Traction Control problems.

[Ron_J]

Hi all. We recently bought my daughter an 06 Liberty and it seems like a pretty solid vehicle. Although it does have an odd problem...the traction control kicks in ramdomly while you are going down the road. I've driven several vehicles with the traction control and this apears to be activating, rather than just the light coming on. Also, there is no other lights coming on (I'm assuming that rules out the ABS sensor and stearing allignment).

Any suggestions? For now if you push the TC button, the light stops flashing and it runs fine.

 

[Hedsic]

Not sure about what could be causing the problem. Could just turn TC off every time. Most of the time I have mine off because it would kick in some times when I'd go from a stop. it's done that ever since I got the larger tires on.

I don't know much about the TC system at all but possibly maybe a bad sensor in the tire or something that is triggering it to kick on thinking it's slipping?

 

[Ron_J]

I've done a lot of searching on this and have seen everything from the clock spring to the speed sensors to the allignment to the differences in tire diameter. Right now I'm not sure what to think. It does have to different brand of tires on the front, but the back are the same. A matched set of tires is on the to-do list. Maybe I'll wait to get too excited about it till I get the new shoes.

 

[Hedsic]

So the tires are not all the same size? That could be the problem right there possibly.

 

[Ron_J]

Same "size", different brands. I have never been too trusting that different tire brands and/or styles were exactly the same size...even if they are listed as the same size. And although the rear tires are the same, I'm still not counting this out as the problem.

 

[Leeann]

Different manufacture tires are of different circumference, despite the stated size on the sidewall.

 

[flair1111]

Same "size", different brands. I have never been too trusting that different tire brands and/or styles were exactly the same size...even if they are listed as the same size. And although the rear tires are the same, I'm still not counting this out as the problem.

id bet this is the cause.

 

[Ron_J]

Yep...put a new set of rubber on it and all is good.