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Old Apr 21, 2003 | 07:57 PM
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Please help with brake problems

it started with the low trac light flickering, the ABS inop light coming on and the parking brake light staying partially lit when the brake was down. i pulled the ABS fuse and the low trac light went out but the abs inop lights still on (obviously) and the parking brake light is still on. brakes work fine, just no ABS, any ideas on whats going on here??
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Old Apr 22, 2003 | 08:35 AM
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TTT, please help!
Old Apr 22, 2003 | 08:47 AM
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A few things to check:

battery voltage

clean and tighten grounds on the RH shock tower

both bulbs in third brake light are working

brake fluid not low
Old Apr 22, 2003 | 08:53 AM
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thanks rob, i know the battery is fine, but i will check the other areas when the weather clears up here. any chance it may be a bad ground or something? maybe the relays shot?
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Old Apr 22, 2003 | 09:14 AM
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thanks rob, i know the battery is fine, but i will check the other areas when the weather clears up here. any chance it may be a bad ground or something? maybe the relays shot?
brian
Well, the ABS grounds are on the shock tower, that is why I said to check them. There is an ABS relay in the fuse/relay panel under the hood, but I have not heard of many problems with it (does not mean there can't be). Also be sure you have no spark plug wires near any ABS harness in the front.
Old Apr 22, 2003 | 09:17 AM
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cool, ill check them. it literally happened overnight, which was weird. and it coincided with my alternator problems (you may recall) which i remedied and are working perfectly. this car has had so many gremlins its unreal! thanks again for your help.
brian
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