traction control trouble
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Heel & Toe
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traction control trouble
my traction control becomes active all of the time.It was working properly when I purchased the car.The only change I made was new front tires.The tires are mich. ps2's , and are the proper size.
whats up??
whats up??
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Perhaps a wheel sensor was disconnected when you had the tires changed??
Readout the codes from the DIC (you can search the forum for how to do this) and see what the computer thinks is going on.
Good luck,
Perhaps a wheel sensor was disconnected when you had the tires changed??
Readout the codes from the DIC (you can search the forum for how to do this) and see what the computer thinks is going on.
Good luck,
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What do have?
What tires do you have on the front and back?
Tell me make, model and size of all of them. Maybe I can figure out your problem. Had the same problem and know what to look for.
Tell me make, model and size of all of them. Maybe I can figure out your problem. Had the same problem and know what to look for.
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Heel & Toe
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Originally Posted by LV Vette
What tires do you have on the front and back?
Tell me make, model and size of all of them. Maybe I can figure out your problem. Had the same problem and know what to look for.
Tell me make, model and size of all of them. Maybe I can figure out your problem. Had the same problem and know what to look for.
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The tire change may have been enough to do it.
The fronts and rears are different sizes, and the tcs knows about how fast the fronts spin and the rears spin during normal operation. When the rears are spinning faster than normal compared to the fronts, it thinks you are losing traction spinning the rears, and tcs activates.
There is some tolerance because tires wear at different rates, etc. But keeping old rubber on the rear while putting new rubber on the front may have pushed the spin rate difference over the edge.
Sometimes when people put odd combos of front/rear tire sizes on, it will always keep tcs on.
The fronts and rears are different sizes, and the tcs knows about how fast the fronts spin and the rears spin during normal operation. When the rears are spinning faster than normal compared to the fronts, it thinks you are losing traction spinning the rears, and tcs activates.
There is some tolerance because tires wear at different rates, etc. But keeping old rubber on the rear while putting new rubber on the front may have pushed the spin rate difference over the edge.
Sometimes when people put odd combos of front/rear tire sizes on, it will always keep tcs on.
