ABS light

M

Mindstatic Pro

New Member

Jan 15, 2006

107

0

0

INDY

Mar 13, 2006

#1

• Mar 13, 2006

• #1

My ABS light comes on every once and awhile when driving. Sometimes its on when I start the car, sometimes it comes on while driving and will shut off before I get to where I'm going, etc. etc. There is plenty of fluid and I dont know what else to do. The car was sitting for 2 years and I just got it running again. Oh... I still have a good brake pedal when the light is on also.....Thanks

 

Mike97gt

it doe snot

Founding Member

Jan 26, 1999

10,633

7

89

the people's republic of massachusetts

Mar 14, 2006

#2

• Mar 14, 2006

• #2

see if you can go get the code pulled. could be lots of different things causing this problem.

 

M

Mindstatic Pro

New Member

Jan 15, 2006

107

0

0

INDY

Mar 14, 2006

#3

• Mar 14, 2006

• #3

would this code be read along with the CEL cause I just had that done?

 

Mike97gt

it doe snot

Founding Member

Jan 26, 1999

10,633

7

89

the people's republic of massachusetts

Mar 14, 2006

#4

• Mar 14, 2006

• #4

no it's a different module. you need to have the abs module scanned

 

M

Mindstatic Pro

New Member

Jan 15, 2006

107

0

0

INDY

Mar 14, 2006

#5

• Mar 14, 2006

• #5

thanks

 

propellerhead

New Member

Apr 13, 2004

1,541

0

0

"but what's with the but shots?"

Mar 14, 2006

#6

• Mar 14, 2006

• #6

Mine did that after 3 days of rain. I'm guessing the sensor was covered with dirt, or the lines got wet. The light eventually went away.

 

M

Mindstatic Pro

New Member

Jan 15, 2006

107

0

0

INDY

Mar 14, 2006

#7

• Mar 14, 2006

• #7

When the ABS light is on the traction control cannot be turned on or if the traction control is on when the light comes on, the traction control automaticaly shuts off.

 

Mike97gt

it doe snot

Founding Member

Jan 26, 1999

10,633

7

89

the people's republic of massachusetts

Mar 14, 2006

#8

• Mar 14, 2006

• #8

the traction control system is related to the abs, so if your abs has a fault and is deactivated so is your traction control.

 

Wiredawg1

New Member

Nov 25, 2002

65

0

0

Florida

Mar 15, 2006

#9

• Mar 15, 2006

• #9

Hey MP,

I had the same problem you're talking about and it turned that something had come up off the road and hit and bent my left front ABS sensor. I just gently tapped it back into it's original position and the light went away. Also I was noticing a little noise coming from the abs unit, like it was trying to activate. Hope your problem is as simple as that.

 

M

Mindstatic Pro

New Member

Jan 15, 2006

107

0

0

INDY

Mar 15, 2006

#10

• Mar 15, 2006

• #10

Thanks for the all the help. Can autozone read my ABS module or am I making a trip to the ford dealer? :SNSign:

 

Mike97gt

it doe snot

Founding Member

Jan 26, 1999

10,633

7

89

the people's republic of massachusetts

Mar 15, 2006

#11

• Mar 15, 2006

• #11

^^^^ a lot of times that is the cause of a abs light. first thing you do is scan for codes, then check for damage to the sensors and such