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Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 10:52:40 -0500
From: Malcolm W. Mason <arpicnopsammail.com>
Subject: Re: ABS Warning Light


On Fri, 10 Jan 2003 17:21:00 -0500, Malcolm W. Mason <arpicnopsammail.com> wrote: >Re: Saab9000S 1992 >My hand brake had locked on and I took the car to a brake specialty >shop where they have not been entirely sucessful. If I pull the lever >all of the way it usually freezes on but if I pull it just enough to >hold the car on a moderate grade it will release completely. Wh4en it >does freeze, I have been able to release it by stamping on the brakes >as hard as possible when the car is travelling about 10 or 20 MPH. It >usually requires several tries. The shop has been unable to improve >this problem. Over the past two years and about 20,000 miles this has >happened before and both times another shop has replaced the rear >calipers which seems to work for a while. > >Is there a permanent fix? > >Also after this repairer "fixed" the emergency, the ABS light comes on >after a short time. When the car is turned off and restarted the ABS >light comes on and goes off again as it should only to turn on and >stay on after a brief delay. > >Will this clear itself? The brakes are acting normally. Or what should >be done to get the light to act correctly? > >Aside from the nuisance of seeing the light on when the system appears >to act normally, does it do harm or cause problems to run this way? >Perhaps it will "heal" itself. > >MWM

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