Can driving on a flat tire set a Check Engine Light from the ABS? ---

[alwayscode390]

I got in my car after letting it sit for 2-3 days ( I have been driving it daily ) and noticed I had a flat tire.

Well, my lighter wasnt working so I couldnt use my portable air compressor.

I drove it 1 mile up the road and my check engine light came on.

Could the ABS pick up the difference in tire/wheel diameter and throw a Check Engine Code or would an ABS light more likely come on (if there is one)?

I will hook up my SCT scanner and check the code once I get time, but was wondering if you guys could point me in the right direction before then.

Its a 2001 GTS, thanks ---

 

[AZTVR]

Yes, I bet that you will find that the code is an ABS code, (depending on how flat the tire was). However, I had a flat on the rear of my '02 GTS that I did not see before I drove the car to work. I noticed the bad handling behavior part way there and drove the final 2 miles with the tire very low. It never did set off the check engine light. The tire was low enough that I overheated the sidewall and basically rendered the tire unsafe for future use.

 

[Steve-Indy]

As I understand it, there are several potential codes that COULD be set from speed sensor problem...around 5 for a 2001 Viper...as per the 2001 Service Manual.

 

[bluesrt]

im not thinking so

 

[jdeft1]

Ummm, No
is my .02

 

[BlackSnake99]

Not sure I would drive a mile on a flat tire unless it was a life threatening situation. That has the potential to go really bad.

 

[hemihead]

I threw the tone wheel off my car last summer and got and ABS light, the code indicated a bad wheel speed sensor. I'm sure you would have gotten an ABS light and not an engine light for the wheel speed sensor.

 

[dave6666]

Yes.






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