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Old 29-10-2007, 08:55 PM   #1
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Default ABS and T/C Intermittent Problem

I've got problems with both my ABS and T/C.

Since last week they have both stopped working on and off - sometimes at the same time, sometimes at different times.

It seems to generally (but not always) happen after rain. I might drive for an hour or two with one or the other of the idiot lights on, then I park the car overnight and when I start it the nexrt morning both ABS and T/C are fine. Later in the day either or both lights are back on.

Any ideas? Should I be taking the car to a mechanic or an auto electrician?

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Old 29-10-2007, 09:08 PM   #2
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Get a scan tool plugged into it and see what it tells you. If there are no error codes, I'd be looking for a loose fuse or earth connection somewhere.
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Old 29-10-2007, 11:32 PM   #3
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Thank's JC,

I leave this stuff to people who know what they are doing.

I take it an auto electrician is the person I should go to?
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Old 29-10-2007, 11:45 PM   #4
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I would recommend you clean the abs sensors on your wheels.They sometimes get dirty and set the light off.
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Old 29-10-2007, 11:50 PM   #5
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Checked your tyre pressures or had new tyres fitted recently? After eliminating a tyre issue, it appears to be a wheel speed sensor issue.
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Old 30-10-2007, 12:07 AM   #6
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It could be anything
Short or broken circuit
Dirty sensor
Faulty pump or solenoid
Just find a mechanic with a scan tool (most have them), the computer will have logged a code that tells you exactly why it was disabled.
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