ABS light on after windshield film installation in elantra

.anshuman · 16th June 2009, 02:15

I got windshield film installed today in my Hyundai Elantra CRDi,however after the installation the ABS light and tcs off light has come on,it did disappear for a while but it came back.

I called up my service advisor he says its due to water seepage below dashboard at the time of installation of the film,he has asked me to let the car parked in sun for some time and the light will disappear and if it doesnt i will have to get the car scanned to get to the problem and to get the error erased.

Any idea what might have happened?and is my service advisor correct?

ghpk · 16th June 2009, 02:29

Did you got it installed from the Hyundai Authorized service center itself.

Akshay1234 · 16th June 2009, 02:33

the abs and tcs controllers must be under the dash. let it dry up. if it does go away on its own or by erasing the error just do a trial run to make sure its working. testing tcs is easier.

.anshuman · 16th June 2009, 02:49

i tried ABS and TCS,its not working,i braked hard on a newly made empty road the car skidded like a accent and the yokohama db's smoked badly like a f1 car.

Waiting for sun.

thermalpaste · 16th June 2009, 04:19

This is definitely due to water seepage in the dashboard. Swift diesels also have this issue -- only difference being that the ECUs burn out.

ashthedivx · 16th June 2009, 09:33

I would suggest to let it dry in bright sunlight and reset ECU at night to erase error code. I believe problem will be resolved.

stefanm · 16th June 2009, 11:25

Also if you have bright sunshine, i would suggest keeping all windows open as much as possible to allow the moist air to escape this will help. In heavy rains last week i had water come into the window winder switches of my Safari, this caused one window to go down on it's own, not much fun for the Mrs as it was her window, the next day the problem was still there, i knew there was no point taking it to TASS we just left the car in the sun with the windows down problem was gone in just 3-4 hours.

.anshuman · 16th June 2009, 11:27

Is there a seperate controller for abs and tcs or are they controlled through the main ECM?

Eddy · 16th June 2009, 11:36

Anshuman,

Something related here. Please check

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/modifi...d-sunfilm.html

gpa · 16th June 2009, 11:37

This sure sounds like a case of water entering the control unit. Happened to an Omni that we owned many years back after the driver literally hosed down the insides with water

engine was behaving funny for a few days as water had enetered the ECU. One evening, returned to the car after it was parked in the sun the whole afternoon and the problem disappeared. So get your car baked in the sun, it should work.

.anshuman · 16th June 2009, 11:51

Keeping my fingers crossed i have parked my car in sun on a concrete surface,its a white car and it has film on front glass so it will take time to heat up.

gpa · 16th June 2009, 16:51

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Originally Posted by .anshuman

Keeping my fingers crossed i have parked my car in sun on a concrete surface,its a white car and it has film on front glass so it will take time to heat up.

Its been a few hours now...Has the baking helped?

.anshuman · 16th June 2009, 17:13

Thank god the lights have gone off now and all abs functions are working fine.

Thanks everybody for your replies.

Zappo · 24th December 2009, 02:29

So your service advisor was indeed correct. It was a case of water seepage.

16th June 2009, 02:15	#1
.anshuman Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Good-Gaon Posts: 7,763 Thanked: 11,064 Times View My Garage	ABS light on after windshield film installation in elantra I got windshield film installed today in my Hyundai Elantra CRDi,however after the installation the ABS light and tcs off light has come on,it did disappear for a while but it came back. I called up my service advisor he says its due to water seepage below dashboard at the time of installation of the film,he has asked me to let the car parked in sun for some time and the light will disappear and if it doesnt i will have to get the car scanned to get to the problem and to get the error erased. Any idea what might have happened?and is my service advisor correct?
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16th June 2009, 02:29	#2
ghpk BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ghaziabad Posts: 870 Thanked: 211 Times	Did you got it installed from the Hyundai Authorized service center itself.
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16th June 2009, 02:33	#3
Akshay1234 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 10,265 Thanked: 12,317 Times	the abs and tcs controllers must be under the dash. let it dry up. if it does go away on its own or by erasing the error just do a trial run to make sure its working. testing tcs is easier.
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16th June 2009, 02:49	#4
.anshuman Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Good-Gaon Posts: 7,763 Thanked: 11,064 Times View My Garage	i tried ABS and TCS,its not working,i braked hard on a newly made empty road the car skidded like a accent and the yokohama db's smoked badly like a f1 car. Waiting for sun. Last edited by .anshuman : 16th June 2009 at 02:51.
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16th June 2009, 04:19	#5
thermalpaste BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 59 Thanked: 9 Times	This is definitely due to water seepage in the dashboard. Swift diesels also have this issue -- only difference being that the ECUs burn out.
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16th June 2009, 09:33	#6
ashthedivx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,356 Thanked: 24 Times	I would suggest to let it dry in bright sunlight and reset ECU at night to erase error code. I believe problem will be resolved.
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16th June 2009, 11:25	#7
stefanm BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Goa Posts: 212 Thanked: 2 Times	Also if you have bright sunshine, i would suggest keeping all windows open as much as possible to allow the moist air to escape this will help. In heavy rains last week i had water come into the window winder switches of my Safari, this caused one window to go down on it's own, not much fun for the Mrs as it was her window, the next day the problem was still there, i knew there was no point taking it to TASS we just left the car in the sun with the windows down problem was gone in just 3-4 hours.
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16th June 2009, 11:27	#8
.anshuman Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Good-Gaon Posts: 7,763 Thanked: 11,064 Times View My Garage	Is there a seperate controller for abs and tcs or are they controlled through the main ECM?
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16th June 2009, 11:36	#9
Eddy Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 9,387 Thanked: 13,300 Times	Anshuman, Something related here. Please check http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/modifi...d-sunfilm.html
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16th June 2009, 11:37	#10
gpa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,789 Thanked: 340 Times	This sure sounds like a case of water entering the control unit. Happened to an Omni that we owned many years back after the driver literally hosed down the insides with water engine was behaving funny for a few days as water had enetered the ECU. One evening, returned to the car after it was parked in the sun the whole afternoon and the problem disappeared. So get your car baked in the sun, it should work.
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16th June 2009, 11:51	#11
.anshuman Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Good-Gaon Posts: 7,763 Thanked: 11,064 Times View My Garage	Keeping my fingers crossed i have parked my car in sun on a concrete surface,its a white car and it has film on front glass so it will take time to heat up. Last edited by .anshuman : 16th June 2009 at 11:52.
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16th June 2009, 17:13	#13
.anshuman Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Good-Gaon Posts: 7,763 Thanked: 11,064 Times View My Garage	Thank god the lights have gone off now and all abs functions are working fine. Thanks everybody for your replies.
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24th December 2009, 02:29	#14
Zappo Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 5,922 Thanked: 2,688 Times	So your service advisor was indeed correct. It was a case of water seepage.
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