Ridin Dirty

Hi I seem to remember this problem years ago and it was a low battery. This happen to anyone else? Car is at distant location holiday visiting with wife driving and concerned with all these idiot lights flashing. Parked outside for 5 days. I think I will ask her to get neighbor at location to put a charger on it (neighbor a collector). Car turns over but wife says seems to be in limp mode...again i think it will do this if volts are low. concur? Thanks! Joe

wross996tt

PSM/ABS warning lights can be many things. The best would be to get the codes read (PST2, PIWIS or Durametric). Without the actual codes we are just guessing. Weak batteries can cause a number of problems, so can boost leaks, MAF's, gas caps, etc.

Ridin Dirty

Thanks, yes drive home was a mess. Sputtering badly and just stalling completely at one point rpm would not go above idle...i shut it off, waited 5 min and then it went above idle still sputtering though. Something is waaaaay wrong here. Checked battery voltage and its fine/not battery...so need a scan tool i guess.

"02996ttx50

although a failing FP doesn't generally trigger the cels you mention, it sounds like a failing FP about to quit for good. that said, and/all electrical issues can trigger the abs/psm amber cel's. they are virtually meaningless in terms of any diagnosis. but never occur without an issue present lol.

you need to scan, yes. BUT..if the car starts and then DIES when you throttle? you need a new fuel pump. GL w it.

slomarsh

Just a thought here. Something similar happened to me. I do keep the car on a trickle charger. Took a drive of about 70 miles one day. About 10 miles from home on the return trip the PSM ABS warning lit up like a Christmas tree. The car ran ok but not quite normal and it did get me home-barely.. The problem turned out to be the Voltage regulator. The car was down to about 10 volts after arriving home. Apparently the voltage dropped lower than the minimum voltage threshold for the ABS/PSM. Replaced the regulator myself and everything has been great ever since. The regulator is a known problem with these cars. No wonder why- It sits just above the left turbocharger attached to the back of the alternator. Heat!!

88mmm

This description and the warning lights points directly to the MAF.

Testdr

I had PSM warning lights on whenever the PSM activated. Overvoltage in the ABS pump error code. I switched out the fuse and the error never occurred again. Weird. Saved me major bucks from buying a rebuild ABS pump. Just goes to show that any small thing can cause an error.

jayzbird