"2000 Volvo V40: Over Sensitive ABS Problems"

Silver 2000 Volvo V40 Side View

I have a 2000 Volvo V40 which seems to have over-sensitive ABS. When the front wheels so much as touch gravel, drain covers, mud, cattle grids under braking, the ABS seems to cut in, the brakes judder and the brake pedal goes down quite a bit further than normal. They don’t seem to work too well. It’s not as the ABS used to work – it only ever kicked in if the brakes were really slammed on or both front tires were on a really bad surface, and even then it didn’t feel like they weren’t working. The car went to the garage after the first time this happened but they couldn’t find anything wrong. Nothing came up when they plugged it in to the computer. I just wondered if anyone might have an idea so that next time it goes back perhaps I can explain it to the mechanic a bit better!

Answer: The ABS system in you Volvo my be working together with your traction assist. If so that’s the way they work. It only takes one wheel to slip or you may have one wheel off the road. When the system senses the over spin or slip it reach to keep the car running the same direction. This also gives you control of the car. When your brake pedal does not st-udder, then you have a problem. Now you can go to the Volvo website and Volvo for muns and ask Volvo owners.