ABS light comes on and brakes lock up when i hit the petal.

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Old 08-17-2012, 09:46 AM
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ABS light comes on and brakes lock up when i hit the petal.

My 97 has had the passenger front ABS sensor replaced about a year ago, now my light has come on again. I noticed the brakes locking up when i was coming home on the gravel, so that night i decided to take it back out and see if i could replicate it, yes, so i went to the highway to see if it did it again, yes locked up the passenger side. I will pull codes and post them up when i get a chance. Any tips will be great.
 
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Old 08-17-2012, 12:32 PM
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sounds like another bad sensor that is shutting down the ABS system.

It could also be the ABS module that is bad, but hopefully its just a sensor.
 
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Old 08-23-2012, 02:00 PM
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ok, now before the light even comes on im getting feedback from the ABS as i start to depress the petal. Ive hooked a code reader up to it and havent been able to get a code from it. the truck wont finish a KOER or KOEO test. im starting to freak out. It starts and runs amazing, i just cant get a code with the ABS light on.
 
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Old 08-23-2012, 02:45 PM
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Most cheap code readers won't pull ABS codes
 
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Old 08-29-2012, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Patman
Most cheap code readers won't pull ABS codes
How much do you have to spend to get a reader that will?

My ABS light is coming on but intermittently and the brakes seem to be working fine - or at least no differently with or without the light on.
 
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Old 08-29-2012, 03:54 PM
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i cant get it to pull a code, and thanks pat for stating that for me... ugg...
 
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Old 08-29-2012, 09:06 PM
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300+ for ABS scanners
 
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Old 08-29-2012, 10:56 PM
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300+ for ABS scanners
sad panda. I'll get it figured out sooner or later.
 



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