Intermittent ABS and Traction Failure

[Scooblitz]

So i think i might have a breaking issue. Warning lights stay on and then after a little drive seem to go away. Then comes back.

The brakes feel a bit strange at the moment. They work fine, however, i can here a bit of compression hissing on the first inch or so of brake pedal travel before pads starting to compress.There is also a little bit of grinding at the point of minimal breaking which i can feel through the brake pedal which makes me hope its just something rubbing.

Thoughts appreciated.

 

[Sean d]

So i think i might have a breaking issue. Warning lights stay on and then after a little drive seem to go away. Then comes back.

The brakes feel a bit strange at the moment. They work fine, however, i can here a bit of compression hissing on the first inch or so of brake pedal travel before pads starting to compress.There is also a little bit of grinding at the point of minimal breaking which i can feel through the brake pedal which makes me hope its just something rubbing.

Thoughts appreciated.

Sounds like you need new pads,

 

[gookah]

you may have had a brake pad lining come loose?

 

[Stevo7682]

You need a obd check to look into the abs fault but sounds like the start of a sensor failure .
The brake noise might just be corrosion need looking at .
You have my number get in touch and I will sort out popping round plug scan tool in to check the ABS out.
Stephen.

 

[Scooblitz]

Recently had the wheels off for a disc pad wear sensor replace as the cable had snapped. However, the intermittent abs and traction warnings happened before this and stayed on after the wear sensor was replaced. Was out tonight in the torrential rain in some bad conditions between Ayrshire and Glasgow had the abs light off for 8 miles of the 36 mile trip.

Nothing showing up up the cheapo code reader i have @Stevo7682 ? :shrug:

I think the brake pads are relatively new. I shall need to have a double check a few things and that will be one of them.

 

[Stevo7682]

Still think abs fault a sensor.
Should have a fault code logged if the lights been on.

 

[handsomejackuk]

Damaged or Missing Foam Silencer: Most cars equipped with brake boosters also have a foam silencer that’s designed to help prevent you from hearing that hissing sound. If the silencer has degraded or been damaged, you’ll hear the hissing sound.

probably woulnd hurt to get the fluid in the braking system changed too i had hissing on my 2.8, and after a full flush and abs system bleed and refurbished all the calipers the brakes are fine...

 

[Scooblitz]

Still think abs fault a sensor.
Should have a fault code logged if the lights been on.

Did you replace an abs sensor at MOT. Last June?

 

[Stevo7682]

Brake pipes and springs

 

[Scooblitz]

Brake pipes and springs

and im sure there was a new sensor too. I'll need to get the code reader back from downstairs and take a look to see what codes are coming up.

 

[Stevo7682]

Cant remember maybe .
Need to get fault code and take it from there.

 

[NZ00Z3]

Nothing showing up up the cheapo code reader i have @Stevo7682 ? :shrug:

Many cheap scanners only talk to the engine DME for codes and not the other computers. You need a scanner that can talk to the ABS computer to get your codes.