Replacing only 2 tires

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Jun 21, 2012 | 05:58 AM

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03chi-town0Z

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Originally Posted by Heliart

so...i ended up just replacing only the rear 2 tires...when I was at the shop the guy measure the tread depths on the front 2 tires and he said they need to be replaced too....but they had to put in an order for us.....I drove around for ~2 months with 2 brand new tires in the back and 2 worn in the front...ended up getting the ACD system service required light....so I got the front 2 tires replaced 2 days ago, thinking the light will not come on again....but it did today...any idea if the light needs to be reset by the dealer or something?
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It shouldn't have to be cleared out. Once you turn off the car it should save it as a stored code, but the light should be off once it sees a matching rolling radius via the wheel-speed sensors. If your light is coming on again, it's likely due to something else. My guess would be the acd pump.

Jun 21, 2012 | 08:26 AM

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gaabbee

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he said the acd light came on not the awd maintenance light...go to the dealer...your pump is probably fried

Jun 21, 2012 | 09:30 AM

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Dbzguy

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What are the chances of this happening because of the two new tires? I just had two new ones put on the front due to my accident..

Jun 21, 2012 | 09:33 AM

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These things are known for blowing through those pumps, unfortunately. I'm on my second pump right now, and I think it's shot since I've started getting the light again.

Jun 21, 2012 | 07:02 PM

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Heliart

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man i hope it's not the pump cuz people on this board is saying it's expensive and Mitsubishi won't warranty is under the powertrain warranty (only one guy got it replaced under warranty but he's up in Canada)....what are the chances that the pump failed approx. the same time I replaced 2 of my tires? I wonder if having the mismatched diameter of the tires cuz my differential to work harder and caused the pump to fail...