Hello, I was hoping that someone will have an idea on what my problem is, I was just about to sell this week as well but cant now.
The car is a 1995 wrx wagon
When I start the car up the antibrake light stays on and looks to be flashing, and when this light is on the engine power is also intermitent so when I press the accelerator the car is hesitating and even backfires a little. But then I might start it and it's absolutely fine, no light and drives as it should.
Only started doing it 2 days ago.

Thanks for any advice

 

Could this be what they call limp mode?

Cheers

 

Are you sure its the ABS light, not the check engine light?

Try connecting the black-black and green-green under the steering column, should flash the light to tell you the code(s)....

 

Thanks for the advice I will have a look Tom, but the light is deffo the antilock brake light.

Thank you

 

If its defo the abs light, then forget about the green an black plugs.
BUT,

About 2 inches further up the wiring loom from the green and black plugs you will find one larger plug that has a jumper wire coming from it.

Hold the plug in one hand with the clip uppermost, then insert the jumper cable into pin no 6 ( bottom right if your holding it the right way round)
Then ignition on ,

This will now flash the abs light with a blink code the same way it works with the ecu codes.

To reset the abs ecu, quickly remove and replace the jumper cable I to pin 6 at least 6 times,

 

Thank you very much for that. On it tomorrow!

Cheers

 

Thank you for the help that i was given.
Ive found the problem, you will probably laugh!
The battery leads needed cleaning up and clamping to
The battery tighter as they were making a poor connection.
Which was probably caused by the battery not being secured.

Cheers