when i hit the brakes my abs light flashes and my car tries to stall out sometimes it does but i can bump start it while im still movin

Asked by Shane Apr 05, 2013 at 11:09 PM

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

migration_judge_roy answered 11 years ago

wow. How old is your battery, sounds like jostling it around causes electrical unreliability~ there are magnets in the wheels that the abs needs to see so it can tell how fast each wheel is turning...your looseness on your battery or unreliability of 'brown' power has made the lights flash~ get a new battery and check the ground cable to the chassis and to the engine~

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tenspeed answered 11 years ago

I would get those codes read. Any flashing warning light is not good. It could be a master cylinder problem since it's stalling. Call around and find out if it's safe to drive.

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