DIC Service messages
Thread Starter
USMC (retired)
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 3,268
Likes: 7
From: Wimauma FL
DIC Service messages
What exactly is the maintenance for the "Service ABS" and "Service Active Handling"? What should I be checking once the dealer is done with the service. Both service message popped up this morning after abrupt braking, but once the car was shut off and restarted it never came back on. So, is it needed to be serviced? It does have 84k plus on it now. What other maintenance is needed with this many miles.
Sorry for ranting, but I hope someone could shed some light for me. Thanks.
Sorry for ranting, but I hope someone could shed some light for me. Thanks.
Pro
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 569
Likes: 2
From: Corona CA
A recent weekend in the mountains I had the same message come up. Thought the worse of it and had a mild ride down the hill. Shut the engine off and message cleared...I consider it a fluke due to the low temperature in the mountains (25 degrees at night) but I'll be sure to mention it when I have it back in for warranty work. 25k on car - 2004 MN6 Coupe. No probs since 
Thread Starter
USMC (retired)
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 3,268
Likes: 7
From: Wimauma FL
Tech Contributor
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 19,384
Likes: 87
From: Horncastle Lincolnshire, England
2023 C5 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
You'll get the dreaded Service Active Handling message if you have problems with a number of elements. It can be caused by EBCM failure, BPMV failure and wheel position sensor problems. If there are issues you'll have a DIC code flagged up. The problem is the caption that stays on and can't be reset. However, transitory captions can be a warning of incipient problems.
I had an EBCM replaced after a number of captions, normally when I was stopped at the lights. After the dealer fitted the new EBCM, I had a caption once on the way home. It never reoccured.
Worth checking the DIC codes and posting them here to see if you have a problem.
I had an EBCM replaced after a number of captions, normally when I was stopped at the lights. After the dealer fitted the new EBCM, I had a caption once on the way home. It never reoccured.
Worth checking the DIC codes and posting them here to see if you have a problem.
Safety Car
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 4,933
Likes: 30
From: San Rafael CA
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Every 2027 Corvette Engine Explained
Joe Kucinski
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Verdad Gallardo
10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Drifting
Joined: May 2000
Posts: 1,917
Likes: 3
From: Southern NH
Remember that the only difference with the H (History) codes is that they were set in a prior ignition cycle, so if you shut the car down and restart the codes will be H unless the same problem is reported in the current ignition cycle. So if your problem is intermittent the H codes are still what you want to look at.