The antilock braking system control module is a microprocessor that runs diagnostic checks of a vehicle’s ABS. It processes information from wheel-speed sensors and the hydraulic brake system to ...

ABS brakes increase stopping distances on soft snow but prevent deadly loss of steering control, reducing winter crashes by 37% despite the sliding sensation.

ABS (anti-lock braking system) was the first slip control technology. The aim of ABS is to limit the pressure to any wheel which decelerates too rapidly, allowing maximum stopping force to be applied ...

ABS, short for Anti-Lock Braking System, is such as standard safety feature on almost all cars (and bigger vehicles) these days that it's easy to take it for granted. The feature was first launched ...

Baffling terms such as ABS, ASR, BAS, EBD, EMD, ESP and TCS bound back and forth in brake engineering circles. But it’s a foreign language to many. Do drivers really understand this braking technology ...

Q. I have a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck with 34,000 miles which I purchased new. On my last oil change, I was told that GMC recommends changing the brake fluid with this mileage at a cost of ...

Even as cars continue to become even more technologically advanced, there are some people out there who refuse to believe that anti-lock braking systems (ABS) can do a better job slowing a car down at ...

We've preached to you about the need to upgrade brakes when lifting a truck on huge tires, and here's an example where we do as we say. This '02 Ford F-250 Super Duty was in issue #11 of 2008 where we ...

Matt Nelson is an automotive journalist with nearly a decade of experience in all things cars. He's spent years working at dealerships in sales, finance, and service. He's since traded in his pens and ...

Everyone wants to go faster. That's the whole idea behind hot-rodding a vehicle. Our competitive nature nags for speed-more than the guy in the lane next to you-but from a vehicle systems point of ...

One reason that today's vehicles are the safest in history is that, since 1968, all vehicles come equipped with dual brake systems to ensure that if one set of brakes fails, the other set can still ...