plus 3 golfer Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 (edited) This post is to document an alarm message I got on the left hand display while driving my C-Max for reference. The message was "SERVICE STABILITRAC (sp)". The traction control light illuminated (squiggly lines) and the traction control "OFF" was also illuminated. The traction control system turned from "on" to "off" and could not be set to "on". There was no other performance / drivability effect on the vehicle. I drove about 34 miles home and made an appointment with the dealer. Later in the day, I took the C-Max out and the same message popped up upon start-up and the lights were illuminated. After I drove about an 1/8 mile, the traction lights turned off and stability control was turned back on. Even though things returned to normal, I still took it to the dealer to document the issue and see if there were codes stored (for potential future warranty claims). MIleage on car was about 22k miles. The dealer found an intermittent diagnostic trouble code stored: U0126 Lost Communication With Steering Angle Sensor Module. The dealer cleared the code and ran PinPoint Test K1-K2 which indicated everything was normal at that time. I believe these tests check for proper voltages, continuity, and so forth.. So, we'll see if it happens again. I would think that before the loss of communication code would be triggered that a threshold level (timeout after so many communication attempts) would need to be exceeded. Edited March 27, 2014 by Plus 3 Golfer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybridbear Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Did you also run a Vehicle Health Report when the lights were on to document the issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plus 3 golfer Posted March 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 No, it never dawned on me to run one. But I will if it happens again. Has anyone run a VHR when they had a CEL or alarm message? I'm curious as to what info it gives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordService Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 ... The dealer found an intermittent diagnostic trouble code stored: U0126 Lost Communication With Steering Angle Sensor Module. The dealer cleared the code and ran PinPoint Test K1-K2 which indicated everything was normal at that time. I believe these tests check for proper voltages, continuity, and so forth.. So, we'll see if it happens again. I would think that before the loss of communication code would be triggered that a threshold level (timeout after so many communication attempts) would need to be exceeded. [/size]Plus 3 Golfer, I'm happy to lend a hand if you run into this warning again. Let me know if this happens again and I'll get you in touch with your regional customer service manager. Ashley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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