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Question: 2004 Chevrolet Corvette miles: 59,000. I bought my corvette
back in 2004 brand new. It has bee the best car I have ever owned, I drive it every
day (25 miles each way). I was driving back from work when my traction control light
came on. I was concerned but kept driving. The car seemed ok but when I turned the
first right after the light came on the car shuttered and pulled to the right.....
Then it seemed to be ok, weird. I continued home but the Traction Control
light was still on?. So I surfed the internet and found your site. Please help me
.. I love my Corvette.
Answer: Yes, that can be scary. What is happening is you have a wheel sensor
that is shorted or has high resistance and is out of operating range. The Traction
Control module is confused by the sensor reading and thinks your are in some kind
of skid when your really not. So it try's to compensate by activating the system,
that is what you are feeling.
Question: 2004 BMW 745i miles: 38,000. My traction control light has illuminated
shortly after I drove my car off the lot. I took it back to the dealer, they said
it was related to the left rear wheel sensor. So they replaced the sensor, and gave
it back. The light was still on, they told me the light would reset in 40 miles.
I drove it over 40 miles and the light is still on. Do you know what could be wrong?
Answer: Yes, we have seen this problem before. sometimes in production the
ABS conductor ring is not properly attached to the wheel hub. The effect is the
wheel sensor is to far away to obtain a correct reading, hence the trouble code
light. Proper mounting should alleviate this problem.
Question: 2005 Toyota Camry miles: 28,000. My traction light
is on and I can hear some kind of running noise in the front of car. I took my car
down to the my friends garage but he couldn't find the problem. Have you heard of
this, or know what is going on? I would take it to the dealer but the nearest one
is 150 miles away.
Answer: Yes, it sounds like your ABS pump and valve assembly are bad. The
noise you hear is the pump motor running trying to keep adequate pressure in the
system. You need to have the ABS/Traction control unit replaced.
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