'96 Concorde LXI 3.3 no traction control, 132K miles
When I step on the brake pedal, car starts to slow okay. Then the pedal begins to "chatter" (it's tough to describe what it exactly sounds and feels like) and it feels like the braking system is failing. If I push the pedal even harder, it stops chattering and the braking system brings the car to a stop.
Had a mechanic drive it and he thinks it may be the ABS motor pulsing and causing a chattering in the brake pedal. He said that he could hook up their diagnostic system to check the codes but he wasn't sure how much information you can get from the ABS computer for a 1996.
Occasionally, the ABS light will go on which I understand means the ABS system is not working. When that happens, I have no problem with the brake pedal chattering. Everything appears to work fine except I don't get the advantage of the ABS.
Questions:
- Will I get any useful information from reading ABS computer/controller?
- How much of a difference will there be information obtained from the computer if the measurment is taken with the ABS light on versus the ABS light being off? The problem here is if the ABS light comes on and I take it to the mechanic, he will say I have to leave it. When he gets to it and starts the car up, the ABS light will be off.
- Any guess as to what part of the ABS might be causing this?