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I have a Honda Accord 2L 1992. The yellow ALB light on the dash is on. What does this mean?

Something is wrong with your Anti Lock Brakes. get it looked at by a mechanic.































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I think this ALB light stands for Automatic Locking Brakes. Get your brakes inspected.

You have a problem with your anti-lock breaks and it should be checked by a break mechanic as soon as possible.

go to an authorized repair shop, they will hook it up with OBDII analizer to properly diagnose your problem. Better safe than sorry

sounds like an anti-lock brake sensor is probably corroded or covered with grease or has gone bad. it also could be rotors need changed. if you don't know how to check these, play it safe and take it to a shop, just like everyone has said. if you do, just reset your light and wait and see if it comes back on or not.mh1205

Like the others have said - get it checked. This is for two reasons: 1) It is an important safety item that is indication a problem 2) it is an MOT failure and so if you had an accident with you car in this state, you could get prosecuted AND your insurance would be automatically invalid. So you would have to pay any claims out of your own pocket. Plus you could get another prosecution for having invalid insurance.

Why do people like "9lives" even answer auto questions. ALB stands for Automatic Locking Brakes?!?!?!?!?! Where in the world would you have come up with something like that? Secondly, would you want your car to come equipped with automatic locking brakes? That would suck butt!!!!

means your Anti Lock Brakes are not happy. I have a '94 Accord Aerodeck 2.2 and I've had problems with mine too. I got a diagnostic done at a local Honda garage (1/2 hour labour - £30+VAT) and they told me what needed fixing.It will most likely be the wheel sensors as everything else seems pretty solid and reliable. (I've had 2 sensors die on different wheels with no other faults for the entire life of the car)These are a jaw-dropping £170 EACH brand new from Honda, but if you drop Hondaspares.co.uk a line they will sort you out for around £40 or 60 + P&P. There's nothing wrong with getting the cheaper spares and asking Honda or another garage to fit them, but don't pay more than 1/2 hour labour per wheel - I replaced mine in 20 mins...Second link below is a link to Honda's website. They have a large section of the '92 Accord workshop manual available online in pdf format. It's handy to print out the sections you require and work from that.It'd be interesting to know how you get on - hope you get sorted!

Get your ABS braking system checked, your brakes will still work to stop you, but you may not have the ABS system functioning.