ABS and (!) light stuck!

neon20162000 · Post by **neon20162000** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 10:53 am

I know i can just pull the lights, and if i cant find a solution to the problem thats what i will be doing!
I just bought the car the other day and the abs light and the park brake light is on... now the park brake isnt stuck, and my abs does work... is there an easy fix or should i just pull the stupid little lights...

Also i have to go for my safety soon would those cause a fail in safety or no? or would pulling the lights cover it enough for a pass?

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 1:51 pm

Does the car need new brakes? if the fluid level is low (indicating a leak, or very low pads) the brake light will come on.

Gnuserup · Post by **Gnuserup** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 4:47 pm

Yeah - fluid is the 1st thing to check.
That might fix the (!)

Though you think ABS is working (you really have ABS?)
a sensor might be defective?

neon20162000 · Post by **neon20162000** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 6:05 pm

i dont know if i actually have abs or not... was it only the srt4 that came with it or no? mine is a base model I believe?

and no i don't believe i need new brakes.. they feel fine and i dont hear them squeeling?

ill check the fluid in the morning... how did i forget to check that :O the car was almost out of every other fluid

Gnuserup · Post by **Gnuserup** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 6:11 pm

Not only SRT came with ABS.
Do you have drums or discs rear?

SE is lowest, then LE, LX
Beside that there are RT and SRT

Later there where SXT instead of SE,LE and LX

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 6:47 pm

You forgot ES (as well as ACR)

neon20162000 · Post by **neon20162000** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 7:28 pm

oh uhm well it has drum rear.. i dont know what badge it would be but its an 03, so im assuming it was just sx2.0

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:44 pm

you must be canadian if you're calling it sx2.0.... rear drum = no abs

neon20162000 · Post by **neon20162000** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:00 am

yes sir! sure am! what do you guys call the sx?

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:58 am

neon20162000 wrote:what do you guys call the sx?

When DCX resumed selling Neons in Canada, they were badged as SX 2.0. They have always been known as Neons here in the US.

By the way, my 1GN had rear drum brakes but it had ABS. I don't know if this translates to anything with 2GN's or not but thought that I would point it out.

neon20162000 · Post by **neon20162000** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 1:18 am

Ah i see. I want to try to go srt 4 rear brakes! just need to know what size of wheel to run, going to try to pull the lights from the cluster on sunday!

know anyone in canada that has srt parts for sale aha (:

Post by **occasional demons** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:08 pm

If the brake tubing from the master cylinder goes directly to the firewall, and there is nothing else mounted there/plumbed in, you do not have ABS.

Usually there would not ba a bulb in there, on a base model. If you installed another cluster, from an R/T or an SRT, you would have these lights illuminated. The only reasonable cure is pulling the bulb. Unless you are good at micro soldering...

Just remember there is no parking brake reminder.

neon20162000 · Post by **neon20162000** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 4:06 pm

ok yeah i figured it was just a cluster swap.. now
is there any way to figure out how many actual km's or miles are on my engine?

Gnuserup · Post by **Gnuserup** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 4:41 pm

As far as I know, all 2nd gens. with rear drums have no ABS, but would be happy if someone has a proof for a 2nd with drums AND ABS.

I believe I read somewhere that it might be possible to delete ABS in the smart Cluster with DRB III.

It is a point I have to figure out soon, too.

The mileage is stored for sure in the PCM as well.

You Need a DRBIII to read that out.

So try to get them to delete the non-present functions while reading the cars original mileage

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oh - btw. SX for Canada ? Interesting. But what is ES ?

ACR - sure, i forgot, Really really seldom here. I only saw two in advertisements and know of one of them owned in Hamburg.

neon20162000 · Post by **neon20162000** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 11:53 pm

i also have a es.. its the base model 2000-2002 here aha

sadly i had to get rid of it thought

it was my favourite car EVER!

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Tue Oct 09, 2018 11:44 pm

I hope that the OP didn't wait four years for your answer.

Post by **occasional demons** » Wed Oct 10, 2018 7:55 am

Was a link in signature. Plus replying to an old post is a tip off. Not always, but anymore, very few people search, or go that far to find a thread.

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