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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 06:20 PM
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Recently my ABS light and my Traction Control is turned off at the same time. The ABS light will light up first, then the Traction Control button will light up...(leaving the traction control stuck off). I try to turn the Traction Control back on, but it won't. Sometime this will happen for only a few minutes, then the ABS light will go off and my Traction Control with turn back on. But, sometime this can last for hours. Has anyone experienced this before? Is it an easy fix or is there something major going wrong?
 
Old Oct 19, 2007 | 06:37 PM
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Old Oct 20, 2007 | 12:48 AM
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October must be the month for everyone ABS light to go on haha this is the 3rd or 4th one
 
Old Oct 20, 2007 | 10:05 AM
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see the solution I posted in the other thread. If it's intermittent then the failure is almost certainly dirty exciter wheels or sensor spuds. Makey cleany.
 
Old Oct 22, 2007 | 11:33 AM
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If both lights are one, then it's definately a speed sensor. 1 speed sensor will keep both from working properly.
 
Old Oct 22, 2007 | 11:57 AM
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I'm having the prob. with my car....Where are the speed sensors?
 
Old Oct 22, 2007 | 12:30 PM
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Look behind your rotors for a toothed wheel and the sensor is cylindrical in shape and is placed very close to the toothed wheel.
 
Old Oct 22, 2007 | 01:25 PM
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Ok whats the best way to clean them?
 
Old Oct 22, 2007 | 01:43 PM
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Blast em w/ brake cleaner.
 
Old Oct 22, 2007 | 02:03 PM
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Thanks! I'm about to get to it!
 
Old Oct 24, 2007 | 05:06 PM
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ok well i filled my break fluid to the max, i cleaned off my speed senors and i disconnected my baterey for about 40 min's. i took it for a test drive and my abs light is still on but my traction control light isnt (it's on), i tryed turning it off and it isnt working at all now. what am i doing wrong?
 
Old Oct 26, 2007 | 04:45 AM
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I cleaned all my sensors! ABS light is still coming one! Talk about getting angry! Any other ideas?
 
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