Abs and vsa light on!
10-16-2009 | 04:21 PM
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Abs and vsa light on!
Today drove to work and everything was goodn, leave for work turn on car and my VSA light is lit as well as my ABS light... any clue i searched and found a similiar thread but no responses
HELP I READ THE OWNERS MANUAL AND IT SAYS IF THOSE LIGHTS TURN ON AND WONT GO AWAY DRIVE TO A DEALER TO HAVE CHECKED, I DONT THINK ITS A SEVERE PROBLEM TO DRIVE TO A DEALER ASAP!!! PLEASE HELP!
Recently got caught in the sierras and let's just say the 2004 TL is not built for eighty inches of snow.
After being stuck for a couple of days, i was winched out of a driveway by a tow truck. But now I've got an abs light and my vsa wont turn back on. (turned it off to try to spin my wheels out of the driveway where i was stuck)
I think a sensor may have frozen (checked fuses)
The car seems to drive fine. Anyone have similar problems after encountering frozen tundra?
After being stuck for a couple of days, i was winched out of a driveway by a tow truck. But now I've got an abs light and my vsa wont turn back on. (turned it off to try to spin my wheels out of the driveway where i was stuck)
I think a sensor may have frozen (checked fuses)
The car seems to drive fine. Anyone have similar problems after encountering frozen tundra?
10-16-2009 | 04:26 PM
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It may help to add i just got new tires and went to a 245/45/17, it said something in the manual about changing tires sizes may cause this issue but i know tons of guys on here run that tire and i have never heard of this problem!
10-16-2009 | 05:58 PM
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i bet its a bad abs wheel speed sensor! I had the same issue! My ABS light and TCS light was on. You have 4 speed sensors. You now just have to figure out which one it is.
10-17-2009 | 08:15 PM
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search "wheel speed sensor". couple threads on checking and cleaning them. they must have a specific static clearance between the sensor and stator unit. I've been f-ing with these on 19's for 2 years.
they're only like $30 a piece at one of the good online vendors: acura carland is a good one. but I bet it's from the tire change.
they're only like $30 a piece at one of the good online vendors: acura carland is a good one. but I bet it's from the tire change.
10-20-2009 | 11:09 AM
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Wheel Speed Sensor Diagrams
WSS Diagram
Can't view the embedded pictures from my work computer but, I think this has the service manual pages.
It's in the 3G Garage. You can see the lead running from behind the caliper into the wheel well.
Can't view the embedded pictures from my work computer but, I think this has the service manual pages.
It's in the 3G Garage. You can see the lead running from behind the caliper into the wheel well.
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10-20-2009 | 05:30 PM
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Hi, It can be a bad ABS sensor. They are right underneath beside the wheel.
I had my wheel bearings from the front changed about a year ago and the mechanic ended up screwing up the sensor causing the abs vsa light to be on. After fixing the first one, they ended up breaking the second one lol. They then could not figure out how to program VSA feature or something (Can someone go into detail on this? No idea what they ment by that, it was a shop).
I had my wheel bearings from the front changed about a year ago and the mechanic ended up screwing up the sensor causing the abs vsa light to be on. After fixing the first one, they ended up breaking the second one lol. They then could not figure out how to program VSA feature or something (Can someone go into detail on this? No idea what they ment by that, it was a shop).
10-20-2009 | 06:02 PM
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I believe its a bad wheel sensor cause 2 days after i got my new tires it went off... thanks for the diagram NedShneebly that helped alot on figuring out where these are. Tommorrow im going to start taking the wheels off and playing with them a bit. I kind of feel like the tire shop did something to disturb them...
10-20-2009 | 08:03 PM
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keep us posted. I'm praying my recurring VSA and (!) light is related to the speed sensors. I've been waiting on a brake job to crack them open.
the very first time I ever received the above lights was after going to a car wash stall and using the high pressure wand to spray out the wheel wells.
the very first time I ever received the above lights was after going to a car wash stall and using the high pressure wand to spray out the wheel wells.
10-22-2009 | 10:20 PM
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yes i did, going away this weekend didnt have time to screw with anything just going to enjoy my trip to texas and when i get back ill start to tackle this cause those lights are quite annoying!
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