I think it is a big mistake and would not call it safe. This is my personal opinion and say that from the abs system saving my life. Without it I clearly would have slid underneath a truck that probably would have decapitated me.
That mechanic is opening himself up a serious lawsuit if someone gets killed from his negligence.
The anti-lock brake system (abs), allows you to have a much better chance of maintaining control should you go into a slide. If it detects a problem within the system, the light comes on and is no longer working.
The abs system will pulse the brakes in a rapid fashion that allows you to slow down when in a skid, it pulses faster than the emotional driver that is going into a skid that does not have a working abs system.
IT should be re-connected and diagnosed. The brake job you had done to solve this very well may have not been needed. Granted we will never know at this point. It was mis-diagnosed as the problem had remained.
There will be codes that will set in the system that are retrieved from the computer. OFten it turns out to be a wheel speed sensor that is the underlying cause.
My advice, is get it fixed before you need it.
Tuesday, December 25th, 2007 AT 8:19 AM