10-14-2021, 05:59 PM | #1 |
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Loss power and DSC light
So today I got my tires rotated. They found a nail in my tire patched it up cool. Well after dinner with my brother and girlfriend I turned on the street and my car started sliding, DSC light came on and I lost power and couldn’t accelerate then it kept hesitating then finally came back on. I was in sport mode and I pulled over and smelt burning rubber and inspected tires and saw nothing. Well I saw that my wear sensor was snapped on my rear and I knew the light was on because I never replaced the sensor when I swapped new pads and forgot and couldn’t reset it. What could be the issue? I was told the wires being exposed to the elements could trick the system and think something is wrong?
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10-14-2021, 10:03 PM | #2 |
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The brake pad sensor is a very simple device. A wire carries current out of one contact where the sensor plugs in, it passes through the sensor that's attached to the pad, a second wire carries the current back to the other contact where the sensor plugs in. Anything that causes a break either the sensor or the wires will cause the brake wear warning to be triggered. But it wouldn't trigger the DSC light. These items will:
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I was driving last night on a straight road when the DSC light came on and the brakes were definitely being applied. The temperature was about -1o degrees C. Would the potential faults in Billfitz's response apply in this situation?
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12-21-2021, 10:09 PM | #5 |
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I'd say it was in some way related to the ABS, which can be triggered by a number of causes, including the ABS sensors, but not likely the pad wear sensor.
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