Brake Fault Warning - Message Centre

bearhouse · 14th April 2024, 06:40

Hi All,

I wonder if you can kindly help.

My Rover 75 2.5 V6 2001 has had a permanent ABS warning fault for a few years now. My local garage has had a look but not managed for cure the fault. Instead, they clear all the fault codes just prior to an MOT and it passes as no warning lights are on for the test. A cheat but gets me through. I mention this in case connected to my recent fault.

Recently while driving, the Red 'Brake Fault' came up in the message centre and once it went off the brake light stayed on. I carefully checked I could stop and drove home. I checked the brake fluid level and while low wasn't at minimum. I topped up with new Dot 4 but that it didn't make any difference. The brake warning light is now sometimes on and other times off. I had my local garage come and collect the car to investigate but on that day the light was off. The mechanic looked at the fault codes and there was a couple from the rear right ABS sensor but nothing else related. He cleared the codes, checked the pads etc and said he couldn't do much more as the warning was off.

Since dropping the car back, the Brake Fault warning has come up again and the warning light is constantly on. Can anyone suggest what the fault may be? I'm obviously reluctant to drive with such a potentially serious warning.

Any suggestions or advice greatly appreciate.

SD1too · 14th April 2024, 06:51

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Originally Posted by bearhouse

Can anyone suggest what the fault may be?

Yes Terry, i had something very similar last summer.

Remove the rear brake calipers and disc. Clean out accumulated brake dust from around the handbrake shoes but particularly on the backplate where the ABS sensor is mounted.

On my car this dust was intermittently interfering with the signal from the ABS sensors and triggering a fault indication even though the brakes were perfectly safe to use.

Simon

bearhouse · 14th April 2024, 16:35

Many thanks Simon. I don't suppose you know anyone near Hemel Hempstead you would recommend to do this?

SD1too · 15th April 2024, 07:56

Your local garage ought to be able to do that Terry.

Simon

14th April 2024, 06:40	#1
bearhouse Regular poster Rover 75 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Herts Posts: 89 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Brake Fault Warning - Message Centre Hi All, I wonder if you can kindly help. My Rover 75 2.5 V6 2001 has had a permanent ABS warning fault for a few years now. My local garage has had a look but not managed for cure the fault. Instead, they clear all the fault codes just prior to an MOT and it passes as no warning lights are on for the test. A cheat but gets me through. I mention this in case connected to my recent fault. Recently while driving, the Red 'Brake Fault' came up in the message centre and once it went off the brake light stayed on. I carefully checked I could stop and drove home. I checked the brake fluid level and while low wasn't at minimum. I topped up with new Dot 4 but that it didn't make any difference. The brake warning light is now sometimes on and other times off. I had my local garage come and collect the car to investigate but on that day the light was off. The mechanic looked at the fault codes and there was a couple from the rear right ABS sensor but nothing else related. He cleared the codes, checked the pads etc and said he couldn't do much more as the warning was off. Since dropping the car back, the Brake Fault warning has come up again and the warning light is constantly on. Can anyone suggest what the fault may be? I'm obviously reluctant to drive with such a potentially serious warning. Any suggestions or advice greatly appreciate.

15th April 2024, 07:56	#4
SD1too Doesn't do things by halves Rover 75 2.5 Connoisseur Auto (1999) Dealer launch model. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Former Middlesex Posts: 20,395 Thanks: 1,587 Thanked 3,749 Times in 3,181 Posts	Your local garage ought to be able to do that Terry. Simon __________________ "Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble." Sir Henry Royce.

14th April 2024, 16:35	#3
bearhouse Regular poster Rover 75 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Herts Posts: 89 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Many thanks Simon. I don't suppose you know anyone near Hemel Hempstead you would recommend to do this?