Another ABS light

[mrtew]

I can't get my ABS light to go off. I bent the pin and pulled the fuse and it stayed on. How do you turn the ABS light off (without fixing replacing the module)

[deermagnet]

I bent the pin and pulled the fuse and it stayed on.

Are you sure you bent the right pin? Middle row, the small one in the center next to the first large one. The connector has to be plugged in and seated properly also for the light to stay off.



Mark

[don moore]

how about removing the ABS dash bulb?

[mrtew]

Are you sure you bent the right pin? Middle row, the small one in the center next to the first large one. The connector has to be plugged in and seated properly also for the light to stay off.
Mark

I'm pretty sure I bent the right one but to me that photo looks upside down so I'm not sure. Mine looked more like this.

[digital_will]

So, my ABS light has been on for about a year or so. It's been pretty cold here in MD lately and I notice that when I go out to the car in the morning, the ABS light is off. Hit the brakes hard and sure enough the abs is pumping the brakes like a champ but after a bit of driving the ABS light is back on and not working. Not sure what that means just yet, maybe the cold weather constricts something that allows a circuit to be completed but once it warms up it expands and fails.

[JAMAS]

So, my ABS light has been on for about a year or so. It's been pretty cold here in MD lately and I notice that when I go out to the car in the morning, the ABS light is off. Hit the brakes hard and sure enough the abs is pumping the brakes like a champ but after a bit of driving the ABS light is back on and not working. Not sure what that means just yet, maybe the cold weather constricts something that allows a circuit to be completed but once it warms up it expands and fails.

I believe its a solenoid that fails in one of the pumps ...or whatever.... it works for a short period of time until it fails....

[deermagnet]

I'm pretty sure I bent the right one but to me that photo looks upside down so I'm not sure.

Yeah, that was a couple years ago and I just remembered I flipped the pin photo so it would jive with the connector diagram.



I shouda flipped the diagram and not the photo. The original diagram is when you're looking at the connector, not the module.



I changed it in the how-to so as not to confuse anyone.

Mark

[mrtew]

Mark

Cool, is there anything else you have to do besides bend the pin down and plug it back in (that's really hard by the way.... you have to pull out a slide from the right side as you unplug it and push the slide back in AS you plug it back in I found out; someone could have mentioned that!!!). Mine is still on!

[deermagnet]

As long as you bend the proper pin and push the slide as you plug it back in, the light should stay out. If the wrong pin is bent, straighten it out. There must be a system that turns on the light if the connector is unplugged to warn you about that. If any other pins are bent in addition to #16 it may signal a connector issue and keep the light on. Even with the #16 pin bent, the plug must be seated firmly with the slide pushed back in or the light will stay on.

The bent pin alone will not disable the ABS. It just simply keeps the light off. An intermittent ABS problem could still trigger the ABS unexpectedly. Removing the ABS fuse will disable the ABS entirely. Removing the fuse alone will disable the ABS, but keep the light on. Bending the #16 pin, plugging the connector in properly, and removing the ABS fuse will mean no ABS and no ABS light forever. Enjoy.

Mark

[mrtew]

My light is still on and it's bugging me more every day. Here's pictures of it and of my bent pin and another with the pin with tape over it to make absolutely sure that it's not making contact. And yet the light is still on. Am I doing it wrong? Is there any other way to put the light out without taking apart the dashboard or fixing the ABS itself? Help?

[TNken]

Been chasing the ABS light problem for a while. Senors are rusted into housing and can't get them out, Right rear disk brake is dragging now.
Pricing for ABS components are out of this world. Anybody come across anywhere you can get these parts cheaper but not salvage. To replace this stuff cost more than the vehicles worth.

[tom4bren]

Been chasing the ABS light problem for a while. Senors are rusted into housing and can't get them out, Right rear disk brake is dragging now.
Pricing for ABS components are out of this world. Anybody come across anywhere you can get these parts cheaper but not salvage. To replace this stuff cost more than the vehicles worth.

Welcome TNken. I can't help you locate parts but when you find the ABS module, Eric wrote a nice How2 on installing it:

http://www.vehicross.info/modules.ph...warticle&id=50

[mrtew]

Does anyone know how to just get the light to go off? That's all I want. I bent the pin but it's still on. See post above. Help.

[VX4EJR]

bump bump bump to the last post

[Bob Barker]

Open the gauge cluster and remove the bulb behind it. Fail proof!