[ccclarke]

Re: Repetetive "Traction contol off, Service Stabilitrak" issue

@towerdavid:

Which issue(s) are you referring to, or did you mistakenly post in the XTS forum?

Any heresay harnesses problem applicable to a 2007 ESV would likely have little in common with an XTS, first produced in 2013, so I don't understand what your transmission, AC compressor issues have to do with a Traction Control/StabiliTRAC-related thread.

CC

 

[glwhitmar]

Re: Repetetive "Traction contol off, Service Stabilitrak" issue

I just had the same thing occur with my 2013 xts, where upon all three lights have come on. Does this need to be taken care at a dealer seeing that my warranty is off and it is a hour each way to the dealer. What should my local garage be looking for? Thanks

 

[Lscafone]

Re: Repetetive "Traction contol off, Service Stabilitrak" issue

My 2013 Premium - same issues. Love to hear more feed back. Mine is a rebuilt with 40k on it. I had all 4 wheels off and cleaned the speed sensors. Still on. Did notice a rear strut leaking a bit? Advice welcomed.

 

[ccclarke]

Re: Repetetive "Traction contol off, Service Stabilitrak" issue

When one of my rear struts failed, a "SERVICE SUSPENSION SYSTEM" error message was displayed. You may have two separate issues.

Wheel speed sensors/failing hubs are the usual cause for StabiliTRAC problems, but unfortunately, the only definitive reply to this thread had the problem isolated to a wiring harness.

Your best course of action is to have the system scanned if cleaning the sensors and performing a visual inspection of the wiring isn't changing/revealing anything.

 

[Lscafone]

Re: Repetetive "Traction contol off, Service Stabilitrak" issue

Can your average repair shop "scan the system" or do you need to go to a Cadillac dealer for that?
Cadillac Newbie.

 

[torched10]

If you have On star they can do a scan when you call them.

 

[Lcallen80]

Re: Repetetive "Traction contol off, Service Stabilitrak" issue

I realized that I neglected to update this thread, so thought I should.

I took my XTS back in, and they changed out a wiring harness that went from the wheel to the main wiring harness. It seems to have taken care of the problem from what I can tell. Haven't had it happen since, and it's been more than a week ago.

Thats great the issue is resolved now. This literally just happened to my XTS when i was driving. Is this issue covered under the powertrain warranty for you??

 

[Lcallen80]

Re: Repetetive "Traction contol off, Service Stabilitrak" issue

Does anyone know if this issue with the stabilitrak covered under the powertrain warranty? Im scheduled to take my vehicle to the dealer monday so they can look at things.

 

[Cadjiek]

Now it’s my turn. Abs, no traction control, service stabilitrak and no power steering. Appt scheduled for this Friday 2/1. They are going to check out the idle issue that was was brought up last week on this forum too. I’ll report back.

 

[Cadjiek]

The dealer just called and said everything is operating normal! The outside temperatures have really jumped here in the Detroit area. I wonder if outside temps could cause a problem. They are keeping for awhile to see if it acts up again. Arrrggg!

 

[Cadjiek]

Unable to duplicate/verify customer concern. Drove the car home and everything was ok. Last week it was constantly giving the no abs, no traction control, service stabilitrak and power steering warnings.

 

[Cadjiek]

The weather here is cold again. So far no stabilitrak warnings since I picked up the car. Does anybody know if the system can reset itself? The warnings came on last winter but not like this winter. The warnings last winter came on a couple of times and was fine untill 2 weeks ago.

 

[bighkyfan]

I am having the same problem Traction Control Off light comes on, then warning SERVICE STABILITRAK, engine running rough. Turned car off, waited 2 minutes, started again, No lights, ran fine. One week later, driving, same lights and warning came on. This time the CHECK ENGINE light came on and was flashing. Engine running rough. Couple of minutes later, the check engine light went off (others still on). Had appointment, so had to shut off car. When I started it again, I drove it straight to the dealer. They had it 24 hours, then gave me a call and can't find anything wrong. No codes or anything. They are keeping the car for a couple of days (they were happy to give me a loaner) Now they want to have a higher level technician look at it. Hope they can find it. I may bring their attention to this thread.

