Cavalier ABS light

Mike Tomlinson · 2005-06-26T08:57:52+00:00

95/M Cavalier, 102,000 miles, 2.0i Ecotec lump.I was dismayed when the ABS light failed to go out after starting a fewdays ago, as I know ABS faults can be expensive. Initially I put itdown to a wet sensor or connection after driving through a puddle (I'm abig kid really :)Over the next few days, the behaviour of the light became erratic.Sometimes it would go out normally a couple of seconds after switch-on,sometimes it would come on while driving. Googling found this link: says that a faulty brake light can cause the ABS warning lamp tocome on. Checked and found that one bulb was indeed not working, thoughthe filament looks fine under a magnifying glass.Replaced both brake bulbs and the light has not come on since (apartfrom the normal bulb check at switch-on) and the ABS does work - I triedbraking hard on a clear road in the wet.Any thoughts? It doesn't seem right to me that a blown brake light bulbcan cause the ABS system to log a fault. The user's manual is silent onthe subject as usual, telling me only to take the car to a main dealerwith a handful of cash at the ready.

Cavalier ABS light

Jun 26, 2005 22 Replies

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Adrian 21 years ago

Carl Bowman ( snipped-for-privacy@gmx.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

That'll be your famed VW quality and engineering, that will.

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Duncanwood 21 years ago

EEh wahat a pair of wusses, you can lock the wheels on a polo if you push hard enough.

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Adrian 21 years ago

Duncanwood ( snipped-for-privacy@dmx512.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

So they don't start, either?

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