For a few years my '90 SC had the common condition where the ABS/brake light would go on under hard braking. That usually indicates an accumulator ball problem so about a year an half ago I replaced it with one of spinningwheels' aftermarket ones. Since then until just recently everything's been fine.
Now here's what's happening: I start the car and the ABS/brake lights don't go out, the pedal is rock-hard, and (here's the weird part) the turn signals don't work but the hazards do. For about half a dozen trips I would turn the car off and start it again, and after a few tries everything would work fine. But it seemed like each time it took more restarts before I get normal brake feel, and last night even after the brakes felt normal the two warning lights still wouldn't go off.
I've read enough of these threads to know the usual culprits (accumulator, which hopefully it isn't since I just replaced it; ABS relay, etc.). But I'm wondering if anybody has any ideas based on the weird behavior of the turn signals. It does not seem to be coincidental - there is a 100% correlation between the two phenomena so that if I turn the car on and the signals don't work, I know when I step on the brake it will be hard, and if the signals work the brake will feel normal. Does any part of the ABS self-check run through the steering column or multifunction stalk so that one could be affecting the other? Any suggestions appreciated - I'm really hoping not to have to do a non-ABS conversion.
Now here's what's happening: I start the car and the ABS/brake lights don't go out, the pedal is rock-hard, and (here's the weird part) the turn signals don't work but the hazards do. For about half a dozen trips I would turn the car off and start it again, and after a few tries everything would work fine. But it seemed like each time it took more restarts before I get normal brake feel, and last night even after the brakes felt normal the two warning lights still wouldn't go off.
I've read enough of these threads to know the usual culprits (accumulator, which hopefully it isn't since I just replaced it; ABS relay, etc.). But I'm wondering if anybody has any ideas based on the weird behavior of the turn signals. It does not seem to be coincidental - there is a 100% correlation between the two phenomena so that if I turn the car on and the signals don't work, I know when I step on the brake it will be hard, and if the signals work the brake will feel normal. Does any part of the ABS self-check run through the steering column or multifunction stalk so that one could be affecting the other? Any suggestions appreciated - I'm really hoping not to have to do a non-ABS conversion.