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Old Aug 10, 2013 | 05:49 PM
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changed rear brakes about 2 months ago
everything went well abs light didn't come on
at that time and has been working good
until today . looked down this afternoon on a ride we were on
and there it was .brakes work fine .but seem like they are not abs
anymore. more like regular brakes .just wondering why it would be on
i never had to bleed the brake fluid or open the system .
just changed pads.just looking for ideas to save me some time and aggrivation.
any ideas .anything would be appreciated
 
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Originally Posted by pled55
changed rear brakes about 2 months ago
everything went well abs light didn't come on
at that time and has been working good
until today . looked down this afternoon on a ride we were on
and there it was .brakes work fine .but seem like they are not abs
anymore. more like regular brakes
.just wondering why it would be on
i never had to bleed the brake fluid or open the system .
just changed pads.just looking for ideas to save me some time and aggrivation.
any ideas .anything would be appreciated
That is correct. If the ABS light is illuminated, there is a fault in the system and the ABS feature will not function.
The brakes will work like a non ABS brake system.

There should also be a code set to help in determining what the issue might be.
Could be a sensor wire broken, but that is just a guess.
 
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