legacy A.B.S warning light

[tinny]

2001 legacy, A.B.S warning light is permanantley on, on the dashboard, i
have cleaned all 4 sensors but the light is still on,brakes are ok, there
is plenty of brake fluid and battery is ok, can anyone help ?

 

[mark jb]

2001 legacy, A.B.S warning light is permanantley on, on the dashboard, i

have cleaned all 4 sensors but the light is still on,brakes are ok, there
is plenty of brake fluid and battery is ok, can anyone help ?

Take it to a dealer or reputable repair shop. Now.
You have no idea what exactly is wrong, it may be a fuse or it may be major
trouble... remember insurance usually won't pay up if you know your car was
faulty at the time of a smash. I suppose if they find a lockup skid and
you're in a 2001 Subie, they'll know something was wrong.

-mark

 

[Edward Hayes]

First go to www.NASIOC.COM and state your problem. There are many
really good people there who probably will be able to help. Eddie

 

[grape]

r u sure?!
what if I disable the ABS? like I wished to do ... won't they cover my
insurance? Idon't think it matters.

 

[Edward Hayes]

People disable ABS all the time. You still have very good standard
brakes.

 

[Don]

People disable ABS all the time. You still have very good standard brakes.

One of the discounts on my insurance is for ABS. If you disable it, get
into an accident and they find that it was disabled, it could be voided.

Don D

 

[Edward Hayes]

Who is to know unless you tell them?????????

One of the discounts on my insurance is for ABS. If you disable it,
get into an accident and they find that it was disabled, it could be
voided.

Don D

 

[mark jb]

Who is to know unless you tell them?????????

ABS = no skid, no tyre marks.
ABS disabled = four wheel lockup skid and a completely different trajectory
to impact.

-mark

 

[mulder]

2001 legacy, A.B.S warning light is permanantley on, on the dashboard, i
have cleaned all 4 sensors but the light is still on,brakes are ok, there
is plenty of brake fluid and battery is ok, can anyone help ?

When the ABS light comes on there will be a stored trouble code, just
like with the check engine light. There is a procedure to put the
system in a diagnostic mode where the code will be flashed out through
the light, this is detailed in the service manual and is something you
can do yourself without special tools. It only requires hooking some
test connectors together, no scanner is needed although another option
is to have a dealer or shop check it for you. Once the code is known
the problem can be found and corrected.

 

[Dave Morrison]

ABS = no skid, no tyre marks.

A common misconception. A recent local news story here
showed skid marks from an ABS equipped vehicle on the road
confusing the investigators. Even they had to discover that
ABS systems work by detecting skidding and then releasing
the brake. This can leave intermittent marks, depending
on the road surface and the type of tires. A tire does not
have to be *locked* under braking to leave rubber behind.

ABS disabled = four wheel lockup skid and a completely different
trajectory to impact.

A skilled driver (ABS or no ABS) performs threshold braking
and leaves no marks.

 

[mark jb]

A skilled driver (ABS or no ABS) performs threshold braking

and leaves no marks.

We're talking about a dickhead who wants to turn it off cause he can...
'grape'...
Anyone of that skill would have a full four-wheel lockup skid if they
disabled the ABS.

Myself, I've taken tight corners too fast before and come to a complete
sudden halt when cars turn over the road in front of me... zero skid,
absolute threshold braking.

-mark