I got in my car tonight after work and the abs light came on.
I drove home about 30 miles and when I turned the car off
I heard a weird noise coming from under the hood,so I popped
the hood and the main abs unit is making a compressor sound,
like it's trying to pump the fluid through the unit or something.
Anyone have a problem like this before? thanks for any input

 

been there done that.
I just unplugged one of the connectors in the end.
if you don't disconnect it, you will come out to a dead battery (been there done that)

I didn't fix it in the end, I also have a bad sensor I believe.

 

lol I just unplugged the fuse. It's the one under the hood right?
Is it ok to leave it unplugged for good? Do I need a whole new unit
or can it be only a sensor?

 

I've had mine unplugged for months already.
just be prepared for different braking abilities.
new struts help

 

How much does a abs unit cost? Is there anyway to fix it
without replacing it? I need to feel the brakes wont fail considering
my wife and daughter rides with me.

 

well, run the ABS system code check. it may just be a bad relay
it is perfectly safe to run with the ABS light on

 

My ABS light comes on when it's cold out and then when I shut the car off it makes a compressor sound from the main ABS unit. I pulled the fuse like Brian said,so I would'nt run my battery down. When I put the fuse back in the ABS works perfect. I know though once it sits out in the cold it will do the same thing.
Question is : Is this the whole unit messing up, a sensor,or a relay? Other symtoms are, at low speeds ike 2-5 mph coming to a stop the brakes feel like the ABS are engaging sometimes this happens not all the time. I'm confused at what to check first. Thanks for any help.
Dan

 

When the ABS warning light comes on again, don't shut off the car, but park it and open the trunk. Under the rear package shelf, on the passenger side I think, is the ABS control unit (if you car is like mine) and on the side or bottom of this unit will be an LED flashing an error code. You must do this with the car on since shutting it off loses the code. See what code the unit is flashing and compare it to the codes listed in the Gen'l Maintainance section of the Stickies. This will tell you what's wrong with the ABS.