MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: jimmy-s3 on January 18, 2011, 09:14:33 pm

Title: Traction control
Post by: jimmy-s3 on January 18, 2011, 09:14:33 pm

Does everyone elses car sound like a coilpack if failing when the traction control kicks in?

Title: Re: Traction control
Post by: keano on January 18, 2011, 09:17:33 pm

My car sounds like one of the contraptions from 'Saw' is about to pull my head off, when TC kicks in some times

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Title: Re: Traction control
Post by: xxx_mojo_xxx on January 18, 2011, 11:07:05 pm

Just get a flashing light in the dash...never noticed any noise though?

Title: Re: Traction control
Post by: keano on January 18, 2011, 11:19:03 pm

Quote from: xxx_mojo_xxx on January 18, 2011, 11:07:05 pm

Just get a flashing light in the dash...never noticed any noise though?

Have you heard it whilst trying to brake on ice or snow?

Title: Re: Traction control
Post by: ub7rm on January 19, 2011, 08:43:20 am

There is a terrible 'grinding' sort of noise from mine at times when it kicks in - don't think I'd confuse it with a coil failing though ...

Then again I have had a coil pack fail before so its easy for me to compare.

Title: Re: Traction control
Post by: AlanD on January 19, 2011, 10:41:20 am

Stop me if I'm wrong but isn't that girding sound the ABS kicking in rather than the TC?

Title: Re: Traction control
Post by: ub7rm on January 19, 2011, 10:47:04 am

I think its the same noise - the ABS pump operating either on all the brakes in a braking situation or on an individual wheel in a traction control situation.

Title: Re: Traction control
Post by: AlanD on January 19, 2011, 10:50:38 am

So we are both right and both winners  :drinking:

Title: Re: Traction control
Post by: ub7rm on January 19, 2011, 12:41:38 pm

Quote from: AlanD on January 19, 2011, 10:50:38 am

So we are both right and both winners  :drinking:

 :pomppomp: :drinking: :pomppomp:

Title: Re: Traction control
Post by: keano on January 19, 2011, 05:37:45 pm

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Title: Re: Traction control
Post by: stealthwolf on January 19, 2011, 05:46:44 pm

Quote from: xxx_mojo_xxx on January 18, 2011, 11:07:05 pm

Just get a flashing light in the dash...never noticed any noise though?

Doesn't count if your car's been modded!