Check engine light - car is 2 weeks old

[BlueEmira6mt]

Hey,
I just purchased a new emira 2 weeks ago. Loving the car so far.

Today I went to start the car and it just didn’t sound right. I backed out of the driveway and “engine reduced acceleration “ warning appeared. Also check engine light. I immediately turned off the car. Upon restarting everything appears to be back to normal but the check engine light hasn’t gone away.
Anybody know what could be the issue?
Should I buy a scan tool to reset the check engine light and see if it reappears?

Car has just under 400 miles.

 

[scc.131.fe]

Welcome to the forum and congrats on the car! Did you buy from Summit? We're lucky to be close to dealers in the NE. Yes, have a good scan tool on-hand (always) but I would make sure your dealer knows what you experienced and probably have them scan it if it's not too inconvenient for you.

Post a pic of the car, too!

 

[cyanmauve]

Welcome to Emira ownership!

Mine did the same thing around 500 miles. No problem after that.

 

[BlueEmira6mt]

Welcome to the forum and congrats on the car! Did you buy from Summit? We're lucky to be close to dealers in the NE. Yes, have a good scan tool on-hand (always) but I would make sure your dealer knows what you experienced and probably have them scan it if it's not too inconvenient for you.

Post a pic of the car, too!

Yes, I did buy it from Summit in NJ.
I ordered it end of March and got it end of November.
I just ordered a scan tool so I can check the code.
Don't have any great pictures yet but here is one I took right after I picked up the car.

 

[BlueEmira6mt]

Welcome to Emira ownership!

Mine did the same thing around 500 miles. No problem after that.

Thank You!
That is what I'm hoping will happen.

 

[Jincook]

Hello guys.. I just took my car for a 5 min ride and suddenly red warning light popped up with limited rpm. I stopped for a second to check but light was gone after restarting the car but it feels light it has lost some power. I have value controller/3rd cat delet/ and evanturi intake installed while ago. Do you guys think I should take it to a dealer ?

 

[RandallJ]

My Emira is 3 weeks old and the check engine light came on last weekend and has been on since. No other alerts are visible and all functions (temp, oil, etc.) appear normal. I waited >27s to start the car after unlocking and sitting (recommended here), but the problem persists. I read that some here have read the error codes with a device. Is that a thing? What device is available to us owners that are safe to connect to the Emira?

 

[Jinba ittai]

My Emira is 3 weeks old and the check engine light came on last weekend and has been on since. No other alerts are visible and all functions (temp, oil, etc.) appear normal. I waited >27s to start the car after unlocking and sitting (recommended here), but the problem persists. I read that some here have read the error codes with a device. Is that a thing? What device is available to us owners that are safe to connect to the Emira?

Yeah, you need an OBD2 code reader. There are many available. I ordered the Blue Driver one off Amazon and it works great with the Emira.

 

[Jinba ittai]

Amazon.com

 

[RandallJ]

Thanks! I ordered the less expensive and also highly rated best seller. I can always go with the Blue Drive if I'm not satisfied.
So grateful for this forum!

 

[Jinba ittai]

You should be fine as long as you didn’t go too cheap. I originally ordered one called a mini ELM327 for $25. I couldn’t get it to connect, so I ordered the Blue Driver after. Cheers.

 

[Jinba ittai]

The fact you said it was a best seller should make it safe too. Just realized you linked it. That should be good.

 

[djprov431]

Similar scenario happened to my car around the same mileage -- pulled over, shut off, waited 5 min, it's never happened again 1600 miles later. I wouldn't worry about it unless it occurs again.

 

[Jinba ittai]

Yeah I wouldn’t stress. It’s likely nothing but a code reader is still a good tool to have.

 

[sbproducer]

I had yellow check engine lights but they coincided with low gas. Then at 600 miles I got a red check engine light with a message that said power reduced take the car to a mechanic. But that all went away the next time i started the engine.

 

[GrahamClark_60-68]

15 months of ownership, 3900 miles and got my very first "reduced engine power" warning today, and the resulting rev limit. On my way to the post office, in sport mode, driving very non-sporty. Maybe this was my car's way of reminding me to pick up the pace! Anyway when I arrived at my destination I checked my display and it wasn't showing reduced engine power but was showing ESC Service required and the yellow car with the two slippery squiggles under it.
Turned the car off, went into the post office, came out at few minutes later, restarted the car, and.... yep, you guessed it, the errors were cleared and the car was back to normal.

Will be taking it in soon for its 1 year service checkup and oil change and am "considering" having them do any software updates, but I've heard some reports that some updates actually created other issues. Can anyone tell me the current state of affairs in this regard?

 

[geoffbland]

Will be taking it in soon for its 1 year service checkup and oil change and am "considering" having them do any software updates, but I've heard some reports that some updates actually created other issues. Can anyone tell me the current state of affairs in this regard?

I had the latest software updates put on my V6 at last service about a month ago. I've had no issues with any of the software updates, they seem to be generally worth having.
I had an occasional CEL prior to the latest update (looked like a start-up timing issue with car subsystems) that hasn't occurred since this update. Also Android Auto seems more stable since the update.