# 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer - ABS warning

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-mitsubishi-lancer-abs-warning/164457>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mitsubishi\
**Created:** [May 17, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-mitsubishi-lancer-abs-warning/164457 "2020-05-17T20:23:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![YCGAGH50](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3da27b/32.png) [@YCGAGH50](https://community.cartalk.com/u/YCGAGH50)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-mitsubishi-lancer-abs-warning/164457/1 "2020-05-17T20:23:08Z")

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I have a 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer with 52,896 miles and for the last few months when I drive it it occasionally shows the ABS warning signal. The first time it did this, I called the dealership and they had me drive it in. Of course by the time I got there the warning was gone and they said they could find nothing wrong with the car. A few weeks later it did it again and I took it back to the dealership. Same scenario, by the time I got there the warning had gone off and again they could find nothing wrong. They then asked that I leave the car with them for a day or two, which I did, and after three days they brought back my car and told me the ABS unit was bad and needed to be replaced—to the tune of about $2500. I decided to take it to the garage which services our Dodge truck and they told me nothing was wrong with the UBS system except with a software glitch but unfortunately they were not equipped to fix it on a Mitsubishi. Since then the ABS warning signal comes on every now and then but at times it does not appear at all. Obviously, on rainy days I do not drive the car since I don’t trust the brakes on wet road. But I also do not really trust the dealership. What would you suggest I do. I would love to trade it in since I never really liked the car (my late husband picked it out) but if I take it in as a trade in on another car and the ABS warning signal comes they will probably not even want the car as a trade in.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-mitsubishi-lancer-abs-warning/164457/2 "2020-05-17T20:35:52Z")

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> [@YCGAGH50](#):
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> I never really liked the car (my late husband picked it out) but if I take it in as a trade in on another car and the ABS warning signal comes they will probably not even want the car as a trade in.

You don’t like the vehicle , you don’t really want to spend 2500.00 on it , If during the trade process for another vehicle and they balk because of the light then just return home . Your brakes will work you just night not have ABS and people drove for years without ABS .

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-mitsubishi-lancer-abs-warning/164457/3 "2020-05-17T20:52:51Z")

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If you live in a fair size town there’s probably a shop that specializes in Japanese cars, another that specializes in German cars, etc. If you have such a shop available, take the car there for another opinion. If that’s not an option, trade it in. A dealer will either fix it or sell it as-is.
