walt227
Junior Member
Hi everyone, thanks for having me. I'm in a jam and could use some help from the RAM gurus.
Change: I had new tires put on at Mavis. No alignment.
Issue 1: a few days later: Error messages: 4WD Unavailable, Service Electronic Stability Control. Issue goes away, then resurfaces a few weeks later and now it's constant vs intermittent.
Issue 2: the steering wheel looks to be cocked in the 11 o'clock position
I took it to the stealership, got yelled at by a service writer with beer all over his breath (we all like a couple of cold ones, but c'mon man). He told me it's probably an ABS issue but a simple alignment may fix it. So I said do an alignment. NO! Ok, why not? BECAUSE THATS NOT HOW DIAGNOSTICS WORK! I took my keys and left.
I had a local one-man shop recommended to me by a fellow car nut that I trust - he just hooked it up to the machine and is getting an error message "Steering Angle Sensor Signal Invalid". He's not sure how my steering wheel could be cocked in the 11 o'clock position and neither am I. We tried turning the wheel all the way to both lock positions, power cycling in between, but that didn't work. He's got it now trying to figure out the issue, but he's scratching his head like I am.
What could Mavis have done to cause this? Wheel speed sensor? But that doesnt explain the steering sensor. I belive all of these systems tie together (ABS light isn't on, but traction control is). My truck barely gets driven, and only by me. No potholes or lightening strikes that I know of.
I've got to leave for Atlanta in a few days and am in a pinch. Thanks in advance for your help!
Walt
Change: I had new tires put on at Mavis. No alignment.
Issue 1: a few days later: Error messages: 4WD Unavailable, Service Electronic Stability Control. Issue goes away, then resurfaces a few weeks later and now it's constant vs intermittent.
Issue 2: the steering wheel looks to be cocked in the 11 o'clock position
I took it to the stealership, got yelled at by a service writer with beer all over his breath (we all like a couple of cold ones, but c'mon man). He told me it's probably an ABS issue but a simple alignment may fix it. So I said do an alignment. NO! Ok, why not? BECAUSE THATS NOT HOW DIAGNOSTICS WORK! I took my keys and left.
I had a local one-man shop recommended to me by a fellow car nut that I trust - he just hooked it up to the machine and is getting an error message "Steering Angle Sensor Signal Invalid". He's not sure how my steering wheel could be cocked in the 11 o'clock position and neither am I. We tried turning the wheel all the way to both lock positions, power cycling in between, but that didn't work. He's got it now trying to figure out the issue, but he's scratching his head like I am.
What could Mavis have done to cause this? Wheel speed sensor? But that doesnt explain the steering sensor. I belive all of these systems tie together (ABS light isn't on, but traction control is). My truck barely gets driven, and only by me. No potholes or lightening strikes that I know of.
I've got to leave for Atlanta in a few days and am in a pinch. Thanks in advance for your help!
Walt