ABS Light in 94 Accord
 

Hi everyone,

I was looking to buy this 94 Accord EX, but it has a ABS Light which is on.
Does Anyone know what causes this Light to come on?

Any insight would be appreciated.

Thanks

Re: ABS Light in 94 Accord
 

"RJ" <cenrj2@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi everyone,
>
> I was looking to buy this 94 Accord EX, but it has a
> ABS Light which is on. Does Anyone know what causes
> this Light to come on?

The main reason would be that there is a problem with
some components of the ABS system. The other common
reason for the light to come on, is a failure of the
sensor that detects problems with the ABS system (this
happens a lot of the time with our fleet of tractor
trailers at work).

Brian

Re: ABS Light in 94 Accord
 

"RJ" <cenrj2@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:M2UXd.3698$gS.235@fe1.columbus.rr.com...
> Hi everyone,
>
> I was looking to buy this 94 Accord EX, but it has a
> ABS Light which is on. Does Anyone know what causes
> this Light to come on?

The main reason would be that there is a problem with
some components of the ABS system. The other common
reason for the light to come on, is a failure of the
sensor that detects problems with the ABS system (this
happens a lot of the time with our fleet of tractor
trailers at work).

Brian

Re: ABS Light in 94 Accord
 

RJ wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I was looking to buy this 94 Accord EX, but it has a ABS Light which is on.
> Does Anyone know what causes this Light to come on?
>
> Any insight would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
>
An ABS unit cost upwards of $1000 new. My 93 Maxima had this problem
with only 64k miles.The manufacturer wanted $1150 for a new unit. It was
$850 for refurbished unit on the internet. You should get this checked
out by a mechanic. If you cannot, then try to find the owners' manual
for this car. There should be and easy way to tell which part is broken
with a simple test( There is with the Nissan) . I would just walk away
from this though-it could get expensive.

Re: ABS Light in 94 Accord
 

RJ wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I was looking to buy this 94 Accord EX, but it has a ABS Light which is on.
> Does Anyone know what causes this Light to come on?
>
> Any insight would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
>
An ABS unit cost upwards of $1000 new. My 93 Maxima had this problem
with only 64k miles.The manufacturer wanted $1150 for a new unit. It was
$850 for refurbished unit on the internet. You should get this checked
out by a mechanic. If you cannot, then try to find the owners' manual
for this car. There should be and easy way to tell which part is broken
with a simple test( There is with the Nissan) . I would just walk away
from this though-it could get expensive.

Re: ABS Light in 94 Accord
 

On 3/10/05 12:59 PM, in article EO0Yd.25800$rB3.4971323@twister.nyc.rr.com,
"John Smith" <johns6n@hotmail.com> wrote:

> RJ wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I was looking to buy this 94 Accord EX, but it has a ABS Light which is on.
>> Does Anyone know what causes this Light to come on?
>>
>> Any insight would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
> An ABS unit cost upwards of $1000 new. My 93 Maxima had this problem
> with only 64k miles.The manufacturer wanted $1150 for a new unit. It was
> $850 for refurbished unit on the internet. You should get this checked
> out by a mechanic. If you cannot, then try to find the owners' manual
> for this car. There should be and easy way to tell which part is broken
> with a simple test( There is with the Nissan) . I would just walk away
> from this though-it could get expensive.

Hondas of this vintage will blink out a trouble code on the ABS light if you
short the SCS connector.

The ABS on these cars is a disaster. Both of the ones I had ('95 Integra
and '96 Odyssey) failed prematurely and everybody I know that had one also
failed. If you would be interested in the car even if it didn't have ABS,
then it might still be interesting to you (main brakes are unaffected by ABS
failure), otherwise just walk away. The cost of repairs will be significant
relative to the current value of the car.

Re: ABS Light in 94 Accord
 

On 3/10/05 12:59 PM, in article EO0Yd.25800$rB3.4971323@twister.nyc.rr.com,
"John Smith" <johns6n@hotmail.com> wrote:

> RJ wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I was looking to buy this 94 Accord EX, but it has a ABS Light which is on.
>> Does Anyone know what causes this Light to come on?
>>
>> Any insight would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
> An ABS unit cost upwards of $1000 new. My 93 Maxima had this problem
> with only 64k miles.The manufacturer wanted $1150 for a new unit. It was
> $850 for refurbished unit on the internet. You should get this checked
> out by a mechanic. If you cannot, then try to find the owners' manual
> for this car. There should be and easy way to tell which part is broken
> with a simple test( There is with the Nissan) . I would just walk away
> from this though-it could get expensive.

Hondas of this vintage will blink out a trouble code on the ABS light if you
short the SCS connector.

