The anti lock brake and traction control light on my 1997 Cadillac DeVille came on last week while driving. i stopped my car, restarted the engine and the lights went off. it happened 3 times today within a 3 mile area. each time i shut off my car and restarted it and it reset itself. does this indicate i'll need major repairs sometime soon?
Could have a ABS wheel speed sensor going bad, once this happens will disable the ABS and the trac control. Have it scanned and find out which sensor is bad. Small possibility of ABS module failure, but not as likely.
If you have the obd II system scanned with an ABS Brake Scan tool, and the Wheel Speed Sensor Circuit comes up shorted or open, this may lead one to believe that the Wheel Speed Sensor is Bad assuming the wiring and teeth are ok.
I have the same car bro n i took it to the shop and they said it is the abs module valve.... succs that lil part cost like 800 they actually said the same thing this other dude said but i want all my signs off!!!! playa way :) anybody know where this part is located???
If you are lucky the ABS will just be disabled.
ABS is one of the worst inventions ever made, because any good driver can stop shorter, and ABS is very fragile and prone to dangerous failure. There is no way an ABS system can have a feel for that perfect brake pressure right before lock up, so what it does instead is wildly pulse back and forth across that threshold.
Which is not at all optimal.
It is better than a novice that panics and stomps on the brakes, but anyone with experience can easily do better.
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