Intermittant Trac Off light

2000 Gr AM SE with 2.4L 4 cylinder. 92,000 miles; all original parts.

Occassionally, for no aparent reason and in no aparent pattern the Trac Off light will come on for about 1-2 days...sometimes less. The car behaves as usual and everything else works. Then at whatever time the car decides the light goes off. When off, the button for the traction control works normally. When the light comes on and stays on the button doesn't seem to turn it off or make any difference in the car at all.

Is there a known problem with this item? My flasher on/off switch had to be replaced under warranty but I haven't seen anything about this switch. The two switches are next to each other on the dash and look the same if that matters...

Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.

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Drumstick
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REP

It could be a bad ABS wheel sensor. The front bearings have the wheel sensor built-in, and the ABS/ETS are all intertwined. I've seen bearings be perfect and the wheel sensor fail. ANd IIRC, Grand Ams, like the Malibu and Alero, are a little hard on wheel bearings.

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Mark Keeling

Ok, that makes sense, thanks.

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Drumstick

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