Vauxhall Meriva - Meriva 11 Reg - ABS, TC and ESC warning light

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Sat 23 Feb 2019 17:27
Vauxhall Meriva - Meriva 11 Reg - ABS, TC and ESC warning light - ma9gm

Hi,

Was just driving the all of a sudden 4 warning lights came on. The ABS one, the TC one, and the ESC warning light, as well as the light telling me the ESC was switched off!! I got home, left it... and when I went out for another drive all the lights had disappeared... a week later (and driving it most days), it's now reappeared.

Any idea what's going on with it? I suspect it's one of the sensors gone funny!

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Sat 23 Feb 2019 18:27
Vauxhall Meriva - Meriva 11 Reg - ABS, TC and ESC warning light - RT

One of the ABS sensors is faulty - TC and ESC need those sensors to work

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Sat 23 Feb 2019 19:47
Vauxhall Meriva - Meriva 11 Reg - ABS, TC and ESC warning light - ma9gm

Hi, this is really helpful. Thank you

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Sun 24 Feb 2019 09:56
Vauxhall Meriva - Meriva 11 Reg - ABS, TC and ESC warning light - elekie&a/c doctor

It could be a sensor fault, but there are many parameters that can cause the lights to illuminate. The last one of these I looked at ,had an odd size tyre fitted.

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Sun 24 Feb 2019 11:07
Vauxhall Meriva - Meriva 11 Reg - ABS, TC and ESC warning light - bathtub tom

The last one of these I looked at ,had an odd size tyre fitted.

I heard a recent tale of an Austin 7 that was leaning to one side. The obvious (springs) were checked but nothing found. Eventually it was measured side to side, the height of the front hubs were found to be 3/8" different, the rears less so. All the tyres were marked 4.00 x 8, but when compared side to side off the car there was an obvious disparity. Swapping the wheels from one side to the other improved it no end. It still leans, but it's an eighty year old car.

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