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Irene, you bitch
14 years ago
Welp, it seems this time the warning lights for the engine, electrical system, and battery in my car WERE right. They usually light up after a heavy rain, which is all Irene was by the time she reached my area of PA, and then go out after the car's had a chance to properly dry out. It seems the rain brought to us by Irene was enough to actually knock out my electrical systems... but not at first, hence why she's a bitch.
Basically what happened last night is I got into my car at 11:20 or so, nothing was wrong outside of the warning lights which I've learned to ignore so I proceeded to drive home. On the way there my dashboard started to freak out with lights and gauges turning on and off. This happened Sunday so I figured, since the car hadn't malfunctioned beyond faulty gauges Sunday or on the drive to work that day, I could ignore that. Then the CD stopped playing, I started to worry, and suddenly all of the electrical systems went out, including power steering.
All, that is, except for the headlights but they were on the lowest setting possible. The one which automatically cuts on when the car turns on and barely illuminates anything. That lowest setting and that was when I set the headlights on. When I turned them off the car drove a little smoother. Bottom line I drove to Ya ya's instead of our house since it was closer and called AAA from there. My car is presently sitting in the King's Automotive lot, a place I've never been to but assume it good since it's AAA supported. I got home at like, 12:30 or so.
But anyway, all this has me wondering: have any other hybrid driver's experienced similar false warning lights after heavy rains?
Either way this has led me to choose to buy a non-hybrid fro my next car. It'll be cheaper and hopefully not a dark color. Mine's dark blue and it makes summer a hot bitch and DOES NOT help keep the car warmer during winter...
Basically what happened last night is I got into my car at 11:20 or so, nothing was wrong outside of the warning lights which I've learned to ignore so I proceeded to drive home. On the way there my dashboard started to freak out with lights and gauges turning on and off. This happened Sunday so I figured, since the car hadn't malfunctioned beyond faulty gauges Sunday or on the drive to work that day, I could ignore that. Then the CD stopped playing, I started to worry, and suddenly all of the electrical systems went out, including power steering.
All, that is, except for the headlights but they were on the lowest setting possible. The one which automatically cuts on when the car turns on and barely illuminates anything. That lowest setting and that was when I set the headlights on. When I turned them off the car drove a little smoother. Bottom line I drove to Ya ya's instead of our house since it was closer and called AAA from there. My car is presently sitting in the King's Automotive lot, a place I've never been to but assume it good since it's AAA supported. I got home at like, 12:30 or so.
But anyway, all this has me wondering: have any other hybrid driver's experienced similar false warning lights after heavy rains?
Either way this has led me to choose to buy a non-hybrid fro my next car. It'll be cheaper and hopefully not a dark color. Mine's dark blue and it makes summer a hot bitch and DOES NOT help keep the car warmer during winter...
