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Old 10-20-12, 09:19 PM
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Noticed I was driving today and I had the little icon far right corner which looks kinda like this with car swerving off lane. It was raining and road was wet, I wasn't gunning it at all though. If anything I was giving too little gas.

Never does this before, car usually always has traction VSC is always on and I don't turn on power or anything like that.
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and...

You tripped off the tcs...so the question is...
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question is how and why? i was driving very conservative and wasn't attempting to peel out.

hasn't done this since i got the car which was about a year ago

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No worries, mine does it also from time to time while cornering very easy then hitting the gas around the corner usually when it's wet out....
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That's never happened to me
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Check or replace the front axle assembly and make sure the joints are good and it's not loose. If their bad, any slight turn on highway can make car system feel like a abrupt turn and activate the traction control system. Using a scan-tool is the only way to verify proper operation of the wheel speed sensors. Check the operation of all (4) sensors with a scan-tool. Repair/replace sensors/wiring as necessary.
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Originally Posted by 1sWt2GS
Noticed I was driving today and I had the little icon far right corner which looks kinda like this with car swerving off lane. It was raining and road was wet, I wasn't gunning it at all though. If anything I was giving too little gas.

Never does this before, car usually always has traction VSC is always on and I don't turn on power or anything like that.
this is just VSC. It activates when it detects on wheel moving slow/faster than the other (skidding). It doesn't mean you were gunning it. It is very easy to drift with our cars in rain especially if you have a gs400.
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Couple of the guys just covered what I was going to say. Mine kicks on every now and then when making turns in the rain.
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thanks guys just making sure it wasn't only happening to me. hasn't happened since
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