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Old Dec 15, 2010 | 11:40 PM
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Question VSC and SLIP lights on, also intermittent EBRAKE ???

This started a couple days ago...

when starting engine and will go away and reappear randomly

06 GT 6MT with 47k miles

help?
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Old Dec 16, 2010 | 12:01 AM
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try getting an alighment
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Old Dec 16, 2010 | 03:04 AM
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Originally Posted by SDmattZ
This started a couple days ago...

when starting engine and will go away and reappear randomly

06 GT 6MT with 47k miles

help?
Do any work on the car recently?

Replace tires/wheels?

Check your brake fluid, may be low. What about brake pads?
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Old Dec 16, 2010 | 03:24 AM
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You probably need new rear tires because they are slipping.
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Old Dec 16, 2010 | 12:16 PM
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fluid is new and full...
no work done. Tires are 5000 miles new, but are just stock replacement size, along with factory RAYS. This just started happening and will come and go randomly. Pushing the VSC button doesn't do anything. Will examine pads when I get back to the car. Thanks.
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Old Dec 16, 2010 | 12:42 PM
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The ABS/TCS/VDC module might be failing as could one or more of the wheel speed sensors.

It it totally at random or can you narrow it down to speed, direction change, etc.?
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Old Dec 17, 2010 | 10:36 AM
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this happened to me. the problem was alighment.

i guess the steering wheel and car wasnt aimed same way or something. not sure.

but got alighment and fixed the problem.
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If your steering wheel is not centered or the steering angle sensor is mis-adjusted or broken, that tricks the car into thinking your wheel is turned. If the wheel speeds don't show the proper variation in rotation rates to match the expected steering angle, that will trigger VDC.
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Old Dec 17, 2010 | 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by DavesZ#3
If your steering wheel is not centered or the steering angle sensor is mis-adjusted or broken, that tricks the car into thinking your wheel is turned. If the wheel speeds don't show the proper variation in rotation rates to match the expected steering angle, that will trigger VDC.
exactly what he said LOL very nicely explained!
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Old Dec 30, 2010 | 11:16 AM
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those three lights come on ramdomly on my car when it's super cold. then whenever it warms up a few degrees or when I drive further than 15 minutes or so they go off. it's wierd because it usually only does it when it's mid tweenties or so. 30's doesn't do it and it doesn't come on soon as I start my car. the car can warm up and everything is fine until I start driving. within a few small city blocks they call come on and stay on for the 3 mile drive to work but after work if I drive it hard and it gets warm then they will go off.
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