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OBD-II Code

C0561

Severity

Not yet reviewed

Nobody on our side has assessed this code yet, so we are not going to guess at how serious it is.

Can you drive it

We cannot say

Treat it as unknown until a shop reads it with live data. If the check-engine light is FLASHING, stop driving as soon as it is safe to — that means an active misfire, whatever the code.

Indicative cost (USD)

$0–$400

From this code's diagnostic notes. Varies by vehicle, diagnosis, parts, and local labor. This is not a repair quote.

C0561 — system disabled information stored — is not a root-cause code, it is a flag the EBCM sets to tell you that ABS/traction/stability is currently inhibited because some other code or condition is present.

How a shop works this

Work from evidence to part, not the other way round. A code names a circuit or a symptom; it does not name the part that failed.

  1. Note every code that is set, not just this one.

    Codes that appear together usually narrow the cause faster than any one of them read alone.

  2. Read the freeze frame — the conditions the fault was recorded under.

    Cold or warm, idle or load, road speed and engine speed. A fault that only appears cold is a different fault from one that only appears under load, even with the same code on the scanner.

  3. Confirm the fault is current rather than history.

    Clear the code and see whether it returns under those same conditions. A code that does not come back may have been logged during a repair, a flat battery, or a bad connection that has since been disturbed.

  4. Then follow the diagnostic notes further down this page, in the order they are written.

    They are written in the order a shop works this code, cheapest checks first. Where they name a component, inspect its wiring and connector before replacing it.

If the code comes back after a repair, the underlying fault is still there. That is the point to bring in a scanner with live data and freeze-frame, or a shop that has one.

Common symptoms

  • Check engine light
Read the full diagnostic procedureC0561 — system disabled information stored — is not a root-cause code, it is a flag the EBCM sets to tell you that ABS/traction/stability is currentl…

C0561 — system disabled information stored — is not a root-cause code, it is a flag the EBCM sets to tell you that ABS/traction/stability is currently inhibited because some other code or condition is present. By itself it means nothing; you must read all the codes in the ABS module and address those, because clearing C0561 without fixing the underlying fault just makes it come right back on the next key cycle.

Cheapest first

  1. pull ALL modules with a bidirectional scan tool (not just the generic powertrain side — C0561 lives in the EBCM and many basic OBD-II readers cannot see it), and look for the companion code that actually identifies the disabled subsystem.
  2. Most commonly C0561 rides with low-voltage codes (C1241, B1318), WSS codes (C0035-C0050), steering angle sensor codes (C0710), or yaw-rate sensor codes.
  3. Check battery voltage at the EBCM connector key-on: anything under 10.5V during cranking or under 12.4V key-on-engine-off will set C0561 by itself on many GM platforms.
  4. The expensive misdiagnosis here is paying for diagnostic labor to chase C0561 as if it were a real fault — a competent tech reads the companion codes in 2 minutes and quotes the actual repair, while a parts-cannon shop will throw an EBCM at a $90 battery problem.
Vehicle-specific patterns2007-2013 GM full-size SUVs/trucks (Tahoe, Suburban, Silverado, Yukon, Escalade) — C0561 sets with weak battery; replace battery, clear, gone.
  • 2007-2013GM full-size SUVs/trucks (Tahoe, Suburban, Silverado, Yukon, Escalade) — C0561 sets with weak battery; replace battery, clear, gone.
  • 2008-2012Buick Enclave/GMC Acadia/Chevy Traverse — C0561 pairs with U-code communication faults from a wet BCM under the driver kick panel.
  • 2005-2010Pontiac G6 — C0561 sets after jump-start events that brown out the EBCM.
  • 2009-2014Cadillac CTS — C0561 with C0710 after any wheel alignment until steering angle sensor is re-zeroed.

Estimated repair$0 to $400.

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