Posts Tagged: False ABS operation

False ABS brake operation: What causes it

October 15, 2021

False ABS brake operation — Causes and fixes Anti-lock brakes (ABS) are designed to prevent skidding on slick and dry pavement due to a wheel locking up and skidding. A wheel creates the most friction when brakes slow the wheel rotation speed. So ABS brakes monitors the rotation speed of all the wheels and determines if one wheel is about to lock up.False ABS brake operation occurs when a wheel speed sensor signal is wrong, caused by an improper air gap, a broken tone ring, debris on the sensor that … Read More