Hi All!
This came from a member on our local autocross email list:
ABS Notice on 02 and 03 WRX cars
I got a letter today in the mail from Subaru about a problem with the ABS that there is a "Delayed Brake Response" under ABS braking under heavy braking, and over uneven surfaces. They said they will reflash the ABS computer for free if you want it. Has anyone gotten the letter and have any insight if this would be triggered under autocrossing?
Dooubtful, unless your autocross course has a lot (a LOT) of loose gravel strewn across the hardball, or some other poor traction aspect.
Yes, It's been a pain in the ass to get decent stopping after hitting a bump with the right front wheel under heavy breaking. Even a highway expansion joint will do it. And after running under a truck trailer (he ran a stop sign) I think that extra second of braking could have kept me out of trouble.
S wrote:
On Fri, 7 Oct 2005 04:27:36 +0000, "budburr" wroth:
I got my letter last week offering the free replacement of my ABS electronic control unit. Can someone tell me exactly how to test the ABS to make the problem show up on my '02 WRX because I've never had anything happen that lead me to belive my ABS isn't doing exactly what it should. Perhaps I've never pushed it that hard.
Anyway, what road surfaces make the "problem" show up most reliably? How fast should I be going for the test? Should I slam on the breaks? Should I be going in a straight line? What does the "problem" feel like?
Do I really have to hit a truck trailer to find out? 8-)
Jim
It's actually not a "Subaru ABS problem", it's a
*Bosch* ABS problem. You can see all the information, including scans of original docs, at NHTSA.org.I don't have a MY02, but I'd probably go for the fix, even if only to get a new module installed.
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