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1990 Mercedes-Benz 300E

Question: ABS light comes on and off

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penrod, Ocala, FL, September 09, 2010, 11:17

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Yesterday the abs light came on and stayed on for a couple of minutes before going off, when I started it up today the abs light came on for a few seconds

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  hemicuda September 09, 2010, 11:47
  

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  Have a shop check the brake fluid level in your master cylinder and if thats full you probably have a ABS sensor going bad. You can locate a shop near you here http://repairpal.com/directory?address=34480&car_brand_na... and get ABS repair estimates here http://repairpal.com/estimator?car_type_id=191
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