Random Activation of CEL, VSC, and Trac Cont lights

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03-25-2007, 09:22 PM

eburgsspeedyxb

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Random Activation of CEL, VSC, and Trac Cont lights

Anyone have a clue as to why all three would turn on just by getting in the car and turning it on? The car ran fine on my lunch break, and I get back in it to leave work, and my dash is lit up like a christmas tree. WTF????

03-25-2007, 09:41 PM

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Did you get gas?

03-25-2007, 09:55 PM

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N. I did the ECU reset, just to see if it would clear, and it did, so maybe it was a foul start or something.

03-26-2007, 04:02 AM

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If you will do a search you will see that there are dozens of reasons why these lights come on. They always come on in tandem. I personally have had them come on for the following reasons:

1) Loose gas cap
2) Loose intake installation
3) Bad alternator--replaced under warranty
4) Bad VVTI controller

As you can see---many reasons--and minor to major corrections...........