Motor acts like traction control is active

[ArmyStangGT]

Need help guys how do you reset the traction control to stop the cylinder cut out? Wife washed the car today and cleaned under the hood and now when I started it the traction control light was on on the button. I read the book and it says that it needs to be serviced my guess is that there is a fault in the system can I disconnect the battery adn then reconect it after an hour to clear this or does it have to go to a dealer to be reset?

Help me out here my baby is running like crap!!!!!!!!!!


Gary

[ArmyStangGT]

OK fixed now. Took the NEG lead off the battery for 5 min. then hooked back up and started the car and drove fine. Everything is back to normal and the wife is feeling better now.

[lowflyn]

It's definitely a good idea to do that first...can't ever hurt.

[KrazyPony]

so basically it needed a reboot!

[Thomas91169]

did you get any water under the hood? if you did, could be the spark plugs grounding out (water down in the plug galley).

if its a real issue, it will come back once the ECU runs for a couple miles or so. sounds like it went into limp mode if its not a issue thats a result of your underhood extravaganza.

[ArmyStangGT]

Its been two days and still running great. Guess just needed a reboot so she is fine.


Thomas, while idling i unpluged the coil to each plug one at a time and you could tell the difference so was not a plug was the TC system.

[Drewskie]

no offense to your wife but that is why i NEVER let my girlfriend touch my car lol