check engine light is on

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have taken it to auto zone to get free check and it said it was secondary air unit or circuit relay is bad. any ideas what is wrong w/out taking it to the dealership and pay 104 hr to look at it

surge82 in Mesa AZ

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Aug 6, 2009

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Houndog41on Aug 29, 2009

The secondary air supply system for your car is part of the emmisions system. My dad resently had the same fault error on his buick which has the some motor combo as your car. He thought the dealer would rake him over the coals for the repair so he ordered the air pump and replaced the relay, but still got the fault. It turned out that it was a dealer only part and they had to order it. Worse yet, they informed him that the dealership has the responsibility to maintain the emmisions system beyond the standard warrantee, so his expense for the repairs he did were out of his pocket instead of being covered as it should have been. So take it in, and have them fix it. If you car is newer than an 05 it should still be a dealer fix and should be covered under the emmisions system warrantees. Check with your dealer though, this is what our local dealer told us.

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matteon Aug 6, 2009

Are you out of warranty? Your car is very new. If you are still under warranty, the dealership should not charge you for any diagnostic time.

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