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HELP FORM MISSISSIPPI

Here is my dilema. I have a 2002 Passion Cabriolet 27000 miles. Have been lucky TIL NOW. For the last month the abs light comes on and will not go off unless I sopt and start the car. Sometimes it does it CONSTANTLY other times I go for a couple of days with no problem. What we have checked is the reluctor rings, they are fine. Did replace the brake light switch a few weeks BEFORE the problem arose.(the a/c leaked in the car and shorted it out)> What we are tring to figure out is WHERE to start. We have NOT got the diagnostic stuff for this model car. We are going to be a smart center starting in October. MAYBE the diagnostic stuff they send for that will work. In the mean time, anyone have any bright ideas? Thanks in advance!

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The reluctor ring is read by a sensor. It will have a wire coming out of it. On the Maserati cars I rebuild with the Tevas system-what you describe is always a sensor problem. Some times its a fault in the wire that has caught something whille driving. Check the wires on all sensors carefully. In Europe there is a breakout tester that plugs into the OBD2 port to troubleshoot brake problems. I have not seen one in America since the 450 was not a federalized vehicle. One of our friendly Canadian techs maybe?

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I hope the disc pads are in good shape.

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