ABS light and traction control light on

Asked by lisabren Sep 11, 2012 at 10:42 AM about the 2005 Mazda RX-8

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

my abs light and traction control light come on when i apply brakes. I have 2 codes that come up c1290 and c1953. The fuses are okay and the brakes are new with less than 5k on them. The braking is defenetly different now the light is on. Does anybody have any advise as to what i need to do?

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C1290 ■ The pressure from the brake fluid pressure sensor when not braking exceeds specification. POSSIBLE CAUSES• Open or short circuit in the wiring harness between DSC HU/CM terminal B and brake fluid pressure sensor terminal B • Open or short circuit in the wiring harness between DSC HU/CM terminal C and brake fluid pressure sensor terminal C • Open circuit in the wiring harness between DSC HU/CM terminal E and brake fluid pressure sensor terminal A • Malfunction in the brake fluid pressure sensor • Poor connection at connectors (female terminal) • Open circuit in the wiring harness between brake light noise filter and brake switch • Open circuit in the wiring harness between brake light noise filter and DSC HU/CM • Open circuit in the wiring harness between brake light noise filter and STOP 15 A fuse • Brake switch malfunction • STOP 15 A fuse malfunction • Brake light noise filter malfunction

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C1953■ Master Cylinder Pressure Sensor Circuit Open. It is extremely likely that this code is causing the other. Inspect all of the wires in the brake system as a fault anywhere will cause this issue. Also check the master cylinder pressure sensor. These sensors are known to leak and fail in many car manufacturers. Ford had a recall on many in 2010.

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C 15 tu sabes mucho yo tengo una pregunta a mi rx8 primero era automático y le puse un motor manual y se me quedo encendido la luz de abs y control de tracción y la computadora no me manda ningún código pero al manejarlo.el carro a 80 m/h se siente descontrolado y los breques.frenan.en seco no trabaja el abs y bueno aki los mecánicos son malos que tu crees que pueda ser el problema te agradeceria

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