 

[Mrgolf]

Sounds like a connection problem. Somewhere on which ever computer controls these items there is a connector that has oxidation or a loose connection. Could even be a fuse. good luck finding it.

 

[Realthought]

Hi XTS Drive,

I was going to start a post with similar issues with my 2013 Cadillac XTS, Platinum. It is a great car and the first real issue I had is with the Hazard Switch. The hazard lights would inadvertently come on while driving and also come on in the middle of the night, causing my battery to be depleted. Doing my research, I found there was a courtesy repair performed with an expiration date and unfortunately my problem started a couple months outside of that window. Now with some of the issues that you mentioned in your post, I'm wondering if there is a correlation between my issues.

It seems as though you have your issued remedied.

 

[Realthought]

Hi XTS Drive,

I was going to start a post with similar issues with my 2013 Cadillac XTS, Platinum. It is a great car and the first real issue I had is with the Hazard Switch. The hazard lights would inadvertently come on while driving and also come on in the middle of the night, causing my battery to be depleted. Doing my research, I found there was a courtesy repair performed with an expiration date and unfortunately my problem started a couple months outside of that window. Now with some of the issues that you mentioned in your post, I'm wondering if there is a correlation between my issues.

It seems as though you have your issued remedied.

 

[Swift Caddy]

This happened on my 08 Buick Enclave CXL before. The first time it was just the throttle body that needed replacing. When it happened after it was only because it was really cold and the sensors messed up a bit, but it returned to normal on it's own. Easy fix. :2thumbs:

 

[Cadjiek]

All warning lights came back on this morning. Kept the car running and called the dealer. They told me to bring it right in and do not shut the engine off. Dealer is only 15 min away. Gave me a loaner and I was on my way. I will let you guys know what they find.

 

[Cadjiek]

Got the car back today after a week in service. Scan data showed coo50 “5A” inspection of the rr wheel hub tone ring found tone ring dirty. Driving home presented no issues. Time will tell.

 

[Need2know]

Hi all,

I'm new to the this site, so if this has been discussed I apologize in advance. I did try searching first. I'm hoping someone may have experience with or knowledge about this reoccurring problem that I could pass on to the service department.

One night our XTS popped up a "Traction control off" message which was almost immediately followed by a "Service Stabilitrack" message. A few warning symbols also lit up then - the ABS , traction control and stabilitrak. Before getting home, suddenly a "Traction control on" message popped up, and all the warning symbols all turned off.

We made an appointment to take it in. Over that weekend, and on the way to the dealer, this would randomly happen. The messages pop up, warning lights light up, then later the "Traction control on" pop up and the lights turn back off. The service dept did some analysis and we were told that there was some shorting issue or something in a rear tire sensor. They changed out the rear hub assembly and we picked it up the next day.

On the way home it did it again. We called them again and made an appointment to take it in again. Later that week we picked it up and they told us that some connections just needed some cleaning. ( They had also changed out the front rotors and bake pads to take care of a brake squealing problem we were having.)

All was good driving it home this time. We didn't have to go out the very next day, but the day following we had to drive up to the airport to pick up our son and daughter-in-law. (I noticed on the way up that now the lane departure system isn't working, along with the car in front thing, but I'm guessing that is some other problem.) Anyway, on the way home same traction/stabilitrak problem popped up again.

The cruise control turns off once those traction/stabilitrak messages pop up with the accompanying warning lights, and this time we didn't get the "Traction control on" until we were almost home. Didn't realize how much I appreciate cruise control until I had to drive over an hour on the highway without it!

So, I guess it's time to make an appointment to take it in yet again, but at this point I'm wondering if their service department really has any idea of how to fix the problem. Anyone have any advise for me that I might pass on to the service dept?