My HBB accumulator went out and replacing it was simple ... and its worked great for 1-2 years now.
The other day my ABS light ... and all other lights came on, nonstop beep (should be the PULL OVER AND PARK warning). This happened a block from the the tire shop I was going to. I had enough pressure to brake a couple times and park it.
After the tires were put on, I had no brakes to speak of, hard pedal. Checked things out and decide to slowly drive up hill and attempt to use parking brake to stop ... which worked at slow speeds. All this while beep continues nonstop. Finally I got towards the top of the hill and started to brake and noticed a had brakes again! About 100 years later, all lights went off ... and have stayed off.
Of course now the wife won't drive the car for obviously reasons.
Would you advise I take this to my trusted shop for repairs?
I noticed that the pump unit has writing on it, so I suspect its already got a salvaged replacement pump on it.
The big difference with this failure was that when I just had an accumulator issue, the sound was distinct ... whining and kind of a sputtering sound also. This time, totally quiet, just the ABS lights and ALL OTHER LIGHTS and nonstop beep. Terrifying actually, esp. for my wife.
I've also got a problem with the stability control coming on and going off ... randomly, not sure why but I just ignore it.
I was wondering if the abs speed sensor wires could be having a problem, or if it could be a random electrical problem.
Very scary problem to have and definitely makes me question the safety of these otherwise great beasts.
