Active Blind Spot Detection Malfunction

[pleong]

Has anyone ever had this malfunction?

I replaced my LCI steering wheel with a carbon fiber wheel. I've removed and replaced it a number of times both with the battery disconnected and connected. But there's a vibration in the steering wheel and there's always been one even with the oem wheel. It sounded like plastic vibrating over rough roads.

I decided to stuff the trim piece with some open cell foam. It stopped the plastic vibration noise but now I'm getting an active blind spot detection malfunction. If I shut the car off it won't come back on until maybe 4-5 shut offs and restart (over the course of 2 says or so).

The last time I removed the wheel I didn't disconnect the battery. Does anyone think this may be the problem? I checked the connections in the wheel but they're all connected. It's just odd that the malfunction doesn't pop up all the time and only every few days.

Should I maybe remove some of the foam? It's a bit tight in there..

[Barry_S]

Originally Posted by pleong

Has anyone ever had this malfunction?

I replaced my LCI steering wheel with a carbon fiber wheel. I've removed and replaced it a number of times both with the battery disconnected and connected. But there's a vibration in the steering wheel and there's always been one even with the oem wheel. It sounded like plastic vibrating over rough roads.

I decided to stuff the trim piece with some open cell foam. It stopped the plastic vibration noise but now I'm getting an active blind spot detection malfunction. If I shut the car off it won't come back on until maybe 4-5 shut offs and restart (over the course of 2 says or so).

The last time I removed the wheel I didn't disconnect the battery. Does anyone think this may be the problem? I checked the connections in the wheel but they're all connected. It's just odd that the malfunction doesn't pop up all the time and only every few days.

Should I maybe remove some of the foam? It's a bit tight in there..

I have this problem right now. It's being fixed under warranty on Thursday. While I have the steering wheel vibration also, it's unrelated to the intermittent PDC fault. In my case it is a short in the wiring harness underneath the car.
Barry

[TLK]

Maybe you have prevented the vibration generator under the trim piece from rotating with your stuffing and this has been detected and displayed as a misleading fault description.

Otherwise the steering column noise (often the vibrator) and the active blind spot detection fault are probably not related.

[pleong]

Originally Posted by TLK

Maybe you have prevented the vibration generator under the trim piece from rotating with your stuffing and this has been detected and displayed as a misleading fault description.

Otherwise the steering column noise (often the vibrator) and the active blind spot detection fault are probably not related.

Originally Posted by TLK

Maybe you have prevented the vibration generator under the trim piece from rotating with your stuffing and this has been detected and displayed as a misleading fault description.

Otherwise the steering column noise (often the vibrator) and the active blind spot detection fault are probably not related.

I had the same thought. I removed it the other night. Will see how it does.