ABS?

[WhiteSLEV6]

I don't know if it is ABS.. but it was raining and I slammed on the brakes and all I heard was this grinding noise like rocks grinding on SOLID metal. Didn't sound healthy for my car at all. Was it was ABS?

[Jon11582]

If you felt your foot being pushed back by the brake, then yes it was ABS. You lost traction, and the ABS unlocked the brakes to try and get it back for you.

[Yanks0114]

When was the last time you had your brake pads replaced?

[WhiteSLEV6]

yes i felt my break foot being pushed back a little.. (peddle didnt go down as far as usual even when i slammed on the brakes.) so yeah.. i guess it was ABS. It's just the sound that worries me. It's not my break pads either.. Oh well.. at least i didnt skid on the road when i slammed my breaks.

[JAYDEE23]

i had a saturn that made this god awful noise when the abs kicked in.. sounded like the bottom of the car was literally faling apart piece by piece..

is it a loud clicking noise?... i dont hink i ever had my abs come on..only had my solara a few months now..

[WhiteSLEV6]

yes it was pretty loud.

does the ABS light come on in the dash board when activated? I didnt check when it happened, but I will next time.

[Jon11582]

No it doesnt light up.
It happens to me every time in wet conditions if I brake more-than-conservatively. And its saved my ass on more than one occasion in snow/ice. Just wait til the winter, youll be hearing it alot, especially in the great white north.

[Mossy]

First time I heard it I was close to a curb, I slapped the brakes on and all I heard was the metal grinding noise. I thought that I was rubbing on the curb with the under carriage.