# 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe - Traction control light

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-hyundai-santa-fe-traction-control-light/174997>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai\
**Created:** [February 14, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-hyundai-santa-fe-traction-control-light/174997 "2021-02-14T22:56:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Eddie16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce7236/32.png) [@Eddie16](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Eddie16)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-hyundai-santa-fe-traction-control-light/174997/1 "2021-02-14T22:56:18Z")

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traction control and 4x4 light flashing constantly and four wheel drive in operative any thoughts please !!!

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-hyundai-santa-fe-traction-control-light/174997/2 "2021-02-15T02:14:17Z")

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I am not a mechanic but the flashing light should be accompanied by a code stored in the powertrain control module (or whatever the Hyundai equivalent is). My best guess is that a wheel speed sensor is bad.

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**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-hyundai-santa-fe-traction-control-light/174997/3 "2021-02-15T22:14:36Z")

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4WD will remain inoperative until you get the codes causing the traction control and 4X4 lights resolved. You need to see a mechanic.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 11:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-hyundai-santa-fe-traction-control-light/174997/4 "2021-02-15T23:35:07Z")

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> [@pyrolord314](#):
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> 4WD will remain inoperative until you get the codes causing the traction control and 4X4 lights resolved. You need to see a mechanic.

^This +1. It doesn’t matter what’s wrong, car problems don’t tend to fix themselves. Have the issue diagnosed and fixed.