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If your Buick ABS and Traction lights stay on, it means the Electronic Brake Control Module (EBCM) has detected a problem. In most cases, the problem is caused by a bad wheel speed sensor.
With the ABS light on, your wheels may lock up during emergency braking, resulting in the vehicle skidding. Your car may require a longer distance for braking or even lose traction when going around sharp curves.
Buick EBCM problems disable both the Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) and Traction System (TCS). Buick ABS problems can be diagnosed with an ABS scanner.
Common symptoms you will notice when your Buick ABS fails:
Even though the vehicle may operate, get the ABS diagnosed as soon as possible.
In addition to the warning lights, you may also hear a brief and intermittent noise, click, grinding, or ABS pump motor noises from the vehicle's inside at parking lot speeds when braking.
You may also notice a Service Message displaying in the Driver Information Center (DIC).
The first thing that you should do is to pull over and check the brake fluid level safely.
Open the hood by pulling the hood release under the hood. Next, locate the brake reservoir on the driver's side of the engine.
Look at the side of the reservoir for Min and Max marks. Verify the brake fluid level is between Min and Max marks.
Do not operate the vehicle if the brake fluid level is below the MIN mark.
If the brake fluid level is within the recommended range, continue to the next step to diagnose the problem with an ABS scanner.
To reset the Buick ABS light, you will need to read the codes with an ABS scanner and fix the problem. Then follow the steps below to reset the Buick ABS light.
If you use a generic OBD-II scanner, you may not get any codes at all. When you use an ABS scanner, you will get fault codes such as:
One of the most common problems that trigger Buick ABS and traction problems is a faulty ABS wheel speed sensor or debris at the sensor's tip.
A list of possible problems that cause Buick ABS and traction control problems.
To find out why your Buick ABS light is on, you need to read the ABS module's fault codes.
You can't use a generic scanner to retrieve ABS codes. You will need a scanner that works on Buick and can diagnose the ABS modules, such as Foxwell for GM Buick or Autel All System Scanner.
By YOUCANIC Automotive Experts Published on: Monday, September 16, 2019. |