Hi, i’m A new member. I am driving a 2003 AWD Vibe in silver. My mom bought this new, she died in 2010 and my dad kept the car. I’ve been driving it so I can transport him around (my other cars are trucks). This car has been mostly trouble-free, except the battery tends to die if we leave it parked for an extended time.
Brought Vibe to dealer for (2nd) air bag recall. While there, I asked them for oil change, new tires (Michelin Cross Climate), and 4-wheel alignment. They called me and said the check engine light had come on. The data port wasn’t reading any codes. They had to secure a ground connection, the port works, and the code they got is P1345: “...is for a cam timing concern, possible engine tear down needed to verify fault.”
This car had no CEL prior to dealer visit, and was running fine. We took car home with CEL on to drive and observe. I am experiencing intermittent hesitation, misfiring? with it now, at 35-40 mph and about 1500 rpm, and when starting from a stop.
Any thoughts, advice or experience? I’d like to keep the car, it has only 58,500 miles. I’m feeling mistrustful of the dealership since this problem cropped up in their care.
Thanks in advance!