For me what's been happening is that the accumulator is leaking pressure causing the brakes to be semi-unresponsive.ДЄs far as how long yours will last, no one could say except your actuator. Then the brakes can randomly start to act up. Once it really starts to go bad you will get the dash light warning and a long beep when starting the vehicle. round trip from the south to the north back to the south again without a hitch.

When I bought the car in January I immediately drove it around 1800mi. It was starting to fail as of November 2018 for the previous owner, who declined the $2800 dealership bill. I'm halfway through replacing the actuator on my 08 Prius right now (pulled the actuator out today, replacing it and bleeding the brakes tomorrow I hope). There was an extended warranty specifically for this part, but that warranty extension ended in 2017.ДЄbout how long would I be able to use the car before the ABS fails? It just started today, and it needs to last at least until the end of the semester, in around 2 or 3 weeks. That is a tad steep for a car this old, and would more than likely total it. I've done a small amount of preliminary research and it would seem that it would cost the dealership north of $3,000 USD to repair. Would I just lose minor function, or would the car be unusable?ДЄlso, is there any way to get this part new, and to replace it myself? My family has extensive experience with vehicle repair, specifically from all of the years we've had our Prius and all of the things we've had to fix, replace, and things of that sort. I have good reason to believe my ABS Brake module is currently dying (runs for 5-6 seconds every 10 or so seconds, while driving, also even when the car is off) and I am wondering how it would impact my car if it were to ultimately fail.

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