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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 11:07 AM
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Today I drove my car in to work. One of the few days left in the driving season. I pulled in for a cup of java & noticed the "service traction, abs active handling". So I normally check for codes & clear the tcs h. Now it won't clear. What do you all think?.
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by IMPIMP329
Today I drove my car in to work. One of the few days left in the driving season. I pulled in for a cup of java & noticed the "service traction, abs active handling". So I normally check for codes & clear the tcs h. Now it won't clear. What do you all think?.
I think you have a problem. Post your codes!
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 03:18 PM
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uhhhh ohhh....sound like somone got the dreaded C1214 code....post the codes and we can go from there.
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 03:43 PM
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I just ran ran the codes & it is the c 1214, I comes up as h & c, but I cleared it & of course it went away. Souns like a temp. fix. Any suggestions??????
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 03:50 PM
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EBCM. Do a search for this. Lots have had the problem, including myself. I dont know what kinda personal/business life you have. But i can say this. If you take that to the dealership, that part is gonna cost between $1200-$1500....maybe a lil more. Thats not includin labor. It ends up being around or just a lil over 2g's for the fix from the Stealership. However....there is a light in the darkness. Very seldomly does the EBCM fail as a whole. Its usually a solenoid are 2 on the inside. Dealerships and most places wont do a subpart repair. Look up ABSFixer...Could be the solution your lookin for
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EBCM. Do a search for this. Lots have had the problem, including myself. I dont know what kinda personal/business life you have. But i can say this. If you take that to the dealership, that part is gonna cost between $1200-$1500....maybe a lil more. Thats not includin labor. It ends up being around or just a lil over 2g's for the fix from the Stealership. However....there is a light in the darkness. Very seldomly does the EBCM fail as a whole. Its usually a solenoid are 2 on the inside. Dealerships and most places wont do a subpart repair. Look up ABSFixer...Could be the solution your lookin for
Thank you, Sir. My personal/business is BROKE.. Can I still drive the car once I clear the codes?. This seems to happen more often then before. So I know eventually I will not be able to clear the code, at that point I will get the EBCM rebuilt by ABSfixer. Thanks.
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I have some of the replacement relays and I live close to you if you want to give it a go yourself soldering one in.

Here's a link on the repair:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...cm-repair.html

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Thank you, Sir. My personal/business is BROKE.. Can I still drive the car once I clear the codes?. This seems to happen more often then before. So I know eventually I will not be able to clear the code, at that point I will get the EBCM rebuilt by ABSfixer. Thanks.
Yes you can drive with the codes, you just wont have ABS or a traction system. So becareful and leary of that. You can even drive the car once the EBCM is removed. Just be sure to wrap and protect the circuitry before takin off down the road.
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Originally Posted by dougbfresh
I have some of the replacement relays and I live close to you if you want to give it a go yourself soldering one in.

Here's a link on the repair:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...cm-repair.html
Nice of you to offer, but I don't have the skills to attempt.
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