abs light and traction control light...

[jbman987]

on my 97 PA, i had the same problem with the ABS light and the traction light. i pulled codes and it told me that it was my left rear speed sensor. had it replaced, but the darn lights popped up again. i finally got under the car myself and found out that the wires connecting the speed sensors had been exposed to the weather and elements that the wires had actually corroded and became disconnected. these wire can be found just about under the rear axle. take a look at these wires and make sure they have not been damaged like mine. i took a butt splice and put them back together and have not had one problem since.

jb

[82Stang]

Hi,
I hadn't logged on in awhile, but I will tell you this. I found out the problem about a month ago. After replacing the front left hub back in June for a wheel grind(it fell apart when I removed it so it was shot), it was good for a little while. Then after scratching my head for a few months after the light came on again, I didn't think it could be that.....but it was. Maybe a bad part(Advanced Auto) or just plain bad luck and I didn't think it could be that, but one thing is for sure. You can never really trust new parts either. Every so often you get a bad one. They gave me a new one free, but I had to rip the darn thing apart again and do it over. Much to my surprise, it did the trick and it has been good since. I did try before to clean the plug wires etc, but didn't help. Guess it was a bad bearing after all. Now the traction control is active again and the ABS light is off, just in time for snow! Moral of the story.......You really do get what you pay for! Luckily it only cost me my own labor on the car and I can live with that. Now I've got a click/clunk in the left rear to deal with. Might be a bad strut. We shall see...lol. Thanks for the input.
Mike

[sripvw]

hey, sorry for bringing up such an old post, but this is the most informitive abs light post. ive got a '91 pa with the abs light on, autozone , advance auto all say they cant read cars pre 96, are there plugs at the wheels for the sensors to be read or do the wires run all the way to the engine compartment? im just looking for a place to start troubleshooting this system. thanks

[BNaylor]

Originally Posted by sripvw

hey, sorry for bringing up such an old post, but this is the most informitive abs light post. ive got a '91 pa with the abs light on, autozone , advance auto all say they cant read cars pre 96, are there plugs at the wheels for the sensors to be read or do the wires run all the way to the engine compartment? im just looking for a place to start troubleshooting this system. thanks

Sorry but the old thread rule is being strictly enforced, therefore this thread has been closed from any further posting. Following the guidelines located at the top of the forum just start a new post. Also, we prefer issues of this nature are not mixed up between different year groups and due to differences in the ABS systems utilized.