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raistliin@ohiohills.com
Sep 23, 2006, 7:50 AM
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abs light and brakes
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95 chevy cavalier coupe..what happens is when i 1st start my car up and drive...anytime i turn the wheel and break at the same time the brakes dont grip properly...theres a scraping sound and just doesnt feel right.....but within a few mins when the wheel is straight my ABS light will come on...it stays on, and then my brakes are fine, no more scraping or anything.....any ideas?
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steve01832
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Sep 24, 2006, 12:31 AM
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Re: abs light and brakes
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Sounds like you have a bad wheel speed sensor. Whenever your ABS light comes on the antilock brakes are disabled and you have normal brakes. If it takes a little time for the light to turn on it's because the computer looks at the wheel speed from each sensor. If it sees a speed that isn't normal in one wheel compared to the rest it shuts the ABS system down and turns the light on. A trouble code is then stored in ABS computer. If your amber ABS light is on along with the red Brake light, then you have a power problem in the ABS system.
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