There are pages and pages and items that can cause a check engine light. You need to have it checked for codes with a scan tool. After repair light can be shut off with scan tool.
With out knowing what code is stored in the computer, that cannot be answered.
An engine cylinder misfire has been detected
It means that your relay is out, and has to be replaced with a new one, and once its been replaced, your check engine light will turn off in about 20 minutes or so.
"Service engine soon", usually just means that it's time to change the oil. If you know that particular service has been completed recently, perhaps the technician didn't clear the timer.
The check engine/service engine light should come on as soon as the ignition is turned to the on position without starting the engine. If it does not, then the bulb is either blown or has been removed.
My experience has been that if you disconnect the battery cables and leave them off for a minute, then reconnect them, the service engine light should have reset.
well i know my focus service engine light was on and we just unhooked the battery for 20 seconds and now the light is off and it has been 1 month
There is a bad ground cable.
A Service Engine light and a Check Engine light have the same purpose - to alert the driver that a malfunction has been detected by a sensor(s). It would behoove you to take your vehicle to an auto parts store (AutoZone or similar) that does free scans and have the touble code(s) retrieved to find what made the light come on. Some manufacturers call it a Check Engine light and others call it a Service Engine light, but as mentioned above they serve the same pirpose. I don't think your vehicle would have it labeled both ways.
If you are referring to the Check Engine light then the bulb is either blown or has been blacked out on the dash by a crook.
If the service engine soon light is flashing on the 1997 Geo Tracker, you might have a sensor that has been activated because your vehicle is due to be serviced. You could also have a sensor that is malfunctioning.
you need an on board diagnostic scaner