Part 1 Vauxhall Corsa C ABS Light On Speedo Erratic - How To Diagnose

[@multiplyx100]

Thank you so much for this video. Thanks to you I was able to sort out my ABS sensor and erratic speedo. I wasn't getting any fault codes, but I cleaned out the left hand side front ABS ring and now it works fine! I'd never have thought of that. Thank you!!!

[@retrorestore]

Well done bud

[@martinconner73]

Thanks for the great video, helped me sort my Tigra with the same issues and 0500 error code. Replaced the nearside sensor to resolve. 👍

[@neilwalsh4058]

My lad learnt to drive in his Corsa C 3 years ago and still has it, cracking little car. His is a 2002 1.2SXi without ABS and it really threw me at 1st when I saw just one ABS sensor on the passenger side hub. Then I realised that was the speedo sensor. The light flashing diagnostic is really handy, user it when he complained of erratic running and stalling. Turned out to be a faulty crank position sensor, £11 for a new one and job done

[@georgelumsden6696]

Thanks for that very helpful, mines is a Peugeot tippee partner had a problem with ABS seems to have corrected itself at the moment, thanks for the info 👍

[@retrorestore]

Who needs computers in cars Shawn lol. Cheers Martin

[@gordonrobinson2508]

retrorestore you have swapped them over to prove if speedo then worked prior to spending money changing both? just a thought

[@retrorestore]

gordon robinson The other one has been repaired so not sure if that one works either. Just ordered one for now to test. Cheers Martin

[@sara78130]

retrorestore hi there my do same thing also after i replace steering plus colum moter

[@JoseFerreira-gs4es]

O velocímetro do meu corsa está a contar aos pulsos sobe e logo desce, já troquei o sensor da roda e a avaria se mantém logo que possa vou ver onde vão os fios do sensor para determinar a avaria, um fio azul e um castanho. Obrigado por essa dica e sucesso ao canal.👌👏🤝👍

[@jeffr0]

That young man has messed with his hair in every video. Oh, to be 17 again! Thanks for all the vids. Great job.

[@rickhctep1503]

Oh to be 17 again and running about in a thirty six year old Morris eight, magic.

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

You will get it Martin ! For sure ..

[@Growlerinthebush]

Hmm, have a similar problem with my Combo van, just entered an express way when the speedo had a wobbly and stopped working then came up again the ABS light came on then it stopped recording the mileage, I normally reset the mileage every time I fill up and zero the trip and have noticed it hasn't moved since. The ABS has been on ever since, the rings do look grubby so will clean them off but one sensor wire looks damaged so will see if the brake and accelerator trick will tell me, going to replace the sensors anyway as they are only £20. When I did my Driver Mechanic course we didn't have all these codes for fault finding on Centurion and Chieftain tanks we had to use common sense and work through using fault finding techniques hahaha!

[@Growlerinthebush]

UPDATE - swapped out the sensor for a new one on the passenger side and found the sensor cable had been rubbing and worn through and the wire was cut. With the new fitted I'm back to normal and the odometer is working after a quick drive down to Spar to get some tinnies and the ABS light has gone out - Took me 10 minutes to sort it today.

[@rickhctep1503]

Your next job is get new discs and pads as that one is buggered, one side thicker than the other caused most likely by the slider pins being stuck or pins needing lube.

[@charliefuller6735]

Iv got them same issue i did this but nothing come up on the dash board had the abs pump changed slight improvment but is still playing up speedo dropping out lights flickering on and off and abs light comming on on rough part of road and hard ish acceleration Iv spent over 700 quid trying to sort it out and am getting to the point of getting rid of the car its pissing me off as i need to go out at night but dont want my lights turning off and then i crash. Iv allso had the one abs ring changed the rest were fine

[@petefroud5308]

Modern cars a sod to fix but good logic is the way . I like the jubilee clip round the driveshaft gaitor . Better than a old cable tie for sure . Jimmy is worse than my daugher always looking in mirror , has he Got his eye on a lady , has to look good on the vids. Cheers Pete

[@retrorestore]

You know what they are like Pete,lol. Cheers Martin

[@Awesomedude384]

This video could be the problem. When I am driving my Corsa 2010, the speedo and the revs fluctuate randomly and the ABS light comes on here and there. This happens every minute or so. While this happens, the service and battery light also come on momentarily. Any advice on this?

[@mrman17]

There are Vauxhall specific OBD diagnostic tools available - it will allow you to read the speed from each ABS sensor as you drive (I presume this will as well, the ones I have used in the past have), as well as read fault codes easier, and delete them. Search for "Tech2" on eBay, not the generic OBD tools as they usually only do engine related stuff, and won't connect to ABS, airbag and other systems unless you spend a lot of money. You can get the ones that connect to a laptop for around £10 - £15, and they come with software. If you have something like this (may be worth having anyway if he's keeping the Corsa for a while), it should help rule out the ABS sensors as being faulty, and save you money buying them (I think they are about £35/£40 each). The software also displays road speed from the sensor in the gearbox, so if that shows a reading, and the speedo in the car doesn't, it could be the connector on the instrument cluster, for example.

[@retrorestore]

I do have an OBD 11 cheap diagnostic reader but that does not pick up the 0500 fault that the dash indicator does as you said, I'll check out the Tech2 one. A lot of people give the dash a hit if the speedo plays up as this is a common fault on these due to the connector but I think you probably know that lol. Cheers Martin

[@mrman17]

retrorestore I didn't know it was a problem with the Corsa - I have had a problem with the connector on an Astra of around the same age, though. I believe there's a modified connector block you can get from Vauxhall, and I don't think it's that expensive either.

