Replacing wheel speed sensor?
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Replacing wheel speed sensor?
Quite frankly, I have no idea what is involved.
I believe at least one of my wheel speed sensors has gone bad because at any given time after starting to drive my car (usually within 1-2 minutes) the AH, ABS and Traction Control all light up saying they need service.
Also usually during my first braking after starting the car I get physical push-back from the ABS system (but never again during that time driivng).
Because all three are going off at once I believe it is probably a wheel speed sensor since all three reference that.
Where exactly is the sensor located?
Is there any way to determine which sensor is bad?
How do I inspect/repair/replace it?
Thanks for your help!
I believe at least one of my wheel speed sensors has gone bad because at any given time after starting to drive my car (usually within 1-2 minutes) the AH, ABS and Traction Control all light up saying they need service.
Also usually during my first braking after starting the car I get physical push-back from the ABS system (but never again during that time driivng).
Because all three are going off at once I believe it is probably a wheel speed sensor since all three reference that.
Where exactly is the sensor located?
Is there any way to determine which sensor is bad?
How do I inspect/repair/replace it?
Thanks for your help!
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The wheel sensors are really just an LED, so are pretty reliable. If you do need to replace though, it is very easy. A nut or two and a plug...piece of cake. With all those warnings, you need to get a code reader on it. I'll bet it is not something serious...usually, the bigger the failure, the easier the diagnosis.
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Well I'll check em out this weekend.
It seems like it's pretty common for the female end to be causing a bad connection and need to be bent down a bit.
If that still doesn't fix it I'll take it somewhere to read the codes.
It seems like it's pretty common for the female end to be causing a bad connection and need to be bent down a bit.
If that still doesn't fix it I'll take it somewhere to read the codes.
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You can easily check them yourself
http://www.stengel.net/diccodes.htm
http://www.stengel.net/diccodes.htm
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To the OP:
You can't just go around throwing parts at the car or it will get expensive very quickly. You need to find somebody with a scanner that car read the ABS codes. Probably won't find that at AutoZone or Advance Auto. If it is a sensor or the wiring to the sensor the codes will lead you to the correct area. By the way the sensor is part of the wheel bearing and is replaced by replacing the wheel bearing. It isn't an LED like mentioned in a post above. It is a Hall Effect sensor.
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Help me get to the Bottom of this
Quite frankly, I have no idea what is involved.
I believe at least one of my wheel speed sensors has gone bad because at any given time after starting to drive my car (usually within 1-2 minutes) the AH, ABS and Traction Control all light up saying they need service.
Also usually during my first braking after starting the car I get physical push-back from the ABS system (but never again during that time driivng).
Because all three are going off at once I believe it is probably a wheel speed sensor since all three reference that.
Where exactly is the sensor located?
Is there any way to determine which sensor is bad?
How do I inspect/repair/replace it?
Thanks for your help!
I believe at least one of my wheel speed sensors has gone bad because at any given time after starting to drive my car (usually within 1-2 minutes) the AH, ABS and Traction Control all light up saying they need service.
Also usually during my first braking after starting the car I get physical push-back from the ABS system (but never again during that time driivng).
Because all three are going off at once I believe it is probably a wheel speed sensor since all three reference that.
Where exactly is the sensor located?
Is there any way to determine which sensor is bad?
How do I inspect/repair/replace it?
Thanks for your help!
Car is at Dealer, but they don't seem to have clear indication of the cause.
How did you fix your problem?
Any Helps will be greatly Appreciated!
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I had the same 3 codes on my 2006 C6 Corvette:
Service Anti-lock brakes
Service active handling system
Service traction control system
The Chevrolet dealership (Michael Chevrolet in Fresno, California) said they had to replace the left front hub because the speed sensor was bad. $850. But the problem is now fixed.
And my bank account is considerably light. :-(
Service Anti-lock brakes
Service active handling system
Service traction control system
The Chevrolet dealership (Michael Chevrolet in Fresno, California) said they had to replace the left front hub because the speed sensor was bad. $850. But the problem is now fixed.
And my bank account is considerably light. :-(
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I had the same 3 codes on my 2006 C6 Corvette:
Service Anti-lock brakes
Service active handling system
Service traction control system
The Chevrolet dealership (Michael Chevrolet in Fresno, California) said they had to replace the left front hub because the speed sensor was bad. $850. But the problem is now fixed.
And my bank account is considerably light. :-(
Service Anti-lock brakes
Service active handling system
Service traction control system
The Chevrolet dealership (Michael Chevrolet in Fresno, California) said they had to replace the left front hub because the speed sensor was bad. $850. But the problem is now fixed.
And my bank account is considerably light. :-(
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