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abs, traction, power steering and handbrake warning lights

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  • #2
    GTDolanator
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 772 ✭✭✭GTDolanator


    im not clued up on skoda's,is the power-steering electric or hydrolic?


  • #3
    Bombbastic22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 336 ✭✭Bombbastic22


    GTDolanator wrote: »
    im not clued up on skoda's,is the power-steering electric or hydrolic?

    I believe it's electric. Also the speedomer has stopped working.

    Car has had a drift since purchase. I believe it to be an escalation of primary problem.


  • #4
    GTDolanator
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 772 ✭✭✭GTDolanator


    could be power steering motor acting up due to a serious electrical gremlin


  • #5
    Bombbastic22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 336 ✭✭Bombbastic22


    GTDolanator wrote: »
    could be power steering motor acting up due to a serious electrical gremlin

    lol!!


  • #6
    GTDolanator
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 772 ✭✭✭GTDolanator


    has it been ruled out or something?i dont appriciate your reply im only trying to be helpfull


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  • #7
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,686 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    Bombbastic22 wrote: »
    lol!!

    What the problem?

    If it does have electric steering (which I doubt), it was hardly a silly response.
    It was you who suggested that it has electric steering.


  • #8
    Vertakill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Vertakill


    To be honest, looking at your youtube video on the other thread... I think this is the least of your worries!


    However, from my own experience, the issues with ABS, traction and handbrake and possibly the speedo could all be related.

    But I'm definitely no mechanic.

    I had a failed ABS pump motor which illuminated my ABS and traction control lights. In my attempts to isolate the problem, I took out the ABS module (electrical gizmo) and as well as ABS and traction, I added the handbrake to the list of illuminated lights.

    Most cars speedo's will stop working if even a single wheel/speed/abs sensor is faulty/broken/dirty, which would also give the ABS/Traction lights errors.

    EDIT: I'd normally suggest an auto electrician to suss out those sort of errors (I did in my case), but there's probably some definite mechanical problems with the car as well by the sounds of things..

    http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/164718-absanti-skid-lights-on-along-with-flashing-handbrake-light-and-beeping-noise/ < No real answers there but very similar.
    http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/119647-abs-light-on-and-hand-brake-light-flashing-bleeping-only-over-15mph-though/ < similar - abs control module was faulty. Cheapest way forward is usually to check speed/abs sensors first and work your way up to the abs control module and/or pump which are usually costly.


  • #9
    Bombbastic22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 336 ✭✭Bombbastic22


    GTDolanator wrote: »
    has it been ruled out or something?i dont appriciate your reply im only trying to be helpfull

    Sorry bro, I wasn't being sarcastic. I just thought the "gremlin" bit was quite colourful. Great film in its day! It made me laugh. I thought it was rather witty. Thank you for your response. I appreciate it. Perhaps I should have made what I meant clearer.
    Sorry sorry sorry!!!!!!


  • #10
    Bombbastic22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 336 ✭✭Bombbastic22


    Vertakill wrote: »
    To be honest, looking at your youtube video on the other thread... I think this is the least of your worries!


    However, from my own experience, the issues with ABS, traction and handbrake and possibly the speedo could all be related.

    But I'm definitely no mechanic.

    I had a failed ABS pump motor which illuminated my ABS and traction control lights. In my attempts to isolate the problem, I took out the ABS module (electrical gizmo) and as well as ABS and traction, I added the handbrake to the list of illuminated lights.

    Most cars speedo's will stop working if even a single wheel/speed/abs sensor is faulty/broken/dirty, which would also give the ABS/Traction lights errors.

    EDIT: I'd normally suggest an auto electrician to suss out those sort of errors (I did in my case), but there's probably some definite mechanical problems with the car as well by the sounds of things..

    http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/164718-absanti-skid-lights-on-along-with-flashing-handbrake-light-and-beeping-noise/ < No real answers there but very similar.
    http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/119647-abs-light-on-and-hand-brake-light-flashing-bleeping-only-over-15mph-though/ < similar - abs control module was faulty. Cheapest way forward is usually to check speed/abs sensors first and work your way up to the abs control module and/or pump which are usually costly.

    Cheers bro. Ya, I know sometimes the lights can come on for all sorts of reasons but it happened at exactly the same time as the steering deteriorated significantly worse than what was shown in the video. It was drifting left and right more dramatically at half the speed. Was a bit scary to be honest. Ah well, she's off the road now. We'll see what happens next. Shouldn't have got rid of my 99 Colt, still a very nice drive(bro has it) Didn't even get 1 solid week without Skoda problems. Sucks Ass. My next car will be a Mitzi Lancer for sure.


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