Taken

 

The day before my birthday I took a ride to the river because I knew the morning of my birthday I had an appointment at my nearby Subaru dealer to have a wiring harness installed.  Unsure of how long it would take, I planned on the morning being "taken."

 

It turns out, I was right.  Leaving the dealership which is only 12 miles away, I drove home, grabbed something quick to eat, then headed to one of the Eagle nest sites (7 miles one way from home), then returned home.

Later that day I wanted to get my car inspected for emissions.  Well, that never came to fruition...because the dash was lit up like a Christmas tree!  Not only was my CHECK ENGINE LIGHT glowing a bright red, but also the HILL ASSIST, TRACTION CONTROL and CRUISE CONTROL were all on!!

Calling the dealer from the parking lot I tuned around in, I was told to bring the car back in on Wednesday morning.  Yes, as you can imagine, I was there earlier than expected, handed them the keys and sat in the waiting room thinking...hmmmm, on December 3rd, the dealership did a 60K maintenance check on my car (which cost me $900.00) and here it was December 29th.  It seemed mighty coincidental that their service department installed a wiring harness ($350.00)...connecting it to my electrical system the day before...and here I was with very apparent electrical issues.

 

Time passed but my attitude didn't and a few hours later, when I asked what was wrong, I was told, "I honestly don't know.  We couldn't read the code from diagnostics, so they cleaned the connectors and reset the computer system.  But IF the ENGINE LIGHT comes on, it could mean you have a problem."

 

A few days later, I spoke with my friend John who gave me a new mechanic's name and address.

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Taken

 

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