The Yellow Light of Doom

As if the day hadn’t provided enough excitement already, we were cruising along near Odessa, bouncing across some of the roughest stretches of interstate pavement, when the coach suddenly got our attention.

Without warning, the engine stumbled, lost power, and the dreaded Check Engine light illuminated on the dashboard.

YIKES!!! 😳

Nothing raises your heart rate faster than a warning light in a 40+ foot motorhome at highway speed. In seconds, our minds ran through every worst-case scenario.

Fortunately, the coach was still drivable, so we carefully drove to the next exit and pulled over.

After a few tense minutes of checking and diagnostics, the mystery revealed itself: a fuel level sensor warning. Even better, by the time we stopped, the fault had already cleared itself.

So after all that drama, the coach basically said, “Never mind. I’m fine now.” 😆

We reset our blood pressure, made a note to keep an eye on it, and got back on the road.Read more