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Roy George Posted on Jul 04, 2012
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Traction active light comes on

Dash light saying traction active comes on when you sharp turn

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This is usually a break in one of the front wheel speed sensors harness. this requires a high end scan tool to check out which one is at fault. make sure both harness are secure and plug into sensor good. without a scan tool, about the only option is replace both front harness

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 11, 2009

SOURCE: Error Code-Traction Active

You have a bad traction sensor, I wold take it to the dealer an have them pul the trouble code to find the problem.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 21, 2009

SOURCE: traction active light

you have an ABS sensor that is miss reporting in a turn and causing the ABS to activate. You will need a scan tool to watch the wheel speed data and look for the one that is dropping out

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  • Posted on May 13, 2010

SOURCE: why does my traction active & service traction

most likely a bad wheel speed sensor

have a technician drive it with a scan tool and monitor all VSS

I suspect one if off
You can also confirm this buy trying to lock up the brakes in a safe location

if ABS activates early/late or not at all this too is a sign of a VSS concern

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 23, 2010

SOURCE: what would cause traction active light come on

i have had this problem since about 6 months after i bought my 2001 impala. the problem is in the hubs. the wireing that runs throw them rubs together and eventually shorts the traction and abs. easy solution to fix it though. get into the hubs and wrap the wires. otherwise take the car in and explain the problem to them and exactly what you need done. 9-10 times they won't fix the problem unless you tell them what you want done. it is really simple and going to the dealer should only cost you about 100 to fix.

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  • Posted on Nov 01, 2011

SOURCE: 2003 Chevy Impala Service Traction Sytem show on Dash

my abs light went off when i replaced upper and lower intake manifold gaskets , cant tell you how that relates but my light went off im sure you have another issue if you dont have uneven tires or bad bearing or wire to bearing

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