Mazda6 ABS and Traction Control Warnings

[Keyav8r]

Drove my bride’s Mazda6 last night and saw that both ABS and Traction Control warning lights were on.  She said they had been on and off for a while but forgot to tell me about it.  Decided to check it out before taking it to the stealer, er, dealer.  Youtube has several posts on the subject and the general consensus seemed to be check the sensors.  If they get dirty they can malfunction and throw a warning.

i jacked the car up, pulled the wheels/tires and pulled the sensors.  The front two were pretty dirty so I wiped them off, spun the disc while blowing air on the tone ring, and re-installed them.  The rear sensors were clean but I gave them a precautionary wipe and put them back in.

After torquing the wheels, I took her for a test drive and the warnings cleared within the first mile.

Probably saved several hundred $ as the dealer would have replaced all the sensors and probably found something else add to the bill.

If your DD has ABS, etc. and you get a warning light, save yourself some money and check/clean the sensors (after you check the fuse).

[Pete M]

yup, very good advice.