Hey guys.. My car's clutch started to slip a month ago and when it did my vdc on/off, e brak, and Slip indicators all turned on. I got a new clutch like a week after and now these lights are always on in my speedometer area. I was wondering if the dealer was supposed to reset these indicators, or if something else was wrong with my car. These lights are always on when I turn on my car. Can someone please help me. Thanks to all in advance!!

 

My TCS,ABS and Slip is always on and I have yet to get to the bottom of why. But working on it

 

Sounds like a defective ABS/TCS/VDC controller.

 

Would that cause my symptoms ? The TCS in mine is always disingaged and it seems as though My ABS is Not working. Im not losing sleep over it but it is annoying and Does need to be fixed. Can that code be pulled in the non Powertrain Mode ? Maybe Chassis ? I will research it now, but input would be welcome

 

Are all your lights on when you start the car? Or, do they come on once you start driving. If they're on from the start, then it's probably the controller. If they come on once you start driving, it could be one or more of the wheel sensors or the controller or both. In any case, you're going to need a dealer to check it out, there's not really anything you can do without Consult to test and check the system.

Unless it throws a CEL, there won't be a code to read.

A sudden stop on a wet road (slow speed) will tell you if ABS is really working or not.

 

Don't complain...miraculously you have the worst things about the Z turned off!! haha

 

I agree 100%, But .....Looks like a Chrismas Tree. plus my airbag light it on ( I know why, unrelated)

If I dont snap my seat belt and have a door ajar, I have to wear my Shades at night.

And yes Dave they are on immediatlely on start up. On rare occasions, if they dont light up, I hit my TCS (as is my habit)and every thing will remain off.

I have an Enthus. and no wheel sensors and am throwing a CEL but it's unrelated and trivial, I dont even recall what it is. Seems to me to be thermostat/temp sensor related

 

All Zs have wheel speed sensors, that's what allows ABS/TCS to function. With all the problems you describe, it sounds like you have a bad ECU and/or some other electronic problems.

 

I misunderstood. I thought you were refering to air pressure sensors. I need to chk my warrentys. 65,000 miles. Powertrain is over but .....

 

Little addendum.......... Driving home last night I flipped my MPG/Avd Speed on and while clippin at 75 it showed 25.6/32 MPH Avg. Gave it time to set and it didnt---Today ----25.6/32 MPH Avg.

This is telling me something ???? Wheel sensor out ????

 

Bump

 

thx all. i guess ill ask the dealer whats going on.. ill post for you too eazy.

 

try adding brake fluid or clutch fluid i had the same problem a while back. I searched and read someone had that problem and found out he was low on brakefluid. So i bought some on the dealer cause it was a lil low and all the lights went back off and car went back to normal. Never had a problem since been around 2 years since

 

The same thing happened on mine about 4 months ago, turns out the rotors were so worn down the lip on the outside was dragging on the caliper? Good luck man!

 

That's normal. It's an average speed, not the instantaneous speed that you're traveling at.

Did you reset it so it cleared while driving at 75? That should have caused it to show "--" for a minute than 75 mph /30 mpg. If it's not showing a decent value, then it could be speed sensor related except that your speedometer is working, right?

 

There are many sensors that the ECU uses to manage the TCS,ABS and slip functions. The Steering Angle sensor, Lateral acceleration sensor, YAW sensor and as Dave said Wheel speed sensor, but without a Consult it is not possible to see which sensors are working correctly. I was also thinking about a faulty brake light switch, but that would also cause the tailights to stay on or off completely.

 

More than likely, it's out of fluid, low pads/worn rotors. If all things related to the brakes are fine, then start checking the tough stuff, as pointed out, you need Consult II to read the codes and perform the diagnostics on most of them.

 

^what he said


I had the same problem and checked my front brake pads and they were almost down to the backing plate. After i changed the pads all lights were off and I was good to go.

 

about the lights have you tried to reset your computer to see if it does anything

 

It's not a CEL, these are independent of the ECU, they don't throw any codes.