Braking issue

PANZU

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1998 LEXUS ES 300
2WD
AUTOMATIC
141,000 MILES

Hello, thank you for helping. Pressing the brake I heard a noise and it seems the pedal is pushing back my foot and the car seems to roll without brake for a few seconds. All brake pads are new front and back, both front rotors are new and also both front wheel bearing are new.

Saturday, March 23rd, 2019 AT 8:09 PM

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JACOBANDNICKOLAS

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110,176 POSTS

Welcome to 2CarPros.

Based on your description, it sounds like the ABS is actuating when you apply the brakes. Most times, this is caused by a faulty wheel speed sensor. With that, I suggest checking them first. Here is a link that shows how it is done:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/abs-wheel-speed-sensor-test

You will need to use a volt meter to perform the test. Here are a couple links that you may find helpful:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-a-voltmeter

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-wiring

Let me know what you find or if you have other questions.

Take care,
Joe

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Saturday, March 23rd, 2019 AT 10:10 PM

PANZU

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Thank you so much JacobandNickolas. I had my friend check the sensor as per your recommendation. They were not defective but not align properly through the dust cover metal plate hole (hope this is the right name for this part). He cleaned them and aligned them properly and I went for a successful test drive.

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Monday, April 1st, 2019 AT 6:06 PM

JACOBANDNICKOLAS

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Welcome back:

You are very welcome. The dust and dirt eliminated the signal. Thus, that is what was happening. The ABS was actuating. I'm really glad you got it taken care of.

Let us know if you have questions in the future.

Take care or yourself,

Joe

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Monday, April 1st, 2019 AT 6:46 PM