I called my nearest dealership today and for those who dont know, if your check engine light is on and its showing fault code P0421 this may be from a factory recall on the warm-up converter and a PCM reflash. MILEAGE OF THE CAR DOES NOT EFFECT THIS RECALL. Anyone whos had problem with a dealership not doing the repairs because of mileage needs to contact another dealer or the owner of the dealership. This is what the service manager told me today so though I'd share. Getting mine fixed tomorrow at 10am, I cant wait.

For more information about this code Google "Fault Code P0421" You'll get tons of information

 

There is plenty of info on this issue on evom.

 

I was posting this more for someone passing thru looking for why there cel is on. Theres lots more info here about the problem but no thread that clearly says call mitsubishi from the start. I just figure if someone pasing thru sees this it is more of an eye catcher then they sign up and we have another lancer on board!

 

I'm pretty sure every thread on the topic says call the dealership for info.

 

thanks for the info, i gave up on a solution a while ago and never tried calling but now i need to pass inspection; will they fail me if the service engine light is on for this code?

 

If the service engine light is on you will probably fail inspection.

 

i just made an appointment for today @ 3
what should i tell him when i come in?
are they supposed to fix it for free?

 

they fixed it today ^^,

 

^^^ Was it free??

 

of course its free. its a recall.

i dont think i did this, i dont have a warm up cat anyways

 

Thanks for clarifiying!
I had heard that once passed the 100k u were screwed!
so mileage doesnt matter?

did they tell you what the problem was anyways?

 

I just took my 03 oz to my local dealer. It has 105k on it and they did the pcm reflash and fan control recalls under the recall program, for free. I took mine to Dave Sarmadi in Salem, VA to do my recall work. They where very friendly. I'll be taking my 04 es down next week to get the pcm reflash on it too.

 

took my 03 oz and they DIDNT fix anything, supposedly mileage is important.
They told me that once passed 100k they cant do anything.
Ruined my day. haha

 

Well, thats gay. They didn't give me any problem. They where happy to work on mine. What dealership in what area did you take yours?

 

Usually mileage is important, maybe he just didn't check or didn't know it was important? You can't bring a 10 yr old car with 300K on it to a recall, noone will take it.