boola1341

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My wife forgot to close the gas cap after fueling up and now the engine light is on. The car is a 2005 Malibu. Is there a way to get that light off without taking it to the dealership?

Ramairbird

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Some of the big auto parts chains will scan codes for free. I can"t remember if Autozone is one of them.

Mike454SS

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I think that code will self reset if you just go through a few tanks of gas properly with the cap...tell her to drive it normally and not worry about the code...if it's still there after a few weeks, ask the guy at AutoZone to reset it for you.

poconojoe

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It should go off itself after about a half dozen drive cycles, or you could go to AutoZone and have them reset it

1_fast_gto

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The control module turns OFF the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) after 3 consecutive ignition cycles that the diagnostic runs and does not fail. A current DTC, Last Test Failed, clears when the diagnostic runs and passes. A history DTC clears after 40 consecutive warm-up cycles, if no failures are reported by this or any other emission related diagnostic.
or you can clear it with a scan tool of some sort,

boola1341

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Thanks for the quick replies.