ABS Light on '95 Vision

The ABS light on my '95 Eagle Vision has come on several times in the
two months since I owned this car. Each time, the next time I started
the car, the light was only on for the normal couple of seconds after
starting. I can't connect this with having used the breaks or
anything like that.

I understand how ABS works, and even some of the elements that are
parts of the system, but this is truly the first one I've owned or
laid hands on. Since I've owned the car, it's been on my list of
things to do to bleed the brakes because they do feel a little bit
spongy, with more travel in the pedal before they engage than I'd
like. This might be normal for this car, but it's not on my Chrysler
Voyager, or any of the VW's I've owned.

What is this light likely to be trying to tell me?

 

Maybe it's trying to tell you that you're going to have to treat the
brakes like regular non-ABS brakes and pump them on slippery surfaces.

Happened to me once: driving somebody else's vehicle that supposedly had
ABS, but when I held the pedal down on a wet surface the vehicle just
kept going.

MB

 

if you are scared something is wrong take it in and have the abs scanned for
fault codes and at the same time you might find a recall that needs to be
taken care of

 

I haven't had any other evidence that there is something wrong other
than the light blinking on a couple of times. Since the car is
relatively new to me, I am still sorting it out, and I think the thing
to do to start with is to bleed the brakes and flush the lines out
with some fresh fluid.

As I've scanned this group, I note the following things being
mentioned.

- potential ABS computer issues that Chrysler has dealt with via a
voluntary recall (they're sort of famous for this; particularly in the
transmission area; see allpar.com)
- parking brake switch issues
- sensitivity to brake fluid levels that can cause the light to come
on (based on these last two issues, is there anyone that can confirm
that the ABS light functions not only to provide warnings with the ABS
system, but the general braking system as well; there doesn't seem to
be any other brake light)
- being familiar with Chrysler's flash codes, I checked this out and
was greeted by the end of code 55. I'm not sure when they cut over to
OBD II. My '94 Minivan did the flash code thing, and evidently this
'95 does it to. I think OBD II came into play in '95 or '96, so this
is a grey area.

Can anyone tell me: If the ABS computer were to fail, I presume that
the rest of the braking system would continue to function as a regular
non-ABS system? It would be truly frightenting if it didn't!