My ABS and handbrake light just came on today when driving home after work. We just had some snow and the city wasn't quite ready yet so many of the streets aren't plowed yet.
I used the brakes a couple of time, and the abs came on normally (slippery outside) but only for a second. Then when I accelerated to turn left, I slid a little and then started to move, and both lights came on. I wasn't even using the brakes at that time, I was only going about 5-10mph. They were on all the way home, not really a problem since I live less than 3 miles from work, but those lights stayed on. When I got home, I turned off the car, waited a minute, then turned it on again and the lights were still on.
Do you think that maybe some snow got someplace it shouldn't and froze the sensors? The brakes are working, just not the abs part. The car is in the garage now and I'll check it in the morning before work. Hopefully the lights are off, but if they aren't, would something like this be covered by the factory warranty? The factory warranty is up in July of this year, car is a 2005 Mazda 3 hatchback.
Thanks for any assistance from others who have gone through this. BTW, the brakes and pads are doing great, they were replaced when I got the car in 2/2007, and the tires are horrible in the snow.