The ABS on these cars is a disaster. Both of the ones I had ('95 Integra
and '96 Odyssey) failed prematurely and everybody I know that had one also
failed. If you would be interested in the car even if it didn't have ABS,
then it might still be interesting to you (main brakes are unaffected by ABS
failure), otherwise just walk away. The cost of repairs will be significant
relative to the current value of the car.

Re: ABS Light in 94 Accord
 

On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 16:33:45 -0600, "E. Meyer" <e52.meyer@ieee.org>
wrote:

>On 3/10/05 12:59 PM, in article EO0Yd.25800$rB3.4971323@twister.nyc.rr.com,
>"John Smith" <johns6n@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> RJ wrote:
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> I was looking to buy this 94 Accord EX, but it has a ABS Light which is on.
>>> Does Anyone know what causes this Light to come on?
>>>
>>> Any insight would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>> An ABS unit cost upwards of $1000 new. My 93 Maxima had this problem
>> with only 64k miles.The manufacturer wanted $1150 for a new unit. It was
>> $850 for refurbished unit on the internet. You should get this checked
>> out by a mechanic. If you cannot, then try to find the owners' manual
>> for this car. There should be and easy way to tell which part is broken
>> with a simple test( There is with the Nissan) . I would just walk away
>> from this though-it could get expensive.
>
>Hondas of this vintage will blink out a trouble code on the ABS light if you
>short the SCS connector.
>
>The ABS on these cars is a disaster. Both of the ones I had ('95 Integra
>and '96 Odyssey) failed prematurely and everybody I know that had one also
>failed. If you would be interested in the car even if it didn't have ABS,
>then it might still be interesting to you (main brakes are unaffected by ABS
>failure), otherwise just walk away. The cost of repairs will be significant
>relative to the current value of the car.


this year is famous for a bad abs pump. and it is expensive. to
test, pull the abs relay and jumper the two holes that a re farther
apart, the abs pump will run, if it sounds the same the whole time the
pump is shot, if it starts to growl, the pump is good. don't run it
for more than about 10 seconds.
Chip

Re: ABS Light in 94 Accord
 

On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 16:33:45 -0600, "E. Meyer" <e52.meyer@ieee.org>
wrote:

>On 3/10/05 12:59 PM, in article EO0Yd.25800$rB3.4971323@twister.nyc.rr.com,
>"John Smith" <johns6n@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> RJ wrote:
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> I was looking to buy this 94 Accord EX, but it has a ABS Light which is on.
>>> Does Anyone know what causes this Light to come on?
>>>
>>> Any insight would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>> An ABS unit cost upwards of $1000 new. My 93 Maxima had this problem
>> with only 64k miles.The manufacturer wanted $1150 for a new unit. It was
>> $850 for refurbished unit on the internet. You should get this checked
>> out by a mechanic. If you cannot, then try to find the owners' manual
>> for this car. There should be and easy way to tell which part is broken
>> with a simple test( There is with the Nissan) . I would just walk away
>> from this though-it could get expensive.
>
>Hondas of this vintage will blink out a trouble code on the ABS light if you
>short the SCS connector.
>
>The ABS on these cars is a disaster. Both of the ones I had ('95 Integra
>and '96 Odyssey) failed prematurely and everybody I know that had one also
>failed. If you would be interested in the car even if it didn't have ABS,
>then it might still be interesting to you (main brakes are unaffected by ABS
>failure), otherwise just walk away. The cost of repairs will be significant
>relative to the current value of the car.


this year is famous for a bad abs pump. and it is expensive. to
test, pull the abs relay and jumper the two holes that a re farther
apart, the abs pump will run, if it sounds the same the whole time the
pump is shot, if it starts to growl, the pump is good. don't run it
for more than about 10 seconds.
Chip

Re: ABS Light in 94 Accord
 

Thanks to all those who replied, I think it is best not to look at this car,
since it can get expensive to fix.

"RJ" <cenrj2@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:M2UXd.3698$gS.235@fe1.columbus.rr.com...
> Hi everyone,
>
> I was looking to buy this 94 Accord EX, but it has a ABS Light which is
> on. Does Anyone know what causes this Light to come on?
>
> Any insight would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>

Re: ABS Light in 94 Accord
 

Thanks to all those who replied, I think it is best not to look at this car,
since it can get expensive to fix.

"RJ" <cenrj2@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:M2UXd.3698$gS.235@fe1.columbus.rr.com...
> Hi everyone,
>
> I was looking to buy this 94 Accord EX, but it has a ABS Light which is
> on. Does Anyone know what causes this Light to come on?
>
> Any insight would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>