very topic, you would have found TONS of threads about it ... most saying to read the manual, which if you searched through would have answered your question. If people answered common knowledge stuff right out of the manual every time, the forum would be useless to search since you would be finding too many things everytime (which is already and issue with forums). The purpose of the forum is that once a question has been asked, it is there and others can search for the answer rather than people having to answer it again and again.

Not flaming.. just the way it is. Chances are, if there is a light on the dash, the manual tells you what it is for. If you cant find it then, search the forum for threads about it. If niether return results, then is the time to post a new thread and ask.

 

Just to answer the guys question.

The Maintenance required light is not associated with the engine diagnostics in any way. It is simply a "mileage count-down" type of setup. The number of miles required to make it turn on is determined by the reset process.

To reset the light, have the car in the "on" position, and change your trip odometer until it displays your overall mileage. Turn car off. Press and hold the button while turning car on.

You'll see dashed lines. To turn off the light, let all of the lines count down to zero. Afterwards, repeat the process, and release the button when the number of dashed lines is equal to "how many thousand miles" you want the light to come back on in.

If you leave 2 lines, it comes on in 2 thousand miles.
If you leave, 4, then 4,000.

I think you just held it just a smidge too long.

If you have an engine problem, your check engine light would come on.
If you have an oil problem, then the oil light would come on, though many would argue that at that point, it's too late.

 

^^ yes, an oil gauge should be standard equip in every car for sure.. the lights arent worth too much many times.