detroityianni

searched...read about the cam sensors...read about ESP errors... but dident see a topic with them together....

so I added the isolation wires on the cam sensors and now am getting ESP errors... but it comes and goes. Is this normail after pulling the plugs on the cam sensors? is it going to go away..did i bump another connection or something like that?

C230 Sport Coup

It must be unrelated, unless you messed up some other wiring in the process, or have oil in the harness already.

I get ESP errors all the time, took it to the shop so many times...
it doesn't effect anything it seems, so I don't worry about it.

DACHIGGA

I agree, they should be unrelated unless you messed something up, but yeah, a lot of 203s are prone to ESP errors....most people just ignore them since the parts and labor are expensive and are almost never resolved even after the fix.

detroityianni

well i still have 7k on my warranty left... i made an appt at the dealer for monday oct 6th.... why so far ahead.. becasue i have a stupid $200 fog light that broke this weekend and i want to replace that myself first so they dont try feeding me some BS that "oh you must have a short from moisture getting in the broken foglight lens... lets try and fix that first.. btw the light is not under warranty so that will be $450"

FrankW

pull out the ESP connector and check for rust and clean them before you put them back. tend to be the short term fix for this. it is probably what the dealership will do as well.

detroityianni

Thanks ill check it out.. where is the ESP connector or what does it look like under the hood? Thanks in advance

FrankW

pop the hood on driver side that says ESP on it.

detroityianni

well... i took it in to the dealer... they replaced a steering column module under warranty...

and of course reminded me I should change my brake fluid and that I should repair my 3 bent rims for $1200...yeah ill think about it.

Redc230-K

Hi I'm extremely sorry if I'm reposting but I've STFS and haven't found too many things related to my esp,srs,bas and abs errors.

I know its a lot to read but please help

A few months ago I decided to buy an hid kit for my 02 c230. So I bought a cheap one online(new) for like 90 bucks and installed it myself. A few days later I received these errors. I went to my local shop a billion times and my mechanic cleared the codes and told me to put the stock lights back in. So I did so. I believed the hid kit wasn't good enough or something. My brother who has a 06 bmw 550 ordered his hids from a trusted seller on the e60 forums and so he suggested me to. I did so( keep in mind no compalins were mentioned from anyone who bought the kit from him) these I could tell were top notch. I installed them and BAM same damn errors back again. So then I thought maybe the placement of one of the ballast was setting of the error. I had taped the ballast(yes taped lol, but it was pretty sturdy) to a mechanism that said esp on it(traction control right?)

Is it possible that the placement of the ballast has anything to do w. The errors? I also read about people saying a sensor may have been damaged in their wheels or something to do with steering. Now I didn't notice that my car does start vibrating at 80mph because I guess of something in the wheel(maybe a bent axel?)

Please I am begging pleasssee let me know any solution...ANY….. I KNOW ITS A LOT TO READ BUT PLEASSE HELP

LILBENZ230

OMG.. are you kidding? You mounted your HID ballast to the ESP module? That was.. how to say this nicely... stupid.

Remove that ballast immediately. Never, ever mount a ballast even close to the ESP module.

Vlad-II

I'm to posting new here, but I've been reading these forums about the HIDs for quite a while, I hate to say it but you may have blown the ESP controller module. I'm sorry, I couldn't stay silent about this one lol. That part is extremely expensive, almost as much as buying new xenon lights if not more. Why on earth would you put them there?, lol, you could lose control of your car now too. I hope you did not do significant damage and fry that component with the HID ballast. Its always important to read ahead of time and do your research before attempting anything, when in doubt, get it installed by a professional as well, thats how you avoid costly expenses, in life. And as LILBENZ230 stated, don't EVER do that again, I really hope that your ESP module is not damaged...

Here are some threads to look at for proper ballast installation:
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w203...tallation.html

Someone in that thread had spent close to $2000 to replace his ESP controller because of the same thing he did..

Redc230-K

Lol guys guys guys there's nothing wrong with the module because when I take the hids off the traction control still works perfectly..my question was could this be the reason of the errors?

BTW I just noticed the ESP module today and yes I understand it was completely stupid and deserved to be burned for it, but I was very desperate lol

Anyway ill mount it somewhere else,clear the codes and see what happens

Thanks for the replies, greatly appreciated and thanks for the link too I will update asap

Redc230-K

Lol guys guys guys there's nothing wrong with the module because when I take the hids off the traction control still works perfectly..my question was could this be the reason of the errors?

BTW I just noticed the ESP module today and yes I understand it was completely stupid and deserved to be burned for it, but I was very desperate lol

Anyway ill mount it somewhere else,clear the codes and see what happens

Thanks for the replies, greatly appreciated and thanks for the link too I will update asap

Glyn M Ruck

First thing to do when getting endless ESP light flashing is to turn the steering from lock to lock 5 times to reset the steering angle sensor. Second is as FrankW says. Third is to replace the steering angle sensor. If not fixed - fouth is to run & find that extended warranty & read the fine print. The ESP modules - yaw sensors etc are Friggen expensive!

