Check engine and Trac Control light

[jazzlara]

Ok, about an hour ago I was crusing around and it started snowing and getting really humid. I was in a parking lot and did a nice and quick pull on the E brake to pull off a smooth turn in some snow...grin...(which by the way was very impressive) anyway, after i did that the traction control light came on. I restarted the car and the light was gone...no biggie right?

Well, after driving a few more miles the check engine light comes on (which it has before in humid weather) and then the trac light came on again.....

I arrived at work with those annoying orange lights laughing at me from behind the steering wheel. I have not had a chance to reset the computer via disconnectiong the battery yet to see if that will clear the problem which it has before...

Any ideas why this might have happened? the E brake is fine....im at a loss.
Thanks

PS, anyone else notice how BAD our cars handle in the snow? maybe its the wider tred per aftermarket rims,...not sure.

[CASTRO]

this might be related, but same thing happened to me (with the lights)
Big difference is that I used LED bulbs in the brake lights and when one was set to the wrong polarity, the trac, abs, CEL etc would go crazy on me. It was like the car was going insane. Went back to stock bulbs and everything was fine once more. Conclusion: might be an electrical problem. my guess is check your abs sensors in your brake equipment, they might have gone loose/damaged.

[jazzlara]

sounds like it. however the car is under warranty so i may just take it in...by the way, do you have a tranny temp guage...I too have installed a heavy duty tranny cooler but not the temp guage yet and was wondering how hot its operating

[sleepin2000]

Are you supercharged? My CEL and Trac Off both came on and the Toyota Dealership told be my rear knock sensor was gone.

[CASTRO]

naw no temp sensors for me, i like to keep my interior clean and stock looking. Maybe if i get some color matched a-pillar guages.