# 2006 Honda Ridgeline - All Wheel Drive Disabled **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [August 9, 2019, 10:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-honda-ridgeline-all-wheel-drive-disabled/146335 "2019-08-09T10:22:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MarkLewis38](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c89c15/32.png) [@MarkLewis38](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MarkLewis38)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2019, 10:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-honda-ridgeline-all-wheel-drive-disabled/146335/1 "2019-08-09T10:22:40Z")
The VTM on my truck stopped working. The light is on solid and only front wheel drive is working. This happened after a stormy day when there was alot of sticks on the road. Is there a chance that a wire got pulled off some where under the truck? I have been under there and didn’t see much but I didn’t really know what I was looking for. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2019, 1:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-honda-ridgeline-all-wheel-drive-disabled/146335/2 "2019-08-09T13:34:27Z")
Do this, read out the codes and go from there… The VTM light means Variable Torque Management. Chances are there is a code or several codes in the computer causing this light to come on. To retrieve codes, ground the Brown wire in cavity #9 of the OBD-II connector and turn on the key on and the VTM-4 light should flash out the problem codes. Or take it to a service place that can read the codes and repair what is wrong. ---
**Author:** ![MarkLewis38](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c89c15/32.png) [@MarkLewis38](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MarkLewis38)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-honda-ridgeline-all-wheel-drive-disabled/146335/3 "2019-08-09T14:30:10Z")
I read the codes because the “Service Engine” light (O2 Sensor) is also on but it didn’t show any codes for the VTM. So I will try the brown wire method. Thank you ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-honda-ridgeline-all-wheel-drive-disabled/146335/4 "2019-08-09T17:52:12Z")
I suspect that the traction control is disabled because of the engine fault.