Why is the Check Engine Light Blinking While Driving

A blinking check engine light can mean many things

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[keithmckenzie]

Nothing to worry about my check engine light has been on for 8 years 💯❤️😘 got to love it.... It's the only light that lasts 4 ever....

[carharttblade]

Hey mate, would love if you saw this, so this happened to me while accelerating in 3rd or 4th gear after about 2500 rpm, it would be flashing for 10-15 sec and stop, happened 3 times already. But the thing is its only happening in those gears, i literally floored it in 2nd gear uphill for test to about 4000 rpm no issues at all, no stuttering of the engine, no loss of power. Its a 1.6 vw petrol engine BTS code name, the spark plugs havent been changed for like 3 years or so, the car did about 60k km in city driving in time being, so im thinking its the spark plugs but would love to know if it might be something else

[qwerty]

Hi, I have a problem with maf sensor and I'm waiting the new sensor, and of course now I have the mil light on; but at regular intervals, when I turn on the engine, the mil light flashes for like 15 secs and then returns on without flashing, what could it be? In your opinion is that related to the maf sensor?

[Edy-tvqs]

What’s wrong bc my car keeps doing that and like I change the spark plugs the ignition coil and it stills does it

[markireland]

Hi I drive a Volkswagen Golf 2017 and this has come on when I started my car but then goes off when I start to drive, what does that mean ?

[YFS]

I have a 2018 mustang gt and it hasn’t had the catalytic converts for a year and just yesterday when i gave it full gas around 5k rpm the engine light started blinking do you know why, is it a misfire?

[bdk]

What if mid drive this starts blinking and after a couple Km it turns off?

[Randomized_tv]

I got a question tho. I drive an 2009 audi A4 B8 1.8 tfsi. The car had rough idling the check engine light began to blink rapidly the epc got on with the limp back home mode. I was going to the mechanic so when i got there i immediatly turned off the car. And there was like engine overheating i could see a little smoke come off the engine. We allready knew the intake manifold didn't work correctly and the injectors were to old. Those are getting replaced. But now i am a little affraid the car has got some damage because of this. It's still at the mechanic he is working on changing the intake manifold and the injectors and oil and stuff

[stevenbarry]

I have a Kia Rio 2012 which has this issue, I've taken it to a garage, I've had code read outs, I've had it fully serviced and they have no idea what the problem is. I've heard it's a "misfiring" engine but my car seems to run perfectly fine even with this on?

[brittanylee]

Strange question, I read that a flashing engine light could be for brakes . Did they just mean an ABS light or could it actually be the engine light. My car feels like the caliper might be seized. And I had a flashing engine light twice, each time the car wouldn't move very fast for about 5 secs. Light turned off after about 20 secs. Steering wheel crooked, vibration under seat, soft brake pedal. I'm getting it all checked out this week. But engine light not being on I don't know what these mechanics are gonna try. Gotta trust them I suppose❤

[C_kxng]

Got it on the corvette from gunning it any idea why it turns off when I shut off the engine and turn it back on?

[driftracerjohn]

My 2012 Camaro started to blink and it stopped I started to panic should I take to the mechanic?

[rodrigomejia]

I have a 2002 trans am after a stock rebuild I get a blinking engine light comes on for 3 seconds on highway speeds and goes away. Doesn't happen all the time. Car Doesn't lose power and no engine codes.

[winteeross]

mine blinked like 10 times then turned off .. I have an acadia 2012 what does that mean.. it's only happened once when we where on the highway then about 2 weeks later happened again in town it blinked for like maybe 10 seconds then went off...

[bloodletter]

I drove a 2005 Avalon touring testing it out and it started to blink while I was driving the vehicle drove really well and there was no rattling maybe other than the rpm jumping from 800 to 900 rpm while I was idling any suggestions

[paisleyskidmore]

I had this on my 2011 sprinter, drive fine for 2 hours and next day was off and drove from Cornwall back to London and it never came back on

[sabrinawashington]

What if it blinks 3-4 times then stay on

[rubbenfromytyt]

I have a mustang and it just stared doing that so should I be worry

[otaibi_A]

I got the check engine flashed for a while maybe a year
And today it flashed and the car got heavy suddenly

[wishingiwasfishing]

My 08 f150 does that when i try going over 100-140 kmph . faster acceleration