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The light on the left has been coming on recently while I'm driving and staying on. I've noticed the light come on before, when the back end is slipping out

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Old 08-27-2015, 10:10 AM   #1 (permalink)
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The light on the left has been coming on recently while I'm driving and staying on. I've noticed the light come on before, when the back end is slipping out (and traction control is on) but this seems to be coming on and staying on.

Is this common? What is this? Tried to look at the owners manual but didn't really understand so I'm looking for some dummed down responses from some forum members for a newbie. Thanks in advance

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Old 08-27-2015, 10:13 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Based on what you're saying I could only assume maybe for some reason your light is connected along with your VCS or ABS? Just an assumption man. Did you ever get electrical done on that light or the previous owner?


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Fixed the picture. It's a light on my dash
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Ooooohhhhh lmao XD alright most likely your ABS Is out. You can can actually check it your self. Could just be that the sensor got disconnected (hopefully) other wise it could be water damage or just damage to cable somewhere.


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Still can't see any picture, but from the other posts it's your ABS light or TCS light?

I'm just going to guess...

Have you checked to make sure the the fluids (clutch and brake) are topped off? Sometimes low (even to halfway) can cause a christmas tree of lights on the dash (specifically BRAKE and TCS).

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Still can't see any picture, but from the other posts it's your ABS light or TCS light?

I'm just going to guess...

Have you checked to make sure the the fluids (clutch and brake) are topped off? Sometimes low (even to halfway) can cause a christmas tree of lights on the dash (specifically ABS and TCS).

He's got a good point there too!


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The light on the left has been coming on recently while I'm driving and staying on. I've noticed the light come on before, when the back end is slipping out (and traction control is on) but this seems to be coming on and staying on.

Is this common? What is this? Tried to look at the owners manual but didn't really understand so I'm looking for some dummed down responses from some forum members for a newbie. Thanks in advance

Check your brake fluid level. It has to be at the max line. I've had this happen on both of my Nissans.
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Check your brake fluid level. It has to be at the max line. I've had this happen on both of my Nissans.
This is definitely the issue now that I think about it. Because when I give it gas, my brake light comes on. A tech told me this is because the fluid is a little low so when I gun it, the fluid move backward and the light flicks on!

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Probably not the case but another issue that can cause this is an alignment where the "thrust angle" is out of whack. Earlier this year when I replaced a good portion of my suspension front and rear, I had this happen. After I got it aligned the problem went away.

Also is your steering wheel centered when the car is going straight? If it's off by too much that could be the problem.
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I have these lights come on a lot for me as well. I know it's not my brake fluid because I just changed everything a week ago. It probably is my alignment though. My steering wheel goes a LITTLE bit to the right so I need to get that checked out. Thanks for the tip Gomer_110!

It gets really annoying because it'll come on when I go over a little bump or when I accelerate really fast.

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Probably not the case but another issue that can cause this is an alignment where the "thrust angle" is out of whack. Earlier this year when I replaced a good portion of my suspension front and rear, I had this happen. After I got it aligned the problem went away.

Also is your steering wheel centered when the car is going straight? If it's off by too much that could be the problem.
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Probably not the case but another issue that can cause this is an alignment where the "thrust angle" is out of whack. Earlier this year when I replaced a good portion of my suspension front and rear, I had this happen. After I got it aligned the problem went away.

Also is your steering wheel centered when the car is going straight? If it's off by too much that could be the problem.
I haven't really messed with my suspension (yet) so I'm hoping this isn't the case. I would say my steering wheel is centered when I go straight.

I did hit a monster pot hole last winter than bent a rim and blew my tire out. But I never really noticed a difference in the alignment.
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What could be the problem
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If your brake fluid is low check your pads. 9 times out of 10 it's low because your pads need to be replaced. People like to top off the fluid, then later put on thick new pads and then wonder why they get brake fluid slopping down all over the master cylinder/reservoir.
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