Trac Off, Anti-Lock, and Service Engine Soon Light is on

[SIYEED]

....they came on today all at the same time. Now, I'm naive with cars, but I think Anti-Lock is the brakes, but what about the other two??? Since they came on at the same time, could there be something else wrong

[Ridenour]

All 3 of those lights coming on at the same time could mean 1 of 2 things either
A) you have a bad wheel bearing(s)
B) you have a bad wheel speed sensor(s) so your car thinks that is has a wheel bearing.
Do you notice any rumbling / pulsating / roaring at certain speeds while going down the road?

[gmcar2001]

i've had the same thing happen 3 times already. last time happening back in feb. since then, i've had my rotors resurfaced/ replaced (normal wear at 40,000 mi). but, it hasn't happened since. the Midas guy didn't really know what it was either. He said maybe a wheel bearing...but, he said i'd notice it.

the lights only turned on at high speeds....50 mph+. I told it to an Olds dealer too, they said they didn't know anything about it...never had a customer come in before and that it would cost me $100 to do a complete diagnostic on the vechicle...whether they found anything or not.

anyway, really haven't had too many other problems...(knock on wood)....i'm at 43K and am the original owner...

any thoughts?

[pp270]

Take it to Autozone and have it scanned for free.

[SIYEED]

Originally Posted by pp270

Take it to Autozone and have it scanned for free.

Thanks, I'll try to do that tomorrow. I drove it to Baltimore today and it was shaking at like 50mph and I noticed weird sounds while accelerating. Does any of this sound familiar to anybody?

[Ridenour]

That deffinately sounds like a bad bearing. If it was bad enough that it was shaking that bad, then you should get it changed ASAP. If you drive it too much / it gets too hot, it could seize up, and your wheel would lock up, and then you could be in some deep shit while you're going down the road.

[SIYEED]

Originally Posted by Ridenour

That deffinately sounds like a bad bearing. If it was bad enough that it was shaking that bad, then you should get it changed ASAP. If you drive it too much / it gets too hot, it could seize up, and your wheel would lock up, and then you could be in some deep shit while you're going down the road.

Thanks!!! I took it to the Exxon and the mechanic said to bring it back first thing Monday Morning and they'll have it fixed.

[SIYEED]

Thanks for all the help. It turned out being the front right wheel bearing and after they found two brake lights out, it ended up costing me $348 at Exxon.

[Ridenour]

No problem - glad you got it fixed. Wow that's quite a bill - - would've been 1/2 of that to do it yourself, but o well. Glad you got it done before it siezed up on ya.