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Old Dec 13, 2008 | 04:16 PM
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my traction control wont turn on...the guy i bought it from said he did something that kept it off but he didnt tell me what

and now its winter time and i need my traction control

any ideas on what it is or how to fix it?
Old Dec 13, 2008 | 04:17 PM
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Did he have a handheld tuner that came with the car also?
Old Dec 13, 2008 | 04:29 PM
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Where is the handheld OBDII programmer he did it with?
Did he include it with the Stang? What tune are you currently
running and do you have a CAI to support the tune?
I believe it just makes it default to off when the stang
is started unlike the default of being on with the stock tune
parameters. Can you not turn it on by pushing the TCS switch
on the dash. The downfall to this is you have to turn it on
everytime you go somewhere after shutting off the stang.

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Old Dec 13, 2008 | 04:32 PM
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i have a CAI but he didnt include the tuner and i dont know how he had it tuned....should i try to contact him, and if i do and he has it what to do i do? and if he doesnt...what do i do?

the ground is covered with snow and scares me and my stang
Old Dec 13, 2008 | 04:32 PM
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correction me and my 300 horse closed sleigh
Old Dec 13, 2008 | 04:39 PM
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my abs light is constantly on too....so i dont think they work cause i slide in rain like crazy... any suggestions?
Old Dec 13, 2008 | 06:25 PM
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It sounds like you have someting amiss. TCS and ABS work together to some extent so you may want to have it looked at, especially if you're under warranty. One may be affecting the other.

Were the ABS and TCS acting up when you bought the car from the guy?
Old Dec 13, 2008 | 07:19 PM
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yes, and im not under warranty

here's a list of mods maybe they affected something:...
Mac CAI
ported throttle body
throttle body spacer
lightweight pulley
he also said he grounded the indash and maybe that had something to do with it, but i don't think it would

can you think of anything? or how to fix it?
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