so i was pulling out of KFC and noticed everytime my car shifted, it kind of jerked or was a hard shift. then i noticed the "ETS OFF" and the check engine light came on. is this something serious to worry about cuz i just bought this car a few days ago. thanks
bahahahaha Thats funny the exact same thing happend to me.
The funny thing is i Was at KFC too. Im not quite sure on the name of the sensor, I think its IAT but its on the intake tube. I have heard its a common problem that wires come loose going into the plug for that sensor.
Scan the code...and post it here. If you don't, we are guessing
"The Blue Bullet"
haha, you are not going to beleive what the problem was. when i took the intake tube off to get access to the battery, i forgot to plug the sensor back in. ha...i know...stupid me. but the ETS light dissapeared but the check engine is still on....hmm
Doug Clark wrote:haha, you are not going to beleive what the problem was. when i took the intake tube off to get access to the battery, i forgot to plug the sensor back in. ha...i know...stupid me. but the ETS light dissapeared but the check engine is still on....hmm
It may take up to 40 drive cycles to clear the code by itself, using a scan tool will do it right away.
- 2004 Cavalier - 124k, owned since new
yeah the check engine light went away as you said it would
You could also unplug the negative battery terminal for a few minutes. That will reset the trouble code. However you have to reprogram your radio and clock.
When the check engine comes on it also disables the traction control which is why the ETS OFF light comes on. However if you have an auto and go to 1st or 2nd with the shifter it will disable the traction control. That could be good for heating up racing tires at the track with the e-brake locked (though that will throw an ABS light and disable ABS until you restart the car).
Scott
2002 Audi S4, black
1996 Z24 auto, red
I got this same thing. Read code P0507, which is like idle rpm's are high. I noticed that when I let off the gas the rpm's would bounce up to about 1500 then back to normal, but this went away after the trac off light went away; though i still have the check engine light.
The trac off light also came back and did the same thing again, but then went away again and hasnt come back yet. I thought it was one of the tb sensors cause I put in a 58mm tb and wai about a week ago but idk.
