I did some research before I bought this unit and it paid off… I was expecting the best unit at a fair price, but what I got exceeded my expectations. I would certainly recommend this unit to anyone that wants to find out what that “check engine” light is all about.
After reading many positive reviews on this reader. I decided to purchase one for myself. The Lexus dealer were
going to charge me $150.00 plus tax to read the Engine light Code (what a joke $150.00 come on). This
little reader works, and it’s easy to operate, beside you
can use it for future code reading. I can say that I’ve made the right decision in purchasing this code reader.
On my way to work one morning my 2004 Tacoma’s check engine light came on. No big deal, everything seemed normal. No driveability problems. Assuming that whatever was wrong would still be covered under the 5yr./60,000 drive train warranty I took it back to my dealership. There I was informed that the problem probably would not be a warranty issue and the diagnostic charge would be $120.00 unless the fault was covered by the warranty. At this point I said go ahead and check it out. As it turned out it was a defective ECM (Engine Control Module)and would be replaced under warranty. The dealer ordered the part and a few days later it was replaced. End of story? Not quite. About a week later the check engine light came on again. Now I’m faced with another trip to the dealership and the possibility of spending $120.00 for the diagnostic check.