ABS/PSM Failure - advice please
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driving home and got a message on the tach - ABS/PSM failure, drive to workshop
what does it mean? is it urgent? turned the car off to open the garage, started back pu and no notice - help/advice please - thanks
what does it mean? is it urgent? turned the car off to open the garage, started back pu and no notice - help/advice please - thanks
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Sometimes if you drive off a ramp, one wheel comes off the ground. Leaving a gas station for instance. You cross diagonally and perhaps brake. If one wheel is off the ground it confuses the ABS system and you get a warning. Drive long enough and it goes off. Otherwise shut down and restart and it clears the code. If it doesn't happen again (codes and light), ignore it. With low cars like the GT3 this is fairly common. Could this have happened to you?
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thanks Bob, but I don't think that was the case...I'll keep an eye on it and see if it comes up again
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Sometimes if you drive off a ramp, one wheel comes off the ground. Leaving a gas station for instance. You cross diagonally and perhaps brake. If one wheel is off the ground it confuses the ABS system and you get a warning. Drive long enough and it goes off. Otherwise shut down and restart and it clears the code. If it doesn't happen again (codes and light), ignore it. With low cars like the GT3 this is fairly common. Could this have happened to you?
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same thing this morning - no warning light of any kind
here's to hoping it was just a fluke
discoganya - please, do tell!
here's to hoping it was just a fluke
discoganya - please, do tell!
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A malfunctioning brake switch causes that problem. It's a cheap fix. The switch is located on the front side of the brake pedal post near the hinge at the top. To confirm, the next time that you have the problem, have someone check to see if you have brake lights. If you don't, then it probably is the switch.