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Old 07-22-2008, 1:19 PM   #1
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Exclamation Random Vsa Warning Light?!?
I was on my way to work the other day and in mid driving the VSA triangle (which conveniently looks like the yellow one with the ! on this site) popped up as well as yellow VSA letters which lit up on the dash near the seatbelt warning. I know the triangle comes on when the VSA is off but the yellow letters struck me as something odd

Do I need to worry about this, Has this ever happened to anyone? Is this something that needs to get fixed, and if so, is it expensive?


Originally I thought my knee bumped it when I got in the car but that was not the case as I tried to turn the warning signs off by hitting the VSA button at the next stop light but that did not work. The lights pop in and out every other time I take the TL for a spin and dont turn off until the car shuts off...
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Old 07-22-2008, 1:23 PM   #2
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The samething happened to me once before. I even took it into the dealer and they said they had no explanation.
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Old 07-22-2008, 1:29 PM   #3
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did they happen to say if it still worked? or will my wheels be spinnin in the snow this winter
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Old 07-22-2008, 2:03 PM   #4
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The VSA light comes on whenever the system actually engages. I had to drive through a hail storm once and that light was flashing on and off like crazy because it was like driving on gravel and the system was trying to maintain control.
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Old 07-22-2008, 2:29 PM   #5
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yes, it flashes when there is low traction and the system kicks in. Raining? You going over a bump or something where the tires leave the pavement and spin for a sec? Need new tires?
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Old 07-22-2008, 3:17 PM   #6
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uuuhhh they had a vsa bulletin....go to acura its a safety recall....the sensor u have may be bad.
http://www.in.honda.com/Rjanisis/pubs/SB/B07-041.PDF
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Old 07-22-2008, 3:47 PM   #7
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yeah I think the first time it started was when I was braking pretty hard and hit a bump, almost felt like the ABS kicked in.. but then when it turns on it wont go back off..

Good looks on the service bulliten, I am pretty sure my warranty is up since I'm over 50k so I will have to see if Acura will hook it up with one of those "goodwill considerations" but thats doubtful
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Old 07-22-2008, 3:56 PM   #8
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they should it's all about safety....they wont let u drive away with a car that can potentially hurt u.
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Old 07-22-2008, 8:46 PM   #9
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Had the same thing happen. The VSA light would sometimes turn and and wouldn't go off until you restarted the car. Took it in and it turned out to simply be a bad brake switch. Apparently it's a fairly common problem.
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I once lost ABS and TCS in my 2G TL-P in a snowstorm..dashboard was ablaze with warning lights..That was a good time
The next day, I started it up and everything was fine. Of course.
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Old 07-22-2008, 10:44 PM   #11
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check this out.....i lost brakes completely and slammed into a car in front of me in my 2nd gen type s tl....sucks =(
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yeah I think the first time it started was when I was braking pretty hard and hit a bump, almost felt like the ABS kicked in.. but then when it turns on it wont go back off..

Good looks on the service bulliten, I am pretty sure my warranty is up since I'm over 50k so I will have to see if Acura will hook it up with one of those "goodwill considerations" but thats doubtful

that's normal for the light to flash if you do that... I got that a few times on hard bumps or potholes....that TSB is for mushy brake pedal or further than normal travel.......... it's not normal for the light to remain on
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Im having the same problem right now and my idle is at 1750 or so.

any insight anyone ?
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Im having the same problem right now and my idle is at 1750 or so.

any insight anyone ?
when its cold or when the engine is heated up? The car always rev's higher when it starts and its cold to warm up faster.
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The samething happened to me once before. I even took it into the dealer and they said they had no explanation.

That exactly what happened to me too.
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when its cold or when the engine is heated up? The car always rev's higher when it starts and its cold to warm up faster.
When it happened the engine was already at normal temp.
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Turns out it was a V0107 code which is TAC Module Communication Failure (Throttle Actuator Module). All the codes were cleared and the vehicle was roadtested and did OK.
The service writer said it was a pretty rare code and need an engineer if it came up again.

Does anyone have any experience with this ?

Any knowedge is greatly appreciated !

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they should it's all about safety....they wont let u drive away with a car that can potentially hurt u.
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samething just happened to my car what exactly do i have to fix?
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