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Intermittent ABS light and no start problem 850

posted by  vitor on  Mon Jul 12 05:20 CST 2004
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The starting problem sounds like the electrical portion of the ignition switch.
The ABS problem, in 97, is not related to the ignition switch.

All the ABS control units (Installed on 96 and newer 850 and 70 series) will eventually fail after they reach 65,000 miles or 5 years. The average is 85,000 miles and/or 6 years for failures.
The erratic ABS light and/or no trouble codes is an indication of a defective ABS unit.
A dealer will charge about $120.00 to diagnose the problem and tell you that you need a new ABS control unit.
Having said that. Here is an alternative to correcting the problem for good.
Vitor's web page
Click on the ABS / TRACS Repair link.





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