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Old 05-23-2014, 05:05 PM
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Service ESC and Traction Control With ABS Light On

Ok I have no idea what is going on with my car I recently changed both rear shocks and the driver side rear wheel bearing and before anyone asks yes I did plug the wire back in but now My ABS and Traction control light is on and my dash keeps Flashing Service ESC and ESC off I know it stands for Electronic Stability Control but why would it come one its been on for about 2 days now it is also flashing service Traction Control. The car is a 2008 TC. Anyone else have this happen and what can I do to fix it?
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The only time my car did this was when the cable wasn't plugged back in. You sure you didn't pinch the wires?
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Originally Posted by leemanfor
The only time my car did this was when the cable wasn't plugged back in. You sure you didn't pinch the wires?
Yeah I am sure I double checked and everything before I put the wheel and stuff back on.
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What brand was the wheel bearing you put on?
Also, did you check your fuse?
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In for answers. Once in a while my car gets this message.
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Did you make sure you got the hub with the wheel sensor? There is another one available for the base models without abs
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Yes I got the hub with the abs and I the brand is duralast I purchased it at auto zone.

I did not check any fuses though. I will do that but why would the fuse blow?

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did ur wires get wet from say brake clean?
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Originally Posted by tomj77
did ur wires get wet from say brake clean?
Not that I am aware of but it is possible I am going to set up a dealer appointment and have them look at it as most salvage yards don't have ss and the wires are not listed as a part at auto zone or advanced auto.
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A gm tech tool or a scanner can find out what's wrong with it. Mine was the steering angle sensor.
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More then likely you have the wrong part installed. I'd return it and buy oem. Duralast is absolute garbage
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I actually had this light come on last week. It was a wet rainy day and I was driving around in shitty Rockford, Illinois. However, I didn't have an ABS light come on. Computer display said "No ESC" and then "Service ESC" and my traction control turned off. Is this the same type of problem, even though ABS light didn't come on? Funny thing is when it came on, I was literally driving casually going 55 mph down a very smooth road.
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Originally Posted by GTOworshiper9
More then likely you have the wrong part installed. I'd return it and buy oem. Duralast is absolute garbage
yeah I am not going to buy anything duralast anymore the appointment is for tomorrow and I am just going to have the dealership handle it.
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