First thing top do with any brake warning is to check the brake fluid level.

Have you checked the brake fluid level?

 

yeah, the brake/clutch fluid is closer to the max than the min level

 

I had did issue before. Take off your front tires and check the ABS lines that run to the spindle (behind brake rotor) and run your finger over them.

They tend to kink and they will throw your ABS light on. Just buy new ones, or splice them at the kink and use wire nuts and some tape to put them back together.

 

got to autozone or the like and get your Codes ran for free. then come back ad tell us what the codes are.

 

i went to autozone and they said that they couldnt run anything for the ABS light.

as for taking the tires off, thats going to be a bit tough, we just got a bit of snow last night and im not sure of any garages around here

 

I have just had the same problem on mine, all fuses good, remove the airfilterbox chk 3 wires going under the box, they are all for the ABS system, they they tend to be worn off by the edge of the airfilterbox. It take about 20mins and its pretty simple to chk.

 

oh yeah thats right they use a crappy actron tester that only does P-codes.

I think there is a way to pull the codes manually from the car.

try turning the car off. hold the trip reset button on the dash in and turn the car into the on position DO NOT START. I think that might get your codes retrieved.

here is a list of ABS codes:

 

Does that actualy work? Do they appear where the odometer is? I have never heard of that before, will try that tonight.

 

sorry for being away for so long, i have been quite busy. im not so sure if this is good news or not, but as i was driving to hockey the other night i noticed that the light turned off. is that good? or should i still have this checked out?

 

Bumping this old thread rather than starting a new one.

I too am having the same problem. Started the car one day and the ABS and Brake light came on.

I searched and seem to have done everything that people suggested: brake fluid levels are topped off, I pulled all four of the wheel speed sensors off and cleaned them and their connections, tire pressure is fine on all fours, and the #46 fuse is perfectly fine.

I did the manual code check that JRODSVT suggested, and all it pulled up was an upside down "F" - E - S (or 5, not sure) - upside down "F". I'm sorta at a loss here, any suggestions? Would the dealer pull the codes for free? I too think Auto Zone can only pull P codes, this appears to be a C code.

 

> Would the dealer pull the codes for free?

You can try and ask, but I've never heard of a dealer doing it for free, since he's paying the mechanic to do it.

 

Just wanted to follow up with this issue. It turned out to be an bad connection between the ABS and something else. The mechanic tracked down the wire, soldered the two wires again, and the problem went away.

 

I have a 2001 zts focus, when i hit a bump or something my abs light will come on and then will turn off in about 10 mins, when its raining it comes on, and sometimes out of the blue it will just turn on... and ideas?

 

JEIMER see above post. It's most likely a problem with one of the wheel speed (ABS) sensor circuits. The wiring for the sensors is "weatherproof" but they are pretty exposed in the wheelwells, it's the only wiring you'll see back there behind the wheels. Visually check things out and you may find a problem, disconnect at the plug near the top of the wheelwell to check out the actual terminals. You might try calling around to different parts stores to have the code read, that would be the most informative thing to narrow it down. Most don't have scan tools that can read brake codes but I know I've had luck once. That's why I say call around.