TheUltimateMan
05/12/2011, 10:20 AM
So I was cursing to myself last night while pumping gas... I felt as if I was losing a race while depositing $50 of the good stuff into my Ironman, knowing that my hard earned money would only give me, at best, half a tank to run on.
After having my moment, I sat satified in the driver's seat. Knowing that I love my thirsty VehiCross, she loves me, we're happy to be the hottest thing cruising on the road, and there was nothing we could do about the rising price of oil at that moment from that dim gas station lot.
Then I turned her on.
Everything seems normal, but then what is the amber glow staring at me in the corner of my eye? The 'Check Engine' light had come on.
"Okay," I thought, "Well, everything seems to be running okay. I don't hear any odd sounds, and the drive feels fine. This is no big deal, I'll just have it checked out this weekend..." And continued on my drive.
As I got on the interstate I notice for the first time that my Speedometer wasn't moving. I was going at least 50mph, and the Speedometer stayed at "0."
Again, I thought, "Well, that's certainly odd- I've never seen or heard of that happening before. The rpm and every other gage on the dash seems to be functioning properly, I'll just have to be careful driving home." Luckily, I have a built in Speedometer on my DVD/Nav system which is actually more accurate.
As I pulled into my driveway 30 minutes later I noticed something else. My mileage hadn't budged since I left the gas station 20 miles away.
When I drove this morning, the same thing was happening. Speedometer didn't move, and neither did my Odometer. And my Check Engine light is still on.
I've checked the forums, and I found posts about a fluctuating Speedometer, but not one that doesn't move.
Any ideas as to what's going on in my VX...?
I'm not very mechanically savve, so ANY help would be GREATLY appreciated! Thank you~!!
:bwgy: :yeso: :bwgy:
After having my moment, I sat satified in the driver's seat. Knowing that I love my thirsty VehiCross, she loves me, we're happy to be the hottest thing cruising on the road, and there was nothing we could do about the rising price of oil at that moment from that dim gas station lot.
Then I turned her on.
Everything seems normal, but then what is the amber glow staring at me in the corner of my eye? The 'Check Engine' light had come on.
"Okay," I thought, "Well, everything seems to be running okay. I don't hear any odd sounds, and the drive feels fine. This is no big deal, I'll just have it checked out this weekend..." And continued on my drive.
As I got on the interstate I notice for the first time that my Speedometer wasn't moving. I was going at least 50mph, and the Speedometer stayed at "0."
Again, I thought, "Well, that's certainly odd- I've never seen or heard of that happening before. The rpm and every other gage on the dash seems to be functioning properly, I'll just have to be careful driving home." Luckily, I have a built in Speedometer on my DVD/Nav system which is actually more accurate.
As I pulled into my driveway 30 minutes later I noticed something else. My mileage hadn't budged since I left the gas station 20 miles away.
When I drove this morning, the same thing was happening. Speedometer didn't move, and neither did my Odometer. And my Check Engine light is still on.
I've checked the forums, and I found posts about a fluctuating Speedometer, but not one that doesn't move.
Any ideas as to what's going on in my VX...?
I'm not very mechanically savve, so ANY help would be GREATLY appreciated! Thank you~!!
:bwgy: :yeso: :bwgy: