If you are referring to the Check Engine light it means there is a problem with the emissions system on the vehicle. Have it looked at by a professional. If you are referring the the Maintenance Required light it means you need to change the oil/filter.
It meand your Electronic stability control has a fault unless the light goes off after the engine has started.
There are pages and pages of things that can cause a check engine light. You need to have it checked with a scantool. Then the code can be diagnosed and repaired.
it might be the o2 censor starting to go out
The light can indicate a number of maladies with your car. The Commodore has a computer that monitors engine activity, and when something goes wrong, it sends outputs a code that sets off that light.
There is a fuse and when that fuse shorts out the light willl go on and off. There is a fuse and when that fuse shorts out the light willl go on and off.
There are pages and pages of things that can cause a check engine light. You need to have it checked with a scantool. Then the code can be diagnosed and repaired.
means you did not tighten your gas cap last time you got gas. tighten the lid the light goes out in a few days
A malfunction indicator light is also known as a check engine light. It is a light on the dashboard of a car that goes on when there is a problem with the car's engine.
engine is about to stall
It means your engine is no longer needed to be fixed
While the engine light can mean a variety of things, it could simply mean you are low on motor oil. It could also mean that your oxygen sensor is bad. Disconnect the oxygen sensor and see if the ENGINE light goes out. If it does, you have discovered the reason why it went on to begin with. You can run your car without an oxygen sensor hooked up, but my experience has been that you do not get nearly the same milage as you would with it hooked up. It could also mean that your gas cap is not on or not on tight. A gas vapor leak triggers the Check Engine light.
If you mean the red " BRAKE " light in your dash is on , that means that the brake fluid level in the brake master cylinder located in your engine compartment ( on a Ford Taurus ) is LOW ( or that the parking brake is on )