strange issue popped up

took my 13 GT for a quick run to dry it off. ran first gear out to about 5900 and shifted, drove easy on 2nd and 3rd then shifted to 4th and slowly acclerated to about 80 suddenly noticed engine missing and the engine light flashing. pulled off the road and as i turned around to head home the light went off and engine started running normal again. if i take it in to the dealer will the code be stored and readable?

why was it wet?

stkjock said:

why was it wet?

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hosed the dust and leaves off the car. the engine was not wet

Car stock?

stkjock said:

Car stock?

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yes, has just over 500 miles on it

Are you sure it wasn't the traction control light? It's the same color.

Rob72 said:

Are you sure it wasn't the traction control light? It's the same color.

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i'm sure it was the engine icon flashing and there was a substantial engine miss to go with it.

Bald Menace said:

i'm sure it was the engine icon flashing and there was a substantial engine miss to go with it.

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TCS sounds like that. But at 80 in 4th.... Doubting that was the cause, however that is the KISS answer

Take it in and have them read the code. Could be multiple things all possibly related to water intrusion.


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or possibly water got on the filter and than hitting the mass air meter?

In before the "OMG a stock #8" posts.

Just take it in to the dealer if its stock and they'll get it sorted out. If the engine was missing bad enough to feel it, then the engine light should have been flashing (that's what it does to indicate a misfire).

As far as why, it could be a lot of things as said above from water on the air filter, to coil packs getting wet, etc.

Unless he hosed it off with the hood up water in those areas would be unlikely. Water on the filter with a stock air box nearly impossible. I'm gonna guess that the water was just coincidental.

At 500 miles and all stock I would take it to the dealer. I'm gonna also guess your gonna get the "we can't seem to duplicate the problem line". That's just how things normally go for me but if you got the light perhaps you have a code that will lead to the issue.

I'm going with a bad part or improperly assembled part rather than the water being the major contributor. Good luck and let us know what the issue was.

Took the car out tonight and noticed it runs rough, there is a definate missfire. I was able to duplicate the flashing engine light just by accelerating in 3rd or 4th gear and now the check engine light is on and not going away. they should be able to duplicate it now.

How is the idle, its only on acceleration?

idle isnt as smooth as it was when i first got it but it doesnt feel like a dead hole.

Since it's a '13 you have the hood vents ... did you shoot high-pressure water into them? Maybe you got some water into electrical components that don't like to get wet, or THAT wet.

If the light is flashing, you're misfiring for sure, and you could be doing damage to the cat converters, so it's telling you to not drive the car ...

If water intrusion is what's caused the problem, it may or may not be covered under warranty ... kinda depends on your story when you go to the dealership, and how friendly/nice the dealership is

subd just out of curiousity

Gabe said:

Since it's a '13 you have the hood vents ... did you shoot high-pressure water into them? Maybe you got some water into electrical components that don't like to get wet, or THAT wet.

If the light is flashing, you're misfiring for sure, and you could be doing damage to the cat converters, so it's telling you to not drive the car ...

If water intrusion is what's caused the problem, it may or may not be covered under warranty ... kinda depends on your story when you go to the dealership, and how friendly/nice the dealership is

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I simply sprayed the dust off the car with a wide pattern nozzle. no direct stream of water into the hood vents and no more water than would have gotten in the car if it had been sitting in the rain. we shall see what they say.

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SiriusB0neR said:

Take it to the Dealer
It's free
Take I to the dealer
It's fREE

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not necessarily... only if it's a warranty claim