Car brakes on its own when starting to drive and slip, VDC, and brake lights come on

2004 INFINITI G35
105,000 MILES • 3.5L • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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GARRET SHROYER
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I have the car listed above coupe, and every so often when I start my car and get to about 10 mph, the car will brake on its own for a split second, go back to normal for a second, then brake for a split second, and so on until I come to a stop. It also makes a loud noise whenever it brakes as well. When it does this the slip, VDC, and Brake light will flash and then stay on. When I start driving again after I have come to a stop, the car runs fine for the rest of my drive.
A note about the Brake light, it used to be the ABS light that came on in addition to the slip and VDC light instead of the Brake light, but I unplugged the white and brown sensors by the brake and then unscrewed the black brake light switch and then put everything back in. After that, the slip and VDC lights still came on but this time the brake light came up instead of the ABS light. It still did the same braking thing though.
I've also checked the brake fluid as well as all the brake pads and rotors and they all look good and have plenty of life left on them. I took the brake pads off and put them back on as well.
This problem also did not start until right after I got my car back from the mechanic after they replaced my u-joint. So they must've done something to make it do this.
Jun 20, 2020 at 1:48 AM
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Can you get a video of this? It sounds like the ABS is pulsing. When this happens, does it feel like a vibration and the brake pedal drops a little bit?

If so, I think we have the ABS module thinking that there is a need to activate the ABS system. This normally is due to a wheel speed sensor or some other electrical issue.

We need to start with scanning for codes. Here is a guide that will help with that. Lastly make sure the code reader has the ability to communicate with the ABS module. If not , you will not get any codes back.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/abs-warning-light-on-easy-repair-guide

Let us know this info and we can go from there. Thanks
Jun 20, 2020 at 9:00 AM
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GARRET SHROYER
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Yeah, it does feel like it vibrates when it brakes. And I just went to Advanced Auto and got a scan. Returned codes C1115, C1143, C1154, U1000, P1705, and P1211. So more than just a bad wheel sensor I guess. I'll also try and look into what I would need to do for the other codes here as well.
Jun 20, 2020 at 2:10 PM
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P1211 - TCS control system failure.
C1115 - Wheel speed sensor failure
C1143 - Steering Angle Sensor

These three codes are related to the issue. This is causing your ABS to activate and I suspect it is the wheel speed sensor code. Have you recently done any brake work or any work to the vehicle where this was removed on any wheel?

If not, let's run through this guide ad that will help narrow this down:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/abs-wheel-speed-sensor-test
Jun 21, 2020 at 7:21 PM
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GARRET SHROYER
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I personally haven't recently done any brake work or any work to the vehicle where this was removed on any wheel, but this problem did just start after I took my car to a mechanic to have the u-joint replaced. So they might have removed that when they were doing that.
Jun 21, 2020 at 10:51 PM
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It is possible but that the u joints can be done without this. However if that happened I would suggest at least calling them and tell them what happened. I am sure they would want to get it back and check it out.

If not then we are going to have to test each wheel speed sensor to find out which one it could be.
Jun 22, 2020 at 7:34 PM