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Old 09-19-2012, 06:36 AM
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Abs light is on. What can it be?

This morning after a hard acceleration the abs light came on along with the tcs.
What can it be?
Old 09-19-2012, 08:29 AM
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The freakin' cars are possessed by gremlins, I shit you not !
Did the lights go back out.....or did the ABS indicator lamp stay on ?
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It stays on.
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abs/tcs light on

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This morning after a hard acceleration the abs light came on along with the tcs.
What can it be?

Hey 1st timer, for shits and giggles....check the fuse labeled "R/C Mirror" (7.5a) which is located in the driver's side fuse panel. Then next check the fuse labeled "Back-up Light" (7.5a). Could be an aftershock of the alternator, as this can create many nuisance problems due to low or fluctuating voltage. It sucks !
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The alt was changed on Monday!
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and that means its working today because.....

did this involve spinning of the wheels at low speed- under 25Kph with active TCS
ie: uses brake on spinning wheel in pulses similar to ABS active

reset the ECU via clock fuse removal method,,see if it comes back
Old 09-19-2012, 11:09 AM
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yes ,i spun the wheels under 40km/h with the tcs active. I disconnected the battery for 2-3 mins and when i reconnected,it came back on.
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I checked the 30A fuse thats for the ABS under the hood and it's burnt!!
Thanks god its only a fuse.
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Originally Posted by 1st timer
I checked the 30A fuse thats for the ABS under the hood and it's burnt!!
Thanks god its only a fuse.

Now you have to wonder why it Burnt...
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That's what i was thinking of!! Could it be that my alt wasn't working properly for a while?
Or because of too many hard accels under 25kkm/h with tcs activated?
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I changed the fuse and the light was still on along with the tcs light.
I changed the tcs fuse and still nothing happened.
As i drove off, both lights shut off!!
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did you reset the ecu via clock fuse removal method?
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Yes I did.
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