Stability System STC or DSTC light

carrieldaly · Post by **carrieldaly** » 02 Jan 2011, 10:18

The stabilty light has come on and got an initial message Anti Skid service required. Turned the car off and turned back on and am now getting DSTC Spin Control is off and Anti Skid is temporarily off. I looked int he manual and states if spin control is off the drive turned it off. I followed the instructions in the manual and went to the menu where it shows DSTC spin control is off and it the reset button to toggle bt on and off. It did nothing. How do I get the spin control turned back on?? should that rengage the anti skid?? The car was just driven on dry even surface however the temperature is currently about 17 degrees out.

Any thoughts? Or should I just bring it to the dealership??

Post by **matthew1** » 11 Jan 2011, 10:53

Sorry for the late reply, just saw this. One of your wheel speed sensors is probably loose or dirty. You'll need to get into the inboard wheel area and give things a gentle warm water scrubbing, being careful not to knock the brake lines or wires. Dirt and debris get into this area and cause loss of signal*, which makes the system inoperable, triggering the DSTC light. If a wire is unattached, look for its home to re-attach it.

*If the car doesn't know how fast each wheel is turning, it can't do the necessary math to understand how the car is behaving, or misbehaving.