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Old Aug 13, 2014 | 02:59 PM
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Esp, abs inoperative

My car is displaying esp, abs inoperative and also the steering wheel
is a little hard
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Old Aug 13, 2014 | 03:12 PM
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Get a OBD-II scanner and pull the codes first.
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Old Aug 13, 2014 | 03:13 PM
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PS may be out.
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Old Aug 13, 2014 | 03:17 PM
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I had this happen in my VW after the alignment went out while rugged off-roading. If you have no codes and good brakes and smashed into a pothole or clipped a curb, it may be worth looking into..
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Old Aug 13, 2014 | 03:18 PM
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Did you accidentally put it into dynamometer mode?
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Old Aug 13, 2014 | 04:39 PM
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Recent battery disconnect?
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Old Aug 13, 2014 | 04:42 PM
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Mine did this for a full day. I did nothing about it, the next day I got in the car and it was fine. Hasn't happened since.
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Old Aug 13, 2014 | 04:54 PM
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I'll suspect the battery as well
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Old Aug 13, 2014 | 05:17 PM
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Perhaps an ABS/ESP sensor KO.
With Stardiag (perhaps ODBII) you will be sure.
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Old Aug 13, 2014 | 05:21 PM
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I had that same message come up for me in the winter when I drove my car in a few centimeters of snow. Yes a few cenitmeters of snow but I was dumb and wanted to move my car to my garage in my Michellin PSS tires summer performance cars.

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Old Aug 13, 2014 | 07:23 PM
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Had the EXACT same problem happen two weeks ago...power steering was hard at low speeds but fine at higher speeds. How are your front brake pads? If it's really low it may be affecting the front right brake sensor.

I googled the problem myself and came across a thread saying they changed the brake pads and sensor and the problem was gone.

I'd try to replace the brake sensor first if your pads are still good. I had to change my front pads anyways so I just replace them along with the sensor..problem went away.

Let me know what you find out.
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Old Aug 13, 2014 | 07:28 PM
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No codes brought up with ODB scanner
The only thing is my serpentine belt snapped off last week but don't think they disconnected the battery while installing
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 08:13 AM
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When mine happened I had recently put new rotors and pads on my car. My thoughts are that once the battery drops below a certain voltage the computer can get a little wonky.
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 11:49 AM
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Battery. Seen it on 3 cars. At about 4 years these AGM batteries just go. You don't have enough juice to run all systems.
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 12:31 PM
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Thanks guys. Any suggestions on battery brands as I called the dealer its $408 cad

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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 12:32 PM
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Stick with OEM.
Or go with lightweight Braille battery. But for a daily driver it is not recommended because of the amount of electronic in the car.
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 01:12 PM
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Youre in Canada?

Right here:

http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/mo...l#.U-zs9bw1spw

I've put it in two cars now. I believe we are a size 43.I'll spare you all the research I did, but basically there are only a few battery manufacturers who own all the brands. Pretty much exact same as OEM. Same weight, all the same ratings, vented, posts on the correct sides.
Get this. Unless you spend a ton on the right Braille, come February when the heat is on and the defrost and the seats and the and the and the.....it wont start you up in Toronto temps.

Just get this one. If Im wrong, I'll drive out from BC and jump start you.
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 01:14 PM
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And yes, I think CanTire is CrappyTire too. But there ARE a couple of things they do well, and batteries and other cold weather vehicle stuff makes up about 80% of that list.
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 03:03 PM
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Youre in Canada?

Right here:

http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/mo...l#.U-zs9bw1spw

I've put it in two cars now. I believe we are a size 43.I'll spare you all the research I did, but basically there are only a few battery manufacturers who own all the brands. Pretty much exact same as OEM. Same weight, all the same ratings, vented, posts on the correct sides.
Get this. Unless you spend a ton on the right Braille, come February when the heat is on and the defrost and the seats and the and the and the.....it wont start you up in Toronto temps.

Just get this one. If Im wrong, I'll drive out from BC and jump start you.
Good post homie, I will sure try this battery when mine goes bad.
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 03:16 PM
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Just one man, trying to make a difference in this crazy, mixed up world - one AMG at a time.

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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Youngin
My car is displaying esp, abs inoperative and also the steering wheel
is a little hard
Any help would help
I had this exact problem, car towed to dealer, they scanned the car and they replaced every computer in the car. Had the car for over a month. They also tested for my headbolts and found faulty ones so they replaced all those at the same time.
check for fault codes 5001, 5945 stored in ESP
check for codes 0653,0649,1030,1034. these were all codes thrown when my computers crapped out with same problem as you.
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by 604 C63
Youre in Canada?

Right here:

http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/mo...l#.U-zs9bw1spw

I've put it in two cars now. I believe we are a size 43.I'll spare you all the research I did, but basically there are only a few battery manufacturers who own all the brands. Pretty much exact same as OEM. Same weight, all the same ratings, vented, posts on the correct sides.
Get this. Unless you spend a ton on the right Braille, come February when the heat is on and the defrost and the seats and the and the and the.....it wont start you up in Toronto temps.

Just get this one. If Im wrong, I'll drive out from BC and jump start you.

Thanks for the info will do this in a couple hours
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by LFM_Vancouver
I had this exact problem, car towed to dealer, they scanned the car and they replaced every computer in the car. Had the car for over a month. They also tested for my headbolts and found faulty ones so they replaced all those at the same time.
check for fault codes 5001, 5945 stored in ESP
check for codes 0653,0649,1030,1034. these were all codes thrown when my computers crapped out with same problem as you.
Its not throwing any codes or check engine light
Was your car under warranty

Thanks
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 04:25 PM
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Have you tried the brake sensor as I suggested??

It worked for me when I had this problem...
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