im going to be taking my permit test soon i still don‘t get what ABS brakes are what they are used for. anyone that can help?
ABS stands for Antilocking Braking System. ABS is a computer based system specially designed for car Driver. With ABS system vehicle cannot skid during sudden brakes. In this system driver should not have to press and release brakes for creating pressure.
ABS stands for Antilock Braking System. They are only used if you slam on your brakes. Before ABS technology, drivers were taught in a panic stop, to pump the brakes quickly, rather than hold them down hard. Holding them down causes a car to skid. Pumping the brakes allows them to grip, release, then re-grip. This prevents skidding. The problem is that in a panic stop situation, most people forget to pump the brakes. With ABS brakes, a computer in the car detects that you have slammed on your brakes. The computer then takes over and pumps the brakes for you.
I had the same issue with my car.damn pontiacsanyway.I took it over to Meineke and they checked out all possible answers to why it would come on ($30). It turned out that my cigarette lighter fuse was corroding and this triggered the check engine light to come on. (Bad thing was that I had two O2 sensors replaced because of the weird code that it threw) All he did was disconnect the lighter fuse and the problem was solved. Hope this helps.
It is possible that nothing is wrong. I had the same issue on a 1996 Honda Civic and turns out the Check Engine light was broken!! Not anything in the car. Preventatively, you may want to have a mechanic look at it, but if you don't have the cash - I would just wait to see if its acting funny otherwise or until it breaks down.
The gas cap MIGHT be the problem. make sure you tighten it down all the way. Could also be a LOT of other things. The guys at autozone aren't exactly the most knowledgable people in my experience. It could be a vaccum line leak someplace, an EGR, Evap canister you name it. Find a good trustworthy mechanic and have them track it down. Emissions problems are a pain in the *** to diagnose and fix, so don't expect it to be cheap and easy (though it might). Don't rely on the guy at autozone to solve a problem as potentially compl;icated as an emissions failure by reading a generic code. And an emissions leak code is VERY generic. It could mean a lot of things, but is very fixable.
