vdc issues?

Dan Z Man · 09-28-2010, 08:42 PM

okay, i did search, and if i missed i'm sorry, but when the questions is answered mods please feel free to lock or delete this thread...

ok, yesterday it was raining pretty good for the first time in like 3 weeks lol, so i turned VDC off and had some fun, and yes i'm absolutely 100% positive it was off at all times...so ok i kick it out a couple times things are going good, havin a blast, but then, im in the 'zone' (lol) and i go to kick it out, but it acted as vdc was on? no lights came up indicating vdc kicked in, as if it were on.. so i was like what the heck, so does this sometimes randomly happen? because it wasnt turning on at all before hand, and then it randomly did.. so i just did a little messin around in the parkin lot and it was fine..?? any help is greatly appreciated

spearfish25 · 09-28-2010, 09:04 PM

Did you touch the brakes?

Dan Z Man · 09-28-2010, 09:18 PM

nope nope, pure throttle, it's just weird because, say there is a z in a drift competition...well dang, that would stink ig that happen to them in the middle of competition lol

OKC370Z · 09-28-2010, 09:35 PM

Something similar happended to me the other day, except the VDC light did come on because as soon as it activated I looked down and the light was going out. I immediately looked at the VDC Off indicator and it was still lit?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan Z Man

okay, i did search, and if i missed i'm sorry, but when the questions is answered mods please feel free to lock or delete this thread...

ok, yesterday it was raining pretty good for the first time in like 3 weeks lol, so i turned VDC off and had some fun, and yes i'm absolutely 100% positive it was off at all times...so ok i kick it out a couple times things are going good, havin a blast, but then, im in the 'zone' (lol) and i go to kick it out, but it acted as vdc was on? no lights came up indicating vdc kicked in, as if it were on.. so i was like what the heck, so does this sometimes randomly happen? because it wasnt turning on at all before hand, and then it randomly did.. so i just did a little messin around in the parkin lot and it was fine..?? any help is greatly appreciated

Dan Z Man · 09-28-2010, 09:38 PM

hmm, well i guess it's good to know im not the only one and going crazy lol, but..still why is this happening?

spearfish25 · 09-28-2010, 10:22 PM

No clue. In autoX with VDC off, I have no problem spinning the car if I screw up.

Red__Zed · 09-28-2010, 10:41 PM

What do you mean by saying it acted like VDC was on?

6spd · 09-28-2010, 10:47 PM

supposedly it is never completely disabled... or maybe your Z is haunted!

super_fla · 09-29-2010, 08:47 AM

in the 350z i had, when i turn off the VDC , the VDC-off lights on.

even when its turned off, if there is a huge difference between the rotation of the rear and front tyres (like doing small radias dounut where the front tyres rotation is none) , the SLIP light turnes on by it self, and stays on with the VDC-off light. and can't be turned off again until u turn off-on the engine.

i searched and found alot of people say, having both VDC-off & SLIP light on means the VDC is completly turned off.

i saw some best motoring video video doing small dounut to turn off the VDC before testing the car

im pretty sure the 370z is the same

m4a1mustang · 09-29-2010, 08:49 AM

You probably transitioned to a surface with more grip and thought it was VDC slowing your interrupting your slide.

ChrisSlicks · 09-29-2010, 09:13 AM

VDLC will kick in even with VDC turned off when there is huge wheel spin differentials left to right. It can be disabled by disconnecting the module under the ebrake cover or by doing a lot of donuts, or jacking up a rear corner so that it spins freely while you rev it gently in 2nd or 3rd gear. At that point the slip light will come on and stay on indicating that the VDLC system has "given up". Restarting the car resets it.

It will blink at me occasionally on my first auto-x run on cold race tires but it is not enough to bother me so I leave it alone.

J. Dub · 09-29-2010, 09:25 AM

I knew it. I f-in knew it. I thought I was going crazy

m4a1mustang · 09-29-2010, 09:25 AM

For such a killer sports car I can't believe we got stuck with such a crappy "aid."

There is no sport mode and you can't turn it 100% off at the press of a button.

Vegitto-kun · 09-29-2010, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

For such a killer sports car I can't believe we got stuck with such a crappy "aid."

