Traction Control Issues

Hey folks,

My 2004 Western Star is equipped with traction control and ABS. For quite a while the tractor ABS light will come on when the truck is started in cold weather. After driving for a while, if I shut off the truck, and restart, the light will go out. It doesn't come on in the warm weather.

Today the engine kept cutting power and I could hear a relay clicking away each time it would cut power. If I had my foot resting on the clutch it didn't act up. The ABS light was on. It had me sweating for a couple miles and then it just started running normal again. I hate these intermittent problems lol!!

Any ideas on where to look? I wouldn't mind ditching the traction control as its a real pain when you need to spin the tires a bit in deep snow and mud.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Bill

 

Also, the other day while I was loading, the traction control light came on a couple times just sitting idling. The light comes on when you loose traction.

Bill

 

Thanks, but that's the funny part, I was parked with the brakes on when the light flashed a couple times!!

Bill

 

Thanks Freightshaker!! The shop I take it to had been doing some diagnosis on it a couple weeks ago, it has been acting funny every now and then since then. I'll check that out as well.

Bill

 

Thanks Cetane, I think that's what I'm going to do for now.

Bill