Hey has anybody had the problem, that when HEAVY BASS hits the VSA Light comes on and only resets when you turn the car off and on ?

 

Now that's some HEAVY bass!

When the air pressure from your woofer is "PUSHING" you around a corner and causes the VSA light to come on to correct for it... you've got some sound system!

Take it to the track, then point the woofers out the back and "light the afterburner" with some sinewave bass notes... I bet you'll decrease your 1/4 mile times! LOL

 

well... that cant be normal and i suggest u dont take it to a dealership... it will probably be useless. only other way to probably get that fixed is to take it to whoever did the install... see if they can help. btw... what tl do u have?? im in kendall. you?

 

Don't take it to the dealer. JUst think what are you going to tell them. My stereo system is f#3king up the car? They will just sit their and laugh or they'll charge you an arm and a leg for doing a checkup.

Mr.T

 

read my post more carefully

 

Are you running a crazy audio system that could be drawing more power than your car can provide? Driving heavy bass would probably require more power consumption. Maybe it is drawing too much power and the VSA light is coming on because the alternator isn't sufficient??

Just a guess.......

 

I agree with you. Sorry with the I meant no don't take it to the dealer.

 

buy a capacitor see if that works, especailly if your lights dim when the bass hits

 

holy thread revival batmite!!!
a 2003 question with a 2009 response,,,but good effort on knowledge sharing flaco

 

^^
haha das funni but this also happens to me too :S with my 2 alpine type x's i usually notice when i crank it full blast then it happens otherwise its fine

 

mine does it too.. scared me to death the first time it happened.. usually if i turn it about 1/2 way up, i have a 2 farad cap, optima yellow top, 2x12's, and a kenwood 1800watt monoblock. my classic mini however, has just a yellowtop, jl 1000/1 amp 1x10" L7kicker solobaric, 45 amp alternator , and the bass will straight shut the car off while driving.... awesome... (and just to bragg it put down 133.4db in a SPL drag....didnt win but its just a 10.)

 

haha i think its the 45 amp alternator das shuttin u down... the tl type s has a 120 amp alternator

 

maybe the heavy bass is confusing the accelerometers that the vsa relies on?

 

well as of today there is no more shutting down.. the l7 got smoked. i guess its time for a new one.. im thinkin maybee a solo x. since i already got a custom box made.

 

do it up man those solo baric's are krazy loud you need a crazy amp to power that monster

 

Might wanna start putting money away for hearing aids.

 

hearing aids are for pussies.