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While on a recent trip to Fraser Is I went through a shallow pool of water too fast & soon afterwards 3 dash lights lit up. These were the Slip Indicator, ABS warning & Brake warning lights. There was no decrease in power or other indications of any malfunction, the car drove normally with these lights on.
Stopping the car, turning the motor off cleared the lights in this first instance. Next day after a long drive & also going through some very soft sand all seemed OK, but I went through a deep water puddle & a few km's after that the lights came on again. Stopping & re-starting the motor had no effect. BUT not long after re-starting & driving with these dash lights on, they cleared.
Another trip I went through a deep creek OK but returning through that creek set the lights on again & these only cleared after re-starting & driving for a short distance.
Returning for home along the main eastern beach the lights again turned on after a shallow water crossing, cleared for a short time after driving for a while, then stayed on for the remainder of the drive to the barge. Restarting the motor on leaving the barge had no effect but as soon as I got onto the bitumen road the lights went out & haven't re-appeared. No lights again even after a thorough wash down under the car with a high pressure hose fitting & a sprinkler!
During the whole time on the island there were only very few instances of the wheels slipping in soft sand (minor flashing of the slip indicator) & this didn't trigger the lights to stay on.
My thoughts are that the slip sensors (anyone know where these are?) got very wet after that first drowning then began intermittently shorting & sending signals to the CPU to activate the lights.
Has anyone experienced anything similar?
Anyone have any suggestions as to what has caused this to happen?
Should I be worried & get it looked at or just ignore it?
Thanks for any feedback.
Stopping the car, turning the motor off cleared the lights in this first instance. Next day after a long drive & also going through some very soft sand all seemed OK, but I went through a deep water puddle & a few km's after that the lights came on again. Stopping & re-starting the motor had no effect. BUT not long after re-starting & driving with these dash lights on, they cleared.
Another trip I went through a deep creek OK but returning through that creek set the lights on again & these only cleared after re-starting & driving for a short distance.
Returning for home along the main eastern beach the lights again turned on after a shallow water crossing, cleared for a short time after driving for a while, then stayed on for the remainder of the drive to the barge. Restarting the motor on leaving the barge had no effect but as soon as I got onto the bitumen road the lights went out & haven't re-appeared. No lights again even after a thorough wash down under the car with a high pressure hose fitting & a sprinkler!
During the whole time on the island there were only very few instances of the wheels slipping in soft sand (minor flashing of the slip indicator) & this didn't trigger the lights to stay on.
My thoughts are that the slip sensors (anyone know where these are?) got very wet after that first drowning then began intermittently shorting & sending signals to the CPU to activate the lights.
Has anyone experienced anything similar?
Anyone have any suggestions as to what has caused this to happen?
Should I be worried & get it looked at or just ignore it?
Thanks for any feedback.
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