a.b.s being weird, help please!!

[jaketalbot]

when i'm slowing down and about to stop my a.b.s has been cutting in for some reason? only does it at low speeds, and only happens somtimes? but its happening more than it should for no reason, even in the dry?!? also the light sometimes stays on for 5 mins or so for no reason?

i think it might be becasue my brake pads are low? and need replacing but would this make the abs cut in? cheers for any help...

 

[Dolly_Gti]

probably a sensor crap'd up or on its way out.

 

[Copper Cupra]

Like Dolly said, it's going to be the sensor that is playing up. Will need replacing, had same on a family members Toldeo 16v Sport, is certainly a weird feeling.

 

[camt149]

my one did the same to def the abs sensor

 

[cordobabrendy]

My old 16v had the sensor replaced and it still happened, the control unit as eventually replaced, best try cleaning the sensors first.

 

[ibiza_95]

My old 16v had the sensor replaced and it still happened, the control unit as eventually replaced, best try cleaning the sensors first.

was it expensive changing the control unit? i fear i may have to do the same

 

[cordobabrendy]

warranty back in the day but for a 2nd hander it cant betoo expensive.

 

[WeeC]

Same problems with mine at the moment. Linked it to Vagcom and it came up with intermitent sensor fault and also intermitent abs pump fault. Hopefully the pump fault is only coming up becuase the sensor is faulting, otherwise it may be expensive Bought a new sensor from GSF for £21 but still to be fitted (was my front nearside sensor that has gone)

 

[cordobabrendy]

you can use vagcom to test your abs system, have you tried that yet? It runs through the pump brakes and release cycles to test for leaks etc.

 

[Krishen]

Same problems with mine at the moment. Linked it to Vagcom and it came up with intermitent sensor fault and also intermitent abs pump fault. Hopefully the pump fault is only coming up becuase the sensor is faulting, otherwise it may be expensive Bought a new sensor from GSF for £21 but still to be fitted (was my front nearside sensor that has gone)

I replaced my driver side one a while back. Cost me about £6 from GSF. (Student so went for the cheaper one) It worked for a while but the ABS light has come back on and refuses to go off!! DO you reckon its due to the cheap sensor?

 

[WeeC]

I replaced my driver side one a while back. Cost me about £6 from GSF. (Student so went for the cheaper one) It worked for a while but the ABS light has come back on and refuses to go off!! DO you reckon its due to the cheap sensor?

I didnt get the option to go for the cheaper one as the £21 sensor was the only one they had. Maybe you could take it out again give it really good clean round about it and re-fit to see if makes a difference. As i said in my first post my abs pump came up with an intermittent failure on Vagcom so you could possibly have a problem with that or elsewhere.

I havent tested that abs system using Vagcom (it was a friend on another forum who ran it for me) so i couldnt say what that comes up with when its done.

Hopefully get my new sensor fitted tonight or tomorrow

 

[WeeC]

Fitted the sensor last night. Pain getting the old one out and the new one didnt fit easy either but it seems to have done the trick and my ABS light has gone off

 

[jaketalbot]

well its not doing it at the moment! but ill change it anyway, gonna be treating it to a good service end of july, along with the m.o.t but thanks for the help, i was getting a bit worried!

 

[dubsy]

Abs

last week end i just got my abs sorted after a year of no abs the sensor ring failed so i got a auto electrican to solder the crack in the reluctor ring then me sensors whent so i just forgot about it and drove it for a year then took it back to the aoto elctricans again and the front left sensor and both back had gone and also the abs pump i was having a nightmeare and i said to my self whatch the rings go new brakes and driveshafts requred thats all i need but not the case so booked it in to garage to get the work done and opted for a recon pump £200 then i recive a phone call saying that the recond pumps wont work on the ibizas due to the coeds not reading and he tellet me that you have to buy a brnd new one from seat £510 but what i dont understand is they work fine on the mk3 golfs and there are exactly the smae engine and stuff but he told me that seat wont relese the frinchise to vw i still recon av been had like alltogether with the mot and other bits and bobs a tdy sum of£1000.00 cost but its sorted for now

 

[KarenJ]

when i'm slowing down and about to stop my a.b.s has been cutting in for some reason? only does it at low speeds, and only happens somtimes? but its happening more than it should for no reason, even in the dry?!? also the light sometimes stays on for 5 mins or so for no reason? .

Mine has been doing that too - when crawling in traffic - scared the living **** out of me when it first happened so I called the AA and he said the same thing - have not got it looked at as it has not happened recently and often enough for me to get concerned at the moment.