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Old Apr 2, 2014 | 04:07 PM
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Hey guys I was wondering is there any type trouble shooting steps to determine a abs inop or low trac problem? I own a 93 formula for the past few months every morning when I back out of my driveway the low traction light comes on briefly then goes off but recently the abs inop will come randomly but today the low traction light along with the abs inop light came on and when I applied the brake there was the sound of a rotating click coming from the front left corner of the car? I also own a diagnostic code scanner that is suppose to test engine and abs codes but nothing happens when connected? so I was wondering has anyone else had this problem? or know any of the trouble shooting steps to figure this problem out? thx henry
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Da fuq you have same pic as me!? See if your third brake light is out.
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I checked it works I was trying to find some troubleshooting manuals but came up empty
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Maybe a wheel speed sensor?
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Originally Posted by LTX_OUTLAW
Hey guys I was wondering is there any type trouble shooting steps to determine a abs inop or low trac problem? I own a 93 formula for the past few months every morning when I back out of my driveway the low traction light comes on briefly then goes off but recently the abs inop will come randomly but today the low traction light along with the abs inop light came on and when I applied the brake there was the sound of a rotating click coming from the front left corner of the car? I also own a diagnostic code scanner that is suppose to test engine and abs codes but nothing happens when connected? so I was wondering has anyone else had this problem? or know any of the trouble shooting steps to figure this problem out? thx henry
My car has done something similar with the ABS INOP light come on VERY sporadically for no reason at all it seems If I shut it off and restart it will go away and not happen again for months I've heard the ABS connectors can get corroded, maybe try unhooking them and cleaning them, also if it happens a lot it could be simply be a bad ABS relay, they cost a few dollars at any parts store....mine doesn't do it enough for me to really care though.
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My '93 used to do this, I solved it by getting rid of that garbage ABS.
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My camaro had a bad abs module when mine used to come on. I was young and dumb and had a dealer fix it for 1400 I did the one on my blazer last year for 80.
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Where is the abs control module located?
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Originally Posted by LTX_OUTLAW
Where is the abs control module located?
Under the top, left of the dash.
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FWIW, I've had the "low trac" light come on, and my car doesn't have the traction control option....
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I know when I had that crap still on my car it was one of my rear wheel speed sensors. They where both full of crap.
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FWIW, I've had the "low trac" light come on, and my car doesn't have the traction control option....
You don't have to have traction control for the light to come on. All it means is there was a speed difference detected between the sensors.
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You don't have to have traction control for the light to come on. All it means is there was a speed difference detected between the sensors.
Would that be the front and rear sensors, or the front left and front right sensors?
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Originally Posted by leadfoot4
Would that be the front and rear sensors, or the front left and front right sensors?
IDK for sure, but am going to assume between any sensors.
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Originally Posted by shbox
IDK for sure, but am going to assume between any sensors.
It only takes one front to slip to set it off on my 94. Since my rear was 3 channel I don't know about that.
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Originally Posted by shbox
IDK for sure, but am going to assume between any sensors.
Interesting, as I've owned the car for almost 19 years, and I'm still learning about it....
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