Service stabilitrak?

[NoynuR]

So withing 2 weeks now i have turned on my car to information center saying service stabilitrak? It then proceeds to disappear. the weird thing was today i turned on my car and the beeping sound like when your door is open just kept beeping and no doors were open. i turned the car off then turned it back on. no message and no beeping? I dont have any lights on my gauges.. Im utterly confused, 2 weeks ago i installed new sways and endlinks.

[booenson]

Mine does the same thing, I think it has something to do with the timing when the engine is starting, it throws off the stabilitrak and shows a temporary message, but goes after a few seconds after the engine is running once it realizes there's nothing wrong.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it's something around there, and nothing to worry about.

[Iggy]

I have the same issue with mine. I just chocked it up to the computer being confused as the message goes away almost instantly on mine.

[DarkObsession]

I saw this once when I started the car up but it was only for a very brief second. I've never seen it since so I'm not worrying about it.

[Cbrenthus]

I've seen it a few times, usually when the car is warm, and been shut off for less than 20 minutes. I have a few theories:

1. It has to do with clicking the key rather than holding it down do start, many have reported this
2. It has to do with not waiting long enough after turning the key to "on" before hitting the starter. For me, this is looking like the most likely cause. If I wait long enough for all the beeping to go away after turning the key, I don't see it.
3. It has to do with the EVAP system. This suspicion is based off it seeming to happen when the car is warm and been shut off for only a short while.


I really don't have any hard data on the above, just feelings. I really do think it has to do with number 2, because I always wait for the fuel pump to stop running after turning the key on but before hitting start. However, I think I am hearing the EVAP system on this car, which lasts a long time when cold, but when warm and not shut off for long it barely soudns at all, making me think the car is ready to go and clicking the key before all the beeping is done. And yes, the beeping will keep going after turning the engine on.

[My Caroline]

Just what I was told by my dealer... "service stabiltrak comes on when a suspension change is detected OR you have a low tire". So basically suspension. My front tire was just a little low so when the tires were cold then warmed up it confused the TPMS. Now it may just be a false message being trown up. My car did it the day after I brought it home. They said that sometimes it just happens but when the car realizes its all fine it goes away. My car has done this twice but not since. Hope this helps.

[NoynuR]

so basically its cause of the sways and endlinks...

[Cbrenthus]

Originally Posted by NoynuR

so basically its cause of the sways and endlinks...

Maybe, maybe not. I'm bone stock, and many other stock people have seen this.

[1BADLS3]

I think it's a PCM/ECM boot issue. If you turn the car to "on" and let it go through the process of lights and dings, THEN start the car, the message doesn't appear.

But if you go from completely OFF to 'START' it's like the Stabilitrak module hasn't even had time to load, so it flashes a warning message. Once it loads, the message goes out.

[Toyaholic]

Or you could have a bad connection to your Mass Air Sensor. That will throw the stabilitrac warning. Not sure why, but thats what happened to me. Check where it plugs into the intake, if the light stays on after restarting.

[danvillekidd]

Check your spark plug wires to make sure none got knocked loose while working on the car. That is another gremlin that people on here have said to cause the stabiltrack message to appear.

[CamaroFreako]

I have same problem, I am bone stock

[CTBranson]

Mine just came on briefly too on Start up. But my front tires were at 30 psi and bald. Maybe that's what the problem was. Got new tires. Havent seen it since

[Toyaholic]

I was told tire size can trigger this warning. So if you have a low tire, I guess it could throw a code. Seems like you would have to be moving for the computer to figure this out.