few codes popping up?
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Burning Brakes
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From: lafayette area Louisiana
I am being "kind" .... I'm trying to help you ....... you asked how to diagnose and fix the problems ....
I've already helped you pinpoint that the SERVICE TRACTION/ABS message is because yout Right Front Wheel speed sensor has a problem. I gave you clear instructions on looking at Bill Curlee's post for pictures of what the connectors look like so you can then inspect the connections yourself. If you don't want to inspect the connections, the warning messages will just keep on showing up.
Based on the fact that you FINALLY answered the question about your wheels (kinda ... I asked if you have sensors in the rims ... you replied you have aftermarket rims) I'm gonna have to guess that the answer is no ... you don't have sensors. Look carefully at the valve stem on each wheel. If the stems have a nut holding them in the wheel .... then you probably have dead sensors (What year is your car ????) if the tire stems have a "regular" rubber base, then you are missing the sensors. Tell me what year and I can give you the part numbers for the sensors. If you don't do anything you will continue to see the SERVICE TPMS messages forever.
Your non-working key fob most likely just needs a battery. After you put a new battery in it post and someone can give you the instructions to program the fob to the car.
I helped you pinpoint that it is the right side actuator that is causing your HVAC problems ..... you have decided to have someone else repair this problem.
So, am I being kind, or am I wasting my time giving you advice that it appears you don't want to follow ???
I've already helped you pinpoint that the SERVICE TRACTION/ABS message is because yout Right Front Wheel speed sensor has a problem. I gave you clear instructions on looking at Bill Curlee's post for pictures of what the connectors look like so you can then inspect the connections yourself. If you don't want to inspect the connections, the warning messages will just keep on showing up.
Based on the fact that you FINALLY answered the question about your wheels (kinda ... I asked if you have sensors in the rims ... you replied you have aftermarket rims) I'm gonna have to guess that the answer is no ... you don't have sensors. Look carefully at the valve stem on each wheel. If the stems have a nut holding them in the wheel .... then you probably have dead sensors (What year is your car ????) if the tire stems have a "regular" rubber base, then you are missing the sensors. Tell me what year and I can give you the part numbers for the sensors. If you don't do anything you will continue to see the SERVICE TPMS messages forever.
Your non-working key fob most likely just needs a battery. After you put a new battery in it post and someone can give you the instructions to program the fob to the car.
I helped you pinpoint that it is the right side actuator that is causing your HVAC problems ..... you have decided to have someone else repair this problem.
So, am I being kind, or am I wasting my time giving you advice that it appears you don't want to follow ???
but i do appreciate the help.
i will look at the tires tonite?
is there no way to completely delete the tire monitoring system....but still have optional traction control
Safety Car
Joined: Aug 2000
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From: San Rafael CA
never really said you were being an A$$...u just came off as a *****. im new to the whole c5 world....and sometimes it might take some elementary explaining on certain things...especially sense this is the first time i have ever dealt with tire sensors and 2 different a/cs for 1 car.
but i do appreciate the help.
i will look at the tires tonite?
is there no way to completely delete the tire monitoring system....but still have optional traction control
but i do appreciate the help.
i will look at the tires tonite?
is there no way to completely delete the tire monitoring system....but still have optional traction control
I'm not asking the question just for kicks ... there are TWO types of Tire Pressure Monitor Sensors (TPMS) and it depends if you have a 1997 through 2000 it is one type ... and if you have a 2001 through 2004 it is the other type .... and they are NOT interchangeable ..... SO ..... let's try it again .... WHAT YEAR IS YOUR CAR ?????
OK, you asked the question .... is there no way to completely delete the tire monitoring system....but still have optional traction control .... the answer:
Depends on the year of your car ... if it is a 2001 or newer then yes the TPMS can be turned off. The TPMS is a completely DIFFERENT system than Traction Control. They are independant and have nothing to do with each other. Maybe this will help .....
Inside your wheel (where the air is inside the tire) there is a TPMS sensor that transmits by radio signal the pressure in that tire. The car has a radio receiver (which is also used for receiving the key fob radio signals ..... remember I asked if your fob worked???) The TPMS codes you're showing indicates the receiver is not getting radio signals from ANY of the TPMS. The TPMS system is designed to warn you if a tire is low on pressure, or "flat". It has NOTHING to do with Traction Control.
Do the valve stems (the part that you attach the air hose to when you add air to a tire) on your car have a nut at the base holding them on ???????
Inside your wheel hub (the wheel is bolted to the hub by 5 lug nuts) is a wheel speed sensor. That sensor is wired to the Electronic Brake Control Module. The sensor reports by wire how fast the wheel is turning. The EBCM uses the data from the 4 wheel speed sensors (each hub has a sensor) basically for ABS and Traction Control. This system has NOTHING to do with the TPMS system.
The wires on your FRONT RIGHT wheel speed sensor are screwed up. It is possible the sensor is bad, but before spending the money to replace the hub, and since the problem ninety percent of the time is the wiring, you need to jack and support the car, remove the RIGHT FRONT wheel, and look for a wiring connector to the wheel hub. Disconnect the connector and having looked at the pictures on page 8 of Bill Curlee's electrical sticky .... check for a bad connector. Clean the connector, put it back together. While you are there, look at the flexible hydraulic brake hose that goes from the brake caliper to the car's body. Is the brake line covered with shiny stainless steel, or dark rubber ???
Put the wheel back on and drive the car .... see if the Traction Control problem is fixed.
OK ... we're on track now .... I'll answer your questions and you answer mine .... works cool .... huh
By the way ...... "*****" as you used it is spelled "douche" ... if you want to call someone a name ... you ought to understand the meaning and spelling of the "insult" .......
Last edited by BlackZ06; May 12, 2008 at 09:44 PM.
