Various dashboard lights on at random
06-10-2011, 02:59 PM
#1
Various dashboard lights on at random
AZ
Upon turning the car and idling, there are no lights on the dash.
After driving for about a minute, the BRAKE, VSA, and triangular exclamation lights come on and never go off.
There aren't any mechanical problems nor are there sounds that manifest from these indicators but I'm still worried.
Should I disconnect and reconnect the batt?
Upon turning the car and idling, there are no lights on the dash.
After driving for about a minute, the BRAKE, VSA, and triangular exclamation lights come on and never go off.
There aren't any mechanical problems nor are there sounds that manifest from these indicators but I'm still worried.
Should I disconnect and reconnect the batt?
06-10-2011, 05:15 PM
#2
iWhine S/C 6MT TL
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AZ
Upon turning the car and idling, there are no lights on the dash.
After driving for about a minute, the BRAKE, VSA, and triangular exclamation lights come on and never go off.
There aren't any mechanical problems nor are there sounds that manifest from these indicators but I'm still worried.
Should I disconnect and reconnect the batt?
Upon turning the car and idling, there are no lights on the dash.
After driving for about a minute, the BRAKE, VSA, and triangular exclamation lights come on and never go off.
There aren't any mechanical problems nor are there sounds that manifest from these indicators but I'm still worried.
Should I disconnect and reconnect the batt?
06-10-2011, 08:29 PM
#4
iWhine S/C 6MT TL
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You mean the 3rd brake light? If so then it's 100% a brake light switch located right next to the brake pedal. Your going to get 2x codes a low battery voltage and a brake switch failure. After replacing the switch you will need to do a brake pedal position relearn.
06-13-2011, 05:49 AM
#6
iWhine S/C 6MT TL
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Ahh, well that changes everything.. Sounds to me like a bad speed sensor.
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06-15-2011, 03:55 PM
#8
Suzuka Master
Yeah I had a wheel speed sensor go bad and it had similar issues
06-16-2011, 06:01 AM
#9
iWhine S/C 6MT TL
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Take it to your local dealer let them scan the system and see what is going on. Even if it's a wheel speed sensor and it's up front good luck removing them.. They freeze in the hub in which you have to pull out your axle and either drill or use a special punch to hit them out. Then the hole they sit in has to be completely cleaned of rust other wise the new sensor doesn't fit.
Mismatched wheels will throw the system off and cause the light to come on, but not in this case with a brake light on as well. Silly as it sounds check your brake fluid it may be low, if it's not low the sensor inside the brake master cylinder reservoir. You may have 2 issuses here, one for the brake fluid sensor and another for a wheel speed sensor. Both pretty common.
Mismatched wheels will throw the system off and cause the light to come on, but not in this case with a brake light on as well. Silly as it sounds check your brake fluid it may be low, if it's not low the sensor inside the brake master cylinder reservoir. You may have 2 issuses here, one for the brake fluid sensor and another for a wheel speed sensor. Both pretty common.
06-16-2011, 01:59 PM
#11
Racer
make sure you go with OEM alternator. some douche bags while i was in afgan put a universal one in, and it fudged EVERYTHING up.
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