so to start off ive had 35'' tires and a 2.5" lift for about a year and a half, tonight im driving home and i make a gradual turn going about 25 and my esp light comes on, happened before no big deal, but then driving down the road the steering feels weird and it jerked to the right once, then all of a sudden my abs, esp and traction control lights come on and they stayed on even when i turned the jeep off and on, anybody have any idea

 

Not sure if this will help but have you tried disconnecting the battery?

 

Wheel speed sensor or something like it was lose on mine. It causes the ESP system to think you have wheel spin and tries to correct it with the ABS. (or something like that)

 

ill try it in the morning, hope it works, dont feel like spending an arm and leg at the dealership for them to just turn the lights off and not fix the problem

 

When you lift the JKs, they like to think they are going to roll over easier because of the higher center of gravity. That makes the electronic roll mitigation kick in with the esp. It's a stupid feature they came out with. When the JK is stock, it doesn't kick in until you turn at higher speeds because the center of gravity is lower. Also, make sure you're steering wheel is centered. That screws with it too. I have a esp kill switch on my JK so I don't worry about it kicking in. It also allows me to spin my tires and do donuts. There is an old write-up on it somewhere. Hope this helped.

 

Aside from the lights staying on you should check your track bar, sway bar links and front control arms to make sure they are not loose and torque to specs. I say this because you said your steering feels weird. Other then that have you pulled any DTC codes? Below is an old thread where it was a bad wheel sensor that caused my issue and was fixed under warranty...

 

If after you disco the battery you still have the lights, good chance you blew a wheel sensor. It's a pretty easy fix, just gotta figure out which one is toast. Good luck


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those are the lights that are staying on on my dash, i havent checked any codes yet but i just took it up to a local mechanic i know pretty good to have him look at it before i head to the dealer, i think it might be something loose like the trackbar or whatever because i was at the bantam jeep festival and did some pretty rough trails and a big mud pit they had, maybe knocked something loose

 

I think you answered your own question. Since the steering feels funny you may have a loose bolt in the suspension section. Check and retorque everything before wasting a trip to the stealer. That includes your steering components as well. I'd bet you'll find the problem.

 

I had the same symptoms; it was a bad wheel speed sensor. After replacing three I followed the OM to disable the ESP.