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smlzalero
05-17-2009, 09:45 PM
Hey all.
I just ran into a little problem on graduation day...

Driving to campus for pictures turned a corner and my ABS/TracOff/SVS lights came on. Nothing else happened, no noise, no vibrating, nothing.
When coming home from campus the lights were off until I came up to a stop sign and applied the brakes. Then the lights came on again and the ABS system stopped my car, instead of normal breaking. I haven't found anyone else having this problem so I thought I'd see if this is a symptom of needing to replace hubs again?
I replaced them once right after I bought the car in 2002. (it's a 2001)
I haven't inspected the breaks yet, but they have not been giving me trouble so I don't think it's just them being worn and not able to stop the car.

Any help is appreciated!

Nate's Alero
05-17-2009, 09:45 PM
sounds like the ABS sensor in the hubs are Fooking up..

check the connections

whiterider00
05-17-2009, 10:23 PM
ya, check the connections. same thing was happening to me few weeks ago, and my hubs are only about a year old. i checked all the connections, and pushed on the harness going to the hub just to be sure. put it all back together and havent had a light come on since.

Cliff8928
05-17-2009, 10:38 PM
Yeah, I have something similar with mine that's happening. The EBCM stored a code for excessive variation in the left front hub. Either sometimes the ABS would kick in or the low trac light would come on.

El Pablo
05-17-2009, 11:07 PM
I had a similar experience on Saturday night heading home from work. Lately, the three lights will come on sometimes. But it's not constant, weird.

Nate's Alero
05-17-2009, 11:20 PM
huh, how does the car detect the bad hubs when it is only an ABS sensor?