Why would my abs light, brake light, and trac light be on after getting brakes replaced?
I brought my 2002 Volvo s60 to a repair shop to have new tires, and a front end alignment done. After bringing it to the shop, they told me that I would also need new brakes. So I proceeded to get those fixed as well. Paid 700 dollars in total for all the repairs, and got my car back on the road. Three days after having it on the road the ABS light came on, the brake light came on, trac light came on. As well as a message on the side of my car saying “brake failure please stop safely.” I haven’t even had my car back for a week and this happens. I drove my car well over 30 miles like this, and the brake system was fine. Stopping short was no problem. I’ve never had any problems with the computer system in my car before this happened. After bringing it to the mechanic they told me that it will most likely need a new ABS module which can be up to 700 dollars. The mechanic is in no way admitting to the fact that he did something wrong, and isn’t paying for this problem. What is the coincidence that all of these lights would appear? I’m assuming they wouldn’t have if I didn’t get the brakes fixed.
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Is he licensed buy the state as a motor vehicle repair shop? If so contact the licensing bureau a lodge a written complaint.
@filmfann a 2nd opinion is only interesting if the first mechanic refuses to acknowledge he did anything wrong. For $400 my local new car dealer replaced all the brake pads and greased bearings. They gave me a lifetime written guarantee.
Get it fixed, I had an accident with any of those on ( there’s a memory module in some cars ) and caused bodily harm or worse my insurance company could/would say it was “my dime” and refuse to pay.
First off, that mechanic is a fuckwit.
Second, traction control relies on the same wheel speed sensors as the ABS system, as both systems need to know the relative speeds of all four wheels to compare.
My guess? They broke a wheel speed sensor when they did the brakes. Been there, done that. However, I don’t know if there is anyway to prove it, so there is mo way to make them repair it on their dime preferably by footing the bill for a competent shop.
Take it back to the shop that did the work. A leak may have developed since they didn’t replace or rebuild the calipers. Or a brake line or hose got broken while the repair was being made.
@kritiper That wouldn’t affect the traction control system though.
Yes but why did it take so long for the light to come on??
Good point.
However, cracked things don’t always break immediately, and half-loose electrical connections are still half-tight as well. It’s possible that it’s as simple as one of the sensors got unplugged as the connector worked it’s way loose with road vibration over the course of a few days.
Yep. Maybe a plastic grocery bag got caught up in the wheel and sensor. Or a blob of grease off some truckers 5th wheel. Johnston’s Law is clearly in effect in this instance.
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