Q: ABS sensor

asked by on December 07, 2016

DON'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY BRAKE ISSUES, BUT JUST STARTED CAR UP DOING IT DAILY A THE WEATHER IS COLD ND THE LIGHT STAYED ON THIS MORNING NORMALLY EVERYTHING GOES OFF AFTER A FEW SECONDS, I DO NOT DO A LOT OF MILEAGE LESS THAN 2000 PER YEAR

My car has 55000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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