So today I was driving to school and suddenly the service engine soon light went on.. kinda scare the shxt out of me.. there are couple questions I wanna ask you guys.

1. First of all, I won't have time until this Friday to go to the dealership. Is it safe to drive with the service engine light on??
2. When the light comes up, does that mean I really need a engine service?
3. If I do my 55k service at somewhere else other than Infiniti dealership, would they be able to turn off the service engine light? I know some cars like Acura, they can only get their cars maintain at the dealership so they can turn off those light. Correct me if I am wrong.

I've never driven til a point that the service engine light went on, so it kind of scare me today the whole day. Any opinions are welcome! Thank you guys.

 

It can mean any number of things, minor to major. If you don't have time to go to the dealership most Autozone type places can read the code and see what the issue is for you.

I'd be wary about driving it with the SES on, just because you never know what it might be.

 

^^ I agree.
When my SES light went on shortly after I bought my G, all I needed to do was to tighten my gas cap. Try that, the sensor in the gas cap is very sensitive. But definitely get it checked out fast.

 

Sorry, WTF is a engine soon light? Are you Korean and when was the last
time you changed your oil? Once you check your fluid levels it's probably
allright to drive for a day or so....mine says," check engine light." Guess I don't have a SES light....I hope!
Gary

 

^---Negative, he IS referring to the "Service Engine Soon" light, as mine just came on as well at 45k miles. I'm going to take her in to the dealer pretty soon to get it checked out.

 

If you guys are running some sort of test pipe or high flow Cat, I can guarantee with a high degree of certainty that the SES light probably is an emissions related issue, maybe a faulty O2 sensor.

 

My car is completely bone stock under the hood and I have no HFC or test pipe.
I just got back from a friend's dad's shop and found out my throttle body went bad.. He reset it for me and told me to drive around a lil bit and if the light goes back on then I would have to take it to the stealership. Has anyone change out his/her throttle body before? OEM or aftermarket? What brand??

 

I'm taking mine in on tuesday and I'll let you know what was up with mine.