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    Unhappy ABS Light????


    My ABS Light came on tonight. For no reason at all. I don't know what happened? I am so sad. I just fixed the Mode switch and now this... Yipes! Help me...!
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    Oh there most certainly is a reason. It's probably the control unit.

    When was the last time you needed your ABS? Really??? There is another thread discussing this...

    I too have a full time ABS light. Sorry to hear about yours being on.
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    Quote Originally Posted by VXIRONwoMAN

    My ABS Light came on tonight. For no reason at all. I don't know what happened? I am so sad. I just fixed the Mode switch and now this... Yipes! Help me...!
    Don't take it so hard little sister...Dino's right, it's not time to panic, people drove cars around in relative safety for DECADES before ABS came along.
    This can be fixed at your lesiure, as fundage allows. (check around the salvage yards) Or quickly, by putting a peice of black tape over the warning light.

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    Agreed....my abs light came on a few months ago due to a bad "hydraulic box" which will cost $2,500 to replace. Luckily ABS is nice to have, but you can certainly survive without it....

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    Check out misc for sale I posted the email address of a salvage yard that is parting out a VX you may be able to get what you need their

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    Many owners have lived without ABS for years and swear to better control of braking because of it.

    When my ABS light came on my mechanic checked the ABS sensors at the wheels as well as the hydraulic module. He found that my hydraulic module went out as well as the truck's ECM partition controlling the ABS. I purchased another ECM and hydraulic module from a low mileage totaled VX , saving a ton of dinero. Those parts are crazy expensive!!
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    With my personal expiriense i think the ABS system in my VX is really sensitive because the other day i was driving my VX and i was braking before stop sign and the road was pretty bumpy and i was going 40 so i tryed to brake and my ABS start shooting my brake pedal back so i almost got in accident because of it. Some how i stoped really really close to the car in front of me. So i prefer not to have ABS then have it like that.
    Just my 2 cents

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    Thanks all for the support!!! I am just bummed 'cause I fixed the Mode position switch and not even a month later the ABS light comes on... I don't like lights on my dash being on... Unless it's when i am using my turn signal or something. Oh well...guess I gotta do what I gotta do...Check the bone yards, 'cause I definitely can't afford $2,500 YIPES!

    ::letting out a frustrated sigh::

    Quote Originally Posted by Ldub
    This can be fixed at your lesiure, as fundage allows. (check around the salvage yards) Or quickly, by putting a peice of black tape over the warning light.
    I like this idea! I think that is what I am going to do for the mean time. Thanks Big Brother!

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    Cool

    Any time...

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    Clean?

    Just when I thought I was going to have to troubleshoot my abs light this weekend.... I drove through the rain last night, real heavy rain and guess what... no abs light anymore.. must have been mud on a sensor or something.. WOOHOO!

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    Dino, just wondering. What we discussed last time, wonder if a few panic stops on loose or wet stuff might reset the light? Just a thought.
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