Correct me if I'm wrong but with ABS I should never really be able to lock up the brakes, or I should at least hear it buzzing. I looked just behind the passenger side light and saw the ABS unit under the hood but when I drive my 1996 Impreza I never feel the abs kick in and I can lock up the brakes. Am I missing something or is something busted somewhere? There are no abs or check engine lights on in the dash, is there a fuse or relay somewhere that I can check?

Edited January 8, 201412 yr by provin1327

You should be okay. If you can try it on a slippery surface is when you'll feel it kick in. Slushy, snowy, muddy roads and it should show up. If not, then yeah something might be off.

 

I'm not a fan of ABS for myself though. It's disabled on the cars I have that came equipped with it. Pumping the pedal does the same thing but with a human brain operating it instead of a computer.

I tried it on some snow, locked up pretty quick, going to check the fuse box first

All the fuses look ok, anyy ideas on what to test first?

Make sure the ABS light comes on key on, engine not started.

Check for power to the unit, key on.

DO you have an ABS light on on the dash? Are all the fuses in place under the hood?

There is no abs light that lights up on the dash with key on

On the ABS pump itself there is a cover where some relays sit. I wonder if one of them have been removed.

There is one relay and one big plastic coverish thing that I cant seem to pull out

Are the fuses in the holder for the ABS???

Yes all the fuses look good