URGENT! Left house on 400 mile trip, ABS/ESP light came on. Need car.
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URGENT! Left house on 400 mile trip, ABS/ESP light came on. Need car.
Within 5 miles of leaving my house on a 400 mile trip (all packed and car loaded), my 2000 E55 started acting up. The ABS/ESP lights came on and it said "ABS ESP Failure. Visit workshop" I hit the ESP switch a couple times and no response. I pulled over to the side and turned off the car and turned it back on again and it didnt come on. It said no malfunction. I am thinking it will come on once I start driving again.
Question: Is it safe to drive the car on a 6-7 hour trip with the malfunction light on? I have all my stuff loaded in the car and was moving from one state to another when this happened. I had to come back home to summon the wisdom of the forums.
Please help out with possible causes and estimated $$ to fix and whether it is safe to drive today. Thanks a lot, its urgent.
Question: Is it safe to drive the car on a 6-7 hour trip with the malfunction light on? I have all my stuff loaded in the car and was moving from one state to another when this happened. I had to come back home to summon the wisdom of the forums.
Please help out with possible causes and estimated $$ to fix and whether it is safe to drive today. Thanks a lot, its urgent.
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I would never drive a car that was giving me a stability control/brake issue warning light that far, maybe to the gas station and back, but honestly you're better off renting a Chevy Aveo.
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Within 5 miles of leaving my house on a 400 mile trip (all packed and car loaded), my 2000 E55 started acting up. The ABS/ESP lights came on and it said "ABS ESP Failure. Visit workshop" I hit the ESP switch a couple times and no response. I pulled over to the side and turned off the car and turned it back on again and it didnt come on. It said no malfunction. I am thinking it will come on once I start driving again.
Question: Is it safe to drive the car on a 6-7 hour trip with the malfunction light on? I have all my stuff loaded in the car and was moving from one state to another when this happened. I had to come back home to summon the wisdom of the forums.
Please help out with possible causes and estimated $$ to fix and whether it is safe to drive today. Thanks a lot, its urgent.
Question: Is it safe to drive the car on a 6-7 hour trip with the malfunction light on? I have all my stuff loaded in the car and was moving from one state to another when this happened. I had to come back home to summon the wisdom of the forums.
Please help out with possible causes and estimated $$ to fix and whether it is safe to drive today. Thanks a lot, its urgent.
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It's most likely a bad brake switch. Go to you local MB parts counter and tell them what you need. They will probably even have it in stock. The cost is around $20 and takes 15 minutes to replace.
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Thanks everyone for the calming news. I read up on the forums and also benzworld forums and one person suggested it was a steering angle sensor or something. Basically turned the car off, turned on, swung wheel all the way to the right, swing all the way to the left, straightened, turned off. Turned on and the warning was gone.
Just finished the 400 mile trip and unloaded the car. Cruise worked fine the whole way and no more warnings. If it crops up again, Ill look into the brake light switch/abs pump. Thanks again.
Just finished the 400 mile trip and unloaded the car. Cruise worked fine the whole way and no more warnings. If it crops up again, Ill look into the brake light switch/abs pump. Thanks again.
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Thanks everyone for the calming news. I read up on the forums and also benzworld forums and one person suggested it was a steering angle sensor or something. Basically turned the car off, turned on, swung wheel all the way to the right, swing all the way to the left, straightened, turned off. Turned on and the warning was gone.
Just finished the 400 mile trip and unloaded the car. Cruise worked fine the whole way and no more warnings. If it crops up again, Ill look into the brake light switch/abs pump. Thanks again.
Just finished the 400 mile trip and unloaded the car. Cruise worked fine the whole way and no more warnings. If it crops up again, Ill look into the brake light switch/abs pump. Thanks again.
Ted
