Traction control light

cozdude · Aug 22, 2013

So I'm driving in the rain to the shop so I can make sure my alignment is still in. My steering wheel was extremely off center. About thirty seconds out from the place my traction control light comes on. Any idea what would cause this or how to fix it? I did just have my gussets welded on on Monday

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cozdude · Aug 22, 2013

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wayoflife · Aug 22, 2013

Well, if your steering wheel is off center, that's your problem right there. Your computer thinks that you are in a slide and it's trying to correct for it.

cozdude · Aug 22, 2013

wayoflife said:
Well, if your steering wheel is off center, that's your problem right there. Your computer thinks that you are in a slide and it's trying to correct for it.

Well it's centered now. Shouldn't take long for the computer to realize this I'm assuming. Thanks for confirming this Eddie!

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Tackerdown · Aug 22, 2013

cozdude said:
Well it's centered now. Shouldn't take long for the computer to realize this I'm assuming. Thanks for confirming this Eddie!

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I am really surprised you didn't check that first.:rolleyes2:

wayoflife · Aug 22, 2013

cozdude said:
Well it's centered now. Shouldn't take long for the computer to realize this I'm assuming. Thanks for confirming this Eddie!

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Drive it for a while and it should go away if everything is good now. Or, disconnect your neg battery lead for about 20 min. That'll do it too.

Smokumace · Aug 23, 2013

Tire pressure will do it to

OverlanderJK · Aug 23, 2013

Smokumace said:
Tire pressure will do it to

Tire pressure with throw the traction control light? :thinking:

wayoflife · Aug 23, 2013

OverlanderJK said:
Tire pressure with throw the traction control light? :thinking:

Yeah, it can like on freeway on ramps. Too low of a psi and going around the bowtie can kick it off.

Smokumace · Aug 23, 2013

I had to over air my tires make sure they where even and drive about 100 feet and that kicked my light off. I read this tip on a forum when nothing else was working.

jeeeep · Aug 23, 2013

I just disabled mine using the wheel sequence when I did my lift.

OverlanderJK · Aug 23, 2013

wayoflife said:
Yeah, it can like on freeway on ramps. Too low of a psi and going around the bowtie can kick it off.

Interesting.

Blknblujeep · Aug 23, 2013

Man U can find all information on this forum! I'm living jeep life!

cozdude · Aug 26, 2013

thanks for all the responses everyone! yes it did go off ten mins into my drive this weekend.

another question that kind of goes along with this. so i had it straightened thursday and first thing saturday morning before i even hit the trails i hit a little bump and it was off center again. later that day im on my way home hit another bump and its straight again. what would cause my steering wheel to keep going off center like that then back in line? did the shop that did my alignment over torque something to cause this to happen multiple times? do i just need a new tie rod?

StrizzyChris · Aug 26, 2013

Is the steering "pulling" after the bumps or just the wheel going off center? If its pulling, and your running and aftermarket SS, then the steering stabilizer may not be securely attached to the tie rod. If its only the wheel going off center then I have no clue and something doesn't sound right :thinking:

cozdude · Aug 26, 2013

StrizzyChris said:
Is the steering "pulling" after the bumps or just the wheel going off center? If its pulling, and your running and aftermarket SS, then the steering stabilizer may not be securely attached to the tie rod. If its only the wheel going off center then I have no clue and something doesn't sound right :thinking:

im running the stock SS. its only the wheel going off center. it has me worried the guy that did my alignment F'd something up. took him almost an hour to do it the first time where it only took 20-30 mins in the past.

cozdude · Aug 26, 2013

cozdude said:
thanks for all the responses everyone! yes it did go off ten mins into my drive this weekend.

another question that kind of goes along with this. so i had it straightened thursday and first thing saturday morning before i even hit the trails i hit a little bump and it was off center again. later that day im on my way home hit another bump and its straight again. what would cause my steering wheel to keep going off center like that then back in line? did the shop that did my alignment over torque something to cause this to happen multiple times? do i just need a new tie rod?

cozdude said:
im running the stock SS. its only the wheel going off center. it has me worried the guy that did my alignment F'd something up. took him almost an hour to do it the first time where it only took 20-30 mins in the past.

anyone?

bump

jkmadness · Aug 26, 2013

cozdude said:
anyone?

bump

Like strizzy said,something is not right there,it shouldn't be center and then off center and then back to center like that....are the threads on the adjusting tube ok ?

cozdude · Aug 26, 2013

jkmadness said:
Like strizzy said,something is not right there,it shouldn't be center and then off center and then back to center like that....are the threads on the adjusting clamp ok ?

(my lack off knowledge is about to show) where is the adjucting clamp located so i can take a look

jkmadness · Aug 26, 2013

My TCL also came on, on the way home,but my steering wheel is dead center,and then reset itself a start up later

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