Car: 99 S70 base automatic with 136,000 miles
So I had all 4 shocks/struts replaced on my car along with 4 lowering springs, and both rear brake pads. I still need to get the inner tie rod ends along with sway bar links replaced so I didn't align the car yet. After this service, the traction control and ABS light may randomly come on (once every couple days - I drive about 100 miles a day).
Sometimes the check engine light comes on at the same time. If I shut the car off and restart, the ABS and tracs light are off next time I turn it on, and the check engine light has a 50% chance of being off. I found this odd because it can take a few hundred miles for the check engine light to run another test to shut itself off.
I tried to get the code but nobody wanted to do it yesterday (rained). The lights are all off now so I don't think a code will show up. I was curious if any of this could be related to my new suspension/brake pads? Rarely every once in a while I get a vibration in my brake pedal along with a sound for a second or two during low speed braking and loose some brake power. This seems to occur a little more frequently after the car was lowered.
I'm trying to see if there is something loose on the hub that could be causing all these problems. Would an incorrectly installed ABS sensor cause a check engine light along with random brake pedal vibration during low speed braking? I'm fairly sure that would cause the ABS / Tracs light. The pedal vibration only occurs during low speeds.
Modified by zpmada at 8:50 AM 6-21-2009
So I had all 4 shocks/struts replaced on my car along with 4 lowering springs, and both rear brake pads. I still need to get the inner tie rod ends along with sway bar links replaced so I didn't align the car yet. After this service, the traction control and ABS light may randomly come on (once every couple days - I drive about 100 miles a day).
Sometimes the check engine light comes on at the same time. If I shut the car off and restart, the ABS and tracs light are off next time I turn it on, and the check engine light has a 50% chance of being off. I found this odd because it can take a few hundred miles for the check engine light to run another test to shut itself off.
I tried to get the code but nobody wanted to do it yesterday (rained). The lights are all off now so I don't think a code will show up. I was curious if any of this could be related to my new suspension/brake pads? Rarely every once in a while I get a vibration in my brake pedal along with a sound for a second or two during low speed braking and loose some brake power. This seems to occur a little more frequently after the car was lowered.
I'm trying to see if there is something loose on the hub that could be causing all these problems. Would an incorrectly installed ABS sensor cause a check engine light along with random brake pedal vibration during low speed braking? I'm fairly sure that would cause the ABS / Tracs light. The pedal vibration only occurs during low speeds.
Modified by zpmada at 8:50 AM 6-21-2009