Traction control noise

paddyj · #1 09-04-2008, 08:01 AM

Over the last week my traction control has started making a horrible whinning noise for about 3 seconds after loss of traction. It has never made this noise before so worried it is on the way out.

Anyone else have this?

scottifa · #2 08-05-2008, 03:50 PM

Yeah when my traction control has kicked in Ive heard a strange whine for a few seconds. No idea what it is. Ive only had the car for 6 months and never had traction control before this so I thought the noise was normal.

adamc11 · #3 09-05-2008, 12:54 AM

If my car is off and i turn it on, when i put it in gear and clutch out, in hear the traction control make the same sort of noise as it would when the car is losing traction (although it isn't losing traction!). This only happens for the first clutch out after turning it on.

Edit: Actually i think it's only when i rev it a bit and pull the clutch out as it is not always at first clutch out but 2nd or 3rd.. not a lot of revving but like 2000rpm then clutch out...

-Calais- · #4 18-05-2008, 01:58 AM

My Calais does it all the time when i loose traction that noise is normal when you loose traction, on the vy's it cuts the injectors so you cant plant it i think that is the noise you can here, on the vx's it apply's the breaks and push the accelerator up my mate did this and borke his diff (tryed to do a burn out with trac cont on

) so the noise is normal as per holden says.

Travy · #5 18-05-2008, 07:42 AM

Well dont lose traction then.. :P

minux · #6 19-05-2008, 08:03 AM

The traction control on the Senator makes no such noise. Never heard any commodore with trac ctrl whine at the loss of traction.