Hi everyone,
This is my first post in the Avalon forum as I recently came into ownership of a 2001 with 99,000 miles. The car was purchased new by my great aunt and uncle, who both recently passed away. The car hasn't been driven much in the past few years because there were "brake issues". The issue they had was that the ABS system was seemingly kicking in supposedly frequently when driven normally, not on snow or ice. I drove it a few years ago, and I did notice the ABS system kicking in, but seemingly under hard barking....it seemed normal but then again I only drove it around the block.
I think they also had it checked at the dealer and they couldn't find anything wrong with the ABS system, and there were no ABS lights illuminated.
Fast forward to a few months ago, their genius son-in-law took the car to Pep Boys and dropped $1,200 (of his in law's cash) on god knows what to get the car up and running. I think the folks at Pep Boys actually put new front pads on old rusty and warped rotors......good work there!
While at Pep Boys he had them check the brakes. Supposedly they said something was wrong with the ABS system and and really smart son in law declines the repair, but still attempts to solve the issue.
The SOLUTION......the folks at Pep Boys supposedly disconnected "something" to render the ABS system inoperative! Did I mention how much I like the son in law?
So now the dash is lit up like a Christmas tree with the ABS light and VSC light, and the ABS doesn't work. The car brakes fine, but now it has no ABS.
The aforementioned son in law is beyond useless and he has no idea what was disconnected. I need to determine what could have been disconnected to reactivate the system so I can accurately determine if the system is in need of repairs or not.
What are the major components that make up the ABS system? Where are they physically located on the car? Does the ABS system have any fuses or relays that could have been pulled? What about the ABS control module? Or wheel sensors? I am literally putting pieces of a puzzle together.
Thank you!
Zack
PS: Funny story, my great uncle that passed away in December couldn't stand his son in law. He frequently noted "everything that guy touches, he breaks". So at my uncle's funeral said son in law leaves the lights on in his wife's SUV. When we came out of church, of course her car was dead. The son in law tries to jump start the car while EVERYONE is waiting to go to the cemetery. Of course he screws it up and can't start the car. All I could think is that my uncle was laughing hysterically from Heaven!
This is my first post in the Avalon forum as I recently came into ownership of a 2001 with 99,000 miles. The car was purchased new by my great aunt and uncle, who both recently passed away. The car hasn't been driven much in the past few years because there were "brake issues". The issue they had was that the ABS system was seemingly kicking in supposedly frequently when driven normally, not on snow or ice. I drove it a few years ago, and I did notice the ABS system kicking in, but seemingly under hard barking....it seemed normal but then again I only drove it around the block.
I think they also had it checked at the dealer and they couldn't find anything wrong with the ABS system, and there were no ABS lights illuminated.
Fast forward to a few months ago, their genius son-in-law took the car to Pep Boys and dropped $1,200 (of his in law's cash) on god knows what to get the car up and running. I think the folks at Pep Boys actually put new front pads on old rusty and warped rotors......good work there!
While at Pep Boys he had them check the brakes. Supposedly they said something was wrong with the ABS system and and really smart son in law declines the repair, but still attempts to solve the issue.
The SOLUTION......the folks at Pep Boys supposedly disconnected "something" to render the ABS system inoperative! Did I mention how much I like the son in law?
So now the dash is lit up like a Christmas tree with the ABS light and VSC light, and the ABS doesn't work. The car brakes fine, but now it has no ABS.
The aforementioned son in law is beyond useless and he has no idea what was disconnected. I need to determine what could have been disconnected to reactivate the system so I can accurately determine if the system is in need of repairs or not.
What are the major components that make up the ABS system? Where are they physically located on the car? Does the ABS system have any fuses or relays that could have been pulled? What about the ABS control module? Or wheel sensors? I am literally putting pieces of a puzzle together.
Thank you!
Zack
PS: Funny story, my great uncle that passed away in December couldn't stand his son in law. He frequently noted "everything that guy touches, he breaks". So at my uncle's funeral said son in law leaves the lights on in his wife's SUV. When we came out of church, of course her car was dead. The son in law tries to jump start the car while EVERYONE is waiting to go to the cemetery. Of course he screws it up and can't start the car. All I could think is that my uncle was laughing hysterically from Heaven!
