Nearly every car on the market these days has an antilock brake system. This system is designed to help prevent your wheels from hydroplaning and going into a skid on wet and icy roads. How the system does this is by engaging and disengaging the brakes so rapidly that your vehicle regains its traction. United Diesel Repair services ABS systems, and if your system is giving you problems, it could be the ABS control module, which is responsible for pumping the brakes when it detects traction loss.
Your Brake Pedal Is Unresponsive
Depending on the ABS system on your automobile, your brake pedal may become unresponsive if the ABS module is malfunctioning or failing. Obviously, this puts you in serious danger. In some cases, you might notice the brake pedal acting up over time rather than failing outright. If your brake pedal has become increasingly hard to depress, it’s important to have this checked right away to ensure it does not become unresponsive.
Your Vehicle is Harder to Stop
You might also find that the brake pedal feels fine, but you have to push down harder and harder to get your automobile to stop. A problematic ABS control module might take extra effort to engage the brake pads, i.e. push them into the rotors to slow down and stop your car. This increases your stopping distance and often leaves you panicked that your automobile will not stop on time. In severe cases, it won’t.
Your ABS Light Stays On
The ABS light on your vehicle’s dashboard will turn on when you start your car while it tests the system and then turn off within a few seconds. If the light stays on, or turns on while you’re driving, this means the ABS control module has sent an error code to your automobiles engine control module that there is something wrong with the system. Most of the time, this alert is valid and you do, indeed, have an ABS problem. Sometimes, however, the module itself can be malfunctioning.
Your Brakes Lock
Finally, your ABS is designed to prevent your brakes from locking, as its name suggests. If the ABS module is malfunctioning, you might find that your vehicle’s brakes lock even in optimal driving conditions. If your brakes are locking for no apparent reason, bring your diesel into United Diesel Repair in Flowery Branch, GA, right away. We’ll test your ABS system, including the ABS module and sensors, and fix the problem so you can count on your automobile’s brake system.
