I have a problem
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St. Jude Donor '09
I have a problem
I have a new 2009 with 1300 miles. Today I made a u-turn and got on it just a little bit and the Service Tracksion Control and Service Active Handling are alternating flashing on the DIC and it started running rough. I cut it off and restarted several times but it didn't help.
Does anyone have a fix?
Does anyone have a fix?
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It has been suggested that you disconnect the negative battery terminal to reset the computer, you will have to re-index your windows. If it still continues to display the messages I would take it in for a warranty repair.
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Let us know if that takes care of the issue, as it would be good to know for future reference.
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St. Jude Donor '09
How long should the battery be disconnected? I left it unhooked for about five mins. and it didn't fix it. It did test my alarm system though. It kinda makes you jump when you are trying to hook it back up.
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St. Jude Donor '09
It didn't fix my DIC readout or the engine running bad. It didn't even want to start when I reconnected the battery. I'll worry about the windows later or the dealer can
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I have a new 2009 with 1300 miles. Today I made a u-turn and got on it just a little bit and the Service Tracksion Control and Service Active Handling are alternating flashing on the DIC and it started running rough. I cut it off and restarted several times but it didn't help.
Does anyone have a fix?
Does anyone have a fix?
I got that occasionally on my '05 and I get it on my '08. Annoying, but no big deal, unless you're racing. When shutting the car off doesn't solve the problem when I'm about to take a lap, I get pizzed.
'05 was worse than the '08 Z.
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I have a new 2009 with 1300 miles. Today I made a u-turn and got on it just a little bit and the Service Tracksion Control and Service Active Handling are alternating flashing on the DIC and it started running rough. I cut it off and restarted several times but it didn't help.
Does anyone have a fix?
Does anyone have a fix?
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St. Jude Donor '09
Well, I left the battery disconnected all night and hooked it back up this morning and it didn't fix anything. I had to reindex the windows (no big deal). I guess it's off to the dealer Tuesday morning.
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Try this.
Disconnect whichever side of the battery is easier to get to. Before you do this, make sure ALL interior lights are off. Make sure there is NO underhood light on.You cannot have anything on, inside or out. With the cable disconnected, connect an old fashioned test light (has to be a filiment bulb, NOT LED) between the cable and battery post. Hold it there for 10 seconds. Hook the cable back up. Recheck your problem. This will drain any capacitors of all energy in the PCM. If this doesn't do it, battery reset will not help. It's hello dealer.
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St. Jude Donor '09
Well, took it to the dealer this morning at 7:00. They jumped right on it and thought they figured it out. They took a part off a Corvette in the showroom and put the part on mine and tried to reprogram the computer. Well now I'm driving a rental car and they haven't a clue. They are trying to talk to Tech service.
