I have recently purchased a preowned escape and today my abs light came on and is staying on, can you tell me what is wrong with it as I have a 2 year extended warranty on the suv
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Changing the sensors &/or tone ring may work temporarily but it won't last. I have a 2005 and have had it done and it kept happening. Had it serviced at dealer, asked dealer how to fix it or make light go out and on and on....after I think 5 yrs. it is still on. It hasn't affected my vehicle as far as I can tell. Comes on blinks 8 times, goes off....drive another 8/10ths of a mile and it comes back on, flashes eight times...and so it goes tidily bomMust be an Escape kinda thing.
The ABS light is an indication of your Anti-lock Brake system malfunction, not meaning your brake system will fail, the ABS keeps the brakes from locking up during bad weather (rain and snow) they can still stop the vehicle but you stand a chance of locking up as in older vehicles without this option...hope that helps!!
what do you mean brakes want to release? do you know the light means something is wrong with the abs system? usually a wheel sensor. a scan tool can tell you more info. or you can visually inspect each wheel sensor-hopefully some debris is blocking and can be removed. otherwise something needs replaced. regular braking should not be any different than before. please reply and let me know what you mean
I recently had the same problem on my 99 dakota R/T. My symptoms included the abs and brake light staying lit, speedo failing to work at all speeds and the truck would occassionally stall when coming to a stop. I ended up replacing the rear abs speed sensor (on top of the rear diff) and all is well now. The truck runs exactly as it should. You are looking at a $30-$35 dollar part.
Have someone check the wheel speed sensors. One is probably bad and not sending data to the computer. This will shut off your ABS system and all-wheel drive, because the system can't read the speed of one of your wheels. It needs input from all 4 wheels for the systems to work.
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Long start time and misfires can be caused by retarded
engine time. Purchase a timing light and check your engine time against the
front pulley and the timing scale located around your timing chain cover. If you have
recently had your timing belt or chain replaced you could be a tooth off.
With regard to your ABS light the easiest thing to check or replace is the
speed sensor on the wheel. Because this is a magnetic pick-up sensor and due to
the location (on the wheel behind the rotor) can be susceptible to corrosion.
That is also the most common cause of an illuminated ABS light. Do you have 4
or 2 wheel anti lock? The 4 wheel abs doesn't change what could be wrong, it
just means you have more speed sensors to check.
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