How to Reset the Service StabiliTrak Light
The exact steps to reset the Service StabiliTrak light on a GM vehicle often vary by model.
1. Locate the StabiliTrak Button – The first step is to locate the StabiliTrak button on your vehicle.
2. Press the button twice – Once you find your vehicle’s StabiliTrak button, you will need to press the button twice, holding it in the locked position after the second time.
3. Release the StabiliTrak button to reset – After holding your vehicle’s StabiliTrak button in the pressed position for approximately 5 seconds, you can release the button. This will disable your vehicle’s Service StabiliTrak light. For this reason, it is important to determine the correct procedure for your specific vehicle.
What if the message appears again after a reset? Wind Noise Driver
If you have previously reset your vehicle’s “Service StabiliTrak” light and unfortunately it has come on again, further diagnostic work is required. Simply put, the previously logged error was not an intermittent issue, but an active error that was being logged repeatedly. Same with the check engine light. You can manually clear these, but if that doesn’t fix the original problem, expect the light to come back on.
In this situation, attempting to reset this warning light is pointless and will result in the error in question returning soon. You’ll need to diagnose the fault at hand and take steps to permanently prevent the warning from recurring.
How much will it cost to repair? The exact cost to repair a StabiliTrak related issue will vary greatly from case to case. This is because the components used in this system vary greatly in price from one end of the spectrum to the other.
For example, the labor involved in replacing a typical sensor and this type of component is much less expensive than replacing or reprogramming the main module. Fortunately, the majority of repairs related to the StabiliTrak system will center around replacing minor components.
At best, such a failure would cost $100-150 to add a minimal amount of brake fluid, and a typical bleeding procedure for the brake system would take less than an hour.
Even better, the average cost to repair StabiliTrak-related faults tends to be much lower, typically not exceeding $150-200 per incident. Much more costly systematic module failures tend to be rare, typically accounting for less than 10% of all Service StabiliTrak notices.
