Fitzaer

So, two days ago, GM announced a recall: "General Motors is recalling more than 814,000 pickup trucks and cars in the U.S. to fix problems with electronic brake controls and battery cables." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gm-recall-general-motors-recalls-814000-vehicles-to-fix-brake-battery-problems/

Jay, my previous snowplower was a 2005 Duramax (250K miles); I occasionally found more snow than it could plow but it had (better tires and) a whole big bag of grunt and never tapped out with a warning light. Rust ate it alive. The tires on my GMC are lovely and quiet and, with creative budgeting, may be replaced for New England winters with something with a bit more crunch.

And Thank You! to All Who took the time to reply - if computers have a legitimate purpose it is connecting with good folks like you.

And I’m going to look into turning Traction Control off when plowing.

Thanks, didn’t see the Search box before, now don’t know how I missed it. The gauge showed the words, ”Service ESC” and a picture of a small sedan doing a burnout. It came out after I’d been gently plowing 2’ of heavy wet snow. Gently because that’s a lot of snow, on a dirt road that may not be completely frozen, and it’s a new truck (1500 SLE 4WD) and tho’ it’s got the plow package the tires aren’t gnarly enough for that much snow. So I’d go over about a foot at a time. So I fishtailed (and fishheaded) in the snow, maybe the wheels turning at different speeds upset the sensor? Maybe wet snow went someplace it shouldn’t? i moved the truck yesterday to drop the plow, the light was still on. I started for the dealer today, the light was off. Because they couldn’t duplicate the condition or find any codes it remains a mystery. A software anomaly. We have got to stop using computers. The first couple of days will be whacked, but it’ll get better.

1. Second time plowing, slippery conditions, ESC light came on. Anyone else have a problem with similar timing? 2. Is there a way to search the forum to see if anyone has asked or answered a similar question before?