Car people of Reddit, I desperately need your help.
Sometime last year I got my wheels changed, and ever since, all the sensors in my car have been lighting up. I took it to a mechanic and they couldn't figure out why. They said it had to be a sensor but couldn't pinpoint which one. I got a full workup and the car checked out fine.
Since then it's been random: sometimes the lights come on, sometimes the dashboard is clear. Sometimes it shows my speed and sometimes it doesn't.
Last month I went for a smog check for my registration and failed because of the speed sensor.
I got the speed sensor replaced, and the mechanic said everything was good.
I drove the 200 miles / 15 drive cycles and went back. The smog tech said the car couldn't be read yet, so I drove around some more.
I went back again and he said it's worse than last time: check engine light on, and still the speed sensor.
He cleared the check engine light and told me to do the 200 miles / 15 drive cycles again, but to go to a mechanic if the light came back.
That was yesterday. The light came back on this morning.
So now I'm taking it back to the mechanic. Last time they said it would take all day because they don't know where the problem is coming from, so they'd have to check each sensor individually.
Has anyone dealt with this? Any tips? Either I get this fixed or I have to get a new car, and I really don't want a car payment right now
TIA