The valve cover cracked, causing a vacuum leak that triggered the check engine light to come on. The car needed a new valve cover kit (cover and gasket) to be installed. The cause of the failure is the valve cover being made from injection molded plastic, which failed after extended exposure to typical engine temperatures.
well I just had a full oil change and all fluids topped off 3 weeks ago, car has been and still runs fine, just the engine light popped on yesterday and not sure what it could be? frustrated...
Check engine light remains on constantly now. mileage dropped to 25 mpg. hard to start, in fact doesn't start after refueling until you crank if over a few minutes. tried using premium gas seems to help with the hesitation no the highway, but very rough idle (sometimes worse then other times, but never really runs right) check engine codes 'lean conditions' but out of warranty, and afraid it will cost several $$$$ bills to repair a three year old car. Online research shows this car to have this issue quite a bit.
Check engine light comes and goes, replaced the intake 6K miles ago. car is often hard to start and is very rough at idle. sometimes hesitation at speed not he highway. this car is a lemon.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
The valve cover cracked, causing a vacuum leak that triggered the check engine light to come on. The car needed a new valve cover kit (cover and gasket) to be installed. The cause of the failure is the valve cover being made from injection molded plastic, which failed after extended exposure to typical engine temperatures.
- Frank C., East Haven, CT, US