Important! : bad times

1. pezza-vts Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2010 paignton southwest! Posts: 172 saxo vtr black and yellow

   #1 11th January 2011, 20:21

   hi guys just picked the missus up from work... following a car threw the lanes and he slammed his brakes on so i did the same and now i got no powersteering, but on my dash i have a orange car with 2 's' shape marks near the tyres anyone know what it is?? its on a vts please help lol
2. Krys_23 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 6543

   #2 11th January 2011, 20:22

   Abs ? .....
3. pezza-vts Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2010 paignton southwest! Posts: 172 saxo vtr black and yellow

   #3 11th January 2011, 20:24

   nope not the abs light as that comes on and goes off wen car is started
4. derekm2104 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 189

   #4 11th January 2011, 20:24

   Mine done this in the bad snow but went off pretty soon after.
5. pezza-vts Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2010 paignton southwest! Posts: 172 saxo vtr black and yellow

   #5 11th January 2011, 20:25

   but did u get powersteering back??
6. derekm2104 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 189

   #6 11th January 2011, 20:26

   Everything went back to normal.
7. user_31642 Established Member Joined: Mar 2009 s-o-t Posts: 1174 S2 106 Rallye

   #7 11th January 2011, 20:27

   never heard of this one , sounds silly but have you had a look in your owners handbook ?
8. Saxguy Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 taunton,somerset Posts: 506 Posi blue saxo vtr Gold vtr

   #8 11th January 2011, 20:29

   ABS light i think mate
9. JFox Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2010 Valleys - South Wales Posts: 256 Saxo Mk2 1.1i Forte

   #9 11th January 2011, 20:29

   Seen a similar thing in a madza, it was something like the traction controll but its called something else, it changes the power going to each wheel...
   
   the way u described the light is the same as in the madza but i dont think VT*'s got anything like that :s never heard of it.
10. pezza-vts Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2010 paignton southwest! Posts: 172 saxo vtr black and yellow

    #10 11th January 2011, 20:32

    anti-lock braking system??? lol wtf is that
11. pezza-vts Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2010 paignton southwest! Posts: 172 saxo vtr black and yellow

    #11 11th January 2011, 20:33

    and how could i sort it anyone kno?
12. derekm2104 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 189

    #12 11th January 2011, 20:33

    I'd never seen it before as obviously there is no traction control system.
13. Saxguy Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 taunton,somerset Posts: 506 Posi blue saxo vtr Gold vtr

    #13 11th January 2011, 20:35

    try cleaning the abs sensor?
14. LScottBell Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 822 Citroen Saxo Vtr 2001

    #14 11th January 2011, 20:36

    Take a pic of the light on the dash
15. derekm2104 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 189

    #15 11th January 2011, 20:36

    I'd try disconnecting the battery for a while. You tried turning the car off and on I take it ?
16. tomburnley L-plater Joined: Jan 2011 Burnley Posts: 36 Citroen Saxo 1.1i

    #16 11th January 2011, 20:52

    sports steering?? maybe stupid not really sure but could you of accidently pressed something?
17. Saxguy Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 taunton,somerset Posts: 506 Posi blue saxo vtr Gold vtr

    #17 11th January 2011, 20:56

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by tomburnley sports steering?? maybe stupid not really sure but could you of accidently pressed something?

    Im sure saxo's dont have this mate.
18. MunkyBoy Established Member Joined: Nov 2009 Maldon Posts: 2033 1. MK2 Chalked VT'd 1.1 2. MK1 VTS

    #18 11th January 2011, 21:10

    That light is the abs, so maybe you've got an issue with one of the sensors after slamming the brakes on.
    
    Has it gone off for good now?
19. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

    #19 11th January 2011, 21:16

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Saxguy try cleaning the abs sensor?

    +1
    
    
    Steve.
20. pezza-vts Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2010 paignton southwest! Posts: 172 saxo vtr black and yellow

    #20 11th January 2011, 22:06

    nahh still on will update tomo wen i get in car, if its still on im gonna take the wheels off and clean it!
21. pezza-vts Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2010 paignton southwest! Posts: 172 saxo vtr black and yellow

    #21 12th January 2011, 12:58

    right been outside for the past 3 hours tryin to sort my ABS out and the situation is still the friggin same ive cleaned it ive disconnected the battery,fuses etc etc and still on any mechanics here that could point me in the right direction on how to solve it???
22. bengtt5 Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2010 bournemouth Posts: 272 ph2 clio 172

    #22 12th January 2011, 13:01

    chances are its a faulty sensor and the car has only realised because you had to brake hard