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I just bought a 2004 Acura TL and so far really loving it. It has 238575 miles on it when I bought it. It's a fully loaded TL. The only problem it has is the VSA light comes on shortly after I start driving and the triangle with the ! Mark stays on after I start the car how expensive is this to fix? Because otherwise the car is in great shape
the car needs to be diagnosed...it could be something very simple or it could be something more complex and expensive...
no one will know until it gets diagnosed.
the first step would be to hook up a scan-tool that is able to read DTC's, or Diagnostic Trouble Codes.
the simple $50 scanners will not read these codes. Autozone cannot read these codes either.
once the DTC's are read and known, then further troubleshooting will be needed. by testing the bad component. if indeed bad, then a replacement is needed.
but the first step is to get those DTCs read, because at this point no one knows.
I've put close to 500 miles since I got it and the car runs fine I assume it's not really needed except in bad weather?
your assumption is incorrect.
it may run fine to you; however, the car is giving you a clue that something is wrong.
again, it may be something as simple as airing up the tires...or a bad wheel sensor.
or it could be more complex and be an issue with the ABS/VSA modulator.
I recently had the ABS light and triangle light pop up.
I did not diagnose it correctly and assumed it was the ABS modulator. after weeks and weeks of buying and returning ABS pumps, I finally got the code scanned.
it turned out to be a wheel speed sensor.
no real money was lost, because I ended up returning all the ABS pumps that I bought, but just sucked that I couldnt figure out what was wrong for almost a month.
it was only when I bought a scan-tool that I figured out it was the wheel speed sensor.
hope your issue is something easy like the wheel speed sensor !!!
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10-09-2021 | 09:07 AM
