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Old 08-11-10, 11:52 AM
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Left the car at the body shop for something. When they finished one side was higher. I turned on the car and the back just went to full down and won't come back up. The pump doesn't sound like it even turns on

what do I do? I tried messing around with all my presets, changed the presets and nothing. Disconnected the battery and stil nothing

please help
Old 08-11-10, 12:43 PM
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this is killing me

Old 08-11-10, 03:08 PM
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What type of work was done at the shop? Did they mess w/ the suspension at all? Maybe the height sensors were messed with?
Old 08-11-10, 06:23 PM
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they did some work on my fender.

i hear my pump working but the controller only shows that its trying to pick up the rear shocks. i disconnected the controller and hooked it up like factory but still nothing. i plugged the controller in and while i was putting everything back together the front came down to L since thats the setting i had it. now the car is stuck in L back and rear and i need to move it!!!!

anybody got a air suspension diagram? that would help me out so much.
Old 08-13-10, 05:39 AM
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This is what works for me: With the car off, disconnect the controller from the harness wires. Wait about 2mins. Reconnect the wires to the controller. Start the car up and it will start to readjust its self. Make sure you do this on an evenly flat surface. This happens when the car is shut off during its adjusting on an uneven surface. So, when you turn on the car it throws off the asc.
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hmm i see but the controller shows that the rear is being pumped air and i can hear the pump working but the rear just doesnt come up
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maybe your bag is blown or a line is disconnected
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I'm really hoping it's a line disconnected. If a bag was blown wouldn't 1 rear shock come up?
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Going to have to take the car into a shop. Hopefully it's nothing serious ;(
Old 08-16-10, 10:19 AM
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If your under warranty I would disable the data controller just to be safe.
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Na I'm not I'm debating on if I should go to the dealer or a side shop
Old 08-20-10, 07:47 AM
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so i took the car to the dealer and they told me that the rear bags are blown. i need a new valve and all my sensors (even though my front ones are still good) are done. seems like im going conventional shock and springs here.
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So this happened immediately after you got it back from the shop? Do you think the shop did anything to cause it?
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heres the problem that the dealer told me. they said that since i had the lowering blocks on my car it caused the sensors to get stuck in the up position because i did raise the car before i sent it to the body shop. how the sensors stay stuck in the up position and the car drops is beyond me. stock air is such a headache
Old 08-20-10, 09:15 AM
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Noob question but is database only on UL cars (ie ones with air springs)?


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