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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 11:54 PM
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Hey all,

I have a 2001 C240 with about 75000 miles on it... My ESP light has been coming on (for a good while) virtually every time I get in my car. It seems to be triggered by turns at higher rates of speed... such as the O shaped freeway onramps, and things like that.... Occasionally it'll come on while driving down the freeway on a minor bend, or even turning in or out of my subdivision.

Whenever I take it to the dealer, they cannot find a fault code. Apparently it is the type of problem which resets itself each time you restart the car... They've scanned it at least 5 different times with no luck. I've even taken the car in while the light was on, and left it running so they could hopefully check it while the warning was there....

Any thoughts as to what the problem is?
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Old Mar 15, 2006 | 01:10 AM
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maybe the esp module is bad? that costs big bux to replace though. how are your tires?
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Old Mar 15, 2006 | 02:03 AM
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need new tires?! bald tires make the car loose traction?!
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Old Mar 15, 2006 | 02:06 AM
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i have the same problem and it sucks but i think the reson for my car is b/c i have bent rim. if i were u take ur car and make sure that the tires are balanced and the air presure is good, hope this helps

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Old Mar 19, 2006 | 12:56 AM
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Hi guys.. thanks for the replies.. took me a few days to get back because my computer crashed...

My tires are in good shape, but I may have a low one... that thought had crossed my mind, but I wasn't sure if that had an effect on the ESP system.... I'll check the pressure in all of them and go from there.
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 07:13 AM
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Hi,

I got the same problem here in Finland (seems to be global phenomen...) Did you ever found the reason to the problem ? Got it fixed ?
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 08:53 AM
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i had the same problem the light will go on for a few days and then go off .. took it into the dealer they had to replace the sensors i cant remember how much it cost.
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