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Anyone else wonder why the OPs driving style seems to require ABS to kick in so often? As for the OP - get it fixed, life or death things need fixing.
Andi.
Andi.
I'm not an aggressive driver so I don't brake hard. Besides in a 1.3 Yaris I can only do 60 mph downhill with a tail windIt's very normal for ABS to cause the pedal to sink. You do not lose any braking, this is just the ABS system modulating the braking pressure.
Source: Mechanic having done 100s of emergency stops in many different cars.
Also though, how hard are you braking to trigger the ABS? I've never triggered it in any of my cars other than in icy conditions under normal driving apart from perhaps one or two very harsh stops to avoid someone.
How often is my ABS kicking in? I'll wire you £20 right now if you can tell me.Anyone else wonder why the OPs driving style seems to require ABS to kick in so often? As for the OP - get it fixed, life or death things need fixing.
Andi.
I didn't know my old Alfa had it until I'd owned it for about 6 months , and that was on a country lane with stones and dirt which made it kick it.Anyone else wonder why the OPs driving style seems to require ABS to kick in so often? As for the OP - get it fixed, life or death things need fixing.
Andi.
You don’t necessarily have to be driving like a goon to activate the abs especially if something isn’t working correctly. It happened to me when I was driving through a country lane at a safe speed when I met a car coming the other way, I tried to brake which I should have easily been able to do abs kicked in and I very nearly plowed straight into the car coming the other way, to the point I tried to steer into the hedge to stop myself. Luckily I managed to just stop without causing any damage.It's very normal for ABS to cause the pedal to sink. You do not lose any braking, this is just the ABS system modulating the braking pressure.
Source: Mechanic having done 100s of emergency stops in many different cars.
Also though, how hard are you braking to trigger the ABS? I've never triggered it in any of my cars other than in icy conditions under normal driving apart from perhaps one or two very harsh stops to avoid someone.
Am booked in a KwikFit tomorrow for a couple new front tyres.
I just wanted to discuss the ABS. It seems some people want to make my threads confrontational because of my views in GD. I'm happy for this one not to be (confrontational).It does seem as though the OP likes a bit of forum confrontation
I'm getting the Goodyear Vector4 All-Season tyre - it was recommended by Honest Johns who seems to have a fairly good reputation. I am a car noob tho.well now we know why the abs is kicking in.
I'm quite happy for it to kick in, the problem is I'm not sure it's behaving as it's supposed to when it does.You don't need to be driving aggressively, if the front tyres are near the end of their useful life and you're on slippy surfaces then it'll kick in.
Perhaps see if it's any different with the new tyres, but if a car was making me reach for the handbrake to stop it - I'd want it looked at sharpish!
as he saidI'd want it looked at sharpish!
IAssertions that I'm a bad driver are baseless. I could be, or I might not be - you don't have any information either way.
It's very normal for ABS to cause the pedal to sink. You do not lose any braking, this is just the ABS system modulating the braking pressure.
Source: Mechanic having done 100s of emergency stops in many different cars.
Fair point. It's quite old now as well being a 2003 model. I like the car but I'm not sentimentalIf you have no confidence in the car, and it is "just" a Yaris, and you are chasing your tail....I would just flog it and get another one/something else. There are better things in life to be doing than taking a Yaris to multiple garages to diagnose an obscure/hard to find issue.
2-3 times a year that I remember. Bear in mind we're talking Cornish back roads/lanes. Ie covered in leaves or loose gravel.Am I the only one sat here thinking you need to change your driving style if you are having ABS kick in often enough that this is a major concern? Either that or something about the car setup aint right.
I cant recall the last time I had ABS kick in on the roads.... genuinely... cant.
They are/were - just had new ones this morning. I'm not surprised ABS is kicking in, it's just the behaviour when they do that bothers me.Indeed, and it's quite normal with certain Toyotas for the pedal to sink to the floor if you press it hard while the car is stationary. My girlfriend's old Auris did it, and I've driven Yarises that do it. Something to do with how the ABS/EBD system is set up.
Perhaps OP's tyres are ancient and knackered and crap as well.