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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 08:00 PM
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Every couple of weeks I start my car and the DIC and lights come on and tell me to service the ABS and Traction Control. Turn the car off wait a couple of minutes and the lights and reading on the DIC goes away.

What the heck is going on? Any advice?
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 08:26 PM
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Check your codes on the DIC and see what you get .... I think your going to meet the ABSfixer soon though
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 09:24 PM
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Did you try posting over in the Tec section?

Good Luck!!
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 10:37 PM
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I am having the same problem, but the service ABS comes on after hitting a bump. If you turn off the ignition and restart the car, it goes away. Anybody come up with a solution?
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 10:48 PM
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[ QUOTE=LGCC Mama;1562356135]I am having the same problem, but the service ABS comes on after hitting a bump. If you turn off the ignition and restart the car, it goes away. Anybody come up with a solution?[/QUOTE] I have a hump I have to back up on when coming out of the garage. I have to crank the wheel all the way to the left and that is when I see the service ABS. After turning off the car and restarting the reading goes away.
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 07:19 AM
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Same problem a while back: bad steering column sensor had to have it replaced.........
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 08:00 AM
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Every couple of weeks I start my car and the DIC and lights come on and tell me to service the ABS and Traction Control. Turn the car off wait a couple of minutes and the lights and reading on the DIC goes away.

What the heck is going on? Any advice?
Had the same thing happening on my 2001 Vert and fixed just by cleaning and retighting the 2 groud leads which are located behind the headlamps inside the engine bay .

Did it about a couple of months ago and problem never came back .

Everything just fine now .
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by dmoore
Every couple of weeks I start my car and the DIC and lights come on and tell me to service the ABS and Traction Control. Turn the car off wait a couple of minutes and the lights and reading on the DIC goes away.

What the heck is going on? Any advice?
I had the very same problem with my 2001 Vert and fixed it just by cleaning and retightening the 2 ground leads located inside the engine bay, behind the headlamps .

I did it a couple of months ago and problem never came back so far .

There is a very detailed and interesting thread about this by Bill Curley on this forum that will give you all information needed to fix it by yourself .
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I had the very same problem with my 2001 Vert and fixed it by cleaning and retightening the 2 ground leads that are located inside the engine bay, behind the headlamps . I did it about a couple of months ago and problem never came back so far . You should look at a very interesting and detailed thread about this common problem by BIll Curley on this Forum .
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