I have 2010 Prius with 180k The anti skid light, brake light and abs light all went on I brought it to a local mechanic, he checked it out and said he did not recommend that I do anything Just drive with the lights on! Any thoughts or suggestions? Thank you
My 2011 did that. It still drove just fine. Dealership said it was the brake pump failing. They had never seen one fail before. It took 2 weeks for them to get a replacement in stock, we drove it the whole time with no problems. They finally replaced the pump and it seems fine.
THIS is an example of why I think that advice to the OP is generally bad. If the brake pump completely fails, I think you will have NO BRAKES. OTOH, if it is some other component of the ABS system.....like a wheel speed sensor maybe......then you will still have conventional brakes just no ABS, anti-skid or traction control. That still is a risk but fairly small probably. You at least need to know what component is failing before deciding what to do (or not do). I think a second opinion is in order.
The mechanic ran a computer check and the code I believe said wheel sensor The car rides fine I can't tell about the abs brakes
Any time the ABS warning light is ON, the ABS feature is not functional. "Normal" braking will still work though. Only you can decide if you want to risk driving it with some of the safety features not working. If you can afford to have it fixed, you SHOULD.
Why not pull the codes and post 'em here? Then we'll have a better idea what the situation is. You can do that with a short piece of wire. -Chap