[@retrorestore]

mrman17 It seems to be a common fault with these age Vauxhalls. Yes, i've read that there was a modified connector but we'll replace the sensors first as one had been repaired anyway. Cheers Martin

[@todaymarky1991]

For speedo what I did was give it a bang not to hard on top of the gauges worked for me

[@retrorestore]

Yes, That can work but it's not really a fix. There is a known problem with these clocks as you know so we already tried that. Great comment. Cheers Martin

[@eacomposites3014]

ahh man should have thought ive just binned a corsa c. it slipped my mind to ask if you needed anything for Jimmy's one

[@retrorestore]

lol. Never mind, thanks though for thinking of us Ross. Cheers Martin

[@beautywithlillith]

hey I have a 2004 1.3 diesel Vauxhall corsairs C and the steering is extremely light like driving a dodgem car how would I go about fixing this?

[@paulwisdom5383]

I had an ABS light come on on my Corsa C, paid it no mind. ABS would kick in below 2mph then fault code and go away. Cool I thought, I'm at work all evening so I can't do anything and ABS codes are never the end of the world... ...Left work at 11, made it about 0.3 of a mile and the wheel fell off along with the drum. Turns out, I forgot to torque the stub axle nut (':

[@retrorestore]

Doh, Good story Paul.

[@Honkiesaurus-senpai]

hey the video really helped but I ran over a pot hole and shredded by abs (the wire is litterally cut) I have bought a replacement and this video helped me figure out what was wrong to the point where I saw the cut, but I cannot disconnect the connectors with the abs, The Allen key fixture has came off fine it is the tether point into the car. How do I get it off I have tried everything :/

[@retrorestore]

You will probably have to drill out where the allen key head was and re tap a new hole by the sound of it bud.

[@Honkiesaurus-senpai]

No Sorry for the confusion... it is the other side! The side with the electronic connector, I can't seem to get it off.

[@retrorestore]

Try give it a soaking with WD40. I think there is a clip you need to push in as well.

[@ionutbarac3859]

Hi mate,my car has the same problem like yours but, something else more.....lights are flash like speedo.....

[@marcoferreira9256]

Hey mate thanks for sharing Thais, i have a Opel corsa c (Vauxhall corsa c) 1.2 confirtline, and my steering goes left soon as i Turn the Key to the Starr point, some Tells that is the direction column some that is a electrical Direction motor that goes off how can i solve This? Thanks a lot and sorry for the bad english

[@retrorestore]

Sorry bud, I don't know.

[@zaidminhas3]

if its not the sensor on the passenger side of the car wheel then how do you fix the one which is behind the dash itself? can you please upload an video. much appreciated. corsa c class 2002.. thanks

[@retrorestore]

We do the jobs as they arise bud. Cheers Martin

[@zaidminhas3]

Is it possible that may be you could show us how to remove the dash and where it is located because there is no video on youtube to act as a guide.

[@michaelquigley85]

Are the sensors magnets?

[@retrorestore]

I would think that magnets are involved to induce a signal. Cheers Martin

[@thananatyokwe-cj1fz]

Mine doesn't show the speed and the steering get stiff when i drive on high speed

[@GavstarLeo]

Hi there i have a corsa c 1.2 and my speedo would randomly stop working if i didnt use it for like 5 days or so then when i drive and stop stationary it would start working again... went out tonight but its not working at all but my fuel, temp and rev counter all works. can anyone help?

[@retrorestore]

Apparently, there is a poor connector behind the clocks that always gives trouble. Most people give the top of the a bash as a short term fix but it is a clocks out job to repair.

[@GavstarLeo]

what would I need to do to repair this mate?

[@retrorestore]

I've not done it bud Sorry.

[@joeynebulous816]

I doubt you need this help anymore but this comment might help someone else. There are a few torx 20 screws to remove, to find out which ones, google "corsa c speedo led replacement" there should be a few guides kicking around, then when you get to the multiplug, I've read that people stick a piece of paper inbetween the connector wall and the plug on the clocks to keep it stuck in. It's not majorly hard to do, 20-30 mins to disassemble if you don't know what you're doing/taking it slow + another 20-30 reassembling. While you have the clocks out you might as well put a nice red LED conversion in! Only 4 bulbs (5 if you have an auto).

[@brianpercival1829]

ya sound like my garage mechanic, but charges me for each thing they try to fix a problem. $900 for a distributor sensor after weeks of trying this and that first.

[@retrorestore]

Unless they plug a diagnostic program in and actually see a malfunction from a sensor, it's normally something else like it could have been in this case but just changing a sensor is not always the problem. As you said though Bri, some people just change things until they stumble on the actual fault and charge you for everything they change.Cheers Martin

[@brianpercival1829]

retrorestore With my Taurus for months would drive fine but ocasionally sputter or cut out and back in again. Made me nervous driving it, and mechanics could not find a recorded fault in diagnostics. Tried new plugs, and ignition wires, borrowed Coils, borrowed comp unit, same thing. Then I went to FORD and they said it was probably the distriutor sensor at $600. $120 to verify that was the problem, an hour labor charge for a 10 min change. Hit my wallet hard.

[@retrorestore]

Brian Percival Madness, We don't need all these sensors and computers just to get from A to B. They brainwash people into thinking that we need these things. Back to basics is needed. Cheers Martin

[@spanermantim]

Go back to the Mini much more simple to fix.

[@retrorestore]

You're not wrong there Tim. A simple tool kit and some common sense instead of a computer controlled nightmare. Cheers Martin

[@johnsoutside]

Check the earth leads.

[@retrorestore]

Will do when we have fitted the sensors. Cheers Martin

[@oj0ka267]

Get rid of it and get the mini on the road lol

[@retrorestore]

He want's both of them on the road lol. 2 cars at 17, Not in my day. Cheers Martin