ABS light stays on after replacing speed sensor and brakes
Replacing the wheel speed sensor, front brakes, rotors, or calipers does not always clear the dashboard warning. The light continues to show after the parts are changed, leaving drivers unsure if the ongoing warning is related to the recent repair.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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- 1Looking into potential tone ring or wiring issuesDid this help you?
- 2Checking to see if other dashboard indicators, like a brake wear light, are related to the issueDid this help you?
- 3Replacing standard mechanical brake parts like pads and rotorsDid this help you?
- 4Diagnosing the active hydraulic booster assemblyDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“my question is if it’s related to my abs light being on after the speed sensor was changed.”source ↗
“I had someone come and change the front brakes and rotars also my caliper on the left side. It’s still showing this after changing brakes.”source ↗
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