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Old 02-21-2009, 04:47 PM
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"VDC Off Light" and "SLIP" warning light.

I have an 07 g35x. Lately have been experiencing these 2 lights come on simultaneously and stay on while driving until I shut off car. They go away after restart of car. Seems to happen intermitently during medium to hard acelleration. Has anyone else had this problem or know what it could be? I havnt taken it to dealer yet but will asap. Also the emergency brake light has been lighting up intermitently but turns off after a few min. Strange huh? Anyone experience anything similar?
 
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Old 02-21-2009, 05:22 PM
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Brake pads need to be changed i believe.
 
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Old 02-21-2009, 06:06 PM
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Check brake fluid and Power Steering Fluid
 
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Old 02-22-2009, 01:01 AM
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i had the same problem ("VDC Off Light" and "SLIP" warning light) and it was shiftin so HARD..
i drive to the nearest dealer and we Diagnosis while the warning is on and it shows that the cam shift sensors!!!!(i dont know whtz the relation) they v change it and its so far good

send us what it would be cause it may help us
thnx bro
 

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Old 02-23-2009, 10:02 AM
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VDC and Slip lights coming on... usually a brake issue.
Search in the tech section and find tons of info on this. Following the results of my searching the forum, I replaced my rear pads, which in turn raises the brake fluid level back up where it should be and viola... no more lights.

I also called and spoke to the service advisor at my dealer. He confirmed what I found here. Usually a low brake fluid level, caused by worn pads.

Search on this, there's a lot of info here.
 
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Old 03-05-2009, 03:44 PM
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OK well brake pads are an easy fix. I was hoping that it wasn't a transmission issue. Will take car to get pads replaced.

Booost7- Cam shift sensors!... sounds like I'm gonna make an appointment at the dealer

Thanks guys I will let you know what they tell me.
 
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Old 03-05-2009, 05:41 PM
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Old 03-05-2009, 07:41 PM
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brake fluid
Yes, but just filling it does not correct the problem the light is alerting you to.
When the light comes on, the brake fluid level is still above the lowest allowed limit.
Replace the pads.. the reason the brake fluid is that low. that's what the lights are alerting you to.
 
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Old 03-05-2009, 08:25 PM
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I had the same problem about a year ago and the dealership told me that it was the cam sensor. They also told me that the hard banging was damaging to the torque converter and further investigation showed that the tranmission had to be replaced.
After I recieved the car back I had to baby it for the first 1K due to the tranny wear in period. All was well until about two weeks ago. I dropped the car off today and the dealership told me that the second time around will have to be addressed from a NNA tech instead of a dealership tech. I guess they have grades or levels of experiences. we will find out and I will keep all of you posted. So don't feel alone when it comes to this. It seems that there is no concrete answer to the Slip, VDC Off, and Service Engine Soon lights coming on.

On a good note, the 370Z is awesome, I tested it out last night.
 
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Old 03-05-2009, 10:59 PM
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Well, other things can cause lights to come on, like with your experience. Your experience, however, is not that common.
The VDC and Slip lights are very common when the pads are low though.

Could be anything, of course.. but my money will always be on pads/low fluid.
 
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Old 03-05-2009, 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by johnblaz2000

On a good note, the 370Z is awesome, I tested it out last night.
Lucky B@stard!!!!!
 
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Old 03-05-2009, 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by AesonVirus
Yes, but just filling it does not correct the problem the light is alerting you to.
When the light comes on, the brake fluid level is still above the lowest allowed limit.
Replace the pads.. the reason the brake fluid is that low. that's what the lights are alerting you to.
^and that...
topping fluid is a temporary fix, but it's a fix
 
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