ABS inop and TCS off lights on....
07-03-2007, 07:04 AM
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ABS inop and TCS off lights on.... but ONLY in the morning. It's weird. Car drives fine, get home in the evening, park it in the garage, gt up to go to work at the butt crack of dawn, start the car, and both of those lights are on. Going to lunch, lights aren't on. Process repeats itself the following day. Don't know if this is a factor, but it has been raining for a looooong time here in north Texas, and i'm just "thinking" maybe something got too wet? Any ideas?
07-03-2007, 05:59 PM
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I would unplug the electrical connectors for the wheel sensors and make sure they are clean, dry and tight. If it is an intermittent problem I would guess that one of them is dirty, loose, or getting wet. Just a guess, but it's an easy thing to try.
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07-03-2007, 10:08 PM
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My TC 'off' light was on a week ago on initial startup, and pushing the button did nothing. I started again a little later in the day, and it was off, and the button worked. My issue was a battery on its last leg. I replaced the battery (4.5 years), and everything is fine. I'd take it to Autozone and have it tested - could be an easy fix. The battery cranked fine and everything seemed normal, but it was close to biting the dust.
07-05-2007, 08:38 AM
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It has a pretty new battery thats about a year old. But i guess it wouldn't hurt to test it to be sure. Since it's been parked for a day, it didn't do it this morning, so i'm guessing its a wet connector or something.
07-05-2007, 10:19 PM
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its a bad abs sensor.....hook it up to a obd reader and it should tell which one it is. thats what was wrong with my wife's 2001 grand am she had....now that i think about it thank god that car is gone!
07-07-2007, 10:25 AM
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on the same line.............
is there a way to permanantly make the lights go out?
After the 9in install, my ABS and TC does not exsist so I have to stare at useless glowing lights all day!! How do I make em dissapear without having to simply yank the lights out>
is there a way to permanantly make the lights go out?
After the 9in install, my ABS and TC does not exsist so I have to stare at useless glowing lights all day!! How do I make em dissapear without having to simply yank the lights out>
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07-07-2007, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by hugger1975
on the same line.............
is there a way to permanantly make the lights go out?
After the 9in install, my ABS and TC does not exsist so I have to stare at useless glowing lights all day!! How do I make em dissapear without having to simply yank the lights out>
is there a way to permanantly make the lights go out?
After the 9in install, my ABS and TC does not exsist so I have to stare at useless glowing lights all day!! How do I make em dissapear without having to simply yank the lights out>
If you open up your gauge cluster though you will see individual boxes/slots where each led fits into its own slot for the designated light that it displays on the guage panel. I just put some foam I had laying around in the ones for the ABS slot and brake slot to block out the light from the leds.
07-08-2007, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by hugger1975
on the same line.............
is there a way to permanantly make the lights go out?
After the 9in install, my ABS and TC does not exsist so I have to stare at useless glowing lights all day!! How do I make em dissapear without having to simply yank the lights out>
is there a way to permanantly make the lights go out?
After the 9in install, my ABS and TC does not exsist so I have to stare at useless glowing lights all day!! How do I make em dissapear without having to simply yank the lights out>
DO NOT YANK THEM OUT.
You will ruin yor gauge cluster. Trust me I know from expeirence.
07-08-2007, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by lowboy580
its a bad abs sensor.....hook it up to a obd reader and it should tell which one it is. thats what was wrong with my wife's 2001 grand am she had....now that i think about it thank god that car is gone!
There should be stored faults in the ABS control module, a good scanner can let you know what they are. From there you can diagnose the issue.
Originally Posted by TheLS1Kid
No SES light or anything?
Originally Posted by DopeFedZ
I'm pretty sure you can have the codes turned off with tuning.
