# 2005 Hyundai Sonata CEL goes on and off

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-hyundai-sonata-cel-goes-on-and-off/154949>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai, sonata\
**Created:** [December 18, 2019, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-hyundai-sonata-cel-goes-on-and-off/154949 "2019-12-18T22:17:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ShirleyBarandiaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@ShirleyBarandiaran](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ShirleyBarandiaran)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-hyundai-sonata-cel-goes-on-and-off/154949/1 "2019-12-18T22:17:09Z")

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Hello; My check engine light goes on and then goes off. My mechanic does not seem to be able to solve the problem?

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-hyundai-sonata-cel-goes-on-and-off/154949/2 "2019-12-19T19:04:33Z")

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You need a better mechanic. Even a checkout clerk at a auto parts store such as Autozone can read the codes. Reading the codes is the starting point to indicate what repairs are needed.