Question about ABS
#1
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2001
Posts: 52
Upvotes: 0
Received 0 Upvotes
on
0 Posts
Question about ABS
i have a 98 Chev Cavalier and i'm kinda new to vehicles with ABS.
we had some snow this am and when i hit the brakes the ABS makes sort of a loud Thumpa Thumpa sound , on our 95 Astro the Abs makes sort of a loud Whirrrr sound ,, the Cav is new to us so i'm just wondering if the Thumpa sound is normal for this vehicle.
thank you and i hope you understand what i'm trying to say.
we had some snow this am and when i hit the brakes the ABS makes sort of a loud Thumpa Thumpa sound , on our 95 Astro the Abs makes sort of a loud Whirrrr sound ,, the Cav is new to us so i'm just wondering if the Thumpa sound is normal for this vehicle.
thank you and i hope you understand what i'm trying to say.
#3
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2001
Posts: 52
Upvotes: 0
Received 0 Upvotes
on
0 Posts
thanks for the response Joe, like i said the noise from the Cav is soooo much different than the Astro that i was wondering whether there was something wrong with it.
Is it normal that in the snow when the abs kicks in that the car shakes?? it stops straight and true , it's just the noise that concerned me.
Is it normal that in the snow when the abs kicks in that the car shakes?? it stops straight and true , it's just the noise that concerned me.
#5
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2001
Posts: 52
Upvotes: 0
Received 0 Upvotes
on
0 Posts
the "shake" is only when the abs engages , other than that on dry or wet roads it stops with no sounds , shudder , basically the way it should , i know the Astro "shakes" a bit when the abs engages as well but it's just the difference in sound when the abs engages between the two vehicles that had me wondering.
#6
ABS on different vehicles sound different. I've had smooth abs and I've had abs that makes the whole car herky-jerk to a stop.
It sounds normal to me, friend.
There are quite a few different types of abs even. They're all bound to sound different.
The abs on my caravan is terrible. It works great, but sounds like someone's hitting the van with a sledge hammer every time the brakes pump.
It sounds normal to me, friend.
There are quite a few different types of abs even. They're all bound to sound different.
The abs on my caravan is terrible. It works great, but sounds like someone's hitting the van with a sledge hammer every time the brakes pump.