This is a strange one! The abs light has been coming on intermiittently on my peugeot 406 hdi lx estate (x reg. 2000, vin vf38frhz). Nine times out of ten it comes on in the same section of road, approx 3 miles from my house, mainly when I'm driving away but sometimes when I'm coming back. The abs does not appear to be working when the light comes on (i tried an emergency stop on a quiet stretch and the brakes locked; they do not do that when the abs light is off). If I stop the engine after the light has come on and then turn the ignition key to position I, I get an 'ABS fault' message that disappears when I turn it all the way and start the engine (and the abs light does not come on then, at least not until I go over the same stretch of road).
The other thing I've noticed is that sometimes at low speeds when I apply the brakes they seem to pulse on and off and it feels really strange through the brake pedal, like it's on ice (although there isn't any!), and it doesn't pull up efficiently. This only happens when the abs light is off, so it may be unconnected to the other problem.
I guess I should take it to my local Peugeot dealer for a Diag2000 scan. I'm not very confident about them though. I've tried them twice before for other problems. The first time they told me that no faults had been found. When I asked for a print out they gave me one that was nothing more than half a page of A4 with 8 headings (BSI, display, radio etc, no OBD codes). The second time, they said they couldn't give me a printout because the printer wasn't working. They wrote down a couple of lines, again no obd codes. Could anyone tell me what I should be getting for my money?
Finally, will the abs problem be stored in the computer or will all trace be erased when I restart my car and the abs warning goes off? I don't want to pay for a diag if there's no trace of anything to diagnose! Thanks in anticipation Neil