VSC and ABS blinking fast
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VSC and ABS blinking fast
Rarely, when I start up my car, the VSC and the ABS lights blinks fast. I had to turn off and on my car to get rid of it. What is causing this issue?
I am blaming on the OBD WiFi deviced I plugged into the OBD II port (using it for car stats, engine information, and gas monitoring), but I'm not sure.
I am blaming on the OBD WiFi deviced I plugged into the OBD II port (using it for car stats, engine information, and gas monitoring), but I'm not sure.
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What does the OBDII reader tell you when you get the flashing lights?
If you have a hunch, why not follow it and remove the reader for couple of weeks and see if you get the flashing lights.
Salim
If you have a hunch, why not follow it and remove the reader for couple of weeks and see if you get the flashing lights.
Salim
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I removed it the reader and I never got it again. But I am curious to why I got those lights. I didn't get to see what the OBD reader said because it happened when I started the car. I turned the car off without thinking. I'm trying to reproduce the problem again, but it's not working. It only happens rarely.
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Just had the same darn flashing today for the first time, with two engine starts, after scanning for codes this morning with a plug-in scanner. No new codes, and shutting off the engine and restarting made it "go away"
Any insights?
Any insights?
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Good point, battery's new this year and car cranks powerfully, the only thing I did different just before the weirdness was to plug in the reader while the engine was running, usually I plug the reader in key off, then turn the key to on-no-crank.
Meh, hasn't happenned again, fingers crossed.
Meh, hasn't happenned again, fingers crossed.
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I was hasty in countering that I have a new battery. I do, but the VSC light wouldn't go out today, and you got me thinking: these codes all came up since I replaced the battery a few weeks ago. I discovered the insides of the battery post connectors were corroded, even though the outside of the connectors look great. A good brushing and all's well again. I wonder if the old battery was actually OK... I don't regret doing the VVT solenoids and replacing the cracked flex pipe, but I wonder if these codes would've come up at all if I'd cleaned the battery post connectors. *sigh*... sometimes I feel stupid.
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