Hello All,

My ABS light has been on for a few weeks, so yesterday I decided to work on fixing the problem.

So here is the series of events.

I went to the Tech section (found the ABS troubleshooting posting) and reviewed the codes and used the handy dandy paperclip jumper method on pins 5 and 15.

Here's what I got

2-6 stop light switch. One code only. I thought how lucky am I. I only got 1 code. I replaced the stop light switch reset the codes and drove it. ABS light stayed on. :-(

Got back to the house and jumpered again.

This time I got a 2-12. Took the wheel off and tapped the sensor back in place. Cleared the code and drove it. ABS stayed on. :-(

Got back to the house and jumpered again.

This time I got a 2-13. Took the wheel off and tapped the sensor back in place. Cleared the code and drove it. ABS stayed on. :-(

Got back to the house and jumpered again.

This time I got a 2-15. Took the wheel off and tapped the sensor back in place. Cleared the code and drove it. ABS stayed on. :-(

Got back to the house and jumpered again.

This time I got a 4-12 (Wiring to sensor is broken or sensor resistance is too high. Inspect wiring at sensors). At this point I decided to call it quits for the day since I needed to do some work on another car.

Long story short though. Is it common to get only a single code at a time ? Is this how the rest of the repair is going to go, that I will essentially go through every code (or almost every code) one at a time till I have it fixed? I know I could simply disable it but my wife drives the car and hauls the kids around in it so I would like it to be as safe as possible.

If there is anyone out there with any tips or suggestions I would appreciate hearing them.

 

pull the ABS fuse and walk away

 

If you are worried about safety, disabling it might be safer than having her drive it around busted. The D1 abs doesn't seem to handle being broken in a very safe way. Many of us have slid right through an intersection with the abs making all kind of noise and almost no stopping power at all.

I'm all for fixing it, but until it is fixed turning it off might be safer.

 

Agreed, mine almost threw me right into oncoming traffic couple times, was able to back up in time though. The truck stops much better with abs killed, doesn't even try to lock up the wheels.