Don wrote: D>Wanted some advise on this costly repair. D> D>The vehicle is a 1997 Cadillac Deville with 48,180 actual mileage with D>a Norstar V8 Engine. D> D>The vehicle has been stored for the Winter and now the ABS light and D>traction light is on. D> D>The tech scanned for codes and found C1243 for pump motor D>malfunction. Tech tested and found the brake pressure modulator valve D>seized and caused the Electronic Brake module to short out. D> D>Tech recommends replacing the brake pressure modulator valve and the D>electronic brake control module. estimate of 2300.00 + tax. D> D>Thanks D>Don
First, if the E-ABS/TCS Module fails it should throw an error code. You do not rally have to have a scan tool to check the codes. Go to this site:
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where you can find all the info you need to get the codes and their meaning for your Caddy.
The BPMV is expensive (~$1,200 new/dealer); however, you can get it for half of that from gmpartsdirect.com or keep scanning eBay, they show up from time to time. Buying a used one is always a pig-in-a-poke, though.
Meanwhile you can drive it, just be aware that no ABS or TC.
Good luck!