I need some advice. I have a 2002 Cavalier. I had my struts replaced about 1 week ago and now I am having some problems. On saturday night I started my car and the service,abs, and trac off lighst were all on. When I saw this I shut my car off and when I restarted it they were gone. They stayed off until monday night and I did the same thing and they turned off again. They came back on this morning too. Another thing it is doing is the low trac light will come on randomly and my car feels like it's slowing it self down. Does anyone know what could be causing this? Is there a chance they meesed something up while installing the struts? Where should I look? What should I look for?
Thanks
I thought i should add the light comes on as soon as I start it up.
Sounds like an ABS sensor is loose.
- 2004 Cavalier - 124k, owned since new
Forgot to add, clean the contacts in the sensors to, might be dirt or something in there.
- 2004 Cavalier - 124k, owned since new
i looked at the sensors and they are plugged in...i didnt unplug them though and check for dirt or anything. any other suggestions?
bad wheel bearing. you need to get your codes pulled to find out whcih one, thats if I'm right.
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wait j might have the tone ring on the axle, sh@t I can't remeber, we need to know what codes you have. Check for a cracked tone ring.
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Your speed sensors are little magnets that use their field to determine how fast your wheel is spinning. Since your hub assembly and sensors are separate units (unlike most other cars) I'm very doubtful that it's your hub (wheel bearings). The sensors are small enough to fit in your pocket and they LOVE to go bad. Magnetism wears out, dirt, road and weather conditions, rocks, ect. To find out what side its you'll have to take it to a shop with a diagnostics computer. My car was doing the exact same thing all winter and I just replaced my front dr. side (the one that was bad) and it's all better!!!! HOPE THIS HELPS!
Officer: Do you know how fast you were going??
Me: Fast enough to get you to put down the coffee and doughnut!
Officer: (scowls)
Me: great, now I'm REALLY gonna get a ticket huh?
I had the same exact issue, my driver side front wheels speed sensor was bad. Replaced and its all good
lo radiance wrote:Your speed sensors are little magnets that use their field to determine how fast your wheel is spinning. Since your hub assembly and sensors are separate units (unlike most other cars) I'm very doubtful that it's your hub (wheel bearings). The sensors are small enough to fit in your pocket and they LOVE to go bad. Magnetism wears out, dirt, road and weather conditions, rocks, ect. To find out what side its you'll have to take it to a shop with a diagnostics computer. My car was doing the exact same thing all winter and I just replaced my front dr. side (the one that was bad) and it's all better!!!! HOPE THIS HELPS!
yeah my second post sort of metioned that, I was thinking of N bodies.
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well update.
i would love to bring it to a shop (i actually) have an appointment but the only problem is that these lights come on randomly and once you shut the car off they dont come on for another day. its really hard for me to plan for the lights to come on when i am there. i did bring it to the place that did the struts and when they ran it for codes nothing came up. they did say they adjusted something but my wife doesn't remember what they said. This was on thursday afternoon and they light has not come since then.(its saturday) I wonder if they fixed it.
It should have stored codes, so they should be able to pull codes on or off.
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Gm is the only one who can pull a ABS code off our cars. Our computers are really picky like that.
i pull them with Snap ons modus, but that is a 4 grand scanner
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an actual chevy dealer told me that unless the light is on no codes will come on. its only stores certain codes. but like i said the light has not come on since the other place made an adjutment to something. that was thursday morning it is now saturday night.
weird huh?
I've got one question why does every one trust the dealer?
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