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Is the ABS system on a ten year and 120,000 mile old car worth fixing?

Is the ABS system on a car ten years and 120,000 miles old worth fixing?

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  • Anton
    Lv 6
    5 months ago
    Favourite answer

    Car should be good for 10 years/120,000 miles more.  Do you want ABS or not?

  • 5 months ago

    Yes, that is worth fixing- as much as you value your life.

  • garry
    Lv 6
    5 months ago

    if you read my last reply then you would have the answer , either pay to fix it , or pay for a new car , yes brakes need replacing eventually .

  • 5 months ago

    It depends.

    If you plan on keeping and driving the car, then it may be worth getting quotes to fix it.

  • 5 months ago

    Depends on the overall condition of the vehicle. My eleven year old car has 28,000 miles on it. I plan on keeping it at least another five years.

    The main difference between an ABS and non-ABS braking system is that with ABS, you have wheel sensors that can go bad and the ABS module itself that can go bad. With the car I have, replacing the ABS module and all four wheel sensors would run about $1,200.  

  • JOHN B
    Lv 6
    5 months ago

    If it doesn't pull L or R, stops correctly and evenly, it can wait. JMHO

  • Anonymous
    5 months ago

    If you hope to sell it, yes. 

  • 5 months ago

    That depends on why the ABS light came on. Have the ABS codes read with a real scan tool. OBD II code readers don't work for ABS codes. Depending on what your vehicle is it may just be a $30 wheel speed sensor gone bad.

  • Anonymous
    5 months ago

    If it is a car you are planning on using, yes!

    Fixing a ABS brake system right is worth the few extra dollars. Driving it with a bad brake system is a violation of the law and shows a lack of common sense.

    Fixing the ABS will more then likely be cheaper then replacing the car.

  • 5 months ago

    Yes.  If you drive the car you need brakes that work.

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