Q: ABS light is on

asked by on April 14, 2017

ABS LIGHT ON OTHER DASHLIGHT SAYS NO AIR BAG GOING ON FOR 3 months No open recall What should I do? How much is this type of job to check ABS?

My car has 17400 miles.

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