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Engine light came on yesterday night (GIAC)... need advice!

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Old 12-06-2003, 06:15 PM
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Default Like I said, almost the same exact scenerio happend to me and it turned out to be the GIAC.

Vijay then made a comment about GIAC having problems, ("The number of problems reported with GIAC just keeps growing"). I then thought of the chip shootout which stated that GIAC was the only chip that set off codes.
You have your opinion of the problem (CEL), and I have mine. You could be right, but we won't know for sure. At least now Phil has 2 things he could check out.

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Phil states his problem,
Vijay makes GIAC comment,
I had same problem as Phil, and turned out to be GIAC,
I agree with Vijay and provide an article of a non-bias chip shootout in which they also had problems.
Old 12-06-2003, 06:18 PM
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Default Did you read the comment on Vijay's post? Don't you think that is a wee bit offensive? Anyways,

looks like we differ a bit. That's OK. Have a good night.

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Old 12-06-2003, 06:36 PM
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Default I definitely see how that is offensive, and I only agreed with...

the comment in the subject line, not the message. I should have clearified that earlier.
I understand you are an authorized dealer of GIAC and you stand by your product. I don't blame you one bit for your defense.

As I said earlier, there are many people happy with GIAC, and I hope to one day be one too.

Have a good night.
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Old 12-07-2003, 05:52 AM
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Default Welcome to the wonderful world of GIAC! I can think of more GIAC chip failures with GIAC than ALL of

the other chip manufacturers combined.

Usually it's a car that will not restrat, but your case is also common.

99% of the time it's the chip popping out of the socket or at least losing contact with the socket is some way.

If you search the archive effectively, I would bet you could find over 75 failures since the inception of GIAC's S4 chips, vs less than 10 for all other manufacturers combined.


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Old 12-07-2003, 09:17 AM
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Don't you work at or own a shop that sells a competing brand?
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Default Nice try, Jeff. I'm a photographer & do not work at a tuner. But you do & you sell GIAC

My statements can be confirmed as fact through a basic search of AW.

I have never, ever worked in the tuning business.



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Old 12-08-2003, 11:05 AM
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Default The light is gone. You were all very helpfull guys, THANKS!!!

I fueled leaving the car running, maybe that's it. However, the light came up only one or two days after.
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