|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 45
New CEG\'er
|
OP
New CEG\'er
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 45 |
I have a 98 SVT with 130,000 miles. Everytime I have to hit the brakes hard my ABS light will come on. It will stay on untill I restart the car, then it staays on until I move the car, then it goes off. Any ideas what it could be. My last emergency stop felt like one wheel locked up!
Chris
98 SVT Contour
Stock
130,000 miles w/ minor problems
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2000
Posts: 4,397
b0x @dm1n
|
|
b0x @dm1n
Joined: Jul 2000
Posts: 4,397 |
Do you ever feel the ABS engaging. have you had your brakes done recently or any wheel realted work, a censor could be bad or not reinstalled?
-Andy
Andy W.
The problem with America is stupidity.
I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment
for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety
labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 45
New CEG\'er
|
|
OP
New CEG\'er
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 45 |
98 SVT Contour
Stock
130,000 miles w/ minor problems
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 937
Veteran CEG\'er
|
|
Veteran CEG\'er
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 937 |
Have a dealer or service center pull the diagnostic codes from the ABS computer. This system is too complex to troubleshoot otherwise. The codes will tell you exactly what ABS component is causing the failure (the ABS light does not come without setting a code).
Unfortunately there is no way to retrive the ABS error codes without the approximately $800 ABS reader.
99 Tropic Green SVT, Tan Leather, 20K miles, "Nice Twin" (factory stock).
99 Tropic Green SVT, Tan Leather, 28K miles, "Evil Twin" (Turbo AER 3L and more in progress)
96 Red LX, Opal Grey Leather 2.5L, ATX, 22K miles
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 9,602
Hard-core CEG'er
|
|
Hard-core CEG'er
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 9,602 |
Faulty sensor or bad connection on one of the wheel sensors.
2000 SVT #674
13.47 @ 102 - All Motor!
It was not broke; Yet I fixed it anyway.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 937
Veteran CEG\'er
|
|
Veteran CEG\'er
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 937 |
The two times I have had to repair a faulty ABS system (93 Explorer, 95 Mark VIII) it turned out to be a wheel sensor. In both instances, there was no visible damage at all. I paid a local tire & brake shop to read the codes with their "air bag/ABS scan tool," narrowing the causes down to one sensor and eliminating the sheer guesswork.
IMHO, if you value your time at all, call around to some local shops and ask if they have an Air bag/ABS scan tool and what they charge to read codes/test the system.
With my Explorer I also pulled the ABS power fuse (under the hood I think) thus disabling the system until I could repair it. This left normal non-ABS braking.
Of course if you have a disconnected plug at one of your front wheels or under your rear seat cushion...well there you go!
OTC is having a ??sale? on Air bag/ABS scan tools for $1049.95 each. In addition to reading codes, this tool also opens all the ABS valves allowing a full bleed of the entire brake system. A regular brake bleed won't do the ABS pump and valves. Gas bubbles in these components can cause harsh ABS system operation and also trigger a fault.
99 Tropic Green SVT, Tan Leather, 20K miles, "Nice Twin" (factory stock).
99 Tropic Green SVT, Tan Leather, 28K miles, "Evil Twin" (Turbo AER 3L and more in progress)
96 Red LX, Opal Grey Leather 2.5L, ATX, 22K miles
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
