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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 02:54 PM
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Default Is my traction control acting up?

When at a complete stop and I go into 1st gear, and release the clutch and give gas to get going, it feels like the traction control kicks in and hesitates. It would feel like it would stall (sputter like) or look like I don't know how to drive. I know you guys will probably say, rev more or learn how to drive proper, but I know how to drive and it never did this before. It just started doing it after I went to the track. What may be the problem? I probably will take it in for warranty work but have Deep dish18" bullits, and worried they might say it's because of heavy wheels or something.

P.S. I dunno if this may be the problem but when I launched at the track, off the line, I accidentally launched and took off and bounced off rev limiter, and then the ABS light came on, and I couldn't turn on traction control. But after I turned it on and off a few times, it just went away.
Old Dec 4, 2006 | 02:59 PM
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Default RE: Is my traction control acting up?

Mine does that sometimes as well. Nothing to worry about - just technique. Feather the clutch near the top to get rid of that lurch.
Old Dec 4, 2006 | 03:20 PM
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No it's not that I'm not giving enough gas, it literally bogs. I even drove my friends mustang, and it didn't do it to his even when I tried.
Old Dec 4, 2006 | 03:43 PM
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Default RE: Is my traction control acting up?

I took mine in for the T-locs and now the traction control doesn really work, I can roast the tires if I choose w/ traction control on but if I hit water it will have that traction hesitation as if the TC is working. I can care less about traction control (TC is for people who don't know how to drive), but I guess I'll take it in anyways since i have warranty on it and I want everything on my car to work.
Old Dec 4, 2006 | 04:45 PM
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I just wish it was easy to change it to where the car operated without traction control unless you wantted it and than you could push the button to engage it - like on snowcovered or ice covered streets. Just the opposite of how it works[:@]
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