DB350Z05

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HEY GUYS I RAN INTO A PROBLEM THAT STARTED ON SATURDAY. MY VDC AND SLIP LIGHT CAME ON AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR LIKE 25 MINUTES ON THE ROAD. THE CAR FEELS FINE ALSO WHEN I CHANGE GEARS. THE LIGHTS STAY ON BUT ONCE I TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT THEY TURN OFF. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT IT COULD BE?

DavesZ#3

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Changed wheels, tires, brake pads, etc. recently?

Done any suspension work recently?

TJGILROY

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crank position sensors...

TJGILROY

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http://www.lemonauto.com/complaints/nissan/350z.htm

http://www.motortrend.com/cars/2003/...lls/index.html

get your mechanic to check it.... cost me 110 for two to get them at nissan...luckily my mechanic only charged 50 bucks for labor... and he got them at his price

DB350Z05

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i have not done any suspension work on it. the only thing ive done is put my volk wheels on it but its been like 5 months ive had those wheels.

TJGILROY

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cel on too sometimes?

mariar508

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Happens to me also and I'm running on stockers... I've been wondering why it does it as well. All I do is wait a day or so and the lights will turn back off.

DavesZ#3

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The crank position sensor recall was for 03 models, OP has an 05 so that's not likely. That should cause SES/CEL light and throw car into limp mode, not VDC/SLIP.

DB350Z05

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so what should i do? should i wait a couple of days or is it something major i should fix?

DavesZ#3

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If you're not getting a CEL/SES light, then there are probably no codes to be read.

Clarify one thing please - this is happening regularly, right? It wasn't a one time occurance.

DB350Z05

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actually its the second time since saturday. I didnt drive it yesterday.

B5I8

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Check your brake fluid level. If its low top it off. I would also get your brakes inspected as it may be time to service them.

DavesZ#3

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It's definitely not normal for both lights to come on and stay on. It's basically a failure indication of the VDC system. The fact that it stays on till you turn the car off confirms that.

Here's what the manual says about that light combo...

When the vehicle dynamic control off indicator
light and slip indicator light come on with the
vehicle dynamic control system turned on, this
light alerts the driver to the fact that the vehicle
dynamic control system’s fail-safe mode is operating,
that is the system may not be functioning
properly. Have the system checked by your
NISSAN dealer. If a malfunction occurs in the
system, the vehicle dynamic control system
function will be canceled but the vehicle is still
driveable. For additional information, see “Vehicle
dynamic control (VDC) system” in the “5.
Starting and driving” section of this manual.


It certainly won't hurt to check brake fluid, brake pad wear and anything else brake related but usually, those problems result in the brake and ABS lights also lighting.

terrasmak

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9 out of 10 times thats the prob

DavesZ#3

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When the BRAKE/ABS lights are also on.

DB350Z05

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So they have to run some kind of diagnostics on the car dealing with the suspension then?

TJGILROY

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just go get it checked out b someone you trust, i'm sure some kind of code will come up

DB350Z05

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i checked the brake fluid last night and its normal. I would need to check the brakes today.

DavesZ#3

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Not the suspension, they will check the brake system, VDC, ABS, etc. If that controller is bad, they should be able to find the problem.

Nor_Cal350

wait a couple more days I have an 04 and mine was stock and it did it to me off and on then it finally went away it was weird maybe its just acting up. But i recently got new brakes and camber kit and my abs brake vdc and slip is and les schwab is fixing it right now