i dont have a manual and i havent owned a car with anti-lock brakes before.... what does this light mean exactly?

That there might be a problem with a component of the Anti-Lock system. Check the ABS sensors on the front wheels, make sure that the connectors are making a solid connection on the sensors and that there isn't broken wire around the area.

 

It means they're not functioning properly. Mine is stuck on, too. Any suggestions out there? I think I'll try doing a search as well.

(Blackboost beat my reply by 1 minute!)

 

Most people that I talk to say the ABS on eclipses suck anyway. Most people I know (including some of the guys at archer racing) just pull the ABS fuse, pull the light bulb out of the gauge pack, and don't worry about it.

 

great thanks guys

 

Ya if the light is on ABS will not function (found that out once)... but ive heard stories of peoples abs light coming on and yet it still worked fine and diagnostic tests showed everything was ok, at that point its just time to pull a bulb

 

My abs light comes on every so often. Some times it will ficker on and off while driving. It is not on constantly though, sometimes its on and sometimes not. What would cause this?

 

Make sure your abs unit is plugged in, I let a shop change my clutch once, and they forgot to do that. StlDave is right about the abs not functioning. If the light is on, the car will deactivate the abs automatically. Most likely its a bad sensor, the plug or the fuse.

 

the ABS light

The ABS dash illumiinates under the following conditions:

1) when starting up (along with the other dash lamps) this is a normal lamp test.

2) When the ECU is running in diagonistic mode. Most often when something is plugged into the connector adjacent to the fuse box. TMO, or dataloggers, etc.

3) When the ABS computer detects a defect in one or more sensors and the ABS is offline.

4) When non-ABS rotors are installed that do not accomdate the stock sensors.

I've seen the ABS sensor line connectors get dirty and corroded and cause this. Especially the connectors near the rear wheels.

Regards,
Mark

 

possibly your pump is out. It is may not be working properly.

 

possibly your pump is out. It is may not be working properly.

do you mean master brake cylinder? I highly doubt this because if so he would have no pedal pressure or intermidant loss of it. the abs is just a system that makes the pressure pulsate to where the pads tighten and relax and tighten...etc to prevent the brakes from locking up the wheel... or so ive been advised..
anyone feel free to correct my reasoning on this

-Aaron

 

okay well the other day i had to slam on the brakes in the rain and the ABS worked so im guessing its a prob with the sensors.
if they still work then i can ignore the light.... for now

thanks everyone

 

okay well the other day i had to slam on the brakes in the rain and the ABS worked so im guessing its a prob with the sensors.
if they still work then i can ignore the light.... for now

thanks everyone

Bad idea and only time will let you know. Get it looked at soon.

 

I have the same prob with my 95 GSX it happend about 2 weeks ago.... I have inspected the front brake sytem and electrical connections this weekend I am gooing to inspect the rear. When the light is off the ABS works soon as it comes on, no more ABS. Lets just hope its not expensive Ill keep you posted with what I find. "This will drive me insane so its gona get fixed"

 

Same here but

I just bought an 94 TSI and the light also stays on but after I turn off the car and pull the keys out. I seem to hear the abs pump still running. Am I screwed here and I need to replace the abs pump?

Thanks