There is no sport mode and you can't turn it 100% off at the press of a button.

yes and then idiots will crash the car and the VDC off button will be blamed and nissan will remove the option completely

ChrisSlicks · 09-29-2010, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

For such a killer sports car I can't believe we got stuck with such a crappy "aid."

There is no sport mode and you can't turn it 100% off at the press of a button.

We? What's this we s**t, you already sold out

Installing a real diff should cure about 90% of the problem.

09-28-2010, 08:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dan Z Man Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 286 Drives: 2010 PG 370z Rep Power: 16	vdc issues? okay, i did search, and if i missed i'm sorry, but when the questions is answered mods please feel free to lock or delete this thread... ok, yesterday it was raining pretty good for the first time in like 3 weeks lol, so i turned VDC off and had some fun, and yes i'm absolutely 100% positive it was off at all times...so ok i kick it out a couple times things are going good, havin a blast, but then, im in the 'zone' (lol) and i go to kick it out, but it acted as vdc was on? no lights came up indicating vdc kicked in, as if it were on.. so i was like what the heck, so does this sometimes randomly happen? because it wasnt turning on at all before hand, and then it randomly did.. so i just did a little messin around in the parkin lot and it was fine..?? any help is greatly appreciated

09-28-2010, 09:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	Did you touch the brakes? __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

09-28-2010, 10:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	No clue. In autoX with VDC off, I have no problem spinning the car if I screw up. __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

09-28-2010, 10:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
6spd A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: South Florida Posts: 3,001 Drives: Q50RS Rep Power: 25	supposedly it is never completely disabled... or maybe your Z is haunted! __________________ -Jay- jonathanjamesphotographer.com

09-29-2010, 08:49 AM	#10 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	You probably transitioned to a surface with more grip and thought it was VDC slowing your interrupting your slide. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

09-28-2010, 09:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dan Z Man Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 286 Drives: 2010 PG 370z Rep Power: 16	nope nope, pure throttle, it's just weird because, say there is a z in a drift competition...well dang, that would stink ig that happen to them in the middle of competition lol

09-28-2010, 09:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dan Z Man Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 286 Drives: 2010 PG 370z Rep Power: 16	hmm, well i guess it's good to know im not the only one and going crazy lol, but..still why is this happening?

09-28-2010, 10:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
Red__Zed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: window seat Posts: 28,940 Drives: Mostly on two wheels Rep Power: 120	What do you mean by saying it acted like VDC was on?

09-29-2010, 08:47 AM	#9 (permalink)
super_fla Base Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: kuwait Posts: 20 Drives: MT 370z 2011 Rep Power: 15	in the 350z i had, when i turn off the VDC , the VDC-off lights on. even when its turned off, if there is a huge difference between the rotation of the rear and front tyres (like doing small radias dounut where the front tyres rotation is none) , the SLIP light turnes on by it self, and stays on with the VDC-off light. and can't be turned off again until u turn off-on the engine. i searched and found alot of people say, having both VDC-off & SLIP light on means the VDC is completly turned off. i saw some best motoring video video doing small dounut to turn off the VDC before testing the car im pretty sure the 370z is the same

09-29-2010, 09:13 AM	#11 (permalink)
ChrisSlicks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North East Posts: 6,203 Drives: 09 370Z Sport M6 Rep Power: 653	VDLC will kick in even with VDC turned off when there is huge wheel spin differentials left to right. It can be disabled by disconnecting the module under the ebrake cover or by doing a lot of donuts, or jacking up a rear corner so that it spins freely while you rev it gently in 2nd or 3rd gear. At that point the slip light will come on and stay on indicating that the VDLC system has "given up". Restarting the car resets it. It will blink at me occasionally on my first auto-x run on cold race tires but it is not enough to bother me so I leave it alone. __________________ Hotchkis ARB \| Stillen CAI \| Art Pipes \| Berk CBE \| Stillen AP Racing Brakes \| AE Performance Oil Cooler \| BC Racing ER Coilovers \| Doran Control Arms

09-29-2010, 09:25 AM	#12 (permalink)
J. Dub Base Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: In your Internets Posts: 118 Drives: 09 370z 7AT Rep Power: 15	I knew it. I f-in knew it. I thought I was going crazy

09-29-2010, 09:25 AM	#13 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	For such a killer sports car I can't believe we got stuck with such a crappy "aid." There is no sport mode and you can't turn it 100% off at the press of a button. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

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