i have a 94 BB1 prelude. last weekend i let my friend drive the car because i was pretty wasted and didn't want to kill someone.
anyhoo, he didn't release the hand brake all the way and drove like that for a few minutes. we didn't really noticed the brake light until the ABS light came on. we lowered the hand brake and restarted the car. the ABS light never showed up again. but when i go over bumps and brake, even really slow, it seems like my ABS kicks in for some reason... everything is ok on even roads with no bumps, but as soon as i go over bumps this happens every time i brake, like i said, no slamming on the brakes or anything, just normal braking.
what could the problem be? i'm assuming something electrical, but i haven't had time to check it out yet. anyone?????????? thanks in advance.

 

The parking brkae operates like a drum brake on that car. You have normal disc in the rear but the parking brake is a cable operated drum brake on the inside of the rotor. By driving around with it you may have misaligned brake parts causing them to stick and lock a wheel prematurely. That can cause a light.

 

any other thoughts??????

 

If you leave the E-brake on and drive, the ABS turns itself off.

it's the way you disable the abs system in a honda. Pretty much, the ECU senses that the BRAKE light is on and the car is moving (ABS speed sensors). the ECU then "assumes" that there is a problem with the brakes (ABS). Then it trips the ABS light to let the operator know that something is wrong, and disables the ABS system to keep it from causing any damage to the ABS system and components.

I do this sometimes during winter (because I hate ABS in the snow).

To reset the system, you need to turn the car off and start it up so that the ABS system resets itself.

But since your problem is reoccuring... I would say that an ABS component is going bad. The way you check this is pretty much the way you check ECU engine codes. The only difference is that you will not look at the check engine light, but the ABS light. The ABS light will flash in the same type of code as the check engine light when codes are thrown.

Follow the service manual instructions and check to see if an ABS code is thrown and then go from there.

Good luck



[Modified by Shft@9GSR, 8:29 PM 9/3/2002]

 

thank you guys, i will look into it one of these days... too damn busy...

 

or try this, get a spray can of brake cleaner and spray the sensors for each wheel till they are clean.

sometimes the dirt screws up the system.

 

ok, i checked for the code and it's two short flashes followed by one more short flash. anyone have any idea what it could be? i'll be looking for the codes elswhere in the meantime.

 

If you can, try those same bumps with another Prelude. You may have not noticed it before. Mine does that same thing once in a blue moon (or at least when I'm looking for it)... depends on how bad the bumps are.

 

I think mine is starting to do that too. After I screwed around with the hand brake, whenever I left off my normal brakes I feel like the brakes stick.

 

damn, not it got worse... it's doesn't do it over bumps now. now it does it only when i'm comming to a full stop. and it does it right at the end when i'm about to stop. then i press it harder and it stops. i gotta fix this damn thing before i rear-end someone... ah, the weekend is finally here...

 

my ABS just stopped working today...

 

LOL, my abs doesn't work either. but you won't rear end someone just because it stopped working, it just means that you'll have a regular braking system until you fix it. i'm not sure if i want to fix my abs system as it will cost me hundreds of dollars to fix, and while going to school full time i can't afford to fix it.

 

oh, i'm not worried about rear-ending someone. i'm just pissed because i have to spend pesos to fix it. oh well, **** happens...

 

my first guess is that it's a wheel speed sensor. And if it happens when you are almost stopped, maybe it's just sensing that the one wheel is stopped and the other wheel sensors are showing speed (movement) still. which to the ABS computer would say that it's a skid condition.

My teg is doing the same thing. So I just disable the abs when I drive it. or it usually disables itself before I even get a chance. I'll fix it some time.

Good luck.