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Help - new tires and wheel speed sensor errors - Limp Mode with Codes C006C, C003A, C1290, & P2159. Anyone else? Any advice?

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I have a 2015 RTS, replaced the rear tire, changed from a Kenda to a Vredestein 205/60/15 per recommendations from the group. I'm now in limp mode! The codes are C006C (ECM module, VSS module), C003A (wheel speed sensor), C1290 (VCM voltage failure) and P2159 (vehicle speed not plausible). I took it into a dealership and they have replaced the ABS sensor and mentioned that bc I had an aftermarket rotor on there it's possibly not reading correctly. They replaced that as well. They now said that it's due to the age of the Spyder and they get really finicky and it's just the tire and I will need to have the Kenda put back in for it to run correctly. Has anyone else had issues with replacing the stock tire with a different size and has any advice for me. I really would rather not go back to the Kenda.
 
Your dealer just feed you a long line of BS. An aftermarket brake rotor would have no effect. Probably what happened is when the wheel sensor was removed the shims fell off or were not put back on correctly, causing the sensor to sensor wheel to be distanced incorrectly. Worst case, it would require the sensor to be replaced IF it made contact with the sensor wheel. Best case would be the installation of the needed shims to get the spacing right. The tire, any tire, has absolutely nothing to do with it.

Long version. That little slotted disk that spins with the wheel is the sensor wheel. The sensor pulses each time one of those slots passes by and it feeds that information back to the computers that use it. For the sensor to develop this pulse, it must be placed almost touching the wheel. I forget the correct measurement. Too far away and it does not pick up the slots. Too close and it confuses it. Too Too close and it crashes into the sensor wheel!
 
It may sound pretty far-fetched, but Smoak had an RT come in the other week, (yours?) where the person that did the tire change/rotor change, didn’t put the ABS sensor ring (tone ring) back on the wheel. Only had a brake rotor on in. So there’s that.

Otherwise, as Ed said, the dealer was BS’ing you. Was it an actual tech, or just a service writer? The little ABS sensor should extend slightly through the mounting bracket. A good ballpark clearance between the sensor face and the tab on the sensor ring is .060” plus or minus .005” (not the exact spec, I don’t have the manual here, but it is in the band). Add or remove shims between the sensor and mounting bracket as required. If you are missing all of your shims, the new sensor may even have gotten wiped out, too, by coming in contact with the ring.

Who did the tire change work, you or someone else?

Once everything is right, you’ll need to ride it a short ways to clear the faults.
 
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B.S. indeed, can the bike know what tyres are on?
My RT has had just one set of Kenda tyres cause they came mounted on the bike when I bought it.
Now I have Vredesteins on front and Nankang on rear. All mounted by the Can Am dealer without any questions. (y)
 
I have a 2015 RTS, replaced the rear tire, changed from a Kenda to a Vredestein 205/60/15 per recommendations from the group. I'm now in limp mode! The codes are C006C (ECM module, VSS module), C003A (wheel speed sensor), C1290 (VCM voltage failure) and P2159 (vehicle speed not plausible). I took it into a dealership and they have replaced the ABS sensor and mentioned that bc I had an aftermarket rotor on there it's possibly not reading correctly. They replaced that as well. They now said that it's due to the age of the Spyder and they get really finicky and it's just the tire and I will need to have the Kenda put back in for it to run correctly. Has anyone else had issues with replacing the stock tire with a different size and has any advice for me. I really would rather not go back to the Kenda.
Wow!!! I believe that the Dealer/Tech has NO Clue about this problem. As someone already said what the real problem is on this Forum. If you are able to make the repairs, I would do it. If you are Not able find someone who can help.
Maybe this Dealer will work with you. Tell him that you know what the problem is and the fix.
Sometimes you can get lucky.

Definitely Not a tire problem.
Good Luck on Your Mission. (y)
 
I have a 2015 RTS, replaced the rear tire, changed from a Kenda to a Vredestein 205/60/15 per recommendations from the group. I'm now in limp mode! The codes are C006C (ECM module, VSS module), C003A (wheel speed sensor), C1290 (VCM voltage failure) and P2159 (vehicle speed not plausible). I took it into a dealership and they have replaced the ABS sensor and mentioned that bc I had an aftermarket rotor on there it's possibly not reading correctly. They replaced that as well. They now said that it's due to the age of the Spyder and they get really finicky and it's just the tire and I will need to have the Kenda put back in for it to run correctly. Has anyone else had issues with replacing the stock tire with a different size and has any advice for me. I really would rather not go back to the Kenda.
Can you give us a picture of your tire, and brake assembly?
 
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