ESP and Traction Control Lights Stayed On While I Was Drivin

[DannyH]

Hi All,

 

As i left work this morning everything was fine, i started up my car and all the lights came on and went off again as normal, but as i was driving i noticed that the esp light and the traction light had came up on the dash, i tryed to press the esp button to make the light go out but nothing happend. it was icy outside but didnt think that would completely disable my traction. when i got home i turned my engine off and on again and everything was fine, Any Ideas on what could have happened? (Traction/ESP Problem maybe?)

 

Thanks

 

Danny

[Stew]

Normal.

 

If the traction is in use or something it can stay.

 

It happens if you flick it off and do donuts for instance!

[DannyH]

really, i thought that it just flickered when it was in use, also when i was on my road home (very slippy), i felt that there was no traction at all, car was just spining on ice, hope this is all normal though!

 

thanks for the reply stew

 

Danny

[Stew]

Well it flickers but I THINK with prolonged periods of lost traction it stays on.

 

Again I THINK that when the lights come on like that the esp is disengaged.

 

Please feel free to correct me though, two thoughts in a row might have caused a short circuit!

[DannyH]

lol, well that just about clears it up thanks. im going to work again tonight so will see what happens, if it happens again in the dry im guessing i have a fault somewhere. thanks again for the reply mate.

 

Danny

[GaryStewart8115]

 

It happens if you flick it off and do donuts for instance!

 

Its True, im a fan of the donut!!!

 

I had a bit of a prang (drifted too far and hit a fence) and mines stayed on for ages, and then just turned itself off one day, was weird...