7Lincs Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 (edited) NYS new car emissions inspection isn't required for 2 years after model year build/purchase. Told by Ford Dealership after 1st. failed emissions was due to "DLC Broken". Made appointment for 2nd. inspection/investigate repair. Passed 2nd. inspection after "live network test with scan tool & woke up all monitors". Charges $11 on top of original inspection fee. When questioning charge not covered in warranty I was told Ford letter to dealers to charge customer. New Ford Bronco/Ford Escape having similar problems. Anyone have similar experience. Edited July 13, 2023 by 7Lincs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Sounds like you need to find a new dealership-let me explain... Anyways-going by my experience living in a CARB states (MD and NJ)...you should pass inspection with no problem as long you don't have a check engine light on. However, if you have work done on your car due to a Check engine light being on, you need to drive at least 50-100 miles or so before getting it reinspected because they will turn you back. I found this out when I just cleared the MIL on my wife's old escape and we had to take it in to get fixed anyways (was to due to the capless fuel system). My old 2013 SHO had an aftermarket tune on its ECU and passed MD and NJ inspection with flying colors. The DLC Broken issue (at least a quick search said this) is apparently a bad OBD2 port on the car, which I'm going to assume is pretty rare. The OBD2 port is what the inspection station plugs into to check the status of your vehicle. The $11 fee you paid is a NY State thing it looks like: https://dmv.ny.gov/forms/vs77.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Lincs Posted July 13, 2023 Author Share Posted July 13, 2023 Agreed. The entire process from the write-ups/invoicing & conversations came across as shop issues. Eventually service manager got involved & offered refund that I passed on. In between OBDII scanners. No way to lay eyes on exact issue. Concierge Concierge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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