ABS - Serv light on ?????

[RAVIHOTWOK]

Can any one help, I have just changed my pads on my 2000 Clio 172, about a week later, the abs light and serv light keep coming on every now and then at the same time. I have noticed that when they are on, if I brake relitivly hard, there is a rapid ticking noise from by the pedal area. Anybody have any ideas?

Any help would be great.

Cheers

ravi

 

[edde]

Check the brakes fluid level.

 

[Tigger]

I'm getting this in my dci too

Checked the brake fluid (under the engine cover on the drivers side I hope) - it seems fine

 

[Bjorn]

Have a fiddle with the brake sensor, above the brake pedal, could have come loose. Worked for me.

 

[Tigger]

Ok, what am I looking for up there then?

 

[Bjorn]

Find the brake pedal!! Then work your way up the bar holding the pedal until you reach the bottom of the dash, the sensor should be just there, think its white (ish). It can come loose and will put your lights on.

Mines a 182, not sure if its the same for a dci

 

[Tigger]

Ok cheers, will have a gander anyway!

 

[Tigger]

I had a look at that switch as above, took it out checked it and put it back in.

At that stage the lights were out on the dash anyway.

Last night on the way home the lights came back on, I switched off the ignition and restarted and the lights went out straight away.

Any further indication of what might be causing this? :S
Getting a bit worrying, especialy when I'm trading in the car next week. Don't want to have another one of Renaults finest blunders poping up first

Cheers
Trev

 

[MillerLight]

if you are trading it in why did you do the pads in the first place?

 

[Tigger]

I didnt do the pads mate :S
Had the 36k service done last month and didnt bother changing the brakes at all as I knew I was changing the car.

 

[Da]

New brake pedal switch will sort it, sometimes they can be adjusted though. It's tricky but you can DIY.

 

[Dj Rpm]

I'm having difficulty thinking at the moment. Could be a speed sensor, an exciter rings...Hmm, this should be easy.

I'll get back tomorow.

Ian

 

[Mike-bham]

Hmm Renault did mine last week, and mines started doing it this morning! Dam them!

 

[Stevo_172]

Hmm Renault did mine last week, and mines started doing it this morning! Dam them!

I've got this problem aswell. Had my pads replaced all round by ktec racing and also had the front discs replaced with some drilled ones.

Since then I intermittantly get the service abs and traction control lights coming on. It seems to happen when alot of pressure is put on the brakes...

It's going into renault on friday, hopefully the warranty will cover it.

I hate it when my car gives me grief like this!!

 

[Mostro]

Since then I intermittantly get the service abs and traction control lights coming on. It seems to happen when alot of pressure is put on the brakes...

Me too. Usually after I brake over bumps and the ABS is triggered. I too fiddled with the switch, which was fairly loose in its holder and it was OK for a while....

If anyone gets a definitive solution, please post it up here. There are lots of posts on CS describing this problem, but not many with a solution!