I have done the searching and have found only one person who has experienced the same symptoms as me and this person said everything just worked itself out, no fix necessary. I do not want to take any chances and also do not want to take her to the stealership.

Here is the deal, I was driving in the snow yesterday and had some wheel spin and the BAS/ESP light, along with the ABS light lit up. Also, the spoiler raised and could not be lowered and the light on the spoiler switch was blinking. I have heard steering angle sensor and ABS module are slightly more common with these types of warning lights, but want to try and make sure. The car is a 2005 6 speed base model coupe and currently has stock wheels on it. Any help is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks guys.

John

 

Can't help ya on this one. Both of my spoilers have been stuck in the up position since I took ownership of the cars.

Have you tried disconnecting the battery for a while?

 

have not tried anything yet, it is about 15 degrees here and has snowed about 6 inches in the last few hours, expecting more.

I was hoping to get a multitude of ideas and have to only go to the garage once or twice LOL

Thanks for the suggestion DJ, I know it is hard for you to try and get another black XF back on the road

 

How new is your battery? My understanding is that the XF will "wig out" just before the battery goes out. The battery could be pulling the voltage too low when the car is idling and causing the failures.

 

I don't think this one has anything to do with the battery. Mine did the same two winters ago, same situation. I reset it with the wheel turn method and it didn't reset right away. It took several hours. My battery was/is fine. My issue BoilerUp was the same. Pulled out of the parking lot at lunch. Car caught some ice and rear spun a bit. BAS/ESP light/ABS light came on and the spoiler went up. Felt stupid sitting in the bank drivethrough with the spoiler up! Spoiler would not go down even manually unless I shut the car off and then restarted it and put it down manually. Came back to the office and called the dealership set up appointment, went out after work and everything was fine? I wish I had an explanation for you, cancelled my trip to the dealership. I know a low battery can cause the ESP/BAS light to come on but I don't think that's the case here. I have an 05 LTD.

 

Thanks for the input, but the battery is less than 3 months old.

Pat, I am sure glad you chimed in, it was you I was able to find with the same symptoms in an older thread, I just did not want to call you out LOL. I am leaving for Florida for 8 days and am thinking I am going to let it sit and hope for the best. I am not getting any adverse affects from the lights, no grinding or anything, just annoying lights.

The first thing I did was the full steering wheel calibration with no affect, I guess I am going to wait a few more days and see what happens.

Thanks!

 

I'd try to park the car in a garage if possible. The thought is that you might have some snow packed into a sensor and that's throwing things off. A night or two in an environment with a higher temp than 32 degrees might let everything thaw out and return to normal.

 

john, in this weather, just a voltage spike, salt, ground not making good contact, may have wigged out the puter...put her in the garage, let it dry out....then do a reset with battery cable off...mine are on, on the semi right now...I have to take it to a shop to get the puter reset....but my abs is working fine....least little bit of moisture is a problem with the sensors on the semi, so I am sure they are with our cars...of course mine is always in the garage...well, one in my garage, and one at the farm in a garage...lol

 

Steve and Doc, thanks guys, she stays in the garage every night.

Last night I let her sit and thaw, same thing this morning. I will follow the advice and let her sit while I am in warmer climates and see how she is when I get back. I just hate not knowing what is going on.....

I hope it is nothing major, I think I may have to replace the furnace in the house I just bought the timing of all this could not be worse, I leave for Florida for 8 days tomorrow. ****.

 

hope someone is checking on the house while you are gone....furnace going out would be a disaster...

 

I think doc might have something. Like I said mine didn't reset right away. Doc is also right about your house. Every year I get at least one client whose heat went south while they were away and the house is either full of water or worse ...... ice. House down the street from me had this very issue this week. Have a safe trip.

 

Thanks Doc, 12 hours before I left for Florida for 8 days, my furnace goes out, this is about 12 hours after these lights and issues with the car started. I get back from a record cold vacation in Florida to a house that has had the door kicked in and been robbed. This is all after only owning my home less than 30 days. You could say it has been about the worst 10 days I have experienced in my 26 years on this earth....

The only saving grace, when I got back, the car was fine, no more lights and spoiler works fine, must be an intermittent thing that only happens in the cold.

 

Sorry to hear that... At least the car is OK. How bad was it when you got home?

 

Oh wow! That really bites... I hope everything goes well with the insurance company.

 

Damn.......sorry as hell to hear about that!

You need to find someone to pass that bad luck onto.

 

Glad to hear your problem fixed itself! Same as mine. Sorry about the house.
Pat

 

John,
Saddened to hear of the robbery....did they take a lot of your valuables or do any major damage inside the house. This most definitely sucks

 

dang, John...do you need anything...is CPD handling it?.....

 

I am having the exact same problem. Didn't think to add anything till you told us about the robbery. Just this last week, in the midst of my car going berzerk like yours my neighbor calls to tell me a guy had walked into his house while he was there. The guy took off. Police were called. No one was caught, of course. Coincidence? God I hope so...

 

Happens to mine all the time in the cold and damp. Spolier gets stuck up. As soon as it warms up a little, during the day, it goes back down again.

No idea if it is meant to do that..!