I effing hate getting my car smogged! Five years ago my check engine light came on just before the test. Smog stations

[Floyd R. Turbo]

here won’t run the test if the CE light is illuminated. Long story short, the dealer wanted nearly $1,000. to replace a faulty sensor and I couldn’t find another mechanic who would do the work for less.

So,…I bought an OBD reader to erase the error code and reset the CE light. I then have to complete a drive cycle to reset the monitors. A pain in the ass, but a hell of a lot cheaper than $1,000.!

[Silver Gaia]

1. We've had the same thing happen!

It truly does suck!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

4. Bummer! The $20. for the reader was money well spent!

[LoisB]

2. I feel your pain. Just went through the same thing. My registration required that

I go to a STAR smog station. About $600 and 200 miles later, finally passed.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

7. Bummer! As I said the $20. code reader was well worth it!

[True Dough]

3. Your car

complained to me about you smogging up the driver's seat!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

8. Car lies!

[Ziggysmom]

5. The DMV is a pain in the ass. You buy a hybrid vehicle to use less gas, good idea huh?

Then when you go to get the license plates & registration for the car they add a $75.00 surcharge on hybrid/electric cars cuz you aren’t wasting enough fuel to generate enough gasoline tax for the state

ALL YOU DO IS PAY…………….no matter what you do!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

9. Bastards!🤬

[Maraya1969]

6. All my lights are on. Check engine, check brakes! Fluids low (I can't actually remember what all of them are)

But when I went to a place after the brake light went on because I was actually concerned and the guy checked and said my brakes were fine and that the lights just come on at certain intervals I swore I would not check anything again!

And I haven't. It still runs fine.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

10. Locally smog centers will not check the vehicle if the CE light is illuminated. 🤬