Both brake and ABS light on.... help. Thanks.

[Mopar92]

This is my first post. I took the plunge and bought a P5. I have been in the market for a long time, and finally found the car I think is best bang for the buck. It is an Auto with 110,000 miles. It's got a pretty good belt squeal from hell. The ABS light and the red brake light are on. The front pads need replaced, but they arent less than 1/8". I'll do them tomorrow. The brake fluid looks good and is full. What triggers these lights if the pads are good, and the fluid it up and clean? I'll buy a Goodyear Gatorback belt and clean the pullies off really good tomorrow and hope that gets rid of that gnarly squeak.

 

[socal5]

Ebrake switch

 

[paper1122]

There is a shop manual available on the forum that describes what the lights/combination of lights mean. I just got my P5 and have found the manual to be quite helpful, it is a big file and the server it is on is very slow so it will take you a while to download it.

 

[BeachVibes]

Both my ABS and E-brake lights are also on now.
Couldn't figure it out also until I just gave up and had it code read...
Turns out its my LR ABS Sensor which I researched and seems quite common.

Is this a pain to install on my own? Do I have rip apart the back to get to the connectors?

 

[Mopar92]

My lights were out all day. I looked down at my gauges and they went out, and stayed out.... Hmmm now I'm confused!!!

 

[Mopar92]

Ok , this is whacky... Sometimes they are on when I start... Then other times they are on... Indicating a failure. What the hell is this? Sensor?

 

[protegenewbie]

My ABS and brake lights are also on. Is there any way to find out for sure where the sensor is malfunctioning?

 

[Mopar92]

update..... my lights are out and staying out.... I knowsome ABS systems throw codes for cars that sit, as mine did while he was in school out of state. Now that I have had the battery unhooked a few times, and driving it, the lights have stayed out.... some systems "learn" by speed sensor averages.... not sure if thats what was going on or what.