# Change oil reset **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** rendezvous, buick\ **Created:** [September 30, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/change-oil-reset/37375 "2009-09-30T17:49:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ucim1131](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/47e85d/32.png) [@ucim1131](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ucim1131)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/change-oil-reset/37375/1 "2009-09-30T17:49:43Z")
I have a Buick 2003 Rendevous. Three oil changes ago, the reset process for the Change Oil message failed ot work. I have asked local mechanics if they knew of a wor around to but none knew. Process is – turn key to then off depress the gas pedalk 3 time within 5 secs and turn key back on Message light goes out if not repeat the process. It worked until three oil changes ago. Vehicle has 47K on it. Help? ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/change-oil-reset/37375/2 "2009-09-30T18:25:34Z")
Did you make an error typing that up? - b/c the process should be to turn the key to ON - hit the pedal 3x in 5sec, and then turn the key back OFF. ---
**Author:** ![ucim1131](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/47e85d/32.png) [@ucim1131](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ucim1131)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/change-oil-reset/37375/3 "2009-10-01T19:22:42Z")
Sorry for the mistype. You are absolutely correct Turn key on, hit gas pedal 3x in 5 sec , turn key off. That’s the process I have been following. Appreciate your response I have tried the slow within 5 sec and fast in 5 sec insuring I bottom out but still no luck. did have a mch who told me there was work around to shut the light off. OBD no codes have no idea why the “check oil” won’t go out. Try try again ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/change-oil-reset/37375/4 "2009-10-01T19:33:13Z")
I have an Olds Silhouette (same “oil life” system) - I have reset mine several times. But the most recent time I couldn’t get it to take - until something like the 5th try. I was always confused by the actual instruction which in my manual says something like depress the gas pedal 3 time slowly within 5 secs. And I’m thinking, well how slow is slow? B/c 5 secs isn’t long if I do it slowly. Anyway…this last time I think I was going to fast - or perhaps relatedly not bottoming out the pedal - ? I don’t know, I just kept trying until I got it to take. Of course, you could also have some other problem.-