Warning Messages on display
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Pro
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From: Tucson AZ
Warning Messages on display
2002 6-Spd. I'm seeing the following warnings on the dashboard display
Service ABS, Service Active Handling, Service Traction Control.
Any ideas what it could be? I'm dreading bringing to the dealership, sounds like big $$$.
Service ABS, Service Active Handling, Service Traction Control.
Any ideas what it could be? I'm dreading bringing to the dealership, sounds like big $$$.
Instructor
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From: East Tennessee
You should access and post your DIC codes. My take on this, and I put this out there just to prompt people to show me that I'm wrong, is that if you have the 1255 code, you have more than a relay problem and are looking at a new EBCM.
Advanced
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From: clovis ca
something similiar happened to my car last night. Started it up and It looked like it went down a scroll list of alarms. No ding dings but. Service traction control. services tire pressure systems. reduced engine power etc. Kind of scared me so I shut it down waited a few seconds and started it again. No problems. Does it go thru a diagnostic check every now and then?
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something similiar happened to my car last night. Started it up and It looked like it went down a scroll list of alarms. No ding dings but. Service traction control. services tire pressure systems. reduced engine power etc. Kind of scared me so I shut it down waited a few seconds and started it again. No problems. Does it go thru a diagnostic check every now and then?
Race Director
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From: Home of the VOLS ! Knoxville, TN. Tennessee
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13, '15, '16-'17-'18-'19
This is a common problem in the C5s. On a side note, you can still drive the car while the EBCM is being repaired , but your sudden stops ability will be affected.
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From: Tucson AZ
All dashboard display warnings have stopped. I'm now thinking they were related to the battery condition. They all started after the car had been sitting a few weeks while I was away. After driving the car for a few days (and fully charging the battery) they all want away. I pulled the codes anyway and there were lots of them (mostly under the LDCM module) but they all were folloed by an "H" indicating history and not a current condition. As duegatti predicted the 1255 code was one of them. Thanks for all the replies, I really apapreciate the way the CF guys are always willing to help out a member with a problem. I have one more issue with the window I need help with, but I think I'll start a new thread to get appropriate replies. Thanks again...
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4th Gear
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From: Miami Florida
I am having the same problem on start-up, but is very intermittent. Hopefully, it is a code problem in the DIC. Big $$$$
4th Gear
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From: Miami Florida
If it turns out to be your EBCM and you are a little bit OK with a wrench, take the unit out and send it to ABSfixer.com, they will rebuild it for $150.00 and send it back.
This is a common problem in the C5s. On a side note, you can still drive the car while the EBCM is being repaired , but your sudden stops ability will be affected.
This is a common problem in the C5s. On a side note, you can still drive the car while the EBCM is being repaired , but your sudden stops ability will be affected.
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Don't guess, post up the codes and you'll get specific advice depending on the actual code. If you're not sure how to pull the codes; ask.
Drifting
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From: Pittsburgh PA
If you also have power window issues also you may want to read a thread I posted in the tech section.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...thank-you.html
Not saying this is your problem but multiple error messages along with power window issues does seem to be more than a coincidence. At least in my case it was.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...thank-you.html
Not saying this is your problem but multiple error messages along with power window issues does seem to be more than a coincidence. At least in my case it was.
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From: Savannah Georgia
how do I pull codes?Consistently getting traction control, abs, and tire pressure. TP I proably know what to do about, the 1st two...welllll
Instructor
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Drifting
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Now if you have an early C5, that is another story. I have yet to see an early ESBM fixed. Replacement seems to be the only way to go. And Chevrolet doesn't sell these, you need to find one in a junkyard.
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From: Palmdale, Ca----- 2009 Cyber Gray 4LT A6 F55 452 RWHP 422 RWTQ- RIP 1998 C5 734 RWHP & 585 RWTQ-----
Burning Brakes
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Check out the Important Electrical Information sticky under C5 tech by Bill Curlee. If it isn't a battery issue, two things to check are the under hood chassis grounds, and the connectors inside the accordion going to each door.
