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intermittent abs/tracs light

posted by  someone claiming to be New 850 Guy on  Fri Dec 31 11:28 CST 2004 [RELATED]

every once in a while my abs/tracs light comes on and stays on. after the car sits for a while (usually the next morning) the light is off and everything is fine. i changed and cleaned the contacts for the fuse and there is a lot of brake dust build up at the front rims. could it be a dirty sensor? if anyone has an idea please let me know. thanks.








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    intermittent abs/tracs light

    posted by  vitor on  Sat Jan 1 18:44 CST 2005
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    If you have a 1996 or newer 850, most likely your ABS Control Unit has failed. All of them will eventually fail after they reach 80,000 miles or 5 years.
    Reading the ABS codes costs about $125.00 at the dealer and about 95% of the time, the diagnosis is a defective ABS Control Unit.

    Here's information I have on this subject.
    Vitor's ABS Web page
    Click on the ABS / TRACS Link







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    intermittent abs/tracs light

    posted by  KlausC on  Sat Jan 1 15:38 CST 2005
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    Not knowing how many miles on your car or what year it is, it probably needs a new ABS module. Get it rebuilt by Vic, cheap and fast. If you leave it as is, you will wear out your rear brake pads very quickly. There is always a lot of dust from OEM pads.

    Klaus
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    98 V70R awd(101Kmi), 95 854T(85K mi), 75 164 (176K mi), 88 245(165K mi)








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    intermittent abs/tracs light

    posted by  someone claiming to be akarocket on  Sat Jan 1 08:42 CST 2005 [RELATED]

    Sounds like a faulty ABS control unit. Scan the fault codes and post them.







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