Traction control question
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Burning Brakes
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From: Norco La.
Traction control question
Ever since I bought my car the traction control light and abs light has been on. If I press the tc button it does not go off. I have no idea why the abs light is on.
Now here's my question: I went to the track and could not do a burnout. It would not spin the tires over. It felt like something was limiting power over 1500 rpm's. I'm talking flooring the car while holding the brake and no burnout. The only way I could clean the tires off was to roll into the water and then spin them over leaving my foot off the brake. The car will spin the tires on the street if you punch it from a dead stop, but nothing out of the ordinary. What I'm getting at is it dosen't fell like the tc is activated.
If the traction control system is not working does it default off or on? What was stopping the car from doing a decent burnout? BTW it ran 13.40 @105 bone stock. Good or bad? 94* with 90% humidity below sea level.
Now here's my question: I went to the track and could not do a burnout. It would not spin the tires over. It felt like something was limiting power over 1500 rpm's. I'm talking flooring the car while holding the brake and no burnout. The only way I could clean the tires off was to roll into the water and then spin them over leaving my foot off the brake. The car will spin the tires on the street if you punch it from a dead stop, but nothing out of the ordinary. What I'm getting at is it dosen't fell like the tc is activated.
If the traction control system is not working does it default off or on? What was stopping the car from doing a decent burnout? BTW it ran 13.40 @105 bone stock. Good or bad? 94* with 90% humidity below sea level.
Racer
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From: satellite beach fl
Originally Posted by Turbosixx
Ever since I bought my car the traction control light and abs light has been on. If I press the tc button it does not go off. I have no idea why the abs light is on.
Now here's my question: I went to the track and could not do a burnout. It would not spin the tires over. It felt like something was limiting power over 1500 rpm's. I'm talking flooring the car while holding the brake and no burnout. The only way I could clean the tires off was to roll into the water and then spin them over leaving my foot off the brake. The car will spin the tires on the street if you punch it from a dead stop, but nothing out of the ordinary. What I'm getting at is it dosen't fell like the tc is activated.
If the traction control system is not working does it default off or on? What was stopping the car from doing a decent burnout? BTW it ran 13.40 @105 bone stock. Good or bad? 94* with 90% humidity below sea level.
Now here's my question: I went to the track and could not do a burnout. It would not spin the tires over. It felt like something was limiting power over 1500 rpm's. I'm talking flooring the car while holding the brake and no burnout. The only way I could clean the tires off was to roll into the water and then spin them over leaving my foot off the brake. The car will spin the tires on the street if you punch it from a dead stop, but nothing out of the ordinary. What I'm getting at is it dosen't fell like the tc is activated.
If the traction control system is not working does it default off or on? What was stopping the car from doing a decent burnout? BTW it ran 13.40 @105 bone stock. Good or bad? 94* with 90% humidity below sea level.
Holding the brake and flooring it actvates the extended travel brake switch holding back your throttle. The default for traction control is on, light off unless it's active.
Have someone scan your car, specifically state pids.
Any codes?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Norco La.
Ok so what you are saying is the tc on my car is off. Whats up with the extended travel switch/. What's it for? I have codes but what will it fall under? The only codes I have are for PCM, BCM, LDCM, RDCM and SCM.
Burning Brakes
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From: Lincoln NE
brake pads?
just a hunch from experiance with other GM's.... I'd check your brakes (pads and fluid).. see if any are really low...
Tc & ABS i believe work through the same system.. I could be very much wrong.... But thats what i was told..
Tc & ABS i believe work through the same system.. I could be very much wrong.... But thats what i was told..
Racer
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Originally Posted by Turbosixx
Ever since I bought my car the traction control light and abs light has been on. If I press the tc button it does not go off. I have no idea why the abs light is on.
Now here's my question: I went to the track and could not do a burnout. It would not spin the tires over. It felt like something was limiting power over 1500 rpm's. I'm talking flooring the car while holding the brake and no burnout. The only way I could clean the tires off was to roll into the water and then spin them over leaving my foot off the brake. The car will spin the tires on the street if you punch it from a dead stop, but nothing out of the ordinary. What I'm getting at is it dosen't fell like the tc is activated.
If the traction control system is not working does it default off or on? What was stopping the car from doing a decent burnout? BTW it ran 13.40 @105 bone stock. Good or bad? 94* with 90% humidity below sea level.
Now here's my question: I went to the track and could not do a burnout. It would not spin the tires over. It felt like something was limiting power over 1500 rpm's. I'm talking flooring the car while holding the brake and no burnout. The only way I could clean the tires off was to roll into the water and then spin them over leaving my foot off the brake. The car will spin the tires on the street if you punch it from a dead stop, but nothing out of the ordinary. What I'm getting at is it dosen't fell like the tc is activated.
If the traction control system is not working does it default off or on? What was stopping the car from doing a decent burnout? BTW it ran 13.40 @105 bone stock. Good or bad? 94* with 90% humidity below sea level.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Norco La.
Took the connector loose, no corrosion. One connector looked like it wasn't seating on the pin, so I replaced it and still no luck. Both lights still on dash.
FWIW I did nail it in my driveway and the car got sideways, so I would imagine the traction control is off. It still will not lean on the converter more than 1100 rpm's, which I would think it would have to in order to get the car to launch hard even with a 3200 stall. Is there a way a tuner can tune this out? Maybe disable the traction control and turn the lights off? Thanks for the replies!
FWIW I did nail it in my driveway and the car got sideways, so I would imagine the traction control is off. It still will not lean on the converter more than 1100 rpm's, which I would think it would have to in order to get the car to launch hard even with a 3200 stall. Is there a way a tuner can tune this out? Maybe disable the traction control and turn the lights off? Thanks for the replies!