Driving down the road and traction light flashes in dash? iso input on this? could be clutch slipping?
Traction Control Light Flashes randomly
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Ever thought maybe if you press on the pedal hard enough, and if the road is slick enough, your tires might spin enough, to make your DSC light flash enough?
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You need new tires.
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We just don't want people posting questions that are very vague. You should give us conditions, when it happens, and what you checked.
has nothing to do with engine its chassis related, ie from above poster wheel sensor possibly.
This thread is for engine related questions and technical help.
Pretend you took the engine out of your car and had problems with it running, then post here. :thumbup:
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That happened to me recently and it was the cable that go to the front left abs sensor was touching the wheel. It wear out and the wires inside was touching either the wheel or between each other so the traction control light came on at cruising or very light loads.
Check that.
Check that.
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your traction control light will blink when you tires slip, doesn't really matter 4th gear at 2k rpms is going roughly 40+ mph? not to sound like a dick either but you should have noticed when the light came on that the handling went away for a moment? your car is most likely equipped with ESP (electronic slip protection) and its being used! one wheel loses traction so it transfers power to the other, and in the process it makes a little light blink so you're aware of it!
nothing to worry about, drive on :beer:
nothing to worry about, drive on :beer:
have to do some research? what kinda prices am i looking at? difficulty in changing?
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if the tires rubbed through the wires then you can repair the wires your self ( cut, splice, resolder)
But if its the wheel speed sensors, i paid 25 dollars a piece for them . All they are are magnets and sometimes crap gets in front of them and causes this to happen.
But if its the wheel speed sensors, i paid 25 dollars a piece for them . All they are are magnets and sometimes crap gets in front of them and causes this to happen.
you should get the exact trouble code, so you know where to start. i highly suggest getting VAG COM, every VW owner needs one.
When i got my car oil sprayed for the winter, first i got ASR lights flashing, then that went away
now i got this trouble code
1 Fault Found:
00287 - ABS Wheel Speed Sensor; Rear Right (G44)
012 - Electrical Fault in Circuit - Intermittent
me and a friend took it apart, and cleaned the abs sensor with brake cleaner, and fault code went away.
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