Traction Control Acting Up
08-28-2012, 08:42 PM
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Traction Control Acting Up
I've been on a couple of wheeling trips lately and last night on the way home from the gym the Jeep was acting funny. Its like its trying to brake for me when i'm just driving down the road and the traction control light comes on like i'm sliding but i'm going 30mph in my neighborhood. Anyone have any ideas?
There is nothing lit up on the dash, but the steering wheel is a tad off center when driving straight down the road.
Huck
There is nothing lit up on the dash, but the steering wheel is a tad off center when driving straight down the road.
Huck
08-28-2012, 09:12 PM
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Hey Huck how's it going? Those Rubirails have already been put to good use lol. It may very well be the steering wheel off center, as I believe I have read similar symptoms for the steering off center issue in here somwhere.
08-28-2012, 09:40 PM
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If it's off center a tad bit, the traction control light can come on, depending how fast you're going into a curve. I would make sure it's at least 99% straight to eliminate steering wheel issue.
08-28-2012, 10:00 PM
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08-29-2012, 12:30 AM
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Find a place that does a free alignment and suspension check and bring it there. The computer will kick on the traction control for many reasons, two being your steering wheel not straight and suspension/steering components off/loose/going bad. I had the same traction control problem not to long ago and it was because a brushing in my track bar was going bad. I replaced the brushing, had it aligned at firestone with their lifetime alignment, and retorqued all the bolts and it fixed the problem completely. My steering wheel was also a bit off at the time as well so I had it recentered as well.
08-29-2012, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Chronotripper
Find a place that does a free alignment and suspension check and bring it there. The computer will kick on the traction control for many reasons, two being your steering wheel not straight and suspension/steering components off/loose/going bad. I had the same traction control problem not to long ago and it was because a brushing in my track bar was going bad. I replaced the brushing, had it aligned at firestone with their lifetime alignment, and retorqued all the bolts and it fixed the problem completely. My steering wheel was also a bit off at the time as well so I had it recentered as well.