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WTF --> more problems

Old Feb 28, 2004 | 01:29 AM
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WTF --> more problems

Jeez...just when the fuel gauge stops reporting the correct amount of gas (just stays at empty but does move a spec when turning the power on) now the ABS light is on.

We had a period of no problems and now one after another. And the warranty is out, so thats no fun either. What can cause ABS malfunction? I mean, when the fuel gauge wasn't working, we didn't use the car anymore and just left it in the driveway (as you see in my sig, just right there, hasn't moved in a few days now).

I go and start 'er up and there it is, bright and lit. It wasn't on when I parked it there...
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Old Feb 28, 2004 | 06:20 PM
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Did the battery go dead while sitting there?
If it did you just need to rest the "steering angle sensor" to do this just turn the steering wheel lock to lock a couple of time.

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Old Feb 28, 2004 | 07:32 PM
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Originally posted by redcoupe
Did the battery go dead while sitting there?
If it did you just need to rest the "steering angle sensor" to do this just turn the steering wheel lock to lock a couple of time.

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Nope...battery's been fine. I've had to turn on the car to test out the fogs to see what was wrong. Just a little while ago, I took it out to get some dinner and the ABS light was gone. No problems. Restarted a few times, hasn't shown back up. Oh well.
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Old Feb 28, 2004 | 07:53 PM
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Could be just a fluke thing, don't worry about it untill it happens again.

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Old Feb 28, 2004 | 10:44 PM
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Originally posted by redcoupe
Could be just a fluke thing, don't worry about it untill it happens again.

Brian
hey,
I need your opinion on something. It's an ML prob :p

I posted about my fog light power wire being severed somehow...don't know how it happened. The sheet is half way cut and I can bend it one way and see the two ends of the wire. Can I solder it back together and put it back in the plastic tube so that it's protected?
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Old Feb 29, 2004 | 03:19 AM
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So your saying that the wires for you foglight got cut some how?
If so yes, you should be able to just solder it back together and put some heat shrink on it and put it back in the covering.

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