Odometer doesn’t lie, will they take care of the extra charges?

That's a real bad guess imho. Very few alerts go away on their own - and if they do, they almost always come back. First step should be to pull the code from the dash and google it. Next, hit up a TA and get a diagnostic. They can pull other codes that you cant see on the dash.

Rule of thumb is the sooner a problem gets fixed, the less it costs. And fwiw the yellow light with the word "check" in it is generally much more serious and immediate than the other yellow one without any writing in it.

 

78 miles before shut down light came on.

 

I think there's a lesson to be learned here ( pointing at my avatar) No wonder pre-emission trucks are such a hot item. How do you guys make any money with those new trucks? The payments have to be astronomical, and all the repairs? I know we have people here that make their living repairing trucks, but am I the only one that thinks these new trucks and cars simply pad the mechanics pockets? If we all ran BC Cummins again, these places would lose their shirts. And at 6 figures, shouldn't common sense tell us, 6 figures, GOT to be the best, just not so and I swear, you got to be nuts to feed into that, old timer out.

 

My opinion, the problem appeared as soon as the check engine light came on. Yes it's scandalous that they didn't do a road test, but the first question they should ask if he tries to collect is "why the heck did you drive 78 miles with a check engine light?"

 

Here’s my opinion on it. Times have changed. You either move forward with new tech and adapt, or fall by the wayside. Trust me, I’m all for pre emission trucks. Owned two. Loved them. But they were used when bought. You will be hard pressed to find a 20-25 year old truck in “good” shape.

I bit the bullet and bought brand new. 2020 579 Pete. Best financial choice I ever made. My bottom line has increased by $2500 a month. That makes over 2/3 of my payment. Full warranty to 500k miles. The trick is as far as I’m concerned, you gotta flip a new truck at least every 4 years. Stay in warranty.

Now days, old school equals repair bills and self wrenching. New tech equals make the payment. Either way, you’re gonna pay.

 

If I were to visit a shop immediately, every time the check engine light gets on, I'd be in a poor house for a long time already.

Also, as a rule of thumb, I find it difficult to believe that it is no more than coincidence that afer visiting a "shop" there is more stuff broken than fixed.

By a dog's sniff, I feel that the shop screwed up the OP royally, while they tried to fix whatever they wanted to fix.

 

That's the trick. If the rest of the state's do as Cali does i won't even bother looking for used emission trucks. New new new and dump em at 400-500k. At least new your gonna know your fixed monthly costs and plan for it

 

I never had a shop do a test drive for an overhead, never.

 

I don't know whether it is only me to feel this way but the resentment towards repair shops and their ethics has been growing exponentially in the last 20 years and it is on par with resentment towards brokers at the time of recession.
Blessed are those who have hangar on their property and can hold a wrench.

 

Last 20 years?

this crap has been going on for decades,