C5 Getting Error Code C1214 Intermittently
Melting Slicks
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Just an FYI. The 1287 and 1288 codes for the steering position sensor clear out when the ignition is turned off. Before turning off the car from a drive check the codes as instructed.
You will need to fix the 1214 code first before any other ABS/TCS codes.
Gary
Just an FYI. The 1287 and 1288 codes for the steering position sensor clear out when the ignition is turned off. Before turning off the car from a drive check the codes as instructed.
You will need to fix the 1214 code first before any other ABS/TCS codes.
Gary
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Fred sorry to hear about the dreaded C1214. I understand you're "not a mechanic," but you could look over this How-To and decided if you want to tackle the repair on your own or see if there's any local forum members willing to stop by and give you a hand.
This is a step by step guide to repairing your own EBCM (2001 and newer only) starting with how to pull and clear the codes (video already post so that's awesome), checking grounds, if necessary removing the EBCM and repairing the cold solder joints on the relay. I understand it sounds a bit daunting, but there are several members who aren't exactly mechanics either who decided to give a try and they have been C1214 free for months now.
Give it a read and decide what you want to do, either way it saves you hundreds and definitely thousands of dollars.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...r-fleabay.html
This is a step by step guide to repairing your own EBCM (2001 and newer only) starting with how to pull and clear the codes (video already post so that's awesome), checking grounds, if necessary removing the EBCM and repairing the cold solder joints on the relay. I understand it sounds a bit daunting, but there are several members who aren't exactly mechanics either who decided to give a try and they have been C1214 free for months now.
Give it a read and decide what you want to do, either way it saves you hundreds and definitely thousands of dollars.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...r-fleabay.html
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Yes, you need to address the problem. It is 99% likely it is a bad solder connection in the EBCM, and it can be fixed on the cheap. Where are you located? There are members that would be happy to help you diagnose and repair the problem. Please don't pay$1100 for a part you can get for 1/10th that.
I live in Dallas, Texas. If you know a local member I can reach out to here, that would much appreciated. It seems relatively simple, on absfixer.com, to remove the EBCM yourself, and send it to them to get rebuilt which is very reasonable cost-wise ($150) versus outrageous dealership replacement cost ($1,400), but in looking at mine, there's a lot of stuff in the way, and I don't think I have the mechanical expertise to remove it without messing up something else. The dealership still wants $250 to remove it and put it back on when I get it back, but that's seems excessive, too, as I'm sure they've done it hundreds of times and have the necessary tools and can do it in 15 minutes. One place also told me not to drive it without the EBCM because it would get all sorts of dirt and debris in the opening where the EBCM goes if I am able to remove it once I get it back from Absfixer.com. What do you think/recommend at this point?
Le Mans Master
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Fred, I suggest you join a local Corvette club, someone there would be likely be willing to help you out.
http://www.corvettecluboftexas.org/
http://www.corvettecluboftexas.org/
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Fred, I suggest you join a local Corvette club, someone there would be likely be willing to help you out.
http://www.corvettecluboftexas.org/
http://www.corvettecluboftexas.org/
Do you know if it is OK to drive the car around after you have taken out the EBCM?
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Have a 2003 50th Anniversary with 29K miles. The services ABS and Active Handling warning lights coming on intermittently, comes and goes. Took it to good shop and they hooked a state-of-the-art wireless analyzer to the car and it spit out C1214 which is an Electronic Brake Control Module intermittent failure. This was not a Corvette shop, but they seemed very knowledgeable about what was wrong and how to replace it. The tester further indicated the relay inside the EBCM is the problem, but the relay cannot be repaired - have to get a complete EBCM which costs about $1,100 to replace at dealership. Another Corvette owner told me it could bad grounding somewhere in the EBCM. If any of you have any ideas/recommendations in this forum, I would appreciate it. Seems like low mileage for something like the EBCM to go bad, but the car is 10 years, albeit with low mileage.
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OK, so yank it back off and fix it again. A 9 year old necropost for that. Often it's just the contacts in the big plugs or in the grounds that need cleaning.
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C1214 is often cracked solder joints inside the EBCM. The fix is free if you're able to do your own work EBCM fix. 9 year old related threads strikes again??
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