ABS and slippery road lights on - help - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Hawk77FT · 08-04-2013, 05:10 AM

Ok, so I had an overpipe and front pipe installed and I had to take the steering rack off as it was in the way (rhd car). Everything went ok but now I have the abs and "slippery road" lights on. I have checked the fuses but not sure if it is right one.
Does anyone have any advice?

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SigmaHyperion · 08-04-2013, 05:16 AM

In most vehicles I've owned, having the ABS/ESC lights on is usually indicative of a sensor either malfunctioning or, more often than not, not being plugged in.

So I'd go back and check to see if you either unplugged an ABS sensor that you forgot to plug back in, or that somehow in the process of removing the rack one didn't actually get unplugged or damaged.

Hawk77FT · 08-04-2013, 05:27 AM

Oh ok. Where the abs sensors would be on this car, you know.

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SigmaHyperion · 08-04-2013, 05:48 AM

And Step #4 of the process below shows 3 pictures related to the ABS sensor wire:

http://www.techautohow.org/2013/06/0...rs-subaru-brz/

Hawk77FT · 08-06-2013, 03:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SigmaHyperion

And Step #4 of the process below shows 3 pictures related to the ABS sensor wire:

http://www.techautohow.org/2013/06/0...rs-subaru-brz/

I have checked the wires, i even had my mechanic to check the wires but the light is still there. I had Toyota checking the system and it seems that the codes are still there. That makes me think:
1. are there any steering rack sensors? And if there are, where are they located? maybe the guy has knocked it off, or nicked the wires or something.
2. The steering rack has been taken off as well as the pinion input shaft so that might've caused the issue.

Any advice?

Turdinator · 08-06-2013, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hawk77FT

I have checked the wires, i even had my mechanic to check the wires but the light is still there. I had Toyota checking the system and it seems that the codes are still there. That makes me think:
1. are there any steering rack sensors? And if there are, where are they located? maybe the guy has knocked it off, or nicked the wires or something.
2. The steering rack has been taken off as well as the pinion input shaft so that might've caused the issue.

Any advice?

What codes is the car throwing? It may give us a hint of where to look next?

OrbitalEllipses · 08-07-2013, 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hawk77FT

I have checked the wires, i even had my mechanic to check the wires but the light is still there. I had Toyota checking the system and it seems that the codes are still there. That makes me think:
1. are there any steering rack sensors? And if there are, where are they located? maybe the guy has knocked it off, or nicked the wires or something.
2. The steering rack has been taken off as well as the pinion input shaft so that might've caused the issue.

Any advice?

The VSC brain is tied into the steering shaft at the clock spring (steering input sensor?) behind the steering wheel.

08-04-2013, 05:10 AM	#1
Hawk77FT Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: GTS 86 Location: Australia Posts: 989 Thanks: 873 Thanked 476 Times in 272 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	ABS and slippery road lights on - help Ok, so I had an overpipe and front pipe installed and I had to take the steering rack off as it was in the way (rhd car). Everything went ok but now I have the abs and "slippery road" lights on. I have checked the fuses but not sure if it is right one. Does anyone have any advice? Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

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08-04-2013, 05:16 AM	#2
SigmaHyperion Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: 2013 SWP BRZ Limited Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 207 Thanks: 9 Thanked 131 Times in 73 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	In most vehicles I've owned, having the ABS/ESC lights on is usually indicative of a sensor either malfunctioning or, more often than not, not being plugged in. So I'd go back and check to see if you either unplugged an ABS sensor that you forgot to plug back in, or that somehow in the process of removing the rack one didn't actually get unplugged or damaged.

08-04-2013, 05:27 AM	#3
Hawk77FT Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: GTS 86 Location: Australia Posts: 989 Thanks: 873 Thanked 476 Times in 272 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Oh ok. Where the abs sensors would be on this car, you know. Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

08-04-2013, 05:48 AM	#4
SigmaHyperion Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: 2013 SWP BRZ Limited Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 207 Thanks: 9 Thanked 131 Times in 73 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	And Step #4 of the process below shows 3 pictures related to the ABS sensor wire: http://www.techautohow.org/2013/06/0...rs-subaru-brz/

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