engine lite came on

[irish]

Driving home yesterday and suddenly the "check engine lite' came on, so I pulled over on the GSP and checked under the hood , couldn't find anything amiss, only a "brown ball" which looked like a nut of some kind that you see squirrels scurrying around with at this time of the year. So I take the MM to the dealer to find the problem since the idle was rough and the throttle response wasn't as normal. Later that day I get a call from the dealer asking me if I live in a wooded area, why I asked and he said that it appears either a field mouse or a squirrel got up under the hood to stay warm or to build a nest by chewing off the insulation from the coil wire and wire harness, causing a short---answer to the problem. anyone else encounter such a problem. By the way I never told the dealer about the "nut" I found under the hood , so it seems he wasn't BS'n me about the chewed wires. Let me know what you think!!!??? Irish:beer:

[Cordoba1]

Based on the evidence, sounds like a reasonable diagnosis.

[knine]

I had a pair of blackbirds build a nest overnight in my squad car's engine compartment. 6 miles later it was Panther flambe' :fire:. 1 1/2 extinguishers later, I grabbed a bottle of windshield washer fluid, doused it to remove the heat (because it kept re-igniting), then put the alcohol fire out with the remaining extinguisher. A quick rebuild job of various toasted parts and it was back on the road. :eek:

Brought her back home, the stupid birds tried again. I put a mouse trap under the hood and "thined" the population out and that was the end of that problem.

[MarauderMark]

Yep had feild mice in both of my vehicals . The buick got a new tune up(chewed wires) and waiting to get the yukon done next (wires as well)...was told to put mothballs under the hood..