Did you check the pressure switch on the master cylinder. In the past they have been known to go out and what you said about having your foot on the brake and the light would be off at start up and come on when you lifted sounds like that switch may be stuck.

 

Bleed em/ Flush it , yuh have air in the valve or some kind of foreign matter- it happens...

Good Luck

 

does anyone know if i can get my truck to pass inspection in PA with the ABS light on??? I'm kinda running out of time to try and fix this light and inspection due before the end of the month

 

well the shop i took my truck too today i passed emissions with no problem. State inspection they wanted $867 to replace front pads that had seperated (factory defect in the pads i guess), both front rotors that need turned, and serpentine belt being cracked . I told them they were out of there mind and i'll take the truck back into my own hands and fix things. They mentioned nothing about my ABS light being on so i guess it does not matter for PA inspection.

 

my mom's 98 windstar 3.8l was doing the same thing when it was just low on fluid. light came on when hitting the brakes no matter how hard, and top it off and light would shut off. Probably wouldnt hurt to bleed it all out, but it is still stopping fine.

I think it has to do with older resivoir lids dont hold pressure like they should be.

 

Alright went to the ford place and let them put it on the computer. The abs module is out along with the pump. They told me the pump is burnt up, but i ran a hot wire to it and it came on. Are they just trying to screw me on buying a pump? They posted on here the moudule can be rebuilt. Can it and by who? What would a rebuild cost? The ford place wants to charge me $1200 dollars to fix it.

 

look for ABS Module on ebay there is a place that rebuilds them better than new for like $200 or so.

 

Get this i found a wrecked 02 F-150 and picked up the module for $35 bucks put it on and everything is fine now. The ford place said the pump was burned up along with a whole lot af B.S.. The Ford Place wanted to charge me $1200 dollars to do what cost me $35 dollars to do. Grant you the part is not new but come on for that price who cares. Just goes to show you how they screw people who don't know any better.