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99 beetle just replaced battery and alternator. Immediately got ABS light and ABS motor that wont shut off. Is this an electrical problem does something need to be reset? Mechanic who did alternator is stumped and is looking into it furthur, but I need back up
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1. The battery warning. This is indicative of a weak battery and if your battery is 3 years old or more I would replace it.
2. If you have a weak battery this can trigger other warning lights in the vehicle, typically the ABS warning but sometimes other warning lights as well depending on the electronic features in the car. If you replace the battery this should correct the battery warning and most likely the ABS warning if both of these warnings appeared at the same time.
Normally, once the ABS warning is displayed the anti lock braking system(ABS) will be shut down. Whilst your braking will be normal, if you brake too hard and lock up your wheels on a slippery road there is no ABS assist to prevent the brake lock up which you have when the system is working.
3. If the alternator on the engine is not generating sufficient power and thus not charging the battery at all, or very little, you will likely get a battery warning light. I don't know if your 1999 vehicle has a warning light to indicate a faulty alternator or not.
4. Check Engine Light.
You suggested the CE warning has been showing up for a few days and before the battery and ABS warnings popped up.
The CE warning can be caused by dozens of different engine issues.
The vehicle needs to be scanned with the appropriate scan tool to see what fault codes the onboard computer is generating because if you have a CE warning light there will be fault codes generated 99% of the time.
Once these fault codes have been pulled the mechanic can start to diagnose the cause of the problem or problems. Each engine fault code your car's computer is generating can be caused by different types of problems so it is important that they diagnose the issues correctly. Otherwise your Check Engine light will remain on as long as the causes are not identified and fixed.
dash gauges or warning lights?
any/either illuminated?
Never been a fan of removing cable for test, always relied on test equipment...
Do you have access to a volt meter?
check make sure alternator charging battery if alternator fails volts out put 11.0 volts that will set off abs light, if alternator okay have vechicle abs brake system scanned at the volkswagon dealership.if abs light flashing while in motion could have faulty wheel speed sensor.
I suspect bad brake pedal position (BPP) switch. Check & replace if necessary the brake pedal position switch placed above pedals on the support. The best idea is to access the ABS ECU (Electronic Control Unit) using diagnostic equipment (VAS, VAG-Com, or similar) connected to the data link connector of the car, in order to pull out all DTC's (Diagnostic Trouble Code) memored. Then you will be able to replace bad piece(s) and fix the problem by erasing all DTC's stocked inside ABS ECU & reset it. Good Luck!
Ok , You need to check the wiring at the starter motor, there should be a heavy red wire going from the starter motor (battery side terminal on solenoid post) to the Alternator , This would explain your not charging and eventualy not starting. They use the starter solenoid post as a connector for the battery to Alternator. Let's know how it goes for ya .
ABS is Advanced Brake Systems, but that light should flash once when the car is turned on to signal it works. If you turn the key in the ignition forward, like you are going to turn it on, but not far enough to turn the engine over, that light should be on at a constant. with it turning itself off upon starting. If you have a no start issue, it would have the same effect. But if it is a no start, it's not going to be a dead battery, the battery puts out enough charge to turn the engine over (on), and the alternator runs everything. Alternators run off the belt(s) on the engine and need exact tension, in order to produce the proper amount of power.
You're going to have to test your alternator. All you have to do is start the car, while it's running, remove the negative battery cable. If the car continues to run, you have a problem with wiring. If it shuts off immediately after you remove the neg. cable, you're alternator is no longer working and this is why your battery light is on. The battery in your car's sole purpose it to start the car. After the car is running the alternator then takes over and sends power to everything to the car
any suggestions on how to do that? will taking out the abs fuse help?
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