Slip, Vdc Off & Handbrake Lights Coming On And Staying On

[mellowman]

Hi All,

I bought myself a Silver 03 V35 coupe a couple of months ago and just recently have noticed in the morning when leaving for work moments after i start and head up a hill the Slip, VDC off & Handbrake lights come on stay on.

Now this has happened once before and i had been able to turn off the car put in park and wait a few secs start again and then the lights dissapeared.

but now when i do the above they just come back on.

anyone have any idea as to what could be the cause?

faulty electrics, cold engine, car not liking going up a hill first thing in the morning??

appreciate any feedback

[NISMO]

Hi All,

I bought myself a Silver 03 V35 coupe a couple of months ago and just recently have noticed in the morning when leaving for work moments after i start and head up a hill the Slip, VDC off & Handbrake lights come on stay on.

Now this has happened once before and i had been able to turn off the car put in park and wait a few secs start again and then the lights dissapeared.

but now when i do the above they just come back on.

anyone have any idea as to what could be the cause?

faulty electrics, cold engine, car not liking going up a hill first thing in the morning??

appreciate any feedback

Hey mate,

Sounds like the ECU is picking up a fault somewhere and there for flashing up the lights.

Does the car do anything like loose power, not go aboev certain rpm? If yes then it's definately going into "Limp Mode" which basically just means the car is recognising something is not right and so it's looking after itself.

Best thing to do would be to find someone who run a check and see if any fault codes pop up. Where are you located?

Oh, and welcome to SAU :-)

[GT-R LM]

Had this happen before and also another member and told him to do the same thing and it worked , Change your brake pads they need changing

[cookie--monster]

im guessing there is plenty of brake squeel going on at the moment!!

[cookie--monster]

Had this happen before and also another member and told him to do the same thing and it worked , Change your brake pads they need changing

Hey nismo,what brand/type pads did you buy and how much?

did you machine the discs or did you need new ones?

i was quoted $220 per disc for the fronts from nissan randwick

[mellowman]

Hey mate,

Sounds like the ECU is picking up a fault somewhere and there for flashing up the lights.

Does the car do anything like loose power, not go aboev certain rpm? If yes then it's definately going into "Limp Mode" which basically just means the car is recognising something is not right and so it's looking after itself.

Best thing to do would be to find someone who run a check and see if any fault codes pop up. Where are you located?

Oh, and welcome to SAU :-)

Hey nismo thanks for the welcome and the advice

no power loss at all but the brakes are squeeling like no tommorow its getting rather annoying.

Im located in sydney city area and was thinking of taking it to Nissan @ Randwick.

heard they want $220 per disc and $80 per pad...how does that sound?

[n15m0]

Wow, I didn't know the car would be smart enough to warn you when the brake pads are running low??

[Unique]

How fantastic is that. I did not know this either. Is it written anywhere (know in the G35 community or something?).

[GT-R LM]

Cookie Monster- Yep i needed to change disks aswell. all standard original Nissan and yes those prices seem about right .

Edited May 23, 2008 by nismo 400 R N1

[n15m0]

Cookie Monster- Yep i needed to change disks aswell. all standard original Nissan and yes those prices seem about right .

Wow for those prices, you could have gotten slotted RDAs and aftermarket pads?

[GEXer]

Hey nismo thanks for the welcome and the advice

no power loss at all but the brakes are squeeling like no tommorow its getting rather annoying.

Im located in sydney city area and was thinking of taking it to Nissan @ Randwick.

heard they want $220 per disc and $80 per pad...how does that sound?

what kind of brake pad r they using? js the OEM nissan pads found on the Z?

[cookie--monster]

Wow for those prices, you could have gotten slotted RDAs and aftermarket pads?

bendix for the pads maybe,

but rda slotted for $220-nah....where are you shopping to get rdas at that price?

[n15m0]

bendix for the pads maybe,

but rda slotted for $220-nah....where are you shopping to get rdas at that price?

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Rd...Gr-t200718.html

No price for V35/350z but prices aren't that far off the nissan ones.

[russky]

I had that problem. Just get the ECU fixed up. Apparently they also made it run 15% better, cos it wasn't running well either.