It’s happening.
Electronics and systems try to help drivers keep their vehicles in safe operating conditions.
Drivers are finding a way around these systems!
Heard last week about a Cayenne with the TPMS light on. Shop tried to make the TPMS happy by adjusting the pressures and failed.
Customer advises the shop to over inflate the tire pressures in order to satisfy the TPMS MIL and drives away thinking that is okay. 🙁
Nice FAIL people!
On a Ford. Alarm triggered by passenger side front door. Car has been to the dealer twice, they cleared codes but did not fix anything.
I recommended removing the sensor and completing the circuit with a jumper to see if that eliminates the trigger.
That must have been too hard to do. The owner removed the fuse for the horn. That fixed the result of the problem.
Not the problem! Now car is driving around without a horn!
Another nice FAIL!
Shops have seen more incorrect “fixes” like this. Why not post some of them here!