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Posted on Jul 10, 2009

Mechanics just fixed the brakes. After we left the shop the brake and abs lights were on (and are now on most of the time). Then the speedometer stopped working (most of the time). The engine icon came on once. the cruise control has stopped working (most of the time). The mechanic who fixed it says the problem is that two computers are not speaking to each other, it's possibly the ignition (which stuck once during this period) switch or possibly the abs control (a $3,000 part).

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Have the abs sensors removed and cleaned alot of times during brake service dust and contaminations can cause a faulty reading it may also have the speed sensor at the wheels if so the problem is probably with dirty sensors that will also cause cruise not to work

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