tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post8873453989705625171..comments2023-10-18T09:24:06.238-05:00Comments on Stefanie Says: I am the prototype of the car of the futureStefaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10128238432671375399noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-48785127955633074622009-11-11T07:41:04.202-06:002009-11-11T07:41:04.202-06:00I too am among the "no light" behind odo...I too am among the "no light" behind odometer" group. I had heard it was kind of expensive to replace and you guys have confirmed that. It is one of the little irks in life I can live with:) My 2003 L200 has been good to me in the 4 years I have owned it so that's not too much to ask I guess. I have also had the experience of the "check engine" light coming on when the gas cap needs re adjusting. It initially scares the crap out of you until you remember, 'oh ya, I just got gas", check that first and it's always the same.djkrupa48https://www.blogger.com/profile/08042253480188132988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-39535873431273691672007-09-19T15:44:00.000-05:002007-09-19T15:44:00.000-05:00NPW--You'd let me touch your brand new car? Wow. T...NPW--You'd let me touch your brand new car? Wow. That's trust. (More trust than is warranted, actually.)<BR/><BR/>Noelle--You actually thought that the light going back on meant something was wrong, too?? I can't believe my mind isn't the only one that works like that. <BR/><BR/>Also, I have a friend with a VW Golf that occasionally won't get out of park. That happens to Saturns, too?? Damn.<BR/><BR/>TOG--Ha! They totally should. Or at least mutter mischievously to themselves or something.<BR/><BR/>WM--But what is it trying to SAY?? This we will never know, will we?<BR/><BR/>Liz--Wow. You're like the Fonz. What else can you fix that way?<BR/><BR/>Nabb-I would not have connected those two things, but thanks for that.<BR/><BR/>L Sass and R--OK, I'm sorry, do not hate me, but... I can't stand Car Talk. Feel free to call in for me, though, and tell me what they say!<BR/><BR/>Jarod--That's certainly another way to go... Does 50s-era sexism come along with that? (Golly, I hope so.)<BR/><BR/>Malia--They told me basically the same thing. Is your daytime running light indicator also flickering? The odometer light magically healing itself seems to have fixed that as well.<BR/><BR/>R--(See above)<BR/><BR/>DCMM--Actually, water is what made Gremlins MULTIPLY, which makes sense, come to think of it, as what started as one tiny young girl in the quick lube area somehow over the months turned into a whole staff of tiny young girls and boys. I'd hate to see what happens if I were to feed any of them after midnight, though!Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10128238432671375399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-18940746366063615062007-09-19T15:22:00.000-05:002007-09-19T15:22:00.000-05:00I have a similar problem, but it's the light behin...I have a similar problem, but it's the light behind the gas gauge that went out on me. It sucks to be driving at night and not know how much gas you have. <BR/><BR/>Isn't there some test for goblins? Like try splashing a little water on one of them to see if he turns into something even more evil... oh, wait. That's GREMLINs. Never mind.don't call me MA'AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11439448178708339536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-91893022962240156242007-09-19T15:18:00.000-05:002007-09-19T15:18:00.000-05:00Oh my gosh, L Sass has the best idea ever. Call C...Oh my gosh, L Sass has the best idea ever. Call Car Talk! Or I could call Car Talk for you! I love Car Talk entirely too much.-R-https://www.blogger.com/profile/03106445268257079599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-12328183790775250842007-09-19T14:56:00.000-05:002007-09-19T14:56:00.000-05:00My Saturn odometer light is out, TOO! WEIRD!!!Excu...My Saturn odometer light is out, TOO! WEIRD!!!<BR/><BR/>Excuse the yelling.<BR/><BR/>They told me it was a $9 bulb to replace, but $100 to take the panel off. Guess who elected to leave it dark?<BR/><BR/>Guess who also can't find a buyer for her car?Mairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06258303964205159058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-32891043588291422122007-09-19T14:42:00.000-05:002007-09-19T14:42:00.000-05:00I think all service mechanics should be in 1950's ...I think all service mechanics should be in 1950's garb, complete with hats and zippy dialogue.<BR/>"Gee, there, miss, what ya got there? That's swell, I'll fix 'er in no time!"Jarodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00509177064265454149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-79295558077313711052007-09-19T11:04:00.000-05:002007-09-19T11:04:00.000-05:00Please call Car Talk. Please please please?I have...Please call Car Talk. Please please please?<BR/><BR/>I have no car to call them about, so you're like the next best thing!L Sasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09852624970958809824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-10989972055803426582007-09-19T09:46:00.000-05:002007-09-19T09:46:00.000-05:00Glad you avoided a trip to the mechanic. There's n...Glad you avoided a trip to the mechanic. There's nothing I dread more. Well, except vomiting, but even that is cheaper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-92051365351045216052007-09-19T09:15:00.000-05:002007-09-19T09:15:00.000-05:00See how important reading can be? You fixed your ...See how important reading can be? You fixed your car; I fixed my refrigerator. Because we can READ.<BR/> <BR/>My Suzuki Samurai (a couple of cars ago) used to flash an ominous light periodically, which I could make go away by banging just right on a certain spot on the dash. I think it was an after effect of having to replace all the electrics in the steering column after someone broke in and tore it up one night. After a while I didn't even think about it, just--bang!lizgwizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907508137794025189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-35714927899859436422007-09-19T08:51:00.000-05:002007-09-19T08:51:00.000-05:00Your Saturn and my Jetta must be related. I have ...Your Saturn and my Jetta must be related. I have all sorts of little "oddities" with my car, including a flashing temperature light in the winter that no mechanic has been able to figure out. <BR/>I think it's my car's way of talking to me.Whiskeymariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680444919622976790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-59943772544859683652007-09-19T08:29:00.000-05:002007-09-19T08:29:00.000-05:00So ... about these little evil skate punks. Do th...So ... about these little evil skate punks. Do they sing anything while they change the oil? I think they should sing.The Other Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829845523633726024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-86546155762446058912007-09-19T07:40:00.000-05:002007-09-19T07:40:00.000-05:00I would think this is odd, but back when I had my ...I would think this is odd, but back when I had my sister's old '98 Saturn, the light on the radio clock was always off and could only be read in the daytime. Then, one day I was driving Birmingham somewhere, and he touched the radio and the light turned on! It stayed on for a full year until I sold the car and got the new one.<BR/><BR/>I too thought it was a sign that something was wrong, but it was probably just a short somewhere that Birmingham fixed with his magic touch (and boy, he never let me forget that). So, this may just be a common charactersitic of Saturns. If, one day, you find you can't get the gear out of "park" in the cold, drop me a line, because I remember those days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-77415053908904390662007-09-19T07:07:00.000-05:002007-09-19T07:07:00.000-05:00Saturn: heal thyself!Good job! Maybe next time I p...Saturn: heal thyself!<BR/><BR/>Good job! Maybe next time I pull up to get an oil change (hopefully not any time soon) I'll find a smiling Stefanie, ready to service my car. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com