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Old 06-19-2005, 08:37 PM
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Default "SLIP" light comes on when driving normal

could it be a sensor? anyone have this problem at all ever?
the tires have good ground contact etc...
Old 06-19-2005, 08:47 PM
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I got a new tire on one side on the rear and I got the slip light a few times on a good surface. I figured that the new tire was slightly stickier and was spinning a hair less than the worn tire. I don't get the light at all anymore, just when the tire was brand new.

How does this help you, you ask? Methinks it may be one tire spinning just a hair more than the other even though you don't feel it or hear it. Hope this helps.
Old 06-19-2005, 09:13 PM
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all 4 tires are new.. thanks a lot for the input though... i am gonna take it in for them to look at it... thanks!
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Originally Posted by 5150FAST
all 4 tires are new.. thanks a lot for the input though... i am gonna take it in for them to look at it... thanks!

Are they the stock sizes or did you play with new sizes?
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Originally Posted by westpak
Are they the stock sizes or did you play with new sizes?
stock for now... i just got the car 2 days ago.
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Easiest way to turn the slip light off is to remove your foot from the floorboard!

Other than that, Yeah, its probably a sensor, I would definatly have it looked at.
Old 06-20-2005, 05:42 AM
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Originally Posted by sq40
Easiest way to turn the slip light off is to remove your foot from the floorboard!

Other than that, Yeah, its probably a sensor, I would definatly have it looked at.

haha.. no im saying that it does it when im going 70 on the freeway in a straight flat line... im sure its a sensor... gonna have it looked at this week.
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Make sure they didn't put the front rims on the back and vice versa. Since they had all 4 off the car they might have mixed them up. I Have seen this many times before. Rotated tires and no slip light. The front wheels are machined different so they fit the front hubs. The rear wheels fit but it screws them up if you do it. The bolt on the front hubs is for this reason.
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Originally Posted by IM Z MAN
Make sure they didn't put the front rims on the back and vice versa. Since they had all 4 off the car they might have mixed them up. I Have seen this many times before. Rotated tires and no slip light. The front wheels are machined different so they fit the front hubs. The rear wheels fit but it screws them up if you do it. The bolt on the front hubs is for this reason.
Whooo. Man, that's scary. That's why I'm not taking my car to Walmart ever, .
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Originally Posted by IM Z MAN
Make sure they didn't put the front rims on the back and vice versa. Since they had all 4 off the car they might have mixed them up. I Have seen this many times before. Rotated tires and no slip light. The front wheels are machined different so they fit the front hubs. The rear wheels fit but it screws them up if you do it. The bolt on the front hubs is for this reason.

Wow.. I didn't realize this..

That slip sensor will cut your throttle too.. Could be dangerous..
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Originally Posted by damoniusmonk
I got a new tire on one side on the rear and I got the slip light a few times on a good surface. I figured that the new tire was slightly stickier and was spinning a hair less than the worn tire. I don't get the light at all anymore, just when the tire was brand new.

How does this help you, you ask? Methinks it may be one tire spinning just a hair more than the other even though you don't feel it or hear it. Hope this helps.
Your new tire was probably the one slipping. Tires get grippier with wear. And the first 200 miles or so are supah slippery because of the de-molding agent used when manufacturing the tire.

A missmatched front to rear tire is probably the problem here. A failled sensor should throw an error code, turning both VDC OFF a SLIP lights on for exemple.
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thanks everyone... im still getting used to the 350... my other car is an ///M3. you can ask me anything about that car... lol..
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what are your tire sizes?
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I have the same problem both on my stock wheel;s/tires size and my new G35C rims same exact size as the touring wheel tire combo.

Taking it to dealere tomorrow
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turn car on...

roll back 10-15 feet...

roll forward 10-15 feet...
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Originally Posted by mc350z
i had a similar porblem i was at the track and with VDC off the SLIP light came on and stayed on solid . it would not go off until i cut the car off then back on

weird.
Low brake fluid does that. Could be it.
Old 06-23-2005, 08:28 AM
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my slip light would come on and not go off and that was the begining of new tranny #1


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