ABS and TRAC Light came on last night - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Sargy · 01-18-2013, 09:20 AM

On my way to a local meet my traction and abs light came on when I came to a stop at a light. Turned off the car thinking it was a fault and quickly turned it back on, lights cleared. Driving another hour I came to a complete stop at a light and the lights came back on a second time. Confused this time so I turned off the car and turned it back on and it cleared itself again never stayed on.

If it comes on I will stop by the dealer if I can because it's the second time it cleared after restarting the car.

anyone had this similar thing going on? only suspension/brake mod I have is a grimspeed master cylinder brace.

I have stock wheels, never removed or rotated yet.

d1ck · 01-18-2013, 10:24 AM

The TCS relies on ABS for operation, so it sounds like you might have a wheel sensor going bad or something.

tbwoodlee · 01-20-2013, 12:39 AM

This happened to me recently as well. It was cold and sleeting and I happened to look down and both of the lights where on. Like you, I turned it off and back on and it just appeared. I thought it might have been related to the ice and sleet. I parked it in my garage over night and when I went to work the next morning it was gone.

Sargy · 01-20-2013, 03:18 AM

Same here, waiting for it to come on my friend said to bring it by as soon as it appears again. The wait game begins

Tye300 · 01-20-2013, 09:46 AM

Happened to me too. I went over a bump and suddenly the light went on. It didn't go away until I turned off the engine. When I turned it on again, the light went away.

Sargy · 01-23-2013, 01:58 PM

My technician at toyota read the code and says a problem engine related which would normally show if the check engine light is on, but it isnt and there is no problems, he will look up the code later and tell me more.

Sargy · 01-23-2013, 05:07 PM

C1201, c1237, c1249, c1454, and c1265

fenixv8 · 01-23-2013, 05:42 PM

Same thing happened to me once at 1700km and last night at 2800km both times were in slippery snow conditions.

speed6sam · 01-23-2013, 07:29 PM

I just caught this issue tonight.

I can restart the car and the trac and ABS light will stay off as normal but as soon as I put it into gear, both lights come on and stay illuminated. On the highway on the way home, the car tried to limit my speed to 55mph in a sort of intermittent limp mode.

Jesse · 01-23-2013, 08:04 PM

is you're car auto or manual trans?

speed6sam · 01-23-2013, 10:48 PM

6 spd

Mac1235 · 01-23-2013, 11:18 PM

It is possible that a wheel sensor gets blocks by ice or something or gets jars or something and has to be reset. Not sure.

Sargy · 01-24-2013, 12:42 PM

6 speed.

tbwoodlee · 01-24-2013, 08:40 PM

Mine is also a manual transmission. I have not experienced the issue again after that night with the sleet. I am wondering if ice was lodged somewhere it shouldn't have been.

01-18-2013, 09:20 AM	#1
Sargy Long Distance Driver Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Northern VA Posts: 779 Thanks: 565 Thanked 312 Times in 207 Posts Mentioned: 43 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	ABS and TRAC Light came on last night On my way to a local meet my traction and abs light came on when I came to a stop at a light. Turned off the car thinking it was a fault and quickly turned it back on, lights cleared. Driving another hour I came to a complete stop at a light and the lights came back on a second time. Confused this time so I turned off the car and turned it back on and it cleared itself again never stayed on. If it comes on I will stop by the dealer if I can because it's the second time it cleared after restarting the car. anyone had this similar thing going on? only suspension/brake mod I have is a grimspeed master cylinder brace. I have stock wheels, never removed or rotated yet. __________________ My TRD transformation build: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38648

01-20-2013, 03:18 AM	#4
Sargy Long Distance Driver Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Northern VA Posts: 779 Thanks: 565 Thanked 312 Times in 207 Posts Mentioned: 43 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Same here, waiting for it to come on my friend said to bring it by as soon as it appears again. The wait game begins __________________ My TRD transformation build: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38648

01-23-2013, 01:58 PM	#6
Sargy Long Distance Driver Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Northern VA Posts: 779 Thanks: 565 Thanked 312 Times in 207 Posts Mentioned: 43 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	My technician at toyota read the code and says a problem engine related which would normally show if the check engine light is on, but it isnt and there is no problems, he will look up the code later and tell me more. __________________ My TRD transformation build: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38648

01-23-2013, 05:07 PM	#7
Sargy Long Distance Driver Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Northern VA Posts: 779 Thanks: 565 Thanked 312 Times in 207 Posts Mentioned: 43 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	C1201, c1237, c1249, c1454, and c1265 __________________ My TRD transformation build: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38648

01-23-2013, 05:42 PM	#8
fenixv8 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: 1991 Acura NSX, 2013 Scion FRS Location: Toronto Posts: 121 Thanks: 22 Thanked 34 Times in 18 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Same thing happened to me once at 1700km and last night at 2800km both times were in slippery snow conditions. __________________ 1991 BB NSX . 2013 WO FRS . 1978 Yamaha SR500

01-18-2013, 10:24 AM	#2
d1ck Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Black 2013 FRS Location: Newfoundland Posts: 249 Thanks: 31 Thanked 83 Times in 54 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The TCS relies on ABS for operation, so it sounds like you might have a wheel sensor going bad or something.

01-20-2013, 09:46 AM	#5
Tye300 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Toyota 86 TRD Version AT Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 883 Thanks: 548 Thanked 599 Times in 283 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Happened to me too. I went over a bump and suddenly the light went on. It didn't go away until I turned off the engine. When I turned it on again, the light went away.

01-23-2013, 07:29 PM	#9
speed6sam Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: SWP BRZ Limited 6 Spd Location: Orlando Posts: 65 Thanks: 31 Thanked 19 Times in 13 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I just caught this issue tonight. I can restart the car and the trac and ABS light will stay off as normal but as soon as I put it into gear, both lights come on and stay illuminated. On the highway on the way home, the car tried to limit my speed to 55mph in a sort of intermittent limp mode.

01-23-2013, 08:04 PM	#10
Jesse wheel gap Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: whiteout frs, 04 xrs Location: MA Posts: 555 Thanks: 460 Thanked 249 Times in 153 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	is you're car auto or manual trans? __________________ http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20039 - journal --- http://www.flickr.com/photos/29438365@N04/

01-23-2013, 10:48 PM	#11
speed6sam Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: SWP BRZ Limited 6 Spd Location: Orlando Posts: 65 Thanks: 31 Thanked 19 Times in 13 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	6 spd

01-24-2013, 12:42 PM	#13
Sargy Long Distance Driver Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Northern VA Posts: 779 Thanks: 565 Thanked 312 Times in 207 Posts Mentioned: 43 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	6 speed. __________________ My TRD transformation build: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38648

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