Redc230-K

Thanks your reply is very much appreciated and I will try your solutions

But I am also getting BAS,SRS AND ABS. My main concern is do any of these relate to the hids installed and how because if I remove the hids the messages all go away

Redc230-K

Thanks your reply is very much appreciated and I will try your solutions

But I am also getting BAS,SRS AND ABS. My main concern is do any of these relate to the hids installed and how because if I remove the hids the messages all go away

LILBENZ230

If your car's errors all go away when you remove the HID kit, I'd say that's conclusive. Obviously, you need to remove it and keep it removed. Sheesh.

Glyn M Ruck

Yeah - You have an HID interaction going on.

Redc230-K

Lol yeah but just because it should be removed doesn't mean I want to remove it...wasn't what that whole pargraph at the top was about? Lol I don't mean to be nagging and trying to find solution when the most simple one is removing it but the car looks a lot better with a kit and why does no one else have the problem relating to an hid kit. Ill remount the ballast somewhere else, clear the codes and see if the errors come up.if they do then something must be messed up with the wiring, if not it was the mounting on the esp this whole time. Is anyone seriously thinling it could be just that? Because it would improve my confidence into this problem a whole lotv lol

LILBENZ230

It's not any of our fault you're completely dense. If my HID kit caused all those errors, I'd remove it immediately. Parts for these cars are not cheap and why you would want to risk messing something up over something ridiculous is beyond me. Don't come to this forum, expect us to spoon feed you information, then refuse to accept what we say when we point out the obvious (1. stupid to mount ballast to ESP module and 2. per your information, removing the HID kit fixed the errors.. so remove the HID kit).

Not to speculate too much, but I think it would be a safe assumption that no one else has this sort of problem because most people either have the common sense or research skills to figure out that mounting a ballast to an ESP module is a bad, bad idea. You have these problems because of what you did. End of story.

In any event, why are you still posting instead of relocating the ballast and trying it out like you said (twice) that you were going to? Posting on here and asking us "why" isn't going to fix your issue.

/story and I'm done with this.

Redc230-K

Funny how I never blamed anyone...I even said it was stupid of me to mount the ballast there.......seems to me you don't get the point I want to keep the bids and the only reason I hadn't given up was because no one else was having the problem...you obviously have a temper issue lol because I really don't think I've said anything to offend anyone and I even made sure to say I appreciated everything. If your ********edness attitude can't get past the fact I made a mistake, then I'd rather not take advice from a low person like yourself. If your having a bad day keep it to yourself and BTW I could give 2 ****s about how much the parts cost...you know why? Cause I'm rich biatttchhh LOL

For anyone that does want to know I did remove the ballast from the ESP module, mounted it somewhere safe and started the car up....everything went fine and haven't received any errors SO FAR lol...

Redc230-K

Funny how I never blamed anyone...I even said it was stupid of me to mount the ballast there.......seems to me you don't get the point I want to keep the bids and the only reason I hadn't given up was because no one else was having the problem...you obviously have a temper issue lol because I really don't think I've said anything to offend anyone and I even made sure to say I appreciated everything. If your ********edness attitude can't get past the fact I made a mistake, then I'd rather not take advice from a low person like yourself. If your having a bad day keep it to yourself and BTW I could give 2 ****s about how much the parts cost...you know why? Cause I'm rich biatttchhh LOL

For anyone that does want to know I did remove the ballast from the ESP module, mounted it somewhere safe and started the car up....everything went fine and haven't received any errors SO FAR lol...

samaritrey

Ok first stop double posting it is very annoying. before i go any further You say you are rich buying a c230 coupe? we have three types of people in the w203 section.
1. The type that has a w203 and is truly loaded but never says it and are modest and polite.
2.Then we have the w203 owner who claims to be rich because he has a mercedes and brags about being rich but really can't afford to even put premium gas in there car and are spoiled brats. usually too good to search for answers to common issues.
3.Then we have the avg joe like most of us who don't brag about money have jobs and are mature we maintain our cars properly give it premium gas and are not little a holes.

BTW number 2's get banned quickly.

ok back to you i guarantee if you searched and read threw some threads you would have found lots of us saying to never put a ballast anywhere near there. there has been lots of people who have caused some major problems to there cars. since you moved the ballast and have no more errors sound like you will be good to go.

some pointers for you search before posting makes everyone happy, don't create new threads unless it is a new topic or something not discussed somewhere else and finally please read the sticky's at the top of the w203's page. hope your issues are resolved see you around.

Dingleberry

i was rich before purchasing a w203, damn thing has bled me dry!

samaritrey

that is why i am glad i have a reliable 01 c320 that has had NO ISSUES that were either not normal maintenance or covered under warranty that expired over 40